Evening journal., 1896-06-05
THE LEADERS WON ONE
But They Never Got a Run
After the First Inning.
DEAD HARD LUCK IN THE;FiRsr

After THAT It was a Well Played Inter
estng Contest In which Good Ball Was
tbs RuIe-A Pleased AssembIage OF
Fans Saw It-other Sporting News.
The Paterson club defeated Whining
ton Yesterday by a score OF to 4. After
the first inning the game was one OF the
best played games OF baseball ever put
M. That first inning In which the
leaders scored six runs gave them the
game for they failed to score after
wards
It happened In this wise. AS is well
known Jerry Nops usually sets aside the
frst inning for the purpose OF finding
out Just how TO pitch to fool the
opposing team for the rest Of the game.
be did that yesterday, and for once
his usually heady work was what tue
other club was looking for. Armor
caught the second ball. an easy drop, on
the nose for two bases Killsckey got
hrst on Bsrryhill's error. advancing
Armor to third. Then Smith got another
hit on another slcw ball, and Armor
scored. Killackey going TO second.
Taylor the next batter, struck out, and
the enthusiasm OF the fans began to
rise But there was heap more trouble
brewln'.
Cogan had one strike called ON him
Then ne swiped the hall vlclously over
right field fence for home run, bring
ing In smith Wagner, who followed
struck at one ball, had another strike
called on him aud then punched the ball
for three bases
Fitch, the little Paterson shortstop,
came to bat and banged out the very
frst ball for another homer, and Wagner
crossed the rubber.
The great batting Of the visitors re-
csived little applause, not because Will
mington cranks are not fair-minded, but
because they we're too sorrowful
Ii WAS almost too much. Peerless Jerry
Nops being batted all over the field Two
home runs. a triple, double and a single
all In one inning How on earth did It
hsppen2 Bat that Is hey ond the ken of
man. The one thing known is that Z
did happen, and those Eve hits resulted In
siy runs
1t was slmply a case Of dead hard luck
for Jerry Of exceeding good luck for Patsr
sen. This Is not intended for any dis
paragement OF the Paterson play
stiekwork They showed yesterday that
they are among the best In the business
II Is simply n lament that they should
have made their hits all at once before
Jerry had got a chance to guage the bat
ting capability OF hls adversaries
Those six runs. four Of them earned,
were destined to be Paterson's last. Jerry
settled right down to business and
Showed the visitors that his let down
was only tenn porary Though they at
one time got two men on bases that was
their best, Not another one crossed the
rubber
Now for the Wilmington end Of lt.
Spratt. who came first TO bat was struck
out, Gallagher got base on balls and
went to second on a wild throw by Nc
Mackin. Newell few out on a long fly
to Heidrlck.
Then Drew banged out the sphere for
three bases bringing In Gallagher Bsr
ryhill was given a base on balls.
With Mcintyre at bat, Gallagher on
third and Berryhill on first, there seemed
a good chance Of doing business. Berry.
hill evidently thought 50 aud attempted
to steal second
Killacksy had bis eye on him and drove
the ball down TO Second -baseman Smith.
There Is where Bob" got In his fine
work. He saw that It WAS inevitable
that he would be retired but bv heady
work he managed to keep Smith chasing
him until Drew scored Then he was
put out.
In the second to even up tbIngs bit,
Mcintyre caught the frst ball pitched
on the nose and batted it over left feld
fence for home run. 1t was the long
est hit along the fence llue aud with the
exception OF one OF Newel's In former
game, the longest anywhere, on the
Wilmington grounds this season.
Bat that was destined to be the last
until the eighth. Then Spratt got 4
bass on balls and scored on Nswells hit
That was the bsst that could be doue and
hrst blood went to the leaders.
IL WAS an interesting game from frst
to fhish. we'll played throughout. The
only thing that marred It was the many
disputes over the umplring, but happily
that question was adjusted BY putting In
aplayer from each team. II that rule Is
adhered TO there will b. no more un-
seemly wrangling over decisions, for the
judgment OF both men yesterday was
absolutely fair, just and impartial
Mace, who has never given mucn salts
faction as an umpire In Wilmington,
started to act as judge. BE lasted one
inning. In that time he had assisted so
materially In holding down the Wf
mington club that Manager Long be
came disgusted.
Addressing Mace, be said, after those
home runs were Knocked: "Wen, Mace.
you won't have to rob us much 70
day"
Mr.. Mace did not like the character
izstion implied In the words and as the
result OF a collcquy between himself
and Mr., Long, he thr W down his mask
and balls and said he would umpire no
more.
This declaration was received with
irenendous applause by the spectators.