New-York tribune., 1867-08-22
BASEBALL.
TIE LAST GRAND MATCH OF TIE ATHLETICS
ANOTHER CLOSE CONTEST.

TIE LAST GRAND MATCH OF TIE ATHLETICS-
ANOTHER CLOSE CONTEST.
The third and last of the series of Athletic
matches in Brooklyn took place yesterday, the Union
grounds i'll the presence of large cOncourse Of spec
tatOs ladies being present than at either OF the
other matcheshe opponents Of the Athletics being the
noted EckfOrd Club the champions in 1862 and 1903 AS
the Eckfords have good nine now, pretty a contest
expected but none OF the Athletics aDtcpaIed qeMe ne
such close shakoUp as the EcktOrds gave tKih, tIe
Phladephians only escaping defeat by mere
In the last innings.
The game began 800 p. m, with the Eckfords at the
bat aud they opened Mcbride in the highest style OF
The art seven strkeTs-after Klein had retired on the
y-making their bases by truly excellent hits, and fye
getting their mns AStOn being put out at second after
hegnpna S rather Sstonshcd the Athletic and opened
their eyes to that they had good nine TO deal
led of on the Athletic sdedn this innings and retired on
Anycatch by Patterson The next three strRers now %
cons and dropped fyban by flser, chance 70 put
the side out for two runs was lost ana alterwu Imey
ran UP o score of nine; Mcbride scoring TWO runs,
Klein putting Reach out at third in fine style.
dropped Gybas pretty catch by Cuthbert and the fine
SEEDING OF wilkins and Reach closing the innings Onthe
Athletic side four were scored before hand was
lost Berry getting a clean homeun from fine hit 10
renerfeld, down TO the railing after which the next
three strikers retired in succession by the good hedng OF
FwaLde, Nelson and Klein, in their positions ana the
base play Of Patterson and Aston, the innings closing
with the totals at Is TO T. in favor of the Athletics
In the third innings the sharp fielding Of the Athletics
caused the retirement OF their opponents for single
went TO the bat on the Athletic side only one run
MasSCOred,
with pretty taken fbas the tally Of the innings being
AtO in favor Of Philadelphia.
run beng scored by the Eckords pretty catches by SEN
senderfer and Fiser marking the fielding and as Malone
@artn style Of ball the Athletics treated to blank
score, amid loud applause Patterson and Alston cap
turing prisoner al first and Swandel two on toulhy
balls, The tally Of the innings being l4to9
runs splendid catch by Reach and good by Fisler
being noteworthy and as the Athletics sti found the
slows difficult 10 HIT they were again whltewashed,"
a
and Patterson good play at second This left the totals
49, with the Athletics in the by only
aud the contest at once became deeply interesting BY
the good batting OF Malone one run was scored by the
Eckford in their sixth innings and as Malone put on the
force again in this innings the Athletics added four 10
their score, Patterson putting the side out by pretty
fielding This left the tally a IS H. and the Athletics
felt for the fact they did not half like the close
vicinity OF the Eckords who proved themselves to be too
the seventh innings the Eckiords added two runs to
their score and Malone again pitching the slows, again
being 10 Is In the eighth innings the Ecords bated
Finely for three runs and two men were on the bases when
Berry closed the innings with fycatch, and,
again the Athletics had TO go blind" the tally at the
close of the eighth innings left the Ecords n the van by
score OF - TO Is the Pmadephans not relshng the
position at ALL In the ninth innings the Athletics played
steadily in the field, and Mcbride went in to win and the
result was the first blank seen for the Eckford leaving
their total at 10 the Athletics having now two 10 10
win Mcbride led of by giving Klein chance for foul fly
but he dropped the ball. and Dick had life given him
Afterward too, by muf OF Klein he secured his lst
Reach now came 10 the rescue and by good ht made
his lst and sent Dick home-tie gane but wilkins
put out by Nelson and AistOn at lst Fiber then made
bases with hands out and but scored, wheI
Sensenderfer gave Nelson chance put him out at
but the ball mufed Reach came home, and the game
was won, the Athletics congratuating themselves Oh
getting out OF such tight place AtIerward the score
up 20 %, where IL stood when Klenfeder wa'
put ont at "a by Patterson the totals giving the victory
70 the Athletics by the score OF % TO 49,
The pitching OF Malone in this match, the Athletics
said was the most effective they have had against them
this season. his slows botherng them considerably
while Mcbride has not been punished IN such lively style
this season as by the Eckfords in tins game Klein Pat
teTsOn and Nelson especially doing excellent service
The bat the formers fine fielding carrying off the palm
The umpire creditaby acquitted himself the occasion
and noticed that this time lie avoided his pIt
Of calling strike on the first ball pitched. The
game played with the best OF feeling between the
mines, the Athletics and EcdOrds being old friends.
The Philadephans left for home the night hav.
jng three trophies by fine play and what is more
won the good opinion Of all impartial admirers of the
game by their quiet, gentemany department. both on
and of the field. The following is the score: