New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21
TIE GREAT BASE BALL KATCE.
BROOKLYN =. NEw-YoRK AND HoBoKEN.

BROOKLYN rs NEW YORK AND H0BOKEN.
Yesterday the chosen nine from srnorg the Brook
Base Bal Clubs net the ether choseE nins from New
York and Hob, ken to couter oT the hoco Q; victory
IL the game in which they delight. The weather 81
prcpit oui the tky sonewhst cloudy, the atmosphere
comps.s,iysy ooo ani tie ground 10 tolersols con-
ei,on ceptsg tia. ia loose .,b'e psrre v - ur-
favorable 10 cstcticg toe bsil "on the bond To.
fire weather called out large attendance. Probably
four thousand peops sssisted at the psrfornsnce-
assisted lbe rally With vcce ari hd, whecsver there
YVES brilliant catcn, good batting or fine run.
The enihusissm was &; i< hg6est pi:ch during the
whole Of tie gene FROM frst to last. Toe Ladies
sand wn vel filed vita the vves, daughters, si,ers
snd swe.,hests Of the Bae B,n players Of the thres
cities Outsii the lmi.s assgrsc the spectstors, the
Mace was CAV with onribusees decorated With Hsgs,
AMI bearing tte rsmes Of tie vsrious Clubs As
hese arrived one after arotler they were greeted with
the heartfelt cheers. Hundreds of private vehicles
were on the ground many o: them serving as stands
for Il sif propretore.
The assembly was OF the most respsctsbls chsTac-
ter. II was composed, in the man, OF stsid citizens
sober business nsn Of vsiious calpgs. There vas
srnirg adni,.ure of = bsser element, bat no. large
enough to unpeassnty affect the appearance or spirit
Of the occasion. There was trtiing csse of dis
oder snd in that the seversst thing which could be
said to the individual guilty Of csusns It was, Are
YOU ball.plsyer, tool" l: was deemed bitter re-
proscb, AID served ts purpose. Beyond tnH there
was nothing to mar the harmony OF the occasion The
gres,est good humor prevailed al around, and thus
these Yankee Olynpian games were celebrated after
a. orderly fashion as the quietest citizen could de-
sire.
OUTSIDE.
At the little railroad station there were few Of the
enerpispg gent. who make fascinating PROPOSE
iiors to the ipnocent whereby the latter can make
huge smourts Of money witt the most tTihing rlsks.
There wers three four cases OF benevolent sensIe-
men with three cards and rather shsky table, whose
sole purpo,e u coming out there seemed 20 be to lose
all their heavy rolls Of bills to the poor people around
them. There was only one thing - excite d)ubt OF
ther perfect discterestedless and this the con-
start assertion thst TIE bigger the bsts, the more
.xcitin ia this little game" This seemed 10 have
tendency throw the money into the hands of few,
and bred the most just suspicion sganst these gen.
tlemep. The consequence was that few but the con-
federaes of these gentry took vanae of the benev-
oleLce Of their offer. There was sporadic case
Of swestcloth but the rsks email and the profit,
strength machine the "walk-up 'and'try-your weight
nachire;" several ingenious oontrvances, consisting
Of pla ks with spikes driven in them for encircng the
center one of which with small ring provided tor the
purpose you received quarter OF dollar provided
you threw from the proper dtance paid ten pence tor
your chance, and threw with precision. There ives
one more cunrrg implement, devised for the more
general diffusion Of cash among the people. This wss
a small pyramid surrounded by hve-cent piece. 1t
stood basis Of soap, and was to be thrown
q. with tbickish wire; the owner descanted
with much eoquence its virtues, but generally con-
fred himself to the following truisms Z" Ton pence
"an't much, gen I'm -twoat nutber break nor nuther
will i, make you. IF you hits, you msy make twen-
"ty.ive cents ef falls inside the soap, you ose sf
il falls outede the SOAP you wins. But his elo4uence
seemed thrown swsy-no one felt inclined to accept
his tempting proffers. We cid not observe that the
thbles were taken advantage Of the liberal frs.er-
p.y who were then plying their benevolent calling out
side. Indeed few Of the people cared to be weighed,
Try their strength, or to gamble They had como to
see Bsss Ball, and only looked upon the gambling ta-
bss with improbable curiosity.
BETTING.
Before the game began, aud up to about the fourth
innings the feeling all in favor of Brooklyn. Jus
At its commencement twenty to fifteen was offered on
Brooklyn, and was long in finding taker But from
the fourth to the sixth innings the feeling began to
cbmge-even bets were offered but there were no
takers. The game too even 10 predict any result
fron it, 1t wss, indeed, so we'll contested that bets
were freely offered that there would not be twelve runs
made on either eide But notwithstanding the offers,
but little money changed hands on the result.
The GAME.
The game opened at p o'clock The following are
the names and postion of the players:
BRoOKLfS.
Sar. P0sifior CIuo
-, ..... .Catch.r. ...,........... Excelsior.
Hodrr Second Base.
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