Evening journal., 1896-05-14

Some Scores Credit Justis, OF Newark,
with n Run In the Fourth Inning-If
These Are Correct Newark Won the
GAme-If Not, It was Tie.
Yesterday was a day Of great batting
Both Wilmington and Newark had on
their batting clothes and pitchers were
Rt discount. Hitting was the easiest
thing on earth. The total number Of
hits made In the game was thirty-three
and the total bases was ;orty-three.
Packard, William Nops and Amole
went into the box In succession for VIII
mington and Dunckle and Brlstow pitched
for Nawark. but no changes OF pitcher
could op the great batting ability dc
veloped by both clubs.
Probably 1890 persons attended the
game and they were thoroughly inter-
ested despite the great number OF runs
scored by both teams
In the first inning, with Duuckle In the
box for the visitors, Gallagher came to
bat He WAS given q base on balls
Newell oegan the circus by hitting out
for two bases and Gallagher scored.
Drew followed with 9 two base hit
bringing In Newell Drew scored on
Berryhill's going out by hit to second
which was cleanly heldsd. In Newarks
half Packard gave Wright a base on
balls. Daley was also given a base on
balls advancing Drew TO second Burns
batted out an easy, slow grounder which
Packard stopped, but fumbled long
enough to permit Burns to get to frst.
Bristow made single and Wright scored
J. Rothfuss how out to Drsw who had to
make long run and jump to get the
ball. Oa Justis's two base hit Daily and
Burns cored That ended the run get
ting for the inning.
la the second In response TO the ap
peals OF the rooters Manager Long put
w Nops In the box Four singles and a
triple were made of him In rapid success
sion and each scored a run. Then the
fans wanted him taken out. Their en-
treaties became 80 persistent that Mr..
Long finally aeceded to them and Amole
was put In In the third. As a matter OF
fact Nops pitched all right ball, but he
had got In the box when the visitors
were prepared to hit any pitcher. VIII
mington had scored four rms In THAR
half Of this inning.
In the third Bristow took Dunckls's
place as pitcher for the visitors and
Whitehill was put In left Geld VIII
mington did not make a run In this
inning. Ia NewRrk's half two runs were
scored, A Rothfuss getting a base on
balls and being brought home on White.
hills two -bagger. Whltehill came home
on hit by Daley.
In the fourth occurred something
which will have TO be decld ed upon bv
President Young Upon the decision
made will rest yesterdays game. The
score Of the EVENING JOURNAL reporter
shows no run for Newark In this inning
while the Newark scorers contend that
Justis scored. II he did the score Is l8
TO 10 In favor OF Newark. II he did not
then the score Is 4 tie. In the summary
this run is marked TO Justs credit. as It
would be manifestly unfair to Withhold
10 until decision mas been rendered.
In Wilmington's half of the fourth
Amole, who was FIRST at bat scored a run.
80 did Gallagher. Both had reached
first on bases on balls. Newell was also
given base on balls, but was left on
base, the next two batters going out.
Mcintyre made a hit, but was also left on
base as Spratt few out to Center Fielder
Rothfuss.
In the 9th inning history re-
peated Itself Just as Newark had
done In the second, so did Wilmington do
in the fifth. Five hits in succession
were made of Bristow, one Of them a
triple, and seven hits were made alto
gether by the local club In the inning. Six
runs were scored by them In this
inning Amole would have scored had he
not accidentally interfered with Newell's
hit, putting him out. In Nswark's half.
one run was made Daley getting a base
by being hit with a pitched ball and
scoring on Bristow's hit.
In the sixth Wilmington went out In
one, two, three order, while Newark
scored one run. Newark also scored one
In the eighth and Wilmington did not
score In the seventh. eighth oe ninth.
Newark having credited Justis with
run ana considering the game won, did
not play It's half OF the ninth. The
score.
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