The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-09-23
ROCKFORD. Il; c. A. c., /.
BY Winning Rockford Becomes
the Champions OF the State.

tne champions OF the State.
Rockford took the last s tat Champion.
ship game fro N the O. A. o.. of New Castle
Saturday afternoon, and are now the
champions oil the State. The game wis
AZ tine an exhibition OF the nationsl game
until the sixth inning when the vieitors
went to pieces and Leach was batted Tor
ten runs. on his delivery In that inning
q homerun. three base hit, double and
three singles wore made. Buckley. OF the
Philadelphia League Club, caught for the
visitors. and he was the only mau TO score
and would not then, had Buckley covered
his position properly. Rhoads held the
tisitors down in ine shape.
This Ii how the gene was won:
Hayes began the game we'll for the G. A.
O BY lineing out two Dagger into the
right Held territory. Ferguson sacrifcod
70 McDannell aud went out. Higgins
struck out Buckley, OF the Philadelphia
club was the next man, but he was out Mt
Mret on an easy one to Calhoun, leaving
Hayes ON third.
Mckenzie. for the Rockford, we mt to
nrst on called balls: Comfy hit to d ufIy
Who threw Mckenzie out at second. On
Hi9gins' error Comfy reached second, aud
stole third. O'Hara went to his base on
balls. II 20 stole second. ami before the
ball cvu Id be returned to tho plate. Comfy
had scored. Calhoun flied GU. to Reok.
Armstrong went out on an easy one to
Ferguson
~ Second-Heck went out on slow ono
calhoun McCauK han followed him on
to Mokenz'e. MONTGOMERY struek
Wrigley hit one to Higgins and went
cut. Buckley was struck by tho hrst ball
and went 10 tirst. Rhoads forced him out
on short one to Leach but reached frat
himself. Mcdaniel went out at ilrst on
ono TO Higgins.
Duffy reached first en- single Into the
right ueld territory. leach went out on a
foul to Armstrong. Hayes He'd out o
fall htE,rf,
one TO Mckenzie.
Mckenzie singled to left field but Comfy,
Ohnra and Calhoun struck out.
Higgins went out on fly TO Wrlgley.
buckley singled to ctater, but got caught
mapping at first. Heck struck out.
Armstrong singled to right. Wriglsy
went out on high one to Higg ms
Buckley reached first on low one to
Ferguson, who fumbled the ball. Rhoads
sacrificed to Higgins but went out. Nc.
Dannell fied out to Montgomery. leaving
Armstrong and Buckley on the bases.
McCAughan got 80 first on an error OF
Mckenzie's. Montgomsr singled to can-
ter. and on the throw In MeCaughan
vent out on second. Duffy hit to Mck9n.
Eao. who threw Montgomery out al SOC.
ond. The play was doubled. Duffy going
out at first
Mckenzie went out at first on slow
one to Duffy. Cody reached on il Id
hit. He stole second. and on UHHtas hi.
20 lest Held reached home. O'Haru roach.
VI bccouu becOnI on Tile throw IN. Culs
noun went out on slow one to Ddffy.
Armstrong went out on one to Higgins,
and OHarra was left on third.
Leach went out on slow one to Nc.
Kenzle. Hayes nit a hot ohe to McDannnii
and the second man was out. Ferg uSo u
made an inheld hit and got his bass. Hig.
left on fret.
wrigley opened the inning by knocking
the sphere over the right lisld feaco. lie
look his hat of in response to the ora
zion which greeted him as he eros sed the
plate. Buckley followed 1t up Ly thre o
base hit against the left field fsnce and
later won't home on catcher Buekieys
passed ball. Rhoads singled to couter.
MCDANIEL advanced him on another sin.
gle center and Rhoads crossed the pate
on Hayes error. Mckenzie hit II hot ona
10 Leach which allowed him to reach first.
Then followed q bungIe AMI while the OK
eltement was at it's height Mckenzie
crossed the plate. Comfy singled To loft
and reached second on throw In. Liz
stole third and afterward came In OF
Oharra's two bagger to left Held. Leach
left the box at this stage OF lhs game, ant
went to right field. Heck retiring. Billy
Day went into the box. Ferguson
fembled Calhoun's easy nit and tue
batter reached first. He stole second aud
before Higgins could return the Dall
Calhoun scored. Armstrong singled to
center. Wr!gley reached lrst on Dufry' .
error of his easy ball, Buckley went to
his base on CALLED balls Two additional
runs were scored on Buokley's error and
Leach's wild throw. Rhoads r.aened hrs
on his short hit which Ferguson fumblod
Mcdaniel went out on slow one tt
McCnughn. Conly went to third on
Wild pltch. Mckenzie flied OUT Hayes an,
the inning was over.
Buckley hit a high one TO 0IIarra VIII
pulled 1t down after running quite a dis
kAnce. 1t was the best eaton OF the sea
eon. Day HE'D out to McKenzle. Nc
Caughn singled to center. Montgomery
struck out and MvCauXhn was lott OF
FIRST.
Comfy won't out on q high one to Nc
Caughn. OIlarra followed him on OH,
90 Duly. Calhoun also went Out on on
TO Ferguson.
The rest OF the game was brief and 70
tie Rocktords. not particularly exciting
The main Object was 10 shut the visitor
out aud it was only by u squeak that tn
object was not accomplished.