Evening journal., 1896-07-28


Manager Long and School boy Error
lsY RAGert Lost tho Game.
There we're several reasons why the
Wilmington Club lost yesterdays game
TO Paterson. It was the first game
Paterson has won for so long that the
players Of the club had about given up |
hope Of brsating the string of losses.
One Of the reasons Tor losing was the
fact that McCahsrty weakened in the l
ninth inning. The score stood to In /
favor OF Wilmington Then McCafforty |
gave a base on balls and the mau scored |
on bunt by Brlston and Rsflert's error. |
McCsherty seems TO have falling OF
giving base on balls just at critical |
poins In the game.
Another reason for losing WAS the fact |
that Captain Jack" Newell refused 10 |
exert himself to stop the bunt hit by |
Bristow which sent base runner from |
hrBt to third When Hayward reached |
first on balls with no one ont, Brlstow |
came to bat and batted out little bunt
intended for = sscrlhcs. within ten feet
OF Newell ANY amateur third basemsn
would have be0n ashamed to let the ball
pass, but Newell made littlo or no effort
to get The ball and Bristow's bunt had TO
be counle hit, be getting his base on
It and the man on first going to third.
Y ct another reason for losing WAS the
fact that Mr. Long persists In playing
the game from the bench He tried II
yesterday In the ninth inning with the
usual success. With a man on irpt and
one on third with no one ont ard the
score 2 to ! against Paterson. he in
ttructed Catcher Raifert 10 lot the man
on third 60 but to catch the man on FIRST
II he attempted to steal second. ALLOW
ing a run to score for the sake OF rstir-
ing player may be good baseball. I'M
deubtedly II Is because Mr.. Long says
70 Is. Bat yesterday was one Of the days
It didn't work.
Brstow who was on first attempted to
steal second Obedleat to Instructions
Rsffert threw the ball TO second In
stead Of playing on second Mcintyre was
between first and second and the ball
went Wild
Beywsrd who was playing of third
saw tine chance and didn't do q thing but
tic the score
That settled it for Wilmington. with
the usual acumen OF ball players, the
stsble door was locked after the horse
was gone. Raffert was sent TO right
field, Sprstt WAS brought Ia 90 irst and
Kinsella was put behind the bat. That
Is one way OF correcting an error Of
Judgment. But IL didn't work.
KillackOy came to batifor Paterson and
bAtted out clean hit and Bristow
Tailed. The game was lost
Notwithstanding the fact that Pat
erson won, the RRme was q clean
snappy exhibition of the national game
Paterson evidently felt keenly It's de-
poaition from frst place, which IL has
held for two months nd was out for
blood
Both pitchers were Ia good form and
both pitched great games. While eight
hits we're made off McOIfferty. he struck
ont seven men and gave but two bases
on balls. Olly five hits we're made off
smith, but two OF these we're home runs
Besldes, he hit two men with the ball
and gave three bases on balls, while he
struck out but three msn.
Sandy" McDermott a tall stout
determined looking Young msu umpired
the game Mr McDermott is all right
That Is a good proposition to start with,
for he gave most satisfactory rendition
OF the role Of referee. He would stand
no back talk, allowed no coaching from
the benches and stopped any suspicion oi
an attempt at rowdyneEs. Wilmingtonii
first run was made In tho sixth inning
fence for a home run. Unluokily. ns
one WAS on bass. Paterson had mad,
one run In the hrst, Armor having mad,
two-bagger and scored on Bnttam's hit
When kinsslla made his ran and tied Oh,
score. the small crowd Of fans went Wild
Wilmington had several chances {,
win tue game Ib should have won ou
in the seventh, but It was not TO be
With two men out Spratt followed Kin
sellaa lead and made home run Agall
no one was on bsses Raffert got a hi
and was advanced TO third by q long
clean hit by McCsferty. Then NeWel
came to bat. Amy old hit would hAv
won the game, but Newell didn't bit
Instead, he threw the bat In front o
Catcher Killaokey who was appsrentl
about to throw TO second TO catch Nc
Csnerty, who was stealing the basea
KilAckey had no Intention Of throwln
and Newell's interference was uncalle
for, as MAO" had already reached hi
base But Umpire MeDermott ls not th
man to tri1s with He cav Newell
action and called him out, leaving tw
men on bases
Again in the ninth With anothe
chance OF winning lack OF head wor
lost the game. Spratt and Rsffsrt ha
been sent to base on pitched balls. On
man WAS out. McCsffsrty hit to Battau
who attempted to touch Spratt Will
running from second TO third and esueh
Raffsrt st second. Sprstt was called ou
for running oLtof line and 1t was a
over. the side bsing out
Tho fe,rs.