Evening journal., 1897-06-21
THAT ROCKY BALL GAME
Failing to connect" on the
Diamond,
THE LOCALS STARTED A FIGHT

ROCKFORD, ALTHOUGH 1T WAS
NOT A CRACKAJACK
Rocky baseball playing has often
been read about, but never so clearly
demonstrated as at Battery Park on
Saturday. A fine crowd that filed every |
seat and occupied nearly all the stand
ing room had assembled to see Rock |
ford and Columbia A. G. struggle for
state championship honors. The besi |
of feeling prevails this year between |
the management of both clubs, and
both are trying to bring the game up
to a high standard that will please the |
people.
saucy crowd Of half-grown young |
sters from New Castle, however, did
their level best to kick up a rumpus
and, as there was an equally flip crowd
Of toughs from Wilmington in the vis-
iting contingent, the scrap came. 1t
was such a downright disgraceful scene
that the management can only square
itself by refusing admittance to the
grounds to all those concerned in It,
One of the Rockford players, who at
tempted prize-flghting tactics because
OF some taunts from the fresh young
sters, ought also to be barred out of all
the games with New Castle.
Except for the playing Of its star
left fielder, Montgomery, and Leach, Co
lumbia was outpiayed from start to
finish by Rockford.
Tn New Castle boys played llstlessly
throughout the game except their
new battery and clever left fielder. Al
one time four runs were let in by one
misplay. The New Castle boys did moi
seem to solve Kenney's delivery at all
and only three hits went out of the
diamond
The attendance was the largest Of
the year. Rockford went first to bat
Gillespie walked to first and stole sec
ond. Comfy flied to Gartside, but the
I pitcher made a bad muff Gillespie
scored on a bad throw to Duffy. Fergu-
son struck out, but Comfy scored on
Duffys bad throw of JOhnson's S
grounder. Buckley flied to Montgomery
and retired the side. Two runs.
Columbia came to bat and Hayes
!. walked after fouling all the good ones.
Kehney's balk advanced Hayes to sec
ond. Lords single to right brought
Hayes over the rubber. Leach's
grounder took a lucky bound over Fer
guson and Lord scored. Leach stole
second and scored on MeConnel's lucky
scratch. Mcconnell scored on GILES.
pio'sl error and Phillips bad throw
-COuntiss was left because Montgomer,
ran on a foul. Four runs
With two ont in the second a pitched
ball sent Kenney to first, and he trot
ted down on a wild pitch and scored OF
the catcher's bad handling of Gillespiel
third strike. One more run.
Newlove singled, went all the wa,
around to third on Kenneys will
pitch, and scored on a similar delivery
o. Hayes again walked, but was caught OF
d a work-up Duffy's grounder was goo'
II for a base, but Lords attempt to sacri
flee killed him. One more run.
Ferguson went to third on Newlove'
: bungle of Wilson's grOunder. johnson
u flied to Montgomery, who made grea
throw to second, but the umpire knock
n ed all hopes Of a double play by callin
Wilson safe. A wild pitch scored Fer
guson and advanced Wilson to thirC
Buckley and Mcdaniel famed air. On
run.
Gillespie's error gave Gartside hi
base, and the pitcher took third on No
Connells hit. He tried to score o
Countiss' sharp one to Ferguson. bt
g was tagged at the plate. Montgomer
ID flied 10 Comfy. Mcconnell made fin
es steal of third, but was out ON wOrl
E. up between home and third No run
Phillips flied to Leach, Kenney fOu
r ed to Mcconnell and Gillespie ended
very short inning by flying to Newlov
For Columbia NewlOve famed, bl
Hayes again walked. Duffy fame
Hayes took second on a passed bal
Lord flied to Buckley. No runs eith'
side
Comfy opened the fifth with a sing
and scored on Fergusons single an
Hayes error. Wilson's double to le
- advanced Ferguson to third, but
was tagged on the home. Here son
excitement began in earnest III
= catcher threw a ball to Countiss to r
! tire Mcdaniel on a little home pla
grounder, COuntiss was mapping al
ct the ball go through him. The b'
was lost and Wilson, Johnson, Buckl
and Mcdaniel ran around home. r
IA umpire declared Mcdaniel out
eM Buckley's interference.
nu knot of spectators then get to mi
~ ~ ing One young Wilmingtonian had 7
'ey face slapped several times before r
~, liceman Morgan could quell the d
lu turbanoe.
' Phillips flied to Montgomery and
N tired the sidewith Rockford four runs
the good. No more runs We're scor'