Evening journal., 1896-06-15
SIX STRAIGHT GAMES.
That Was Wilmington's
Record For Last Weeks Play.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SATURDAY.

HotIy Contested Events by school BOYS
and other Athletes at Rivsrvisw -eeorf q
Prentiss IL stm Champion short Dis
tancs Runner OF Delaware other sport
ing News Notes.
Wilmington made it six straight for
the week on Saturday, By defeating the
"Meta" by score of 1e TO IN eight
innings 10 might have been by a larger
score but the visitors had TO leave then TO
catch train.
McCansrty pitched for Wilmington ane
was bit safely but nine times. At least
two Of the hits we're the veriest scratches.
but ons was q home run and another n
three -bsgger.
The WILMINGTON boy has shown, how p
eVr. that he Is coming pitcher He
has plenty OF speed. good curves and
fairly good control He has not yet
learned the art Of studying his opponents
thoroughly, but he is improving daily
and will bs one OF the best In the
business before the end OF the season.
The plnyers on the "Mets" predict q
bright future IN baseball for the young
ster.
10y" Bowen, who pitched for the
Nets WAS battsd pretty freely. four
teen hits being made off him. Besides
be gave four bases on balls.
The NETS" made q great triple play
In the fourth, retiring Wilmington's
first three batters. Drew bad reached
first on an error OF Fuller and mad been
advanced TO second by Spratt, who went
10 first on an error OF Irwin Mcintyre,
the next batter, drove out a line ball
straight for Bowen. The base runners
never imagined that the pitcher would
stop Il and started to run. But Bowen
caught the ball on a fly retiring Nc
Intyre, and threw IL TO Fuller who put
out Drew at second. Fuller then threw
TO Irwin. refining SprRtt at Hrst
In the sixth Wilmington made five
hits, scoring six runs. and making the
game theirs beyond the.peradventurssot =
doubt.
The Nets scored four runs In the
third Seymour made = hit and Cavelle
and Foster vera siven bases on balls.
filling the bases Battam was the next
batter and Mac" pitched him an easy
one, Just for a starter and that Was what
tho clever third baseman was looking for
and he immediately bstted it over the
fence for home run, bringing In the
other three men.
Wilmington played an absolutely
errorless game. showing wonderful
Improvement over Fridays playing,
while tho Nets made nine errors
Hickman WAS responsible for two OF
these and his playing was so rank that
in this third inning 4, IN transferred
Fuller to short. right fielder CohSa to
second. and put Standish ia right, retir-
ing Hickman TO the bench.
The game was au interesting contest In
" hich the local club show ysst superior
ity over the New Workers. II Mr. Longs
aggregation can keep up its present PEN
nsnt winning form, It will undoubtedly
hold third place, maybe second, when It
returns on July T. The score:
Wilmington. on...........2 3 0 9 2 Ole
Metropolitan, ,..... 80 2 0 o.
Earned Wilmington. 4; METROPOLITAN.
3. Three-baee hits-Newen, Dew, Cavelle.
Home run B attain. Passed balls-Foster 4.
Wild pitch -McCAfferty. Bases on balls
on McCanerty, 81; of Bowen. a. Hit by
pitched ball-Newell. struck out-By Bowen,
4; by McCaherty, B. Stolen ases-Newell,
Drew. Mcinty-e, Spratt. Wise Cavelle. Ir-
win, Foster, Battam, Cohen. ] each; Berry
hill Gallagher. each. Seymour, 3. Left on
bases Wilmington, 8; Metropolitan, T. Dou-
BILE plny-Gal agher. MCINTYRE and Berry
hin. Triple play-Bowen. Fuller and Irwin
Umpire-Hohard. Time-2 hours.