The national Republican., 1867-08-27


cIpRsrs. = Yesterday about thirty more mon
bers Of the Mutual Base Ball Club, Of New
York, arrived In this city In the train duo here
at q. m. Some Of them were considerably
bruised and fow exhibited black eyes. This,
we are sorry to soy, was the result OF q railroad
accident which occurred near Wilmington, Della
ware, when couple Of cars ran of Of the track
pitching tho base ball fraternity about promiscu
ousiy and unceromoniously, md injuring some n
above stated. On Sunday morning, as the hrsI
number was on the way hero, the baggage cal
took FIRE. and burned while the ears ran abou,
twenty .nyo or thirty miles. 49,.
Yesterday morning, after the Mutual boys had
breakfasted, they seated themselves In convey
auces procured for the purpose, and were driven
TO the Capitol, where they visited the varioui
departments Of interest and assembled to the
corridor Of the dome From there they rode Ia
the Patent 0fice, where they examined all the
curiosities worthy Of special note. They pro.
cceded thence to the Executive Mansion, whore
they were shown through tho green. house, the
Red Blue, and Green rooms. They wefo noxt
ushsred into the presence Of President johnson,
whom Mr. John Wildcy, president Of the Mutual
club, introduced the members Of the club, and
informed tho President that they were hero Ia
play match game with the Nationels, and gave
him q pressing invitation to be present and wit
ness the game.
Mr.. johnson said ho would endeavor to be
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time. Ho thought the game q very 6ne one,
though he had never played It, When he was o
boy he was quite hard to beat at playing shinney
handy.
Ono Of the members of the Mutual suggested
that he could play good mufiug game Of ba.o
| ball yet.
Again pressing the President to bo present at
the game, the Mutupl club retired from the room,
and wended their way to the Treasury building,
called on Secretary McCulloch, visited the csSh
vaults where nre deposited millions Of dollars In
national bank currency. Having thus Wsn the
most important branch Of this department and
having cast few sly glances at tho ladies there
Of tho club returned to Willard's hotel aud took
dinner. II being about 1880 m.
At 2 O'Clock the members Of the Now York
club were rendered by the proprietors Of the ho-
tel two Of their splendid omnibusses, each drawn
| by four spirited horses, with rcd and white
piumes on their heads which they accepted, and,
under escort Of a delegation Of the National club,
Of this city, rode out to the grounds upon which
the contest was TO take place.
By 2:30 o'clock tho grounds were crowded with
visitors, at least Ave thousand persons being
present, among which was largo proportion Of
| tho wealth and beauty OF the city. We also
noticed present MessrS. Edward L. Gill, Of the
Sunday Neps, Clipper and Daily TimsS Of
New York, aud II. A. Dobsoh, Of the 0swcgo
Times, New York.
| Inc unlIOrtnb OIL tuo COnslstu Vi uuTh
blue paats, light blue checked shirts, with white
cap topped with blue star. The Nationals,
white shirts and caps rcd belts and blue caps,
presented quite a neat appearance.
| At 3p. m. the game was commenced, tho Ma
tionals at the bat, and Mr.. G. Glover, Of New
York Eclectic club, being the umpire. Dongan
was the scorer for the Mutual, and Mr.. Munson
for tho National.
The players were assigned as follows:
| Nationals - Parker, Lecond bnsei Williams,
pitcher; Wright, short. stop; Hodges, right field;
Berthrong, centre field Fox, third base; Norton,
catcher; Fletcher, first basoj Smith. eft lid.
Mutuals-Pike, second base; @. Hunt, centre
field; Bearman, first base; Waterman, third brSei
Peters, pitcher Hatfield, catcher Jowett, left
field; Devyr, short. stop; McMahon, right field.
The innings were played as fol ows:
| FIRST INNINGS.
| Parker, of the National, at the bat. Hatfield,
tho Mutual's catcher, passes ball from Peters,
the pitcher Of tho Mutual. Parker made his nrst
base on thrco called balls. Williams went to the
bat, and wr' caught out by n fly ball to short.
stop Devyr, who put Parker out on first ba o,
thus making fine double play, and eliciting
| loud applause from the spectators. Wright then
went to tho bat, and wOs caught out on fly
taken by Devyr in one hand. tApplausc Thus,
In the very Grst inning tho Nationals scored n
round 20, u much to tie ehagrin Of their friends
Pike, Of the Mutual, then went to the bat
and made MS nrkt Dhtc Ou iOui mlbseh pg
Norton. Hunt then tried his hand at the bat,
and made his FIRST base on a good centre field
ball, and sent Pike to q sond ba,e. Pike stole
homo on passed ball, and Hunt made his third
base. Hunt then ran home while short stop
We passing the ball to pitcher Bearman being
at the bat, made his first on right field ball,
and Waterman goes to the bat. Bearmau made
his third ba.e on a possoi ball by Hatfield, and
afterwards ran home on ball struck by Water
man, who made his third base on passed ball
Peters took the bat and made his first base on a
Nv ball to right field, and Waterman ran home
from the third base. Peters went to second be %
on a passed ball by Norton. Hatfield went out
on fly to short stop. and Peters went out OF
same ball while between second and third btst
by the same player. [Applause.l Jewett wen
to the bat and made his frat base on passed
ball. Deyyr went out on frst base by o ball to
first batcman; Judgment called for and decided
In favor Of first baseman. Hatfield, Peters and
Deyyr being out, the FIRST inning ives onded; the
score standing 0 for the National aud runs fol
the Mutual.
SECOND INNING.
Hodges, Of tho National, went to the bat, and
went out on first baGo by ball muhled by Peter
and felded to Grst baseman. Borthrong made
his first base on three balls, and Fox went to tn,
bat. Berthrong then made his third base on q
bali passed by catcher, and soon afterwards stole
in. Fox made his FIRST, and then ran homo OF
mado his second bose by wild throwing llt
then made his third on wild throw by pitcher
Fletcher won't out on the first base by bal
felded to first baseman, and Norton ran home
Smith went out on a rolling ball to pitcher, nnt
by him to first base. Only three runs were made
on this inning
MoMahon, Of tao Mutual, went to the bat
and made his second base on sky ball to ief
field, and then stole to third base, and theme,
home, eliciting much applause. Pike took hii
first baso on call balls. Hunt made second base
on n sky.scraper to right held and Pike mad'
his third Hunt ran home on a wild throw BY
Norton, Bearman taking the bat After striking
q foul ball, Bearman made his first base on
rolling ball to right field. Waterman struck twt
foul balls to left field then one to right field
and made his Grst base. Bearman runs home
and Waterman makes his third base on wilt
throw by pitcher.
Peters took the bat, and went out on fly vel
taken by Berthrong in centre field. HathelC
made his second base on ball to centre field, AM
/ stole to third base while Jewett made his first
when Hatfield went home. Devyr won't out oil
} frst base by foul fly, Jewott made his third
: and Devyr was caught out on third base by
hy ball to Fox, with Mcmahon at tho bat. Il
this inning the Mutuals made six runs, tho scor
standing Nationals 3, Mutuals II. The tim
occupied In playing these two innings was jus
1 one hour