The New York herald., 1866-08-28
THE NATIONAL GAME.

match game OF base ball since the famous Atlantic anc
Excelsior that played yesterday afternoon at
Newark, between the Eureka club Of that city and the
Athletic club Of Philadelphia.
The Athletic club has far this season. been vicori
every contest and felt confident of adding another
to their of victories while the Eurekas, having
badly defeated the champion Atlantcs seine tew weeks
SINCE felt confident that they would make creditable
show if they did not defeat the Athletics But, as the
following synopsis will show, they were sadly mistaken.
THE FIRST INNINGS
opened by Eureka with Osborne at the bat
He quickly disposed of by tipped ball caught
the bound by Dockney. Burroughs followed and after
having escape tip bound, struck ball to-
ward first base which nabbed by Berckenstock
touched his base, thus giving Mr. Burroughs oppor
tunity to sit down. Pennington was third at the
bat and struck out McErde's pitching in each hav
ing bad effect on the Eureka
Keinfeder opened play for the Athletics and struck
high foul, which Brentnall missed although tried
well for It, and escaped again by Ford missing long y
but afterwards caught at second base by Faitoue
and Pennington. Mcbride, Reach and Wilkens then
scored their the latter after escaping being caught
tip bound by Osborne, and saved by mu of Brent
nalps Berckenstock struck high ball to field,
which Lttewood should have held, but didn't, and
finally made his Dockney's strike. Dockney
reached the third base when Gask struck high foul ball
TO the right and somewhat in advance Of home base which
Faoute made good eort to catch but missed the fly,
and Osborne sharp him, tried TO reach the bound,
but was not near enough. Osborne got the ball and
handed II TO Faitone who walking quite lesurely
his place. when Dockney seeing that ball lodged
in the pichers hand started for home base and secured
his run. This point was we'll applauded. Gaskell Fis-
Ter and Pike scored their runs the latter clean
run by splendid hit TO centre field Klcnfclder fol-
lowed with another hnc hit to centre field, on which he
made his third base eventually making his nn did
Mcbride Reach and wilkins; Berckenstock struck out;
Dockney, Gasc Fsler and Pike scoring again. the
last making another home run by fine hit TO right
field Keinfelder struck hot 10 third which Brant-
nall stopped but did not pick up in time TO catch him.
Ford held in splendid style, thus ending the innings,
leaving Klcinfelder the third base and the score
standing sixteen TO nothing.
THE sEc0SD INNINGS
no better for the Newarkcrs as they went out in
one, two, three style Lilewood being finely taken
high ioul, back Of the first base, by Berckenstock
Brcntnal knocking high ball to right short stop which
Reached and Faitoute knocking foul, which
Dockney run for and got nicely
The Athletics had been furnishing Faitoute's pitching
badly that change tried, and with good effect,
Ford going & IN TO pitch, Fatoute TO right field and Ter
capped by failure OF Osborne's TO catch foul bound,
sna MADE @ sa ms sns0 n Sy BAD q
ono OF the inning Miikens being handsomely caught
out on foul lily by Ford, Berckenstock on . nne Tip
first base by Mills. Dockncy being left second
base, which he had reached through failure Of Pen
nington to stop the ball. Score seventeen 70 nothing
| THIRD INNINGS
resulted, did the former ones in round O. Terrell
sending ball almost perpendicuiary In the air. which
down heavily but found safe and odgmeAt
in McBrdes palms Mills was finely taken q fly tip
by DOckney after narrow escape, having knocked
foul ball which Dockney waited TO catch the bound
despite NcBrides prophecy that IL would go over his
head and Ford having amused himself awhile by knock
ing fouls caught at FIRST base by Wkens and Berck
enstock.
Fsler was first batter the Athletic side in this
innings and knocked ball TO short stop which Bur-
ughs did stop and eventually secured his rum
did also Pike, Mcbride, Reach Wilkens and Bercken
a toward t oens be s TO-
the same, and Fsler caught foul fly in good style
by Brentnall. Score, twenty-three 70 nothing
FOURTH INNINGS
was a repetition Of the others Osborne knocked hot
10 Pike who stopped It well, but threw wildly to
and there he STAYED. Burroughs nneiy taken
fly, tip by Dockney Pennington also by Dockney on
splendidy judged foul bound and Littcwood handsome
Iy taken on foul ny by Pike.
Pike opened play FOR the Athletics and stole his run
Keinfelder made his base three balls and eventually
his Mcbride nipped at third by Brentnall who
stopped good Dall from Wk ms bat Reach being on
rs base had to vacatc and would have be caught at
second and good double play made, had Brentnall not
thrown the ball low for Pennington TO hold. Will
kcns Berckenstock Dockncy and Gaskc secured their
ns his second @ on mum Sy ttlewood Fsier was
second out on ioni bound by Osborne. Pike, Klein
fielder, and Mcbride each added another TO their
the lastramed stealing in just before the third
hand ont tha being Reach, stopped at nrst base
by Mills MeBudes second strike was stingng ny to
third base, aud was ioppcd by Brcntna with consider
able dainaee to OF his fingers.
Score, thirty three 10 nothing.
opened little better Brcntnai knocked fine ball to
left Held which Gaske failed TO hold; Brentna event
uay reached third base and stayed there fatouc being
splcndldy caught the ~ by Gaskeli Terrell also
caught out beautiful hit 70 right Held by Klein
fielder and Nils out Mt nrs base by Reach and Berckn
stock Tho Athletics scored four runs additional in this
innings Wiikens being fret. Berckinstock secured his
run n long throw Of Fords, who had resumed his
struck bah 10 short neld, which Burroughs stopped
well but held hong. Gaskcll made similar strike
which was also finely stopped by Burroughs There
were now three ON the and all their runs
whom Fiser was handsomely taken on The ny by Ford
pike gh mapping second by Fatoute and Pcnninq
n akcu IL lau vi
Kleinfeldcr third and hcBroc on second. Score
thirty.s,ven TO nothing
was opened by Ford who retired tip bound taken
by Dockncy. Osborne followed, with splendid hit to
right Geld aud eventually secured his run Burroughs
hit scoring the FIRST for the Eurexa's amid
plaudits Of the crowd Burroughs hrst base
bali back of short stop, which wkens backed out FOR.
held finely and passed 10 first base before Burroughs
could return thus making tho rst double play Of the
game Wikcns was helped with his run by throw OF
Mills B.rcknstock scored run, and Dockney and
kc both stopped at ars base timely by Burroughs
10 Mile Flslcr scored and Pike reached third base,
when Kleinfedcr caught foul bound by Osbornc
score, forty TO one.
1Hs sEvESTH INNINGS
saw the Eureka gain another tally. Pennington, the
first striker taken foul fy by Dockncy; Lttie
wood made his rs base by good low ball to left neld
and his second py tho failure OF Reach 10 hold the bail
thrown BY nockney; Brentnsll taken the fy ut
irst brsc by Berckinstock and fatoutc made his FIRST
BY BerckipHocks failure 70 hold the ball neided TO
by Pike Lt,cwood stole his third base and Faitoule
was sharp after him 10 second. Several opportunities 10
get home were neglected by Lttewood uAtii Terrell
struck when faitoutc made dash aud by attracting the
attention of Pike, reach and Wkens to hmscf alow oil
Lttewood TO got IA aud he himself run out between the
second and third bac leaving Terrell the FIRST Three
runs were added the Athletic scorcin this inning by
Mcbride wnkens and Dockncy; the latter being helped
by slow throw by bennington 20 Mills aud q Wild
throw by Osborne 10 BrcntnalL The outs Reach,
handsomely taken the fly by Terrell; Bercknssock,
fcul bound by Osborne, and Gakcl at rst base BY
Burroughs 10 Mills. score, forty-ihrec 10 tso.
THn
the Eureka score increased by one more, which
a clean home made terrific hit by Mills 10
right ncld fhc outs Terrell q well taken foul
bound BY Pike; Ford, tip bound by Dockncy, and
OsbOrne, at hrt base by Reach to Borcknstock. For
the first time the Athletics retired with q cyphor--
Fser be ng nicely stopped at 1st base by Burroughs to
Mills; Pike yielding 90 Osborne on n ipbound and
klcinfeder we'll taken long nv bali at centre field
BY LAttlcwood. Score, forty-thrcc 70 three.
rHs LAST INNINGS
opened by Burroughs With high ball which Reach
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