Evening journal., 1895-09-06
IN THE SPORTING WORLD
Poor Exhibition of Ball Play
Ing Here Yesterday,
NEw LoOAL TEAM EAsILY BEATEN

Loose Playing on Both Sides and Of
smrrna's Seven Rune. Not One Was
Earned-A Pitcher Knocked SHY.
Dover Defeats DTanayunk. OF PhuadeI-
phia-Other Events Of the Day.
At the Union street grounds yesterday
there was a very poor exhibition Of ball
play ing The new Wilmington Club,
composed OF young fellows In helter-
fkeltor uniforms. played 'ohess the
leather" until they were defeated by
Smyrna's combination, which had not an
esIned run and which played 80 loosely
that it ought to have bsen shut ont
There were two unpleasant incidents
Of the game. One IVES whtn MsCaffrey,
young pitcher officiating FOR the home
team, was knocked unconscious by ball
thrown from second base 30 home the
other was when officers OF the city rail
way company made a raid on the scorers
stand and drove out All the newspaper
men except those who were scoring the
game.
The game started with Wilmington ct
bat Hayes walked to first on balls and
Oonihen's hit advanced him to third, but
on News's short grounder there was a
nice double play that retired Hayes and
Conihsn. On Murrsy's short grounder,
the side went out No runs.
Hess walked TO first and Mcdonnell
singled. They then effected a double
steal. Mcguire struck out but Cummins's
groundsr was fumbled by the local short
stop snd Hess scored Mcconnell was
retired at the plate and Messenger flied
TO right retiring the side.
The Wilmington Club retired In order
Smyrna came again. Ksppel hit and
stole second. wilt struck out and
Lossen died &C first after which Waiter
son flied to Tierney. The Wilmlagtonians
again we're quickly retired; Smyrna
likewise. Wilmington began the fourth
by getting News on third but he was lett
there
In Smyrna's fourth Cummius singled,
went TO second on Conihan's error and to
third on Messengers sacrifice. KapDel
got his base on balls and stole second.
Wilt reached frat en- Hayes's error on
which Oummins scored. Lassells force
bit put Kappel out Wilt scored on
NeWs's wild throw Wctteison got first
on an error snd scored on q work-up
Here McOaifrey received his knock out
blow, and after ten minutes delay there
were loud calls for Leach, Of New Castle
who was sitting In the grand stand
Leach went in to pitch amid loud np-
plause Hess hit safely. but on Ne
COnnells short one the side WAS quickly
retired Wilmington come TO bat ard
Tiorney went out from second to third
Leach and Connor struck ont. For
Smyrna. Mcdonnell got his base on balls
stole second, went TO third on Cummins's
sacrifice and scored on Terney's error
Then the side retired
The sixth began By Hayes striking
ont News was hit, stole second and
scored on Murray's long hit TO left.
Buckley's hit to LEFT scored Murray
Pemrlck's single scored Buckley. Tierney
singled, but Leach fouled out. Three
runs.
For the Kent countains, wilt filed 70
Leach and Lasscli walked TO first; Wat
terson was out third TO first; but
Lassell scored on Hsss's hit and Penn.
riok's error. Mcconnell fell victim to
Leachs curves. The home club came
again Connor died &c first, but Hayes
walked, stole and took third on Conf
hans sacrifice He scored on Watterson' 3
error Of News long hg, Murray was ont
at first. One more run.
Smyrna's three batsmen were retired
on strikes For Wilmington in the
eighth one run came IL on Pemrick g
hit and seversl errors. Smyrna's side
was quickly retired
In the last inning CoDihan came to
bat and struck Out. News singled
Murray's fy was nicely caught by
Mcguire Buckeyes highs foul was
caught by Cummi0s Tie score by
innings:
Wilmington .........O 0 o IL o.
Smyrna...............1 0 o 4 / 0 x-5
Batteries-McCaffrey Leach and Conner;
Hess and Wilt. Earned runs-W Wilmington,
2. Sscrifice hits ummins. Messenger, Las
sell, Watterson; C0nihan. Buckley, rierney.
Stolen bases-News 90. Conner. Hess, Nc
Cornell 90. Messenger. kappel t2l, Wilt, Las
sell. Left on bases-smyrna, Z; Wilmington,
9. Hit by pitcher-News. Bases on balls
By Hess, 3; by McCaffrey, l. ny leach, 2
struck out-Bg Hess, @; McCaifrey, 2; Leach,
3. Passed halls-Wilr Wild pitehes-Leach.
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