New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-23
BASE BALL.
THE BASE BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

RIOus-A SPLENDID GAME
The Athletic Club of Philadelphia which has so
long contested for the championship Of the Unted States won
yesterday their first victory the champion Atan's
second the series Of three games for The Champion"
ship and less taken in II by outsiders hHh " "
previous game for the double reason that The A''u's
badly beaten week ago in Brooklyn ana oi " g.. 49,
that Old Reliable" Of the Athletics tbeIkeh'S ",
MANI would be absent account oi s"Ic - h Attcfc
lss a crowd Of about 25oo persons NJ ' nh 90
grounds Yesterday afternoon "a ifFe numecI .,gc
sidering te price OF admission one dollar anu ron Nv
~, o The strcets lined with carriages carte
md other vehicles every tree anu niue n4h u',IlouAHt
oeocS but the Atlantic nine did not arrive utl tiG HieI
that time The umpire Mr. Theodore bouee OF the hSi,ka
smb Of Newark and believe honorary member Of the
Two eonssns b Athletics n the eG II is proper here 10
STATE that Berkenstock being absent Klender TOOK his place
Sensenderier taking keinielders right htd alH Chies
tiaskin Sensenderfer's in the center field ,.-..
The Atancs Pearce first the bat bat he so"n went
nu on fly ball nicely taken by DOekney who was running ~
Inc time Charley Smith had better success sending 1aI
over the head Reach and before hoed he was on pc
FIRST base from which lac LIS second Start VS. tCaicd
sirael ba KeufedeT bali putting the sde ont aud
leaving Smith on the second ihis oahh sT%s was e &
he struck but his ball 10 the s base oei'r 9e VA" anu
os pvnibel in a like manner by Ferguson Reach 'rk she
hat sending the ball 70 She lct hcd ne made MS nj
crane but il went far over the base and Reach made III th
and on passed ball he home wilkins sent splendid
third lie was left however by Gask who sent high
f the hands Of Calvin thus pa'ne Tie sde on' ae sT
a nice ground bah through Reachs hands and made hs
frs and then his second On ball iTSm NshIie' NISh
10 field Chapman the thir ultimately Tachug The
second himself PTa who followed out 'cel tp
beautifully taken by DoCknc Ferguson sent hall 70 hcn
fielder who held IT, and would have made double pay 10y gGi
ring chapman If bad been on jhe home Desc MIS-
sent grusndcr TO right field bringing Calvin home and cac
ing hrst himself feaIee toos ihS BAT Hai oeSS a M &
ahead Of him. thus putting tie sde out DOt A! m
Athletics hut soon went three strikes sensendcTcT
followed him but Ferguson took his ny Fisher struck good
ball field which he made MS Lr,t ana ueh on
passed bal third where he left by PIKE who struck
lily which easily caught by STARK his was lie hs' ana
The third innings CON menced with Pearce His
bail went 10 Pike time in sending first ahead
Srst Stsrt sent fy which was mufcd by Gasbi giving
smith reach his third and start is second %
nv ball right field brought smith and start home OI"
man did ike kindness Crane and Calvin 10 Chapman
fly captured by Reach ana Ieisusoi p
yroundcr right hed sent CALVIN 10 me ihiI ana H
s6lf The second Mills on! TIP taken ny pocArl
putting the side on WIN ferguson anu III t t Vcni
out on fly taken by Calvin Mcbride suffered III Tue sHnc
The vicinity of The third base and his second passed
ball wilkins sent ground ball second hase which went
gave wilkins his second Gask struck hut Ferguson caught
lie hall putting wilkins out as he was running TO ms 'hiu
and with him the side. one the number scored
The game standing six interest n i commenced
10 increase and sides seemed bent doubling their
sSrTtos 10 win Peace went and by sending
bali Wilkins head reached his hrst Snlih sent l
10 leftfcd giving Pcarce chance reach hs second
tart b was taken by wilkins who had il second before
Smith reached there Crane by nne hi brought fe@Ire ana
start hvme and himself 10 his third, chapman brought
him home and pat himself the second and Ultimately on we
third where be remained Calvin went out on ionl ake ny
Dockucy and Pratt az the hands oi Reach ms increase" INC
Atancs Ia nine their opponents only ha,As one run
show However the Athletics DID not seem 70 ne d,eou'
aged. GaSkn went 10 the nat hlst ana sth tI. 20 H
who OF his base rucc was then fIn 1etWsth the
two FOR the place but Caskn got IN sn',t tChr ,
icf, field sent GHskil home, placing himself ON the
home Fisher outiacd Dockncy, sending Sei-cudcrfcr
home and making hiusefa boeun the only Of The game
better reaching for which he transferred TO home
by spledd hit Of McBrdes TO e field fle Lad not stopped
MI Il
hit Reach sent ball IN the same direction ana Oh haqc Ms
second which be soon e ioI ms nome rqn ls Iau ,
by Ferguson. Gask by nice m 10 left field made BIS hfst
and On PASSED balls his third where he left
HE game now stood Ferguson took hc bat for the At
Mills sent good ball 10 night field which made his hrs
throw Of DOckney missed by Reach LIS Third.
smith was fedcd out by wilkins with him the side they
now standing alad Seusendorier led or the Athletics
and ball TO Craie but The uttcI not holding II nc liihe
male his and then his second Fscr sent good bil 10
Ond himself Pike at the hands Of Pratt keinedcr
brought Fiser home qld Taehed The nTsi lnie te ,e
base which Pratt attended but not before kIelnedsT
hail Of Reach muficd by Calvin Reach had got bis
second was brought home by wilkins Gaskil did IKE
favor wilkins but he only reached the hrsi himself and
fy taken by eguson This placed the lhIadcpans four
The sixth innings opened with Start the bat who sent
splendid fly which taken by Pike Crane sent ke com
struck but the ball mucd by Knfeldc and the striker
ma le on i
running passed ball but Dockney and Mcbride we're too
sharp him. putting him out aud with him the sde lhe
not sar during The balance Of the game sensehdeer 10
The bal and made his second Fiser sent him TO
s Rlad haSs S iSe held but as il wa: not SEN
ssnae tho en1 Eer TO Se second Kenser brought both
home and aided by passed balls reached himself me third
Mcbride brought him HON. and reached The hfs Lnse g
kns brought Mcbride IN, and sent Reach to the third Gaskh
which they did Dockney by fly mufed by Calvin sent
aski the third from which he run home on an o'Gttho"
ensenderter Geded Smith Fer brought Dockuey
home and reached himself the second Pike sent Fcr home
Kleinder ball Ferguson who sent II 10 Crane Dut
Pike cot to the second ahead Of Crane then Start
hat Little too late Mcbride brought Pike home and
Kleinder second Reach ball 20 the left field and
- Ms Who ps he runner out Mcbride reached his second
and Reach first passed balWikins should have gone
il because Of the negligence Of Mills. Mcbride took
advantage and in Gaskli went cat on three STRIKE
leaving wilkins on second and Reach the tliid
This innngs placed the Athletics l6 ahead but did not seem
discOaragng 20 the Atlantic bs who general! 1eI 40
play desperately In his ne seventh nnings Han VEN
10 BAT lie splendid ny 10 e ted which was caught
By ir with biz Tg, hand a. Tgs passing Owe, . G e
Of the game Pratt struck out wilkins who caught dd not
seouu,ly The striker got on lis Ferguson his
base three balls, and before hiis struck %;
bases On mi. Of ReacL Pratt and Ferguson
went 10 the third Mills went out three strikes Pearce
was held putting the side leaving Pearcc on the second
Dockney led OF FOR the Athletics but he went out ON ou
taken by Mills SensendcrfeF Il ball 10 left field aud be-
fore 6eded reached his second and then bis third from
which he was seat AS%e o l K Ke E .y Ta Tao
Ferguson who II Crane who IN sent 20 the hrst
but In neither case enough both Fcr and the striker
made their bases McEiide sent FISHER home-Eeach
acted the way toward kleneder and putting Mclnde
ON the third Before wilkins struck Pratt tried put Reach
ont nj second but he overthrow the ball and he the
third, Mcbride coming home wilkins then brought Reach
himself Dockney went out on foul putting The side out
with wilkins and Gakil The second and third basc.
The game evidently decided although the Atlanilcs
showed determination 20 win there was chance start led