Evening journal., 1895-07-05
ROCKFORD
MORTON.


Kenny. p. Barns, p.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE, July 5-Yesterdsy's
morning game between Columbis A. @.
and Montgomery A. A. was tho finest
exhibition of ball playing ever seen here
the visitors winning by the score OF to
2. There we're only two errors on the
home side-by Steele aud Maddez, but
Steeles inexcussbls muf lost the game
and when one Of Lsach's seorohers went
through Madden while Morelock loped
home. the loss was clinched The visitors
scored their two runs on base on balls,
AcFsfland's hit and Haig's hit The
story Of the locals struggle is appended.
Leach hit safely but Ferguson forced
him at second. Higgins sacrificed. short
to FIRST. Ferguson scored on Hsines's
error and Madden went out, third to
drst One run.
1t looked like another run Ia the seeoud
but Pitcher O'Brien was getting In his
fine work. Duffy was safe on korslock's
error and advanced to second by Mont-
gomerY's sacrifice. But Steele and Hayes
raped EN- up too high and Myers got
under their sky-rockets aud swallowed
them
Again in the sixth did It look like a
New Castle run McOaughan, whs was
playing to win, led off with pretty hit.
but Leach forced him at second in an
attempt to sacrifice. Fsrguson's rocket
nestled IN Jsnsens claws a1d things
looked blue But Higgins was safe on
shsrtstop's error. Two men on bases
and Madden at the bat," hisaed the
bleachers. But Pete was an easy out
from third
| p,t 4he kovo &, hl,,a ala scor. 4, AZ.
ninth and the bad eyes OF Montgomery
and Steele alone gavs the visitors the
game Higgins started off to win with a
R clean single and Madden advanced him to
l second by sacrifice Duffy slugEed the
ball as he always does at opportane times
and sprinted around to second, higgins
scoring. Nor tgomery tried to lift the
ball ont of the lot and lifted It
In Pictop's hands. Duffy, who
was eager for his run, called to stsele to
brace up, but the only braoing he
could do was TO tap little one to More
lock, who just delighted in pulling It In,
'knowing that it won them the game.
Manager Hushebeck had some strong
| players in reserve on the bench during
the game, among them being Fisher,
6eizsnburg Radcliffe and Mslonsy.
The score:
Columbia A. c...-..l 900 Q IL
| Montgomery a. 40 0 0 . 0 x-s
Batteries-L Leach and Madden. O'Brisn and
IO'Connor. Base hits, oiumhia, 4; Mont-
| gomery, 4. Rrrors Columbia, ,; Montgomery.
4. Earned runs-Coiumbia. /. Two-base nit
| Duffy. Bases on balls-By O'Brien 1: BY
| Leach, 2. Hit by pitcher-More loek, Myers
| Wild pitch, Leach. Passed balls-aIadden, 3
Left on asesaColumbiS. Z; Moatgoon1ery, 9.
Time-i3j. Umpi rs-Lenoir.
The Aftsroon Contest.
But the tables were quickly turned in
the afternoon game Ia the first inning
Higgins hit safely and Hayes, who fol-
lowed him, pushed the ball over right
field fence for a homer In the second
Getzsnburg land Radcliffe both psuudsd
Winters's curves for singles ana came
home on Myers's error and Leach's cless
hit
Two runs were scored in the third fol
@ A O. On hits OF six New Castle men
and errors of Myers and Jansen the homs
team scored five runs in the fourth ant
one in The fifth.
For the visitors two runs were scored
In the third inning, their only talliss o.
the game. Radcliffe gave three maI
bases on balls and Getzenburg muffed
bail thrown home 10 tag Steele. Tb
ball was as slippery AS an cells head II
this inning, as the rain was pouring L
the ifth inning the only bit made oi
Rsdcliffs's swinging delivery was Pounde,
out by Winters, but Rupertus strHok ou
and the next two pop flies we're eaten
in the infeld The score:
| Columbia A. C.............. .2 2 3 / Il
| Montgomery A. A...............0 0 q o.
Batteries Radcliffe and Getzenburg Win
ters and Rupertus, Base hits-Columba, Il
Montgomery, J. Errors-Columba. .; Mont
gomery, 7. Home run-Hayes. Earned run
Columbia, 8. Bases ION bslls-l8y Radcliffe
3. Struck out-By Radcliffe. 1. by Water:
l. Time Of game-l 20. Umpire-Lenoir.
This Afternoons Game.