Evening journal., 1895-08-19

Caeflo sluEgcrs-0ther Events About
Town.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Aug. 19-No crowd OF
600 persons ever became so enthusiastic
over q ball game as was the case here on
Saturday when the Columbia A. c. team
made q mighty garrison finish to save
defeat At the hands Of the Dover
professionals Men and women Of all
sizes ard ages clapped their hands with
radiant faces, and two or three good
umbrellas were banged about on the
ground by their owners until they looked
Ike hurricanes had struck them
New Castles team lost the game
through the miserable work Of Leach and
Duff, It's battery for the FIRST two Innings,
and some insane throws. Leach was SO
childish Ia the second inning that he
was assigned to centre field and his
catcher, Mr.. Duff, was pointed to the
bench aud obscurity. Fisher and
Getzenburg going 10 the points aud
doing remarkably we'll The pitching Of
Fisher was especially good since he had
the awful ODDS OF a score Of 8 TO ! TO
start on, and the umpiring Of partial
Mt Al Burris to contend with. The
latter made hiin put the balls right down
the middle OF the plate or he would
send visitor to his base. It was the
most daring umplring for partiality ever
seen here
Dover Club outplayed New Castle in
the field but the home team led In earned
ruus, stolen bases, bases on balls and left
on bases.
In the seventh when Columbia A. @,
practically batted Clark out Of the box
with eight runs, seven Of which were
earned, and tied the score, Battery Park
looked like a madhouse lot IL was a
wonderful garrison finish bat the home
cub went right to pieces again and lost
the game.
Features OF the exciting battle were
the phenomenal Rll-round work of Duffy
who came on the ground in citizens
dress and was persuaded to put his old
suit on and play In place OF HaYes-and
the great work Of Jackson and Ielrtross
When Dover frst came 20 bat and
Deakvne sent hot liner out TO left that
looked like a home run, the willy
Montgomery tore frantcally for the
sphere and pullei it down for a circus
cstch. Radcliffe struck out amid great
applause Higgins was greeted 80
warmly that he had 10 doh his esp He
got his base on balls and Tailed on zear.
frosss long single A Richardson
singled and on errors o. Madden and
Duff Zsarfross scored. A. Richardson
scored on Jackson's two bRgger Honey
hit scored Jackson w. Richardson
struck out.
For Columbia, Duffy fouled TO w. Rich.
ardson. Montgomery stru tx out and DufI
ended the chances by ridiculously strik.
ing out. Then Dover came TO bat again
and Clark singled aud went all the way
around on Madden's error and Leach's g
failure TO cover third. Deskyne singled,
stole second and Tailed on Radcliifes long
home run. Higgins tripled, scoring on
Z,arfross home Iun. Dover Was simply
grinding the silly little "dewdrops' OF
Leach
Then Fisher came In to pitch and
Gsizenburg went back to catch, Leach
going to centre A. Richardson went out,
Ferguson TO frst and jackson struck out.
Honey ended things by hitting to Duffy.
The visitors had nine runs
Il Was In the seventh that Columbia
A .. made its wonderful pull-up
Montgomery singled and stole second.
scoring on McOaughan's single. Leach
hit safely to left and McCAughan scored
on Ferguson's two bagger, Baker walked
TO first on balls, Madden flied out to
Radcliffe. Fisher raped out a two-b bageer
and two runs came in. On Duffy's single.
Baker and Fisher scored. Then the
crowd went crszy. Nothing like II
had ever been seen here, for Montgomery
cleared the bases with a home run, max
ing eight runs after two men were out
Bat the game WAS not over, aud I'm
plre Burris began to get In his work on
Fisher. This resulted In the visitors
nndine" Walter for the frst time OF
the game. Soon they had a lesd again
and maintained It to the end The nexi
game between these two strong club.
will be played at Dover The score.
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Columbia A, C..-....1 o 0l3106O0-ls IS
Dover. 50e2l x-l0 "a
Earned runs-Columbla, II; Dover, 8. Two
base hits-Ferguson l2l. Fisher Cn, Getzen
burg. McCaughon, jackson. W. Richard
son. Three-Oase hits-Deakyne. Higgins
Home runs-Montgomery. Radcliffe. Gear
fross. Sacrifice hits-Baker. Honey. Strucl
out-By Leach, /; by Fisher. i; by Clark. Z
Left on bases Columbia A. c., O.. Dover. A
Passed bAlls-Dun. Getzenburg. Wild pitch
Fisher. Time-2.l5. umplres-Lenolc anC
Burria.