The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-24

! TIE Baseball MATCH-The Brooklyn Eecelsiors
capitalization Of Splendid Play.-Agreea-
! bly, to announcement the Match Game between the
| Nine of the Brooklyn Excelsior Club and the Excel
sior of this city, off the grounds of the lat
| ter on Saturday afternoon, and was witnessed by
| between two and three thousand persons, many of
| whom were ladies. The Brooklyn Nine arrived in
! the city by the four O'Clock (morning) Phadel.
! pha train, and were met at the cars bv commit
| tee of the Baltimore Club. They were conducted
to Guys Monument House. where collation.
awaited them. During the morning they visited
different places of interest throughout the city,
and at one, after eating n lunch, in company
with a large number of the Baltimore Excelsior,
they repaired to Holiday street, where City Pas
senger railway car, drawn by four horses, was in
readiness to convey them to the grounds. The car
was kindly furnished by the City Passenger Rail-
way Association, and was gaily decked with flags.
The enviable reputation of The Brooklyn Excel
siors gave promise that excellent play would be
exhibited, and an unusual interest was manifested
by our citizens to witness the game When the
clubs reached the grounds large crowd had gath
cred. But few minutes were spent in prepara-
tion, and while the Baltimore players were engaged
dressing, the Brooklyn Nine took positions on the
field and practsed catching. The ball passed from
to the other with great precision, and seldom
was it allowed to slip through the fingers of any of
them. This little exhibition made it manifest that the
Baltimore Club would learn a few new points be-
fore the game closed. The grounds were cleared
and the play commenced with Brooklyn Nine at
the bats. They made three runs, when they were
compelled to go to the field. The Baltimore BOYS
picked up the bats very cautiously, while Creigh-
ton, the pitcher, stood at his post, carelessy toss
ing the ball in the air. The first ball thrown to
the bat went like bullet the stroke of the bat be-
ing made simultaneously with the bali entering the
catchers hands. The batter had never struck at
such balls and three misses followed, and he step
ped aside. The inning lost without player
reaching the first base. The score will show that
there was but little variation in the innings, with
the eycenLi"" that tho Brooklyn Nine on the sixth
and eighth exhibited ""ts - " "
on the ground. 1t is useless to indviduallse
in regard to their play, as each one In his
position exceled the highest expectations winch
their renutAtivn had raised. 1t apparent
mat the Baltimore players comparative
ly novices in the game Hervey Shriver caught
two balls on the fly very handsomely. Mr.. Sears,
who stationed on the first base, owing to the
fact that he was crippled in both hands, was CON-
PEELED to give up the position and take the field
The game closed with the conviction, on the part
of the Baltimore Club, that the Brooklyn Nine
could have made more runs had they desired it,
The best order prevailed on the gro und, and with
the exception of occasional annoyance from the
crowd pressing too close the catcher, there was
no trouble. MIR. Pstchem, of the Charter Oak,
who came on to witness the game, kindly volun-
teered to fill the place of an absent Baltmorean
(Nr. Hazlett,) and exhibited beautiful play
While pitching he was struck in the forehead by
the ball from the bat, which brought him to his
knees, but after bathing his forehead and banda
ging it he resumed his play, amid cheers from the
crowd. The following is the score: