Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-18
BASEBALL.
Forest City Club of Cleveland vs.. Re-
serve Club OF Hudson COIIege-The
Former Victorious.

Forest City Club of Cleveland vs.. Re-
serve Club Of Hudson COIIege-The
Former Victorious.
The beautiful college town Of Hudson
one of the P~lesssntest and most pleasantly
located villages in Northern Ohio-was on
Saturday the scene of an animated and ex-
citing baseball contest between the Forest
CITY Club Of this city and the Reserve Club
of Hudson College. The match a fortnight
ago between the Cleveland High School
Club and the Grammar School Club Of
Hudson had awakened considerable base
ball interest, and was an excellent pre-
lude 10 the conflict between the senior or
CARNATIONS which came of day before
yesterday. The Forest City Club was the
challenging party, tho challenge having
been sent on the 9TH inst, and Immediately
accepted.
the Cleveland boys, accompanied by a
number of friends, left here on the SOC
A. N. Pittsburgh train, arriving in Hudson
at goo, and being cordially greeted by
a delegation from the College Club. The
match came of at half after one p. NJ, play
being called promptly at that hour. Better
weather could not have been asked for, sun
and cloud aud wind all combining 10
make the day the p~leasantest of the month.
The Hudson club won the choice of innings
and took the field, the CleyelenG boys go
ing 10 the bat. \ large number Of specta-
tors, including many ladies, as well as sew
eral specialized and dignifed college Pro-
~fessors, were present, and watched every
phase of the game with an excited interest
4aiia- ont Of proportion to their knowledge
Of the game.
In the first innings the powerful and
careful batting of the Clevelauders secured
them an advantage which the collie
gians labored in vain, throughout the
whole match, to overcome. In
this innings, too, the fielding of the Reserve
club was by no means equal to that during
the rest of the afternoon, displaying a
nervousness common and frequently fatal
to clubs in playing their first match game.
As a result, Cleveland scored Il tallies be-
fore going out, while Hudson in its first
innings made only 3. During the next
three innings Hudson steadily gained, and
at the end Of the fourth were but G be-
hind the Forest City. The fifth and sixth
innings resulted favorably TO Cleve-
land. The seventh was a whitewash for
both clubs The eighth, which by mutual
agreement was the last, added seven 10 ths
score OF each, and the final result stood
Forest City, 20; Reserve %.
The game occupied three hours and three
quarters, and was, by the unanimous judg-
ment Of the spectators, an excellently play
ed one. Had it not been for the advantage
gained by Cleveland in the first innings,
before the Hudson boys had conquered their
nervousness, its issue would have been very
doubtful. The batting of the Clovelanders
was generally conceded to be superior, while
the collegians excelled their opponents in
fielding. Professor Barrow5, the catcher OF
the Hudson club, was frequently applauded
for his excellent play, while Messrs. KEENAN,
and Bolton also won golden opinions. The
playing of the Cl~evelanders was so even thai
we shall not attempt TO designate any fol
particular praise.
The umpire, Mr.. J. NJ. Fisher, of the Pen.
field Club Of Oberlin, was universally com
mended for his promptitude, accuracyand de.
cision. It is high praise, not only to him hui
to the eontesting clubs, to say that none ofhil
decisions were for a moment questioned
Indeed the whole game was conducted in 9
spirit of courtesy and fairness highly honor
able to both organizations, and which will,
we are sure, be held by both in the kindest
remembrance.
After the game was over, the Forest City
Club, by an invitation of the College boys
repaired to the College Chapel, where {
splendid supper, prepared by the young
ladies Of Hudson, aud over which some o
W"vTr numUeT PresIued, awaited the tired
and hungry heroes OF the day. Its excel
lence was well attested by those who par
took of it. Speeches and songs-college
songs, the older the dearer-followed
and the time passed quickly enough until
half past seven, when the Cleveland train
was due. The victorious party was accom-
panied to the train by their foes, now trans
formed TO friends, and were bid farewell
with ringing cheers, responded to from the
train. The Forest City Club come pack to
their homes well convinced that the boys of
Hudson college, though they might be van
pushed at baseball, could not be surpassed
II courtesy and good feeling.
The following is the
SCORE.