Evening journal., 1896-04-20
WILMINGTON NIyS A GAME.
ROCKFORD WAS DEFEATE6 EASILY
BY A SCORE OF 13 TO 2.

Newell and Montgomery Did ThsmBeIv. 3
Proud Bv KoocEing Home Runs on
KeDny-Errors Allow Rockfords Two
Runs-OnIy Five Hits on Nops-Other
Baseball Matters.
Wilmington has won 3 game To be
sure, 1t vas only from the Rockford. q
purely amateur team, which was playing
It's fest game OF the season. Neyerthe.
lees, the frst game has been won. That
Is important.
The crowd Saturday was plainly a
Rockford crowd. Many even hoped TO
see the amateur team win and II rootinS
could have done IL, that result woulo
have been effected
Wilmington played a quiet, STEADY
game. Jerry Nops Mr. Longs crsck
pitcher did the honors for Wilmington.
He pitched a beautiful, steady game Of
ball. Several times the crowd thought
his arm would not last through the game,
but he closed the ninth with as much
speed and judgment as he began the first.
/ Mr. Nops struck out twelve men OF the
Rockford team and but five hits were
made off him These were widely
scattered. and in fact, IL is only through
courtesy that two of them could be called
hits He did not give a single man
base on balls. One feature of his sue
cess, however will not count when he
goes up against professional teams
They will not fear his speed as DID the
Rockford team.
Newell redeemed hinself With glory to
spare by his long home run bit over left
feld fence. IL was the longest hit since
the days Of Barns aud Ousick on the
Union street grounds It only show.sd
that he is getting back into his old form
again.
Kenny, who pitched for Rockford WAS
very Wild He pitches beautiful slow
ball which Is well csculated to fool
professional The latter thinks he ought
to put It over the fence every time He
doesn't do 1t, however.
Rockford made its two runs In the
seventh, not so much by fast playing,
but because of the loose fielding of Nc
Intyrs and Welsh.
The game was very slowly played much
to the disgust OF the Rookie push, F"
who predominated among the spectators
Nine hits were made of Kenny, but. as a
matter Of fact, the poor FILLING of he
Rockford caused the runs.
Montgomery also put another home
run TO his credit and be and Newell got
the "glad hand" from the crowd. Will
mington was credited with i've errors.
The score was.
Rockford. o o 0 0 Q %
Baseball An0nE the Amateurs.
The snelleneurg Baseball Club de
feated the Hickory team At Shsllpot on
Saturday b7 3 score OF 9 to T. HAMILTON,
OF the Bnsllenburg team. made a great
circus catch in right field, and Hshn, OF
the same team, struck out eight man.
The score was:
R.H.
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The Golden Rod Baseball Club has
organized with these players: ]. Russell,
c K. Trlssler, p; F. Qlsripel. 1b /;
willie Roach, SIS r. Lslly. % NJ
Roach. 3b L,csts, ! r Woodrow,
CT; T. UlAnd, rf r. Tfissler is
manager.
The Handicap Juniors defeated the
Victor A. o. team on Saturday by a score
Of to o. Batteries, Handicap Brown
and squashney; " A. O., Shepherd and
Pointer
The st. Johns Choir baseball club de-
fsated the olympia Baseball Club on
Saturday by score OF % TO 3.
The University Of Pennsylvania Law
School Baseball Club defeated the Della
ware College Club on Saturday by a score
Of 10 TO 5. The game was Ia the hands
Of the Pennsylvanlans from the start,
owing to the poor fielding Of tho Delaware
College Club. Philips, ths pitcher, put
up good game.