Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-24

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died in a short time Pyincet0n Clarion.
TowS BALL An EXCITING GAME -
TIE CHALLExGERs AHEAD. There was
very large crowd of spectators on the
grounds of the Crescent City Ball Club
on Saturday afternoon, including
large number of ladies; and the game,
as we expected, was a highly exciting
one, and indeed at times H. little too
much so.
The sides we're madeeup little differ
emily from the arrangement of the Sat-
urday previous, but were relatively the
same, there being few who took part
in the previous game absent, and few
new names added to each side. -
At the opening of the contest, Capt
Haas side obtained the ,byes, and lost
nine out Of seventeen men on the first
or skirmish line, and at the end of the
second charge had but three men left,
two of whom fell in the next round, and
the contest was gallantly maintained by
the sole survivor until. on the sixth
round, he was fanked, and the first in
nings ended with score of fifteen runs
The challengers, led by Capt. Britton,
having got their blood astir, went to
work with confidence, and, although
they Loaf eight men in the first round,
were more successful in the second, and
had five men left at the commencement
of the fourth round, and protracted the
game by the tenacity of the last man "
until be had scored six runs. Their FIRST
innings footed up score of twenty-four
runs. c144 10 dJEJcl@ T. dl
On. the second innings, DR.. Haas's
men started out with q better show Of
snecess, losing but six men on the first
round, but on the second charge the
! Captain and. six of~his men, including
some Of their best players, lay down
the bat, leaving but four men to carry
on the contest, two of whom held out to
the end of the fourth, and the last man
not yielding until on the eighth round,
when their second innings closed with
the score of twenty-three.
The first charge by Britton's men on
their second innings resulted disas.
trously; ten men, including three of
their best players, went to grass, leay-
ing but FIVE survivors, two of whom fell
on the next round; and their second in
nings closed with a score OF nineteen
rams at the end of the fourth round.
The challenged party, though slightly
behind, now wentto work with aAdeter-
mination to place the contest beyond an
equivoca ion, and the first round in
creased their hopes and expectations
they only losing four men-but unfor-
iunately among these were two Of their
best players. On the second round they
lost three, and among these were, per-
haps, their best batter, which tended to
demnralize them, and at the close of the
third round but four remained. A gal
liant effort was made to retrieve their
losses and yet wrest victory from their
antagonists, but fate was ag ainst them,
and the last man failed in his effort for
the fifth round, the inning ending with
q score Of twenty-eight. F0Ffu a9t
Now came the tug of war. The chal'
lengers knew their fate depended on this
inning, and went at their work with
much spirit and a full determination, to
win. At the frst ere the Captain and
his chief henchrasn fell, and in mo-
ment more another of their best batters
went to grass followed by fivs others at
the end of the 'tlrst'round.a Bot this dis
aster only seemed to inspire the survivs
ors with increased energy, and as it Is
said the gods favor those who help them
selves, they had better luck, losing but
one man Oh the second round. Yet at
she end of the fourth ronnd there were
but two men left, and one Ofthsm fell
in his fifth effort, and as the parties
were thene7en, the excitement became
intense, aud the felders made extraor.,
binary exertions to flank the ''lAst man"
and make "a tie" But he found weak
point and set his side one ahead amid
the shouts of his comrades .ea3so t1|
At his next effort, lucky hit sent the
ball hurting through the ale Sc if it had
been shot from mountain howitzer,- or
hurled from the slihg of aleft handed
Bsnjamite,i and lit beyond the outer
lines. The excitement now BEGAN e IN
expressible, Away spraRg the batter
ike an athlete, with yell Of triumph,
followed by the cheers of his comrades.
The felders with equal speed rushed
for the ball, bat the frst man reaching
it unfortunately fell, and in the iconfu-
sion threw the ball forty feet in the
wrong direction, and the batter made
the round in safety, and was recsived st
the home-bye with deafening cheers- Ia
Taking in one Of the early slain, they
continued the contest until each had
scored four more rounds, when the H.
ming closed on score Of thirty-four
runs. tAE E@4f1 SD
The defeated party were eager to
have another chance. and insisted on
fourth inning being played, but several
of the victors refusing 20 play any more,
the game here ended. stg
Tas fielding on Saturday was superb