Evening journal., 1890-06-28
VICTORY TO THE CRIPPLED
WILMINGTON WINS a GAME FROM
JERSEY CITY.


Tho Home Club woula Have Had Pic
ME, Hut suIllvsa Was Hurt and the
Team Got RAttIed-Both Clubs Pue Up
Errors.
Wilmington, 19; Jersey City. 15-The
most exciting game of the season and the
poorest played, was yesterdays, which
resulted as above Stein and Wehrle
pitched great game and If Wilmington
had not been crippled, it would have
been a picnic Stein made home run
0 yer right field fence. and Roussey made
a home run into left centre field. Quinn
played great game at first, and Keay
was strong at second.
The home club began in great shape,
and at the end of two innings the score
stood to 0. Four more were made In
the third, and then the visitors went TO
the bat. Dowd, base on balls, Quinn
flied out to Coogan, McGucken went 10
| first on Carl's error, and Dowd scored
| McDermott ground hit TO Sullivan; the
ball bounded high and Sullivan fumbled.
/ Brady hit towards sullivan, and would
have been thrown out had not the bali
bounded badly and struck Sullivan in the
| face McGucken and McDermott
scored. The wounded shortstop was
| taken to the bench, and DR.. II. A.
Patterson found that his nose was broken
This crippled the home club badly, for
several changes had to be made Wehrle
was sent TO centre field Carl to short,
Newell to third Anderson was on first,
so that three pitchers were playing on
the home team. Van Alstine was the
next batter, and Stein gave him his base
on balls. Roussey made base hit and
an error Of Coogan, allowed Brady and
| Van Alstine to score, Fitzgerald
popped fly into centre field
and Wehrle mufTed It. Roussey
scored, and Fitzgerald came home on
Galligan's error. Murphy went to first
on Carl's rank error, and to second on a
passed ball. Another error by
Carl in fielding, hit from McGuckens
bat allowed Murphy to score, and Quinn
got to first and was cut off at second.
McDermott made single and brought
MeGucken home. Brady ended the
agony and left the score to in Jersey
City's favor by dying out to Stein.
The weakness of the home club made
1t look like defeat The next three or
four innings were hair lifters In the
fourth Keay made three Dagger; then
Coogan went out, Brady to Quinn. An
derson rushed home as Fitzgerald muffed
low hit fly ball.
Jersey City was one run to the good
when IL had finished its fourth inning
YanAlstine was hit by pitched ball aud
went to third on single by Roussev.
Stein had begun to pitch to Fitzgerald,
when Manager Simmons took him out Of
the box and brought Wehrle in from
centre field, stein had pitched a good
game, but Wehrle was fresh and the
move, wise.
The prospect was not encouraging for
Wehrle-two men on bases and no one
out-but he started in to pitch ball A
wild throw by Newell allowed Van
Alstine to score. Fitzgerald went to
first on scratch hit Roussey being
thrown ont at the plate. Murphy reached
first as Fitzgerald was being put out In
the same way. Dowd got to FIRST in an
unsuccessful attempt to put out Murphy,
who scored on q muff BY Stein OF a fly
from Quinn's bat. Wehrle struck out
McGucken, and the score was Jersey
City, IL; Wilmington, 10.
The score stood II to 10 for three In
nings, but then it changed Keay was
hit BY pitched ball-a lucky blow Coo
gan foHled out to VanAlstine. A tumble
by Dowd let Anderson to frst--a lucky
error. Carl reached first on balls. The
bases were full, and one man out Gal.
ligan made base hit and brought Keay
and Anderson in. This was good start
and was one above the tie Newell made
: hit, and through an error Of Fitzger
t aid, Carl scored Wehrle made a single
2 and Galhgsn added snothsr. William,
knocked low fly to Fitzgerald and that
efficient player muffed it, and Newell
hustled home. Stein hit to first and wal
put out The score was Wilmington. is
Jersey City, H.
The visitors began to play ball IN thi
: inning and batted Wehrle freely for tht
only time. McDermott, a single; Brady
Q a double; VanAlstine, q three-base hit
aud Roussey a home run, was the recorS
e of the four earned runs, and the scort
was tied The bases had been cleared il
this manner. Then Fitzgerald struck
7 out and Murphy flied to Galligan. DOVE
hit sharply for single. but Keay made
! great stop and threw him out at first.
: 1t was anybody's game so far, but thl
0 home club left no doubt Of its ownership
BY piling mp four runs in the last inning
!, The how Of it was thus: Keay, who be-
3 gan In the eighth, also led in the ninth
and Roussey gave him base on balls. 4
. | beautiful null by McDermott o
! Ooogans fly, let that player Il
first and braced up Wilmington
Coogan stole second, and Anderson flee
= ont to Brady Carl flied out to Fitzger
h aid and Keay came home on the sacrifice
9 GalligaR received base on balls and stol
= second. Newell came to the bat, and th
i crowd was yelling in about four seconds
i for the second ball was just right, an,
4 Newell hit it sharply-Coogan and CALI
> gan scored. Singles by Wehrle and vii
lisms brought Gallant John home Steii
i ended the music, flying out to Brady.
i Jersey City made gasp, drew itsel
y together and tried to score, but there /
y ended. Quinn was thrown out, Wehrl
to Anderson. McGucken fouled out 4
z Newell sMcDermott hit towards Newell
D. who picked it up, but his glove caught
e and he was late in throwing it to FIRST
= The ball was high and Anderson muffed
Brady hit towards short, Carl threw Il
,ae Keay, McDermott was out, and the gam
It was won.
le The score:
x WILMINGTON.