New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-14
B6SE BAIL ON THE ICE.

,,,,. ,,ysr GRAND MATCH or THE sEAsoN-CoNTEsT
ur-Yyvvt-S THE TCKFORD AND FULTON CLUB on
r,ry SATELLITE SKATING LAKE, BRooKLYN.
IN Saturday last the first grand base ball match OF
the season in this vicinity took place ON the lee The scene
ttt was tho splendid skating Lake ofthe Satellite
,so,otion In WillamstuTgh adjoining the Union Pond
mis- beng the only pond large enough Tor III" purpose
which is at the command Of the nase pan i'fIS I
cnnitSuc ponds The cOntesing CLUBS ON INC occasion
were the Fulton and Ecford CUBS. me match po ik
rathcr Lurricdly arranged, and on day when INC Il
strcngth o the two clubs could not ne presenter wa
not of display up to INC mara "a mu'r I is IL
a. uuder ordinary circumstances; nut nevertheless IL
-" IA he a very well played and interesting game:
W eatber thoug6 promising in the morning turned
very cold in the afternoon, high wind FROM me Sorl
nn'afpg skating quito task Though IT was cold and
zinc enoUgh 10 have led TO postponcmcrt the ball
r e{uck o their game as pluckily bun dogs and
aer some delay IN making MP SIDES inc Rliue va C"
menced tho contest attracting Tue lrbt2l co"uoi sPoO
tatoys seen at tho pond this season -. ~, 80,
PLAYING base ban the Ice Is In some respects dJIeut
from Inc field game there being no bases on the ce lines
only farming thc bases The bound game, too, j. the
one generally adopted, the bound eaten nom nc zee
being generally difficult the bah coming sharp ana re-
bnund ug " i'm great force The base lines are marked on
Inc ice In the fo OF the letter r. tue lines being SIX iect
long aud four inches wide. The first he at INST base
crosses The foul hall line right angles, and extends
three feet on each side OF IT, All base runner mas 10 90
when making the fir. base H. 10 cross TINS Inc; tle mo
nenf he does SO he makes bis base and he may either
stop the base OF continue on turning 10 the right now
ever he gradually returns aud occupies thc pas.
sbod he skate outside the range OF the line OF six feet
placed on the at right angles with the line from irs TO
second base this line touching the end OF the other base
line he of his base and be put ont IN returning urt
As il he had his foot off the base IN the field The e IN
making the other bases Is the same aItei crossing e hs
81 the base the base runner must turn To the gh ana
return 70 his base as soon as he Wen con 90 without s
denly stopping, which he II not ophgeu 70 Go. III uink
two or more bases he must cross both lines az ue phsc
the second line must be crossed before he can make me
next base. I'm games on the Zee the umpire ought TO nav
am assistant standing near the second "hO'e hoW dy
would be TO decide on disputed points a. regards running
the bases, hut only when apreaifd To by te uuo' nc
having no either duty 10 perform ana no suthonD ulVa
that derived from the umpire; the di,n,t, an, lne
on the ice as In the fleld w: l2 ct hynts In
home second base and 90 feet from base to base Tue
home base and pitchers points are maiErq win CT'vHI
the field game with the exception OF those applicable
the peculiar formation OF 'hc bases on the lee rs above
In the selection Of players in the nine always take the
most expert skaters IN The club without hgud 10 it1I
skill rs bali players, and as good sEHtsIs th.{ Slpu
well ND In an the movements which are the result OF
nv 70 tnfn onickiv stop suddenly and 10 prepared
stand steadily 10 catch bali are allmportait reqrsiic
To- do There Is sport 81 the ice more lively or more
interesting than game of baseball between thc mines
The game SATURDAY. opened At y J. m The rnl
ton taking the Campbell led of but WAS well put
out by " Brown nc first base he holding Tho bah willie
standing the base lincsWllch De must do To Iul
ulycT ontIbtfore Campbell crossed the first line siorrr
was next aud he put good 10 center field but John
Snyder took It on the bound by style, hrd Si"I't re-
tired Good hits were made 10y the next tirrc strikers.
g. Delano being the third out In trying Go mako home
riu on the Ecfoid side, l.. Brown cd or With ht on
which he made the third base bat HI broihci WI" foI-
lowed him retired on tip bound woH taken hy Stor'r.
who did duty catcher. Tho next nye striker. th'n
made their ndscs by good batting and a eventually got
home but Klein. Who put ont m running homo Joshua
snyder being third ont by wei taken ban hy Huhn- ~
fst base The nuiug- closing with the totals oi Ave TO
two in favor OF the Eckford side.
In the second innings the Fltons Gddcd runs 10 their
score, schauke being the fret victim from striking out
Campbell scored clean home iun Ia this inning bY
splcnd!d hit 10 JEFF, field, and stwer reached d. third
base ~ his MT iubh' was caufh"h the nI"hI ,S w
drew Mpl- aud Belts on tip 10y Klein. The Ersfor,.
IoC dd C9 .c1rad srfas tb r' 1r6 sny s
put out ~ third base on foul, Van Dy BE being N'um
Of Caupbcs al fir, base, aud Woods Of iuh.s 90 home
base Jimmy trying to make home nin. he having taken
Manauts place. the latter finding The Ice worse than
fact Mauaut on Ice and Mana,lt in the field two very
different indy iduals The totals stood Il 20 10 Ia
menced The wind at this time was blowing quite gale
and quite task to retain ones position on the lee
the weather. but the plaJc Kept their phases ana Tie
Im tho 81 innings tho Fultons scored put their
opponents for 4. st0rer and llubbs both marking thor
batting by clean home runs every Of the party
cept Fordham, scoring run; even schann managed TO
slide his way round the bases Fordham came near max
ing home run but unluckly the ball was al The bas be
fore he A. Mills marked his fielding by neat fly
catch, FOIdham being the last out on tip well caught
by Klein he being twice On the Ecord side,
only scored Geo Delano making good fy catch,
Belts on the bound, and Straken capturing victim
al Isl base The totals now stood to 10 ia favor oi the
EckfOrs and thc,conteSt began 10 be very Interesting
Ia The fourth innings me buttons added 10 thcr score
Storer again gcttbg clean nome run nom beauty 20
center field over snyder's head, fine flycach by Mr.
ng ON the fcRiord side fiye runs only we're scored.
SimonsOn scoring clean home run, two OF their nine
striking out and one being victim OF Belts at second
base the totals now being 90 26-te game The
became very exciting and thccrOwd clustered round
each with the greatest interest The Fultons went
20 the bat for the last tmethe being Of five
his batting being feature Of the match. Before the In
nings closed the Fultons added six To their
thus leaving the Eckfods 10 get to win Clutches
ter led OFF, but easily put out ny sorer on his third
strike Sam touching him before he could get 10 first base
Nandykc next and had made his first base when Ia
tryngto get TO second the ball got there before him.
went in 10 the rescue but not hitting the ball far
enough it fell INTO Bottss hands the bound the game
ending In favor Of the Fulton Club by OF 80 to 10
Below We give ths score OF the match