The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-29
The Nation al Game.


BRILLIANTLY PLAYKD GAME AT H0BOKEN-AN
EXCITING CONrEsT-THB DEFEAT OF THE MUTUAL
CLUB BY THE Hx-CHAMPIoN ECKFORDs OF BROOK
LYN, ETC.
One Of the most interesting contests Of the season
took place yesterday the Mutual grounds at Hoboken
in the presence of from three 70 four thousand specta
tors the occasion being the return match between the
Eckford and Mutual clubs Considerable inere had been
excited regard 10 the match from the fact Of the Eek
fords having played close game with the Atantics
q week two since. The Brooklyn club won't over to
Hoboken with nrst class team, although they were not
out in their full strength Thomas being substituted for
Lewis as short stop. The New Workers. were minus
Godie but they had excellent In his place In fact
the two clubs evenly represented as they well
could have BEEN The weather delightful, and every
thing suspicious for good game, clear field being
preserved by those efficient ground committeeman,
Messrs Wdey, Bowen and Gavigan
Though the game began late as twenty minutes past
three NJ the full nine innings were played the first
five innings occupying only an hour and fifteen minutes
The game opened favoraby for the Mutuals by score
Of 10 their batting being right up TO the mark and
against splendid fielding the misses being very few and
far between Up to the fifth innings the game was hand
somely contested the totals the close Of the fourth
innings being but five to four in favor OF the Mutuas
II was quick play sharp fielding, good batting and yet
small scoresthese being the sure marks OF well con-
tested match.
when the players rst assembled confidence in the
Mutuas led TO odds in the betting in their favor Of
hundred 10 sixty from that the betting went to eighty,
nae;y and at last even, the excitement and interest
evident TIA, the Eekfords we're eutedng their adver
and equang them at the bat and when this fact
became apparent the betting changed to odds favor Of
the Eckfords, large amount Of greenbacks being in
vested by the friends Of both parties. In the fifth in
nings the Eckfords batted in their old champion
STYLE and being assisted by wild throwing and fail
ures :. 70 stop balls, less than eleven runs
were put upon the score book--ths innings, in
fact, beng the turning point Of the game
This success greatly encouraged the Eckfords and
they obtained an addition TO their score Of
eight in tho last four innings TO three by the Mo-
tuas and finally came in the vctors by score Of twenty
three TO eleven OF the play the occasion we have
specially to speak Of the fine pitching and catching OF the
Eckfords They have not been surpassed this season,
equalled. No less than five double plays made BY
the Eckfords the in fold, Andrew Mills especially dis
tinguishing himself in this respect On the Mutual side
the left fielding the special feature Two splendid fly
catches testfyng Zeers ability this position. Tho
catcher the Eckfords made two Of the finest Ay tip
catches We ever saw taken from the bat In feet the
fielding in nearly every position was first class. The
Mutuais too acquitted themselves ably in the field
The pitching, however not effective We have
seen IL from the player Take II altogether, this
the best played game the two clubs have ever had
together The result Of this MATCH Of course will add
greatly the interest in the return game between the
Eckford and Atlantic clubs which 10 take place soon
the Union ball grounds, Brooklyn We give the
score below