Evening journal., 1889-08-23
FIRST IN THE LEAGUE.
THE WILMINGTON CLUB STARTS
OUT BY WINNING.

Lebanon Loses a Long Game 10 Whining
ton by Score OF to Dow Done
and who Did II in Detail Harrisburg
Plays Tomorrow.
Wilmington played its first game in the
Middle States League at the Union Street
Park yesterday afternoon. The home
clubs opponent was the Lebanon Club
and Wilmington won by score of Z to a.
taking first position in the league. IL had
been expected that the first game
would be played with Harrisburg on
Saturday, but the Lebanon club appeared
In the city with instructions from Presi-
dent Voltz to play and the game took
place. The short notice did not suffice
10 make the game known and the crowd
was small but orderly and appreciative
OF good plays. Sprogel and Long were
the home clubs battery and Kline, and
Brown and Goodhoart for the visitors
Lebanon was the first at the bat.
Neither side scored in the FIRST and
second inninga but some good plays were
made.
Lauseo for the Lebanons went to first
on balls in the third inning. Kirst flew
out to O'Rouke at third, who made a
double play and LauseO walked in from
first Brown went to first on balls,
Kline knocked stinger at Sprogel's
head which was stopped nicely but
muffed and Kline made first. Goodhart
sent the side in by flying out to left field
Hinlkle went to the bat for the home
club and hit one bagger to left. He
stole second Nester hit to short and
made first, then stole second while
Hinkle got to third on the short stop 6
error. Conroy went TO first when the
catcher muifed the third strike while
Hinkle ambled over the plate and Neister
slid In all the way from third. Con
roy then ran to second. made third
while the umpire and catcher were talk
ing about the weather and came home on
throw to first. O'Rourke struck out
Morrell went to third when the catcher
muffed his third strike and stole second.
Sprogel made first base and Morrell
moved up to third and came home on a
wild throw. O'Hsrra struck out. Ettin-
ger made first on balls, but Long was
thrown out at first and three men were
left on Bases Three runs had been
scored.
Lebanon was presented with a goose
egg in the fourth inning. Hinkle sent a
sky scraper out TO Kirst at centre and
laid his bat down. Neister hit to right,
stole second, made third on an error
and scored when O'Rourke hit to short
In the fifth inning Rhoads struck out (;
Lauseo went as far as second; Kirst hit
to left made first, got to second on a
steal and scored the first run for the Wis.
itors, on an error. Brown got to first on
an error and Kline went out on dandy
hit to Ettinger at centre Wilmington
failed to score In this inning.
Goodhart came TO the bat smiling in
the sixth inning ard was Immediately
put out at first. Sparrow made single,
worked his way to third and came home
on Sprogels error Murphy and Rhoads
got to third and second but Johnson agi.
tated the air and Lauseo flew out tc
first. Long seized the willow for Viii
mington with look Of grim determine
tion and sent the ball into the short stop.
hands. Hinkle sent hot one third anC
bye and bye came over the plate while
Neister knocked two bagger. Conroy
| got left when O'Rourke flew out t,
second.
Lebanon did not make run in tn,
seventh inning although Kline was hi
in the back by the ball For the hom,
club Morrell hit to left. Escaped by tw,
men running after the ball, and finally
scored. Sprogel, 0Hara and Ettingel
were put out.
Lebanon did not do anything In tn,
eighth inning either, but Neister made
single for Wilmington and came hom,
on three-base hit by Conroy, witt
stayed at third
The Pennsylvania club braced up il
the ninth inning and Lauseo and Kirs
scored, the first on three. bagger by tn
latter, and he as Brown was thrown ou
at 6rst.
The Score follows!