The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-06-20
T he Carbon Advocate
SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1891.
BASE BALL GOSSIP.

IThe Lehighton club was defeated
last Saturday by her old rival, the
Tamaqua, when they met for the first
tussel this season. There was a large
audience on hand to witness the con-
test, and for the first four innings they
saw as fine ball playing as could be
desired. The Tamaqua presented
Gormley and Brill as their battery and
Gormley's effective pitching was the
cause of the defeat. Cain and Simmons
did the battery work for the home
team, and for the four first innings
Cain was invinable, but in the fifth his
arm gave out and they commenced to
hit him freely. Neither nine scored a
run until the fifth when, with two men
on bases, Bear muffed fly ball, and
two runners followed each other quick
ly over the home plate. After this
Lehighton played poorly and Tamaqua
had it all their own way. Here is the
score by innings:
/ . 3 4 5 CT 8 8
TAMAQUA- 0 0 0 2 3 . l Ks
LEHIeHToN-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
Base hits, Lehighton .; Tamaqua, z;
errors, Lehighton 7; Tamaqua 2.
+Joseph Gormley, pitcher of the
Tamaqua Club, will arrive in this city
this morning, says Tuesdays Phila.
Inquirer, and will proceed at once to
Broad and Huntingdon streets, where
he will be given trial by Harry Wright
Gormley comes from Lansford, Pa
He is described as being as big as Bill
Brown, left handler, with great speed
and all the curves. Chris. Fulmer, the
old Baltimore catcher, who has been
catching him, says Gormley is better
pitcher than Jack Stivetts. Gormley
has pitched nine games this season and
only two runs have been made against
him. Last Saturday he shut out the
Lehighton Club for one hit. A week
ago he held the Reading Club down to
two hits, and one player got both hits.
Chris. Won der Abe made Gormley an
offer, but he prefers to play nearer
ut last found the long looked for
phenomenal"
tThe usual large crowd assembled at
the Freeland base ball park Monday to
witness the game between the Freeland
and Scranton teams. The game was a
bitter one and the treatment accorded
the visitors was outrageous. A few
strangers gave an occasional cheer for
the visiting club but their voices were
Immediately drowned with the bolster
GUS yells Of the Freeland enthusiasts.
The umpire favored Freeland in his
decisions and this accounts for the
score standing to in Freeland's
favor at the close.
ISatuTday the GAINESVILLE and Drif-
ton base ball club met at Jeanesville
and played very poor game on both
sides up to the six inning, when the
game was broken up in wrangle about
foul The score stood 3 to in favor
of Drifton. The players put on their
clothes and prepared to leave the
ground. Many of the spectators left
also, when the game was resumed and
resulted in favor of Drifton by a score
of TO 1.
tThe strong Temperance club, oi
Bethlehem, will play here Saturday
The Temperance club recently played
Tamaqua a spirited game. so a first-class
hustling match for honors can be
expected.
t1The umpire made very sarcastic
remark when the Jeanesyille club com
menced to play with the Lehighton.
"What did he sayYn
"Play ball. Hazleton Sentinel
Tone thousand people witnessed
5eanesville and Drifton play bal
Saturday at the former place. Tn
game was dropped to Drifton by a scor
5 to l.
tRothermal win play ball with LC
highton. "Bob" has developed into
flrst-class pitcher and will win som
games for the homo team.
trhe home club talks Of a week
"Trip down the road-taking in Catasg
nqua, Reading, @ 20 May, &c.
IThe people Of Cnis town mus
patronize the games better if they wan
ball club.
fpamaqua and the re-organize
Lansford club viii hustle for honor
Saturday.
4Joe Wilson has inherited Jenning'
ginger-he is the livliest player in tn
home club.
tCatasauqua boat Harlem, Of n. Y
Saturday last Score "a to s.
tJennin gs is making an eXcelleI
record with Louisville.
tLukens is said to be pitching gre;
ball for Jeanesville.
tat Weatherly base ball is a dea
letter