Evening journal., 1896-05-07
TWO OUT OF THREE.
Hartfords Defeated the VIII
mingtons Again Yesterday.
TWAS AcAsEoF DBADHARDLUoK
Hut There Were Several Things That
Helped Out Eate-ono Was Umpire
Jones-New Haven Plays Here To-day.
Jerry Nops WIN win for Wilmington.

HNInNu ONN EAh1-0ho "n tA'ftAN
Jones-New Haven Plays Here To-day.
Jerry Nops win win for Wilmington.
Hartford defeated Wilmington yes
terdaY by score Of 10 to A. That this
WAS tho case was not the fault OF any
particular player or players OF the VIII
mington Club. Il was simply a case Of
dead hard luck, adverse circumstances.
unfortunate juxtRposition OF hits and
felders and rank umplrng.
Amole pitched for Wilmington He
did not put up any remarkable exhibition
Of ball playing, in fact. had the game
been other than II wss, h might be said
that hls playing was very poor Yester-
day, however, II was not 30 much his
fault Klsmet--in other words, 10 was
fate. That expresses it. Aud fate was
dead sgainst Wilmington. The visible
representative of fate Ia this instance
was one, Charles Jones. by profession an
umpire. That he is an umpire is not
stated as a fact, but simply deduction
drawn from his having attempted TO fiji
that position yesterday
Mr.. Jones Is on very friendly terms
with the Hartford players. They all CALI
him "Oharlle" and he calls all Of them by
their Erst names. lie evidently has a
hiNAiN lttllHk ANWhAN tAHn
That Is all right, but 10 does not
furnish valid excuse for the ranksst
umpiring that has bsen seen on the local
ball field for many, many moons
Then again, Viokery pitched for Hart
ford. He Is strOug pitcher. even
stronger than Osborne and Wilmington
could do nothing with him. Even
Newell got but one hit. e was true that
was three -bagger but no one else
seemed able TO follow his lead Whining
ton had but FIVE hits. Hartford had
thirteen hits off Amole.
Vickery struck nine men while Amole
struck out two. The former gave three
bases on balls aud hit one man with the
ball while Amole gave only one base on
balls and hit one man
About 500 people, many Of them ladies'
saw the game. 1t was dull aud unin
teresting aud the spectators devoted
most OF their time TO roasting Umpire
Jones, only waking up from their 10th
argy when Newell batted out his three
base hit in the eighth inning
Wilmington was never In the game
from the start, though had It not been
for unfortunate fumbles at critical per
iods there would have been good show
of winning out
In the frst Gallagher got base on
balls and was thrown out at second,
while attempting a steal Newell also
got a base on balls and stole second.
With Drew and Berryhill following him
II looked like = sure thing run. But It
was not TO be- As some old ink singer
has said. "How have the mighty fallen "
Both these hitherto iuvincbles struck
out leaving Newell on second
But Hartford had no cinch In It's half
Mack, he FIRST batter, went out to frst on
a sharply bit bsll which Newell neatly
ielded Pettit went out on a long hy
10 Montgomery, and Gunshannon went
out At hrst with Newells assistance, Just
as Mack had done,
Wilmingtons half Of the second In
ming was but a repetition Of the FIRST,
Montgomery being left on base Hart.
ford also went out without a run,
though Leblanc got hit.
10 the third with two men out Newell
got drst on Scharfs error, and scored on
two base hit by Drew Drew scored on
the fielding Of Bsrryhili's hit Whining
mington was to o.
In the third for Hartford Vlckery got
hrst on a clean hit. He was advanced
20 second by Nets, who went ont at
first. Mack went out on a long fly to
Drew.
Now here Is where Wilmington's hard
luck commenced. Petit came Co the
bat and knocked long hit which seemed
sure thing for Montgomery. Monty"
set himself aud waited. Just as the ball
got about ten feet above left field fence a
sharp puff OF wind caught it and detected
It slightly, dropping It over Petit
made a circuit of the bases bringing IN
Nickery and making the score tie
Spratt made one run In the fourth and
Newell scored In the eighth, making a
three base bit and being brought home
by Berryhill's two base hit Drew, who
followed Newell, had Been put out at
second while ioolishly attempting "a
steal the base This fact knocked of one
from Wilmington's score Had he waited
Berryhills hit would have brought him
home But It was not to be,
Hartford made four hits In the fourth
and one man was hit with pitched ball
These netted three runs.
10 the seventh Gallsgher's error gave
houle base. Lshane's hit advanced
Houle to third. and In an attempted dou
Bile play In whichLehane was put out. lBol
tenus got Fret and Homie scored Wick
ery's three base hit also netted a run.
Even In the eighth with the score 8 to
4, Hartford evidently did not think Il
had enough for two more runs we're
scored.
Nlckery and Bottenus are evidently 3
battery to tie to, the former having
nine strike outs to bis credit.
Montgomery put up q frst class game
yesterday. DreWis game was marerd only
BY his attempt to steal second at ths
wrong tine. A daring spirit In base run
ming is commsndabe but Il is not hardl,
worth while even for so swift a man as
Mr.. Drew to attempt TO get from frsl
base to second while the ball Is coins
from the pitcher to the same base.
This was the score;
wILMIEeTON.
R. H. P.O. A. E
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