Evening journal., 1896-05-08

BAtted When ana Wheho Aho1 ~to-~-
"red" As pitcher Not an overwheim-
ing success-A Better Game To-day.
Wilmington had the easiest thing with
the New Haven team 81 League Park
yesterday afternoon that IL has run up
against this season. The score was ~ TO
In favor Of the home team and II could
Just as easily have been 20 TO A. or ~
10 0
There were several reasons for this
great showing on the part OF whining
ton Probably the most Important was
the fact that New Haven's pitcher could
not have pitched successful gams
against team OF l2-year-olds.
Keefe attempted to pitch for the
visitors until the sixth inning, Until
that time he had given ten hits hsd sent
fva men to bases on balls, had hit one
man with the ball ard struck out one.
The score stood IA TO 0 then and he had
but one strike out to his credit.
Then Caulhower WAS put into the box
The frst man who came uo WAS sent to
his base on balls. Keefe was immsdi-
ately put back In the box and "Colly"
was sent back to left field. Keefe pitched
one more inning. He gave three more
bases on balls and one more run WAS
scored.
Then lied" Sullivan, manager OF the
New Havens, who Is an old player, and
who had been on the coach line In uni
form earlier In the game. went into the
pitchers box himself. From that time
or the game became farce. The vii
mlngton players could have batted
sullivan of the earth, but seeing The
utter uselessness of playing they became
careless and that permitted four runs to
be made BY the visitors Sullivan may
have been able TO pitch ball In the old
days, but II hs could no trace OF that
ability now remains. A school boy would
have had no trouble in batting run
home oii him every tiue.
OF course there are several excuses to
be made for the visiting team One, and
a very important Que, Is that GRrvin, who
Is New Hkven's best pitcher, had gone
home with sore arm. Then Mackey,
tho Indian, was socs after Wednesday, 3
game and could not pitch either Keefe
Is not pitcher but as Frye was not in
condition be had to be placed In the
position. Frye will probably pitch for the
visitors to-day.
WILMINGTON rooters are already con
graduating themselves on three straight
from New Haven which would bring up
the local clubs percentage wonderfully
But the visitors may develop unexpected
strength to day and fool the best Of
prophets
Another reason and a potent one
for yesterdays overwhelming defeat was
the great batting ability displayed b.
the local team a glaro5 at the appended
score vefifss this
Jerry Nops pitched for Wilmington
for the FIRST five innings, and with the
exception Of one error played faultless
game, Gtrlking out four men and giving
but one base on balls Only two hits
were made of him.
In the fftn inning William Nops was
put In, and his playing surpassed even
the expectations OF his greatest admirers
He struck out nine meu aud gave only
two bases on balls. Five hits we're made
of him. IL Billy" can only do as good
work against the Nets, he will make a
reputation second to none. Bat there's
the rub,
Wilmington started of Ia winning four
IN the hrst inning, though the first man
up Gallagher, went out at frst. He
drove ont q sharp grounder TO FIRST
Pitcher Ksefe ran to the bag and the ball
was thrown to him just In time to score
a put-ous Newell got hit In the frst
stole seooud aud advanced to third by
another clever steal. Drew went to first
on balls snd both scored on Bsrryhilrs
hit, Mcintyre went out by a fly to
shortstop sud Montgomery went TO frst
on balls but wss left on base.
When Hodge came to bat In New
HGven's half ne batted out the seeon d
ball pitched along he foul line between
home and 6rst. Nops made neat stop.
but Gs be attempted TO throw to Berry hill
the ball slipped, and be had 10 mark an
error. O'Hagan advanced Hodge TO SEQ
ond by a sacrifice hit, but Boyle few out
to Newell and Boyle struck out leaving
Hodge on base
In the second, with two out, Gallagher
made three base hit but WAS left on
base. In New Haven's half Ktefe man
sged to make the only really clean hit
made eff Jerry Nops. but It did no good,
he being left on base
Wilmington then learned what a trul
soft thing they had struck and went o
piling up runs until tine eighth Inning,
when the score stood 10 to 0 rhsn they
got tired playing They did all they
could 90 let the visitors make something
TO their credit "Blly" Nops let up
on the terrific pitching streak he had
got into, aud as consequence New
Haven Tailed four runs, one of them q
home run. Three OF these runs were
made In the eighth and one In the ninth
inning.
Newell and Mcintyre had each a home
run TO their credit for Wilmington.
Newell led in stolen bases having four.
while SpratJ had three. All Of spratt's
were daring steals, and In every case be
had a long slide to get in. Newell's
running catch OF Hodges foul az In the
9Th inning. when he had 20 run almost
TO the left bleRohers, WAS the prettiesi
Of the kind this season Ia the ninth
even the umpire got tired. and he called
Nops out on only two strikes
New Haven was never la the game
from start to finish, and Ted Sullivan
saw II at an early stage Yesterdays
performance by the home club was quite
different from their work In the exhlbi-
tion games, when New Raven had all the
best OF it.
The oooro Is rafhar darracrfr.. -, H.