Evening journal., 1896-04-30

It Looked bad for the Local Team for
the Flrst Few IsniDEs-FIrst- uIass
Game To-day.
Wilmington won another victory yes
terday. IL was the easiest thing the
team has done recently. But It REQUIRED
good playing and sound Judgment 1t
was easy only because the Wilmington
players put up just such playing. The
score was TO
There we're about 800 people present
threatening weather having kept back
many whose enthusiasm has not reached
the roofing stage.
1t Is not we'll In scanning the score to
dwell too long on the error column
That would give one the impression that
Berryhill. for instance had not played
| good ball AS matter Of fact Capt
Bob was la great measure responsible
for Wilmington's coed showing. His
home run In the eighth inning was Just
what was needed at that precise time.
ThB game opened with Wilmington at
the bat. 1t took Just seven balls to re
retire them TO the field
The irst ball that Nops pitched was
hit by Torreyson for q base hit. The
next two batters went out on neatly
delded balls, but meanwhile Torreyson
had resched third and q base on balls a
single by Smith and a double by Fitch
gave Paterson three runs Elton retired
the side by a lharp grounder to Berryhill
which Bob neatly felded.
When the inning closed hush akin to
the silence Of death settled over the
| crowd Of rooters. One might have
though he was in attendance at meet
ing OF Theosophists discussing KSrma
for all the noise that was made. The
cranks had settled 1t that Wilmington
would lose
Their feelings to this effect were only
intensified by the fact that until the
seventh inning neither side scored and
but three hits were made by both sides
Bat in the seventh something occurred
that woke up the fans, and caused
shouting that might have been heard In
Smoky Hollow.
It was nothing more nor less than the
scoring Of two runs by WILMINGTON.
This is how It happened Welch was
sent TO hrst on called balls. Gallagher
advanced him base on q sacrifice hit.
Then Captain Bob caught one of Nc
Mackin's intended deussons on the end
Of his bat for two bagger. Welch
scored Drew followed BerryhiI's lead
and brought Captain Bob home New
ellis sacrifice hit advanced Drew to
third. but it was of no use ss Pitcher
McMackln gobbled up McIntyre's little
bunt and threw him out at first, retiring
the side.
But the score stood two to three. The
home team walked up. and the rooters
made enough noise for a free silver or a
Single Tax convention
Colonel NopB deeAed It his duty,
with able assistance from the balance of
the team. TO retire the three Paterson
hatters in the seventh on Eve pitched
balls, and he didn't do thing but that.
But It was the eighth that set the crowd
Wild with exuberant glee. Even Mr.
Mcintyre concluded to let out reef in
his Wagnerisn concert voice. which M
to this time he had kept close hauled.
And this was why those things were.
Spratt went TO first bSse on Taylor's
error he was destined to remain there
only short time, though Nops, who fol
lowed him, went out by sharp groupder
which Paterson's second basemsn ielded
handily.
One Mr.. Welch, who Is by profession q
baseball catcher, and OF whose batting
ability Paterson pitchers seem TO be
chary, was sent to first on called balls
Mr. Gallagher. whose name is already
known Of men, thought 1t BETTING his
station and opportunities to put the ball
down 10 deep center and advance the
aforesaid Mr.. Welch to the third station
on that journey which all good ball
players endeavor to make. Spratt scored
Then q certain before mentioned
Captain Bob Berryhill concluded that It
would reflect honor on WfminQton's
representatives II hs were to make a
home run.
Well, he made It. When he did. no
man Of unquestioned sanity Is capable of
telling what the fans did. Suffice to say
that the din ceased simply bscause they
all became too hoarse to.spssk above .
whisper
In PAterson's half of ths eighth Mr.
Wagner, Of that team, not to be outdone
probably, considered that It behooved him
also to make home run. AtAny rate be
made 1t, though there are some perhaps
over jealous local rooters who say he
didn't know he did It.
OF verify IL so happened that Wagner
knocked the ball down third base liae to
left field aud through the only hole that
remains In the whole baseball
park fence. He circled the bases
but Mr.. Long will see that no such
similar accident occurs. At least not this
season. That hole is closed
The six men on both sides were put out
In the ninth by just three balls each.
That Is, only eighteen balls we're pitched !
during the inning Catcher Welch retired
the last two men Of the visitors by catch. |
ing two foul balls which were literally |
grand stand plays, he having TO run |
against the stand at full speed to get
both.
All In all. 1t WAS great game.
The score:
WILNIEGToN.
r. II. P.O. A. E. |