The evening Republican., 1902-09-16
WILMINGTON p, A., z
BRNNDYWINE |.
Locals Won $1,000 Game BY Very
Close Score.
PLAYERS GET BIG OVATION.
Nearly Twenty Thousand Persons
Witnessed the Game at the
Home of the White Elephant.

! wilmington and perhaps Wi!mingt oa
wasn't all ab!aza last night. The
old town Simply went wild with de.
light. And nobody would care to
dispute them the right to cut loose
for keeps!
Alter several conferences between
the Captains, Managers and Umpires
the game was started at 3 4J about
| IL minute, late.
! Wilmington had won the toss aud
the field. Brauaywne went out in
order in the first inning principally
BY The clever fielding Of Aubrey. Will
lmington scored one ran in the first
! inning.
! Aubrey reached first on NHwton's
!; error, went TO second on passed ball.
Barton bunted safe down the third
base line and when Taylor threw wild
! to third Aubrey scored. Deal buntcd
safe after which Taylor retired and
Stcvcnton went in to pitch. The
licxt three men were easy out. Bran
dywine scored its only run in the Sec
ond inning on Sommcrs free pass, u
stolen base and Printz single.
Wilmington A. a. got the second
run in the second inning. Russell
singled and Blough sacrificed them to
/ second. Russell went to third on
| kuhnS cut and scored on Ouiel s sin
yie.
Steventon and Hartley came near
going together in the sixth iuuing
when SteventOn hit "Chlck' with a
pitched ball.
Several hundred people were
waiting for the gates to opeu at
Columbia Park shortly after noon.
1t was all your lite was worth tu
get even hanging room Oh any line
OF street cars running to the pard,
between ? o'clock and 80.
Ground rules had to be esta blish.
ed before the frat ball was pitched.
ln fact. fifteen minutes before the
game was called the great crowd
had surged to left and right field,
and they we're standing there five
aud six deep. The fences were
full, too. In fact, outside the actua!
playing field, there was lot square
inch that was not being utilized by
some enthusiastic rooter Tor one
team or the o.her.
Had the Athletic grounds been
able 10 accommodate five thousand
more people, every spot would have
been taken, for it Is certain that
5000 people were turned awav.
And not on their own sccount,
either. The Athletic Club manage.
ment simply locked tho gates tor
there was nothing more dong sven
10 standing room.
Ticket scaipers did land Office
business Severa! artists of this
seeln & golden oppor-
tunlty, bought up bunch Of tickets
and when the crowd began TO line
up by thousands before the box
office, they simply made killing.
The crowd around the main entrance
was something wonderful in SIZE.
1t extended nearly to Thirly.first
aud Oxford streets. There were
several other lines about three.
lourths as long, everybody tearing.
pushing and gruaning in their
efforts to hold their Positions. 1t
was found necessary to call out
'arse number OF reserves to handle
lhe crowd. They di i eiticl eut work.
The two previous times that
''Chick' wasat bat IL was evident
That SteveDton tried to hit him
with the Uai and the third time sue
:eeiel. Ths Uall caught Hartley
'u the left arm. "Chlck' started
'ut on the field for Steventon but
'he players separated them bciore
here was any serious trouble.
Theyans was full Of clever field
nyon both sides. Jimmy" "O'Niel
however carried of the honors.
Jimmy practically saved the
,ame Tor the a. A. The article oil
'aIl he put up around second base
vas we'll worth gong loo miles to
zee. Aubrey. Mehl, Hoffman, and
Slough made great plays.
The plays by innings follows;
FIRST Innins. Aubrey threw Ilof.
nan out at first, Avil del the
ams way. Tate got N.wtons ilv.
Aubrey reached first on Nawtons
'ad throw, went TO sec onI on a
Wild pitch and scored on Hartons
lit o Mel put one in frol. OF the
late and beat It out. O'Nicl was
oubled with Hartley aud Tate
vent out. Avil 10 Kane.
Second, Kane kno cKcd one 10
RUSSELL aud wasout Sommers got
free basc, stole second aud scored
II Prin:z single, the latter going to
bird OH the throw IN, Jefferson
1t TO Hartley who caught PrinA
/ third, Mehl struck out. Russell
ingled, Blough sacrificed Steven
IN TO Kane, Kuhn went out Jetfer.
on TO Kane, Russell scored on
'Niels single, Aubrey fouled out
} Sommers. {
Third Inning Steventon was ont
Mel 10 Deal, Hoffman reached
ret on Kuhns error, Avil doubted
asst Deal, Aubrey got Newtons
7.
kanc went out O'Nisl to Deal.
'mmcrs eanght Barton's, foul,
,eventon threw Deal out at frat,
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