Evening journal., 1889-08-26
BALL FOUNDERS AT PLAY
HARRISBURG WINS a GAVE FROM
THE HOME CLUB.

Heavy Batting on Both Sides, But WI
mington's Bad FieIdiag and sprogeI's
wind pitching loses Them the Game.
Seven Hundred People Present.
Saturdays game between Harrisburg
and Wilmington was a regular smuggling
match. The ball was pounded all over
the field by both sides and many fine
hits made. Harrisburg's pitcher was
batted easily. There were also many err
rcrs so many of which were made by the
home players, that Harrisburg won the
game by score of 1S to II 1t was an
off day for Sprogel. He gave eight men
their bases on balls and made several
wild throws to second and first Rigby
did well behind the bat, but could not
get the ball down to second. The visitors
battery play good ball.
A crowd of about 700 filed the grand
stand and bleaching boards, and cheered
the Wilmington's good plays and howled
poor playing Of the home club, and the
result, frightened the management a
little But every one knows that the
Wilmington can play good ball and will
excuse Saturdays errors If they are not
repeated The poor fielding was doubt
less caused by over anxiety and to day S
game the boys will brace up and do better
The game started with Harrisburg at
the bat Eagan got to first on balls,
made third on errors and scored on a
wild throw Pollard went all the way
around on errors and two runs were tai
lied for the visitors in the first inning.
Neister got to third on errors and scored
on a passed ball Wilmington's other
batters flied out. In the second Eaga1
+ lifted the ball over the right field
fence and made home run, chasing
J Mccormick and Magee in ahead Of him
and the Harrisburg's score was FIVE
, O'Hara then stepped up to the plate
made three base hit and came home OF
Sprogel's single Sproge scored on Hin
kles rap and 0'Rourke, who followed
I him, did the same on Neister's and Viii
, mington had four runs.
1 The Pennsylvanians got 10 some heav,
r batting in the third inning and scorel
D six more runs. Vallie's three base hi
4 brought in Deasley and Hoverter, and ol
! Magee's three bagger Vallie scored
{ Magee came over the plate on Eagan'
). hit and Micklejohn and he came in Will
Conroy was making an error at short
(. For the home club Sprogels two base hi
IS brought in Morrel and Rigby. HinlIl
s batted in 0Rourke's place and the latte
It was declared out, or more runs woul
l. have been made in this inning
d In the next inning Mccormick an
IS Magee mades singles and Tailed on el
rors, and the home club drew a blanH
l. Two Of the visitors team scored in tn
,. fifth inning and O'HaIa made anothe
run for the home team.
le Both sides scored ciphers in the sixt
! inning. In the next Pollard, Deasley an
% Vallie made three more runs for Harri
.g burg on good hits and errors and Wi
ar mington failed to score The visitoi
a. were shut out in the last two innings
the improved playing of the home clul
The home club did good work in Il
eighth and ninth innings In the eighi
Sprogel made a three-base hit and score
ID O'Rourke and Hinkle, who had ma
singles. came home Ton Conroy's rap, al
B. the crowd yelled with delight. Ola
Ia opened Wilmington's half Of the la
n inning by driving the ball over the rig
e. field fence and making home run, whi
r the bleaching boards trembled wi
applause. Sprogel who had made a sing
". came home on Hinkles hit and scored {
w last run Of the game.
ry The score follows.