Evening journal., 1889-07-09
WILMiNGT0y US. DOVER.
OUR TEAM BEATEN BUT WILL GET
THERE JUST THE SAME.

The First Game in the Delaware state
League Results in a Score of . TO In
Favor of Dover.
The league season opened in this city
yesterday afternoon at Union Park.
Dover aud Wilmington teams were the
contestants and when the game ended
the score stood to in Dovers favor
The biggest crowd OF this season was on
the grounds. The crowd was enthnsas-
tic and cheered all good plays 1t
also gagged Hoverter the Dover coacher.
The game opened on schedule time at
$50, with the home club at the bat.
McCafferty, who led, struck the first
ball and was thrown out by Hodson. M.
0Donnell and Day both went out at first.
In Dover's half Magee reached first on an
excusable error Of Campbell; Conroy
struck out; Armstrong reached first on
M. O'Donnells rotten error, and stole
second, as Magee went to third; Hutch
ins struck out and Riddle threw Hoverter
out at first
In the second inning the first run was
scored Riddle made pretty two bag
ger; Campbell went out at first; J.
O'Donnell was presented with base on
balls, and Riddle scored on a passed ball /;
Maloney and Marks were retired. For
the Dovers. Levy hit towards centre and
Marks stood like post as the ball struck
few inches in front Of him. The side
failed to score
The home team quit scoring for four
innings during which time the Dover
team was presented three runs on errors
of NJ. O'Donnell. In the third inning
Magee struck out; Conroy reached first
on Nj. O'Donnells error; then Armstrong
made single and the ball was thrown
to NJ. O'Donnell to head Conroy off. II
was a good opportunity, but 0'Donnel
muffed it and the ball at the same time,
while Conroy scored. Then while the left
fielder was hunting the ball Armstrong
came home. The other two batters were
retired. In the fourth inning M. ODon
nell made another colossal error which
gave the Dover one more run. In tn,
fifth Hoverter struck at ball and mad
! foul, he dropped the bat and writhed a
If struck but Umpire Kane was onto hin
and called him back; then he struck out
Fields the left fielder of the visitor
caught fly with one hand and W on ap
plause.
The Wilmington found the ball lon
enough in the seventh inning to make
run. Riddle made single, stole secon
and third, and scored on Magees error
: In Dover's half it found the ball ard di
its only good hitting in the game. Mage
made single: Conroy went to first o.
another error by NJ O'Donnell Arm
strong fouled out Hutchins made tw
base hit into centre field, Marks sent
in and Magee was caught at home. Ho'
erter made single and the two runner
! scored. Levy struck out That fnishe
4 Dover's run getting.
! In the ninth inning Day few out Ri
die made single as usual, and sto
) second Campbell made a single and sto
. second and third. Both men scored.
0'Donnell, went out to first; Malone
!, struck out. The score stood 8 to A. w
. mington had lost the game.
. William Day, Joe McCafferty, Cam
bell and Riddle deserve the credit f
J what was done; M. o Donnell. Malone
Marks and Connell, for VIII
Z was lost. Day pitched gre
e game, struck out sixteen men, a
4 had but seven hits off him. He stru
4 ont Hodson, the Dover pitcher, eve
/ time he went to bat. McCafferty su
ported Day admirably, but was feeli
u badly; Campbell helped to do the go
!, work. Riddle deserves great praise
y his playing; he took care of everythii
that came his way and helped his tes
by his work at the bat. He made o
le double and three singles and three ruI
He stole five bases. A good record.
The Dover boys played good ball b
l. the outfelders did not have much to {
| as the Wilmington team did not devel
? any good hitters outside of Riddle, W
s. is great player.
l, A number of prominent men WI
g present. John F. Salisbury of Dow
r was one of them.
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