Evening journal., 1895-07-24
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Special Correspondence Evening Journl

Special Correspondence Evening journal.
DOVER, July "a The Rockford base
ball team Of Wilmington was defeated
yesterday afternoon on the Dover grounds
by the home team by a score Of IA to 1
Had Il not been for errors of the Dover
team in the fret iuning, the visiting
team would have suffered a shut out
CLARK pitched the best game OF the
season The weather was extremely hot
but he did not tire throughout the game.
Buckley was the only man who was able
to touch him for Lit, and this counted d
two bsgger as 1t was a long ball to the
centre field.
Rockford Was the first at the bat.
Philipps was struck out and Mccall got
to the first on an error OF Dsakyne aud
stole second and third Comfy got
FIRST on balls and IN the ball being
thrown from right fielder to second
bRseman It was missed and went out Ia
left Geld and thus Mccall scored the only
run 70 Rockford's credit When Dover
came to the bat It at once began 0 knock
Maloney all over the field and scored
| five runs In the first inning In the
secold, third and fourth innings the
Rockford team was retired as fast as
the men came to the bat, not one Of them
/ getting past the second base In the
| 6fth inning Buckley was thrown out a.
tie third, MCDANIEL was thrown out at
fret and Chsppslie was caught BY
Radclif in the right field In The sixth
inning McClsiferty went out on hy TO
/ Deakyne, MRloney struck out snd
Philips was caught out by Honey in the
center. In the seventh Mccall flied o
Clark, Comfy was th own out BY a.
| Richardson st first aud Buckley went out
on q fly to Radclin In the eighth
McDannsll was thrown out at second By
| A Richardson, Chsppalls WAS caught of
base at second by Clark. Maloney WAS
thrown out by W. Richardson at frat and
McClaiferty was left on second. Ia ths
ninth Philips was thrown out at hrst,
Mccall was caught out by zssrfross and
Comfy to Dsskyne. This ended the game
for the Rockfords
In the second inning for Dover, Rad.
ellf knocked & grounder, made FIRST, stole
second but was thrown out at third by
Philips Higgins made a base hit
stole second and third and by erIo 60
home Zsarfross made a beautiful three
base bit but was left there, A Richard
son and Honey being struck out. In th'
third w. Richardson, Jackson anC
Deakyne each scored run, Will
Radc,iff was thrown out at first, Higginl
at second and Clark WAS struck out. Ii
the fifth the Rockford boys lost thei
heads. and Maloney was knocked 81
over the field, ana Dover scored 6vl
more runs After this Dover failed L
score, but ON several occasions had
man on the third base In the eight
inning Kenney was psced ia the bo
and MaloneY was retired. Kenney Is
left hand pitcher aud proved TO be
wonder to the homo team. he struc
ont three men IN succession. When b
had done this the spectators sent up lou
cheers and called 'pull of your hat.
had be pitched tha game this score woul
undoubtedly have bsen quite different.
Rockford ..........l Q o.
| Dover. .......... .....5 0. 0 K
Earned Tuns--I over. 2. Two-baee hits
jackson, 2; Buckley, Three base Lit-Iea
| fross. Double piaYs-A. Richardson and
Z Richards u; kafclitf and Dsakyne. Struc
out-By CLARK, 4; BY, Maloney;5i by kepne
3. First base on called balls-By CLARK. 4; I
s | Maloney. B. Hit hY pitched ball-By Malone
Z | I; by Kenney, l.. Passed b4lls-Philipps Tin
i hour and 90 minutes, Umpire-foikum.
The Dover team went to Smyrna tc
day to play the team of that town and
good game Is expected. A large crow
D accompanied the team.
The standing Of the championship
the clubs taking part is as follows:
Won. Lost Per c
q New Castle...,............ lu
!. Dover.....--. ............. 20
Rockford ..,......i.....,.. q
Baseball Notes.