New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-13
FIELD SPORTS.
Base Eaii.

THE MOST EXCITING CONTEST OF THR sEAsoN-DRPEA1
OF THE CELEBRATED EUREKAs AT MoRRrsASIA-
THg UNION CLUB STILL IN THE AscENDAST-A
LARGE ASsRMBLAGR OF SPECTATORS RAIL
ROAD MANAGEMENT.
The most exciting contest played at Morisania tof
many years past that which took place yesterday after
noon between the Union Club Of aud tho champion
Club of NewJersey the noted Euroka the result being the
defeat OF Newarkers by Of &C. There tho
largest gathering Of spectators present on tie occasion ever
ball match in Gorsania hundreds Of ladies' gracng
the scene with presence the Unions making point to
make special arrangements for the accommodation OF their
lady friends and the result is that they excel every other Club
in the number aud beauty OF tue fair Tex who naronze their
games Ia view 81 the contemplate e,owd 81 visitors 70 ts
village would supposed that bllh tie Harlem Com
pany Weohesel Company would have made arrange
of done and hundreds had q aui mp in the $50
rar aud several loads Lad take the Third
and when these arrived at lie Harlem bnnse they found the
same lack OF accommodation shown hy tie MoIrana Com
pluy anu SO Tue majority hau 20 Wh'e c'e ~ Y' VI iss
geher to be hoped IL next wees when the Athletics
and Mutuas play the Unions that tie companies VIII benefit
themselves and the public by furnishing sufficient means Of
transportation
for the first four innings the contest was rei equ te score
al the close standing only the Eurekas having The lead
The Eureks aiterward took leading position by ter ex
II tlcr favor The Unions However rallied IN brilliant
style the o. 10 runs paliug up their score to -
willie they kept that OF tier opponents at the y
total. In the eighth inning neither party secured
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intensely exciting inning the aa result would
be arrived and he neither parys nj this pont
though the Unions were the The Eufekas battad
freely dash and their et
total 90 Tie Unions then went In or the last time
with four runs 70 get and i've win Tie most intense
interest taken every movement 81 the players
and those who had weges on the game stood on torns o
some ten minutes For while victor, seemed as she
would perch upon tie Eurekas banner Tor the Unions
had lost two hands without scoring single run;
BY an error o, ply, however. one Of them scared
bis base and then followed some excellent batting
on which The four made. which left the score TIE
aud aerwaId miss.cach gave the Unions two addtlon1
runs the final result being their By score al e to 20
They well mertcd their or the maH tight they made
for victory Eurekas their defeat TO tue
adoption that poor policy OF playing experimental games
II won't de- try that game on With wedfied nlne hAo
the Unions Neither party heded to TIE mark ooh are
capable reaching and but for the close character 81 the con
test toward last IL would not have been very note
worthy affair. The gentlemany manner in which tue game
was PLAYED by both the mines merits special n0lee' tLo
asseubage orderly aud respectable one The con-
mendable feature the excelen. ruling OF tie umpire.
he was prompt and impartial and showed good ind ueAL
Next week the URous play tho Mutual Cub ana thea VIC
Athletics the arange Or the latter match being nAus
last evening the Unions being willing 10 meet any CLUB any
day they choose We append the scores