The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-04
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rEn GRAND MATCH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP
TWENTY THOUSAND SPECTATORS PREsENT-THE
wINrsT CONTEST EVER wITNEesED-THE ALLAN
TICS STILL THE CHAMPIONSHIPS PLAYERS AND
aPEorAToRs DISPERSED BY HEAVY fHfJNDEk
sHQYEa-Ex9!Trsa SCENES At TIE HoBoKEN
FERRIES, ETC.
Such vast assemblage Of people present at
the Elysan Fields Hobokcn yesterday TO witness the
grand contest for the championship Of the United States
between tho Mutual Club Of New York and the Atlantic
Club OF Brooklyn, before gathered together
on any similar occasion in this country, and has
there been known in the annals Of national galnes of
ball 20 closely contested and finely played game Of bsse
bail than the match of yesterday For weeks past this
contest has the principal topic Of conversation in
base ball circles throughout the country The chances
Of success OF contestng nnes their peculiar ari
sulcs as players, and the results Of the preliminary
games each have played have been the talk Of the town
since each began play for the season.
The great interest taken in this first trial Of skill
between them this year led all ball players antci
pate the presence Of unusually large crowd OF spec
Tutors on the occasion, and accordingly, due prepare
tons made by the Mutual Ciub--on whose ground
the match played-to keep a clear AeId for the
players But dreamed of seeing the vast
bage that were gathered on the field yesterday. The
presence Of such numbers shows how greatly base ball
has advanced in popularity Of late years. and especially
of the farore existing in regard to The game now.
As early eleven A. N. even hundreds began to
wend their way towards the of the contest
eligible locations for witnessing the interesting
proceedings, and by three o'clock p M-the time an
nounced for the commencement Of the match--it was
difficult to pass through the crowd collected the
ground after every had occupied every seat to be
had around the field The platform OF appro
psted for the ladies the gaantry Of the Mutual Club
was filed TO overfowng and the scene presented was
attractive in the extreme In every case where ladies
anna an thn
obliged to vacate in their favor MI the fair vsters hay
ing the choice locations on the grounds.
The scenes crossing the ferry and r0sce TO the
grounds, between and three NJ, OF the most
interesting and sometimes exciting character for two or
sengers that the majority became exceedingly anxious
about the safety Of their trip the river The Shore
road TO the grounds for two hours blsckened
with the crowds route for the match and the North
road was hidden with the clouds Of dust raised by the
great number of carriages, wagons, carts, &C. baded
the game It reminded US more forcby Of the road 70
EPSON on Derby day than anything we ever saw in
Jersey before.
Al quarter to four NJ, oil being in readiness for
the match and the field clearas well It possible
10 clear 1.-THE contest Commenced the Aantics being
the first TO 60 to the bat BY some excellent batting
they secured two runs and by equally good fielding put
out their adversares for single rum thereby taking the
,eaa a. tre o%'e aa appdnsd O1 IT, ane %
Mutuas in the second innings put out the champions in
handsome style for blank score and doing good
batting their own account secured two thereby
winning the lead from the Atancs the the
being three TO two. The third innings was then
menced and the champions, marking their batting with
two long hits added no less than four TO their score the
applause again bursting forth in dcafening STYLE The
Mutuas however nothing daunted went into their work
in fine STYLE and equaing the batting Of the champions
duplicated their Of four thus retaining the lead Of
gained in the second innings II was now plainly
the game thus far being as handsomely PLAYED and a.
closely contested game OF the season. The At
lantics now went into their fourth innings and opened
some OF their most powerful batteries the enemy the
result being the capture Of less than six OF
which was home run from splendid hit Of the vete-
p OBren TO right field the hit eiiciting perfect
Of applause from all present. for the veteran
popular avorte everywhere among bose ball players.
The score Of the champions had reached a dozen,
and their opponents being put out in this innings for
single left the former in the majority by score OF twelve
eight and confidence 10 the ultimate success Of the
the game began, the odds then being one hundred 70
sixty in their favor. Such odds now however were
very risky Investments TO make, the Mutuas being
well up TO their highest mark in their play, and in
fact cooler and collected than their adversarics
The important fifth innings was now commenced aud
we say Important from the fact that evidences Of ap
preaching storm began 10 be manifested and as unless
I'VE innings were played out there would be game,
and also as the party having the lead at the close Of the
sixth innings was interrupted by rain, il of be-
came the most important period the contest and the
watched for The Atantics led Of and had secured ons
run and had man the third base when tAeir third
hand was put out their total score reaching IS The
hutuals now went IN against lead Of Is 10 q, and by
some very handsome batting pulled up their H.
amidst the uproarious applause OF the New Yorers
the grounds their pucky play meriting the commenda
ton bestowed The total stood - 10 IL In favor Of
the champions, and the Mutuas seeing that heavy
thunder storm would inevitably interrupt proceedings in
short time, hurried up things all they cond, and
by three handsome catches disposed Of their opponents
for blank score. II was now that things became
citing 70 the highest degree The rain clouds al
most overhead. The obscured the fair were
hastily the lookout for shelter frsm the approaching
storm, and IL was evident that few moments Of
time would end the contest Though loose play would
have delayed the and rendered the
champions played up 10 the mark manfuy and hon
orable ball players, although Of their adver-
saries, in rather excited state, thought otherwise
when down came the rain in such perfect torrent that
nearly the whole vast assemblags became through
before they could obtain the least shelter In
was TO be had for the twentieth part Of The crowd
who anNousy sought from The RAIN and the result
was that more drenched crowd Of pleasure seekers
never before crossed the Hoboken ferries home
than on this evenhul OCCASION The FINAL resutacfo ord
ing TO the rules OF the National Association by which all
our senior clubs are gndedwas victory for the Allan
tics by score OF - 10 ~ 10 is victory that at the
same time they may well be proud Of affords them
little opportunity for exultaon their sklfu oppo
nens for assuredy the Mutuals never contested cham
pionshp match ably they did this or course the
result win add great interest 70 the second Of the
series which 10 take place the Captoline rounds
at Bedford. The following is the OF the match
ATLANTIC. MUTUAL.
Players. OR Pioysrs OR
Pearce, c.............2 z Brown ID B. . 2