The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-16
Grand Match for tho Championship Of
the United States at Brooklyn.
Atlantic. Of Brooklyn, Versus Athletic,
Or Philadelphia.
THE ATLANTIC VICTORIOUS.
Twenty Thousand Spectators
Present.
Appearance Of the Field-8cenes
and Incidents.
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No long talked Of game for shc championship Of
America was yesterday played by the Athletics Of
Tha.deiphia and the Atlantics Of Brooklyn, resulting
- adecisive victory for the named club by asoose
ofswensy- seven To seventeen. .9~H. fA
soperations lay at the Capitoine grounds Brooklyn,
whore fifteen thousand twenty thousand enthusiasts
q tho base ball fraternity had congregaed long the
signal given for match begin. The Captosae
grounds form vast ncosure bounded three sides by
board fences and the fourth by high stretch of
gatework running parallel with the road leading tho
highway and the Within, broad expanse OF green
sward, forming level area, surrounded by emhank
Dsnts whereon spectators could 'congrcgato and look
down upon the Players and by psn King raised six
inches above the grass and furnishing for those
Who preferred taking positions the bases than the
standpoint of she crowd gathered the hillocks the
rear, two small rooted ampitheatrcs. reserved
for the especial accommodation OF the ladies,
N uncovered series OF ners Of moderate d.
AeDsions for gentlemen only, and few rough
benches also grace the spot the available ssss being
speedily secured and retained until the game sbrought
- close Although special preparations had becn
made for tho adjournment OF the place, everything wore
. festive appearance Flags Of all Dimensions and Of
CROSSED ladies and gents In ashy clothes frightened
Up the darkness Of the Masses and the trees in their
autamaal garb with foliage refreshed by the rain and
Jsaves besprnkled with diamond drops, and little
slsasss distant spires the background Of the
yscsure
THE AssEAmAeE
had sent s pioneers from early hour, and whom the
gates built on much more Lilliputian designs
than ahe dormitoriss Of the Roman Coliseum, were
raalroaA v hand fauwh un irad
nesused v,ctuallsrs who made suro their 70.
spective positions and proceeded lay their
ana make as good a display Of tho possible.
IAssr in the day the members of the ball oommu-
MY commenced arriving, and from O'Clock tho
Dsvning uniltwo O'Clock IN the afternoon the seven
check takers could suhce 70 receive the cur
Tsaey thrust into their hands BY the intermin-
chic nles Of bel lockers ION. The character
Of tho assembiage differed greatly from that OF
gn6hsrings One missed tho fashonably
osm~suss upon passing sights The strain Of sxcaement
attendant upon the brief struggle between two last nags
end the thirty minutes relaxation eapsng between two
Hees Instead OF the ebb OF the the
course, the crowds were almost motonless and the
ptvtpttes OF the game were watched throughout the
duration Of the contest with degree OF liked attention
and genuine that Is rarely observable race
track, where heavy bets are TOO generally - sole IN
eenlivc paronizng the sport Yesterday there
from fifteen thousand twenty Thousand persons pre-.
ssnt and Of the whole number there was net one but
enjoyed The incidents OF kecnIy as though
making heavy bets had been lie main object OF The
gathering The two main stands were tcnanted BY ladies,
who occupied every seat and crowded ous the male fra
ssrtnity the limits Of the unshaded territory
ahe windows OF the long red plank club house we're
glaaed with fair faceA and the inside and beyond
he bore human Fruit whose rudy checks peered
and grew from behind the thick eaved branches
Even the heavy road ousids the gate work, near the
ing urchns who having twenty 1--WE cents apiece
spare obtain admission, cambered 70 the top or the
isas pointed posts settled with crossed legs and heads
forced between the bars catch distant but cheap
visw Of the struggle for the championship
FRATERNITY
vue largely and well represented On three
c benches within the roped enclosure set apart for the
players Delegations from Philadelphia Baltimore,
Nashville, Louis, Vermont and Massachusetts, clubs
vhle every minor organization In the country, from
sAoss comprising the verest yros OF the bat 70 the
friends Of the muscar and swift footed patrons NJ
the game scattered the field with nos book In
hand and eyes the watch, 10 crcse as connosscurs
The playing OF the participants in the match. The
sieteen members OF the Atlantic and Athletic organza
lions the grounds ut early hour, and the
Brookynes extended the coureses Of the day TO their
visitors with exquisite urbanty. The Brooklyn
were attired in blue zouave trowsers and white
shirts and red caps, the Philadelphia players wear
ssssauts appeared one by turf those
q each club loudly cheered by their partissns
those Of the Aantcs being decidedly In the majority
and giving their favorites hearty welcome
occurred 10 mark the three hours during which
The spectators, patiently awaiting the calling Of the
game took up their quarters the ground and sought
20 while away the time as merriy NJ Practicable Not
fes had In vehicles Of their own. and these
be envied the ownership OF rockaway serving
oil II parior dining room and private stand
whence the game could be watched with perfect
Rockaways however, we're not the only conveyances
On the grounds for carriages and constitutions
vhsss OF every kind abounded The ghtcst Of sulkies
tied up side by side with numbering hotel bus
anA the Jaunty trotting wagon was as popular with
vsnturesome archers quest roostine place as the
furniture truck pressed into transformed by
shc addition Of OF paper days and few yards OF
coored muslin, into uiumphsl chariot on grandiose
acale- Most OF the vehicles the ground were
ssaanted by the and left 10 the Of the ba
bssss OF Long Island, many Of whom treated hmseves
nssred though The proceeding was tnctured with
some degree OF awiessness The real occupants of
rsschsd the ground BY tie least ars,ocraic Of rouIes
pssfcrred the shade OF bar room 70 the heated atos
% sns o u there 20 -eps
several NJ hand and dlspored themselves amid oceans
q lager and seas Of chowder unforsuna,ely, u the
C1pitoine grounds most other rxce-coorscs but
1n,ls provision s made for the epcuresn or even for
che modern eyurme Cider Of sdamAntinc hardness,
from unreliable sourcesn and jonilized cakes were
yesterday In ninety nine occasions OF every hundred
~ Only cb'anable refreshments for the inner man
st the mesgre supplies Of tho dealers eagerly
Dscn.ed and the prospect Of well fought contest and
paAysa mscn oid mucn toward peguhng the tedun
astwo hours awaitL Of the sport and appeAsing the
cravings OF the stomach
cAtLtvc
take place one O'Clock precisely but o. punc.
tuany " DO more the inheritance Of base ball clubs
than Of most MAJOR Generals OF the militia any .nve
hour there leas, eighteen ,houssnd rpectors
the ground and every standing place whcuos
holder The crowd pressed the ropes and surved
resticssy agahst the GORDON Of policemen Who formed
living wall against the encruachmcnt of the masses
10 less than hundred and nfty oflern. under the
psronal supervision Of npcctor Folk be M on duty on
che grounds and preserving perfect order Al ave min.
utrs OF clock rrccsey. amid prolonged cheering
and cappng Of hands the athletics Atiantic- took
mn their post0ns-the batter, with eye noting each
naovem OF the pitcher, and nerved 10 hux back tue
speeding ball send h whflng 70 the clouds. the
pitcher, with beid back and BODY thrown In
statueeaue attitude, and lastly, tho nrn A
che bases With legs apart many Cooss % Rbodss
jeaousiy guarding the goals and ousng many breath
le~s aspirant for the triumphs % home run. The
game fairly began al O'Clock and from the opening
% the close and decision OF the umpire cheers and
piandfs burst every sfu manouvre, 70 cumi.
into genuine when the score OF either club
showed the Brook ynitcs 10 have won the day
uSoT Ssfso.