Evening journal., 1897-09-15
BOB" AND A BALL GAME
Fitzsimmons Was the Ham in
Clever Sandwich.
READING PLAYERS sLUGGBD
THE BALL AS PITCHED BY MR.
SPRoGEL, ONCE OF THE della
WARE STATE -FITZ-
SIMMONS MADE A SPEECH.

WARE STATE LEAGUE-FIIZ- |
SIMMONS MADE A SPEECH.
Bob Fitzsimmons, whom Manager
Julian advertises as the champion OF all
champions. appeared at Union street
grounds yesterday afternoon about 4.3O
o'clock and gave lively exhibition OF
bag-punching and sparring.
Fitzsimmon's turf performance was
scrt of sandwiched IN a championship
game OF baseball between Lancaster
and Reading, the respective champions
and tail-enders OF the Atlantic League,
and in this mixture of athletic perform
ances Fitz was the ham in the sand
wich. Everybody realized this, for,
when the tall man OF fine physique had
vanished into his dressing room, fully
1000 people Of the 500 present left the
grounds.
Martin Julian, In true prize-ring
style, stood by the punching bag can
opy and introduced Fitzsimmons. his
circus box eloquence warming the au-
dience for a vehement round OF app
plause as Fitz pranced out, clad in
tight-iitting jersey and pumps Of very
light blue, adorned with a belt OF the
flags Of all nations, the American in
front
Corbetts conqueror Is certainly mar
velously quick at a punching bag. He
had II going at a lightning clip, strik-
ing with his fists, wrists. elbow, shoul-
der and head. He punched it with a
long swing, upper cut, nose iab, heart
tap and, at the close OF the bout with it,
he reared against the poor bag with the
same sledgo that has killed about four
men and spoiled the prospects Of fouI Z
teen. 7 his last sent the bag twenty
yards across the field
His sparring bouts with Murphy
simply showed the agility OF two big
men in dancing about ducking and
lodging, and striking quicker than they
could wink. Ii had no gladiatorial GIN
ger and there were loud calls for Muir
ply to Knock him out, to which Ftz-
simmons shouted
Put up your purse!"
After the sparring exhibition there
were yells for speech. Fitzsimmons
stopped long enough in approaching
the gates TO get in his customary crack
at Pompadour Jim by saying:
"Gentlemen, all | have to say IS that
Corbe.t couldn't make it interesting
for my sparring partner"
LANCASTER WENT DOWN EASY.
The baseball game was interesting III
TO the sixth inning when both teams
started up a slugging match. which re
suited in Readings coming out very
much on top, thanks to good hitting b,
George Carey, late of Baltimore, ant
Catcher Heydon, who is a Conner"
After the Fitzsimmons cream hat
been skinned off the afternoons pan
OF sport, Lancaster became listless, an,
the eighth and ninth innings wer
farces. Reading rolled up nine runs il
the eighth
Pitcher Garvin, who, with Carey, wa
won by Manager Long in his legal figh
with Philadelphia, and over whom h
sued Colonel Rogers. eli al. for $1,000
for causing him to lose pennant chance
by holding back two of his best men
made fine impression. Sprogel pitch
ed for Lancaster and reminded the Wil
mingtonians of years ago when he use
TO pitch in the Delaware State League
The greatest playing for Lancaster
however, was done by its star left
fielder, SeybOld.
The scoro OF the ball game was:
Lancaster 80 0 / 0 0 4 l l.
Reading 800. 20 041 / 10 O-1
Earned runs-Lancaster 4; Readinf
-. Two-base hits-Larocque, Ware
Holland 2; Slater. Mcintyre, Carey
Three-base hits-Heyden, McIntyr,
Hcme run-Seybold. Passed balls
Heyden. Bases on balls-By GarviT
8; by Sprogel. /. Struck out-GarviT
4; Sprogel, 8. Left on bases-Lancas
ter, 4; Reading, 8. Double plays
Madison, Ward, LaTocque; MclntyT
and Garvin. Umpire-FoX.