The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-08-19
Rel Air, II: Delta, =.


The Bel Air base ball team added new
laureIs to its string OF victories last Saturday
afternoon, by defeating the strong Delta team
by score of II to at the County Fair
grounds. The game, which lasted two hours
and thirty minutes, fair sparkled with bril-
Iiancy, and furnished enough excitement and
enthusiasm to last the most ardent lover Of
the sport for l long time to come. The scene
of the battle readily reminded one of sue
cessful Hartford Fair day. as persons were
present from nearly every section OF the coun-
~, and it is generally conceded that the
largest number Of persons that has ever at
tended a ball game in this county was present.
most pleasing feature was the presence of
SO large number of enthusiastic lady rooters,
who turned out to the game in the most fash
ionable vehicles, determined to do all in their
power to bring about victory for the home
team, and it is needless to add that they came
out more than conquerors. The game was
the first of a series of three to be played be-
tween Bel Air and Delta for the cham pionship
Of the Hartford League and the rightful owner
ship OF the Schapiro silver cup.
The Delta players received hearty support
and encouragement from hundred or more
rooters, with the addition of brass band,
who accompanied the team to Bel Air on
special train, making the contest all the more
interesting. But with all this the team could
not overcome the lead which our boys WAS
gradually making towards the end of the
game. Both teams appeared on the field de-
termined to win, and the way each strived to
accomplish this determination was wonderful
in the least. And notwithstanding the fact
that the Deltas were inspired by the presence
of their great chieftains, Managers W. K. Will
liams and e. Z. Rouse, who adorned the front
row of the Dslta contingent, they were COM
PEELED to take the back seat before the supe-
rior play of Manager Rosan's players. The
weeks rest seemed to have done our boys no
harm, and they put up wonderfully fast and
snappy game.
Richardson was in the box for Bel Air, and
his work was the great feature of the after
noon. He quite lived up to his reputation,
juggling with the peltas as he pleased. Only
i've scratched hits were made oil his delivery
in nine innings, and at all times he had evil
liams'" sluggeTs entirely at his mercy. The
whole Bel Air team played up to the mark
with most gratifying snap and go, although
the bulk of the work fell on Weber, catch,
Richardson pitch, Settler, short, and Hoblit-
zell at first, whose work fairly sparkled with
brilliancy. Young Morris started the game
for Delta, but after working hard to bring
DIV viz nIl fnallv
in despair in the sixth inning and turned the
sphere over to Arthur Jones, who finished the
game In fairly good style. Both of these
pitchers were lucky in getting out OF bad
holes, as i'll several innings Bel Air had men
on bases with only hit to score them, but
the next men were unable to hit the ball out
of the diamond. The Delta's fielded in good
style, but were unlucky in having balls placed
Just out of their reach. The work of Gibson,
who played third base for Delta, and that OF
Arthur Jones at Short was particularly nots-
bic, they accepting no less than fifteen changes
between them, The batting and base rum
ing of Gibson was also good.
Bel Air led of with run in the first inning
on a home-run driven by Richardson over the
CGuITt-HGlu leUCG. III the SGCOlu IuD DGIld {
tied the score on q hit by Gibson and outs by
Parry and Williams. In the third Bel Air
scored three runs on safe drives by Richard
son, Weber and Settler, while Delta was
BANKED. In the fourth Bel Air got in two
more runs as the result of a combination of
errors and sacrifice hits by Rouse and Weber,
In this inning Delta scored three runs on a
wild throw by Rouse and hits by Gibson and
Dodson. From this time on the Bel Air boys
steadily increased their lead by good base run
ming and opportune batting, aided by an coca
sion error by the visitors. Delta made little
squirt in the ninth inning, scoring two runs Oh
safe drive by A. Jones and lucky hits by Il.
Jones and Gibson, but the agony was soon
over by WILLIAMS being put out at first on
hit to Seltzer.
The line up OF the teams was as follows
Bel Air-Weber, CT Richardson, p; Hobit-
zell, ID; Rouse, 2b: Seltzar, s; Miller, 3t;
Reckord, f; Carroll, f. Calder, f.
Delta-Ramsay, C; Morris, and 3b; Parry,
1b; X. Jones, 2b; A. Jones, and p; Gibson,
3b and s; Williams, f. Poff, f; and bod
son, +.
Score-Bel Air, IL; Delta, {. Home runs,
Richardson. Three base hits, Weber, Settler
and Gibson. Two base hits, Weber. Sacr-
flee hits, Hrblitzell 2, Reckord, Miller, Rouse,
Carroll, Jones, Williams and Morris. Hits
of Richardson, 5; OFF Morris, 10; off Jones B.
Struck out by Richardson, IL; by Morris, 4;
by Jones, 2. Batteries, Bel Air, Richardson
and Weber; Delta, Morris, Jones and Ram
say. Umpires, Ohm A. Evans.
The Bel Air team will go to Delta next
Saturday for the second game of the serits
and it is needless to say that every effort will
be made to bring back a victory, The team
will make the trip on special train OF three
cars which will be well filled with a host of
| enthusiastic rooters, among whom will be a
large delegation of ladies, as one car will be
reserved for them. A band of music will also
be taken along to add to the interest of the
game and encourage our players. Tickets for
the trip are now on sale at the jewelry store
| of Mr.. Jacob Schapiro. or can be secured from
Manager Rosan. The following players will
| compose the team at Delta, Weber, SeltZer
Richardson, Hoblitzell, Rouse, Bowling. Car.