Evening journal., 1896-06-08
M'CAFFERTY'S FIRST.
His Initial Game Was Lost,
But Through No Fault of His
PULLMAN oOMPAEY's ATHLETES

Held Sports At RivervIsw saturday-wiI-
mington's New Pitcher VIII he y strong
Addition ms a Batter-Newell's wonder
fuI Batting Saturday yciinR aud
other Sports.
1t was no discrsdit to the ball playing
of the Wilmington club that Paterson
msde It three straight on Saturday. II
was a great game, one OF the greatest
that has ever been played on the Union
atreet grounds. Paterson never had any
license TO win out and that II old 30 is
only an instance Of what good luck snd
good playing will do against good play
ing alone.
"Tom" McCaGsrty the Wilmington
pitcher OF whom such great things were
predicted by his friends made their pre-
dictionH good. and It Is safe to assert
that he will be permanent fixture on
the club.
It was his first appearance in pro
feselonal game and he acquitted himself
Handsomely. True, he did not win his
game. but that was his misfortune not
his fault
The score gives Paterson twelve bits
of him. That In itself Is not bad, but,
rs matter of fact, four OF these hits
at loast could, by close scoring have
been made something else.
Mac" was little Wild, yet had Kill
lackey OF Paterson been behind the plate,
the score would in ell probability have
been different
One thing that can be said OF the new
pitcher is that he finds the ball when nc
the bat. That Is the principal thing
needed on the club just at this time.
He had two singles on Saturday and one
run, very creditable showing for four
times at bat.
After John Newell he Is the one man on
the Wilmington team VINO can be de
pended upon to do the right thing with
the stick at the proper time He had two
three baggsra and single on Saturday
Since he has been hrst I'm the batting
order Johnny has got back to his old
form. bis hrsb time at the plate after
two strikes had bssn called on him. he
made his FIRST triple, making the longest
hit ever seen on the present Whining
ton grounds The ball went straight
out to deep centre, striking within
board or two Of the top Of ths fourteen
foot fence
There was fairly large crowd pres
ent and they developed more enthusiasm
that has been seen at any previous game
OF the season.
That long hit was a promise Of what
was In store and from the time it was
made until the last man was out in the
Ninth with the score to 8, the interest
never Jagged.
Drew, who followed Newell made a bit
and Johnny scored. Drew stole second
and came In on GallRgher's hit Those
were all the runs for the inning
Two ruEs we're made by Paterson in
its first though only one ahould have
tailed Armor the FIRST batter was
struck out but Wise let the third strike
ball pass and Armor got 10 second on
It,
Paterson scored one each In the third.
fifth and sixth, and two in the eighth.
Wilmington scored two more In the
fourth and then made no more until the
eighth
In that inning Mcintyre went
out on a fly to Armer. Montgomery drove
out ball to second whlch was two swift
for Smith and got Grst Wise went out
on an easy groundar TO Wagner, but
meanwhile Monty" had reached third.
With two men ont things looked dis
heartening for the local club McCafertv
got base on balls and Newell came Co
bat lt WAS we'll that IL so happened for
no other man on the Wilmington team
could have filed the bill as be did. The
fans were absolutely quiet In the agonlz
ing suspense Of expectancy But they
were Co be awakened. johnny caught
the third ball pitched on the end OF his
bat. IL scared high over the heads OF
Armor and Heidrick who were making a
Wild Chase for It and, lauded against
center field fence, giving Newell three
bases and bringing Mac" and MONTY"
across the rubber.
Maybe the crowd didn't 60 wild Never
was such g scene OF wild delight wit
messed In this staid and sedste city
Hats went into the air, canes, umbrellas
and shoes pounded on the bleechars
conservative, prosperous business men
and youngsters In knickerbockers arose
as one and howled delightedly until their
throats were sore. Two men out a man
on third and the score 6 to z with an
inning to play. Surely, they thought II |
was Wilmington's game Bat It was not /
to be. Drew inglorlously famed the
atmosphere and Newell WAS left on base
Paterson went out one, two. three. In /
its half In Wilmingtons half OF the |
ninth, Gallagher made -bagger and |
reached third, but was left there, and the |
SILK Weavers got one Of the hardest /
fought games Of the year. The score:
Wilmington... 0 2 o o o. 6
Paterson. .....~........2 OIL o / 1 2 0 x-7l
r,i.slS Earned ruppss-Wilmington, 3; Paterson. 4.