Evening journal., 1895-06-17
BASEBALL CRANKS BUSY.
Rockford Club Won a Close
Game In Baltimore.
SATURDAYS CIRCUS ATEBwoAsTLE

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One Pitcher Moved Down So Many Bats
men That He was.TAken out to Make the
Game Interestlng, But HIS Successor
Was just as Bad-Notes of tho National
.Game--saturdaJ' = Successful Race Meet
Wilmington's i-professional base
ball cluD, the Rockford team, scored
hne victory In Baltimore or Saturday
when the Clinton Athletic Clubs nine
suffered defeat at its hands by the score
Of tod Rockford won the game In
the niuth inning, after q long series Of
goose eggs on both sides, by Nc
ClafTsrty's base on balls. Kenney's two
bagger and Catcher Kings error. Both
pitchers worried in 6ue yle. The score
R.HE
Clinton ;...............l 90 00Q0-ts s
Rockford. rd..............O 1 0 2 o 20 l. 8 3 B
Earned runs-Clinton, Z; Rockford. Two
rhree-hase hit-Ninkleman. Douole play
Smith ana hOey. Sacrihce hits-McGann and
Beggs. Bases on lis-BuCkley and McClaf-
ferty. HIT by pitched ball-Beggs. Left on
bases Clinton, 9; Rockford 8. Bases stolen
Clinton, 2, Rockford, 2. Struck out-By Ken
ney, 4; by Gettig, 8. Umpire jenkins. lime
Leach Moved Down the Camdenites.
NRw CASTLE. June II Although
Clements, a brother Of thu overfed
catcher Of Philadelphia. captainsd the
Camden team which visited New Castle
on Saturday, the Jerseymen did not
afford good amusement for the winning
Colu nbia A o team which was in prime
condition, every man having his eye on
the ball. The clubs batted as published
on Thursday
Ten minutes after play was called the
home team practically won the game by
two bsggers by Leach and Ferguson,
bases on balls to Higgins and Duffy, a
hit By Montgomery, HaYes's sacrifice and
errors on hot balls batted out by Gelzsn
burg, MoCaughan, Ferguson and Mont
gomery, iDtermingled with Leach
second bit of ths inning ard Higgins.
home run on the hardest bit ball evei
seen at Battery Park, over left field
| fence. This netted the home club clever
! runs
When the home club took the feld II
was seen that Leach had he visitors
completely at bis meTcv Ho struck out
the side before the folders had faiIly
settled themselves In the secoDC
inLiog he continued his merciless worl
and struck ont three more men, although
four men faced him In this inning
"Billy" Clements, with two out and tw,
strikes made the first hit, but his sue
cesscr famed air
Only three Camden men faced the tai
youngster In the third inning, two o.
whom be struck out This might havI
gone Oh all the afternoon, but Captain
Higgins decided to save Leach's arm an
put Ferguson In the box This didn'
give the visitors any mora quarter
however, for Ferguson had a strong arr
and good curves and struck out Ogden an
Christmsn Here Coachsr Maloney wen
In under the grand stand and went Z
sleep. and McCaughsn called for an arr
chair and umbrella
Only two Lits were made of FerRuso
and be struck out three men. In th
seventh inning Leach complained thst b
could not keep awake out IN centre fel
and he was Rgsin put In the box Fou
Of the visitors then struck out and onl
one hit safely.
HIggins's swift running catch
Cooper's high hg In the ninth inning va
the feature Of the game. The score;
ColumbiaA A.C.n 4 . 0 1O0-is Is.
{ Camden...... O COOS
Earned runs Columbia 8. Two base hits
Leach. 3: Ferguson. .; tfetzenburg. Hon