New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-16
BASE BALL.

THB GREAT CONTEST FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE
UNITED sTATEs-THR LARGEST AND MOST Re-
SPECTACLE AssgMBLAGg on REooRD-THs ALLAN
TICS STILL THE CHAMPIONS.
I'VE have met the enemy and they are ours, was
the reply Of the victorious Aancs last evening to the host
OF friends who met at their club to congratulate them Oh
their victory over the renowned Athetesnd truly was 1t
triumph worth achieving Never before In the history Oh Inc
game there such assemblage gathered To witness
match "a on this important occasion and moreover 1t was
gathering credabe the fraternity for the excellent
deoorum observed to the metropolis for the Respectable
character of the large majority of those present
The arrangements excellent and such as 10 pecnds the
possibility OF any discreditabe as prevented the
game Philadelphia the Monday week previous The Police
reflected great credit Brooklyn by their orderly appearance
and excellent discipline The weather all that could be de-
sired and aer field presented for match or Dot
ter ground for playing on
As early the crowd began wend their way toward
the scene contest and by every available seat on the
field was occupied seats for people being provided The
ladies' attended in considerable numbers occupying seats spee
ay reserved for them and the Philadelphia delegation also
provided with seats There garng fault IN the
press accommodations special representatives Of leading papers
being excluded and peculiar fayOrsm extended to those
persons who claim to be the only base ball reporters This was
not any lack Of seats twelve or fifteen bury po
Bcemen occupied the which should have been reserved for
special reporters
The Athletics duly the ground in time but the Allan
tics were little behndhand delay occurring from
having the Photographic pictures Of the players taken Ihe
crowd bore with the delay very patiently.
Tbegame began AZ m with the Aantcs at the bat The
game opened yoab for close contest neither party scoring
the innings In the second innings however the
Athletics manifested considerable nervousness In their hedng
Wild throwing aiding their adyersaes to score four runs
while they themselves forced to retire for two in the
third innings the Athletics began TO settle down 10 their WORK
and by Of three regained their iost position the
The game assumed an interesting position and
IRON s tune up 70 the close o. the 81 S1 The nnrs
innings the Aancs In the again by the totals Of to
but the fifth the Athletics rallied well for Of TO
thus teng their opponents score Tor he second time In this
innings ITkenstOck had the nail OF OF his forenges
knocked OFF and thus disabled replaced by Kenleder
Berkonstock pucky maintaining his position In the bed
though suffering severely from his injury The close OF the
totals OF 70 to H. the thus far having been very in
teesng trial Of skin and tine display OF the attractive features
OF the game especially the part Of the Aantic being de-
cod best fielding Of the season on their side but
not - on the Athletic.
games the In which they really win their victories and
the result thereof they generally succeed or a On ths
occason up the seventh innings what Is known as
anybodys game neither side having any special advantage
over the other though the champions led the score Before
the innings had terminated however presume there were
ev present in whose mind the ultimate success oil the Auan
fOrcgoue conclusion. The Auantlcs went nt
this innings If confident that victory wa In store for them
and Inv one OF their peculiar displays fine batting they almost
insured their anticipated victory by score oil eight runs anu
the Athletics In the innings TO three runs
thus taking the decided lead In the game o.
% 20 H. and that too period when their opponents
had bat htte time m their lost ground In fact
this proved tho turning point In the game for though tht
Athletics did not give up all but went In plucky 10 rally FOL
they finally had 70 acknowledge themeye defeated
by total OF "a H. after well fought game ON per
ctly fair field and with thoroughly impartial and Intelligent
umpire 10 decided disputed points They gracefully submitted
to their defeat and retired hoping for more ssccessu su'
on the occasion Of the return game.
The contest played without murmur OF discomfort OF
either side feeling manifested IN such an important and ex
citing contest being errdtab 10 both parties Take IL alto
gcther the decidedly brilliant succeSs and an er
eeoingy well earned victory for the champion Atsnos We
apDrud the o the