Evening journal., 1896-05-28
THREE STRAIGHT GAMES
The "Mets" Return to New
York Forlorn and Crestfallen.
THBY ARE TIE CHAMPION KIcKETs

Nops kept Up His Good work Yesterday
despite the Most Partial and uDju't
Umpiring Ever Seen In wilmin gtori.
baseball Gossip-The Races To-day.
II was three straights from the NETS"
Yesterday. To be sure Jerry Nops
pitched, and that the home club would
win was almost a foreGone conclusion.
This last game Of the series demonstrated
more thoroughly II such demonstration
was needed that the chief ability OF John
Twins pocket edition Of the New York
league club is In kicking.
And thew kicked until the spectators
and plavers we're heartily sick of It.
TAev roasted Umpire Hoggins 30 unmercl
g,lly on Tuesday, that yesterday Mr.
Long agreed TO permit John Huey OF
WILMINGTON, to try to please them. But
A. WAS useless He had to be taken out
In the third inning on order Of Grand
Mogul Irwin on account Of having called
n foul ball a strike
It's plainly evident that the only um
pire who could give satisfaction TO lr
wins aggregation OF kickers Is Irwin
himself or President Freedman, who
owns the club.
Certain It Is that no member Of their
own team is able to do It, When Huey
WAS taken out ICY" Bowen was
mt In for the "Mets" and Wiae
Tor Wilmington. Bowen display
ed the most outrageous partially
and marked discrimination ever seen on
n Wilmington ball field. Bat 1t was no
use. he could not put men on bases fast
enough for them and he was roasted as
severely by his own club as though he
were giving all the best Of 1t to WI
mington.
The game demonstrated to tho sEtis-
faction OF everyone that Wilmington can
play good ball, and every one who saw the
series is wondering by what mysterious
hocus pocus the "Mets" stay on top.
Nine hits were made off Nops aud he
gave one base on balls. Besides WI
mineton made four errors, but the errors
were happily made when they did little
good. Jerry had six strike outs to bis
credit, aud rs several OF them had from
four to Eve actual strikes to his credit II
may be rightly judged that he pitched
hrst-class game.
Eleven hits were made of Seymour and
he gave ak bases on balls. He had eleven
strike outs to his credit, but Bowen who
seemed to have q monopoly on the position
Of deciding balls and strikes, called almosi
everything a strike that the catcher was
WAS able to stop.
Wilmington virtually had the game
won In the hrst inning when II SCORED
four runs. sprRtt got a base on ball
went to second on passed ball to Foster
stole third, though only reaching !
through another error OF Fosters.
Gallagher went out on = liner whicl
Seymour stopped and threw to FIRST
Newell went out on a long hy to Cavelle
but Spratt came home on the throw In.
Drew hit, got second on Standlsh'l
error, went to third on Berryhills hi
and scored on hit by Welch.
Berryhlll stole second aud also scored
on Welch's hit. Mcintyre got base ol
balls reached third on Welch's hit an'
scored on the error Of the third base
man. Montgomery also got base OF
balls but he and Welch were left o
base, Nops strikinREout.
In the second, Wilml ngton scored tw
runs SprAtt struck out. Gallagher so
first on ssymour's error Newell made
long hit aud Gallagher reached third
Newell stole second and reached thir
and Gallagher scored on an error OF tn
third baseman. Drew few out 10 lei
field and Newell scored on the throw Il
The other players we're quickly retired
leaving Bsrryhill, who had got base Q
balls, on base.
The meta only runs we're made
tho nth with two men out Banno
reached frst on an error Of NewelPs.
having batted a sharp grounder to thir,
which Newell stopped but dropped b
stole second and scored on a hit
Cavelle. who Was brought home by
three bBse hit by Foster, Foster WI
left on third.
Newell scored one more run for WI
mington In the eighth. He made hi
stole second, reached third on a passs
ball by Foster and came home on Il
throw In Of the ball from left field Aft
Berryhill flew out.
The score;
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