New-York tribune., 1867-08-20
BASEBALL
.ru ATHLETIC CLUB IN BRoOKLYN-THElR VIC
TORY OVER THE UNIONS OF hokhlsA"iA-
MIfTIfAIS IO-DAl.

.,,p ATHLETIC CLUB IN BR00KLYN-THEIk VIC
TORY OVER THE UNIONS OF hoNhisA"lA-
Tup ATHL LETICS AND MUTUALs TO-DAY
Tho Athletic Club of Philadelphia arrived in
town Yesterday morning, and at l5op IN they tooK
-. o. the Union Bah Ground Brooklyn, where, at
- ro they began play with the Unions OF Morrisana'
,b occasion being the third Of the homeandhome series
hoteen them which commenced at Morrisanla last
year the Athletics winning the first game ana te tTs m %
he cond Great interest created IN regard 10 thls
third contest, tine splendid play Oi the DOs IN ~
their games with the Atantlcs ana Mutuals Iately
ssn of Yesterdays game simply presented another eA
ample of the uncertainty Of base ball. Tor IN tnls s
stad OF PLAYING 70 the standard expected OF he tle
Unions elded as low as the marx OF their last
match wild throwing muhed balls, inaccurate plehng,
v a ipYines In fact no one who had witnessed the
fielding Of the Unions IN the Mutual match Nonl9 nav
ged that IL the same club playing yesterday 81
great was the contrast shown -
he attendance OF spectators very numerous over
1000 passng through the gates though the admission Ice
was Is cents large force of police were present anu
order was observed The conscientious and impair
faI ball-payer Geo Flauy, chosen rs Umpire, ana
ably discharged the duties of his position although as
usual We noticed that the disappointed partsans were
dsOsed again attribute the loss OF the game 70 snee
decision of his while others, equally unjust ud nG nSSI
tate TO charge unfair play TO the Oh9n niie III ,3
being guilty Of charge being as uhla anu
false a the other game is seldom lost by ne errors OF
,"isiudpment OF one man be he player Umpire; and
never won by the good play Of single player
But partisan betting men, or prJudlceu clucs never
can see things in u fair and impartial hght
The weather delightful and the ground IN hne con
Ou and Athletics presented their strongest e
game was anticpSted and when play called and the
game was commenced every movement OF the contest @
ants watched with eager interest by al present Inc
party OF Phadelphans who came on with the Athletics
had seats themselves and were sangne OF he success
of their favoreS large odds being offered ahd OF COURSE
readily taken by the Mor1sanans. ,,.
The game began at p m with the Unions az the tue Dat.
secured On the Union side called balls and Wild throws
In the very beginning gave the AtleeS runs IL
be- PLAYED 10y the Unions as in the Mutual match IN the
ave the Unions two runs; and as the Athletics only made
good hit q their SIDE but one run Was sSCrfI % bo Sns
batied well for runs, and but for dropped fly ball
wonld have got rid of their opponents for blank but
Unons now leading by a score of to s. In the fourth
Innings these figures were changed to to with tne
TO punish Pabor's pitching to any extent , ... -,
The NTH innings was now commehGSdi ana % Solg
phias the Unions had to retire for blank although SIX
nv iSe Athers with two ont aud tie tally stood TO
IN their favor Radcliffe hit ball which, but TOT MS step
Peg nor brought him back As in the Mutual
and Atlantic match the proper Observance OF an ora rue
of the game led quite discussion as to s correctness
and those WHO were on the losing side began TO growl al
the Umpres decision and TO father ON him the result OF
runs were added by Wild pitching mufed balls and wild
throws after the life had been given the striker Dy ie p
being rendered dead Rule No 40 oi the game ' 70
play in any match null and void and OF no account
any rule of the game infringed III match ana con
Sequenty when the rue-Seetion a.was nfrmged, u oe
came the duty OF the umpire 10 lnct the pelaIy pro
vided which Is TO make the play null ana Volu Dy car
ing "no strike" The next convention Will no doubt
amend tlis rule either by allowing batsmen 10 move
oSahe m 'pe penay than tie one now Imposed but
this is done the rule should be observed by requiring
strikers the line Of the base The rule does
not prevent them from moving much, as IL does step
ping forward backward, the former movement giving
them an advantage striking, and the latter IN aoWls
them TO escapehe penalty OF poor mt inns no sItlhe
question turned out to be one OF the features OF e
and hence We have commented upon II more fuy thai
We otherwise should have done. -, - a.,
The forr runs obtained IN this innings gave w
Atercs the lead by total of 10 10 at the close OF IN
Hnh nmings aud aferward, IN the three f0lowlhg lI
they Increased to Is to TO- nearly 20 errors of pa
marking the Union fielding in these innings In the las
Innings neither party scored run the na result Dell
the ecePss of tile Athletics by the totals OF 23 10 10.
With the comparatively poor Fielding displayed by Tn
Athletics in Of their Innings, TO that OF the Union
i'm their last game had the latter played up to their pre-
vious mark they would have won but 70 thelr NUM-
plpy from frt 10 last in wlck nearly all participated
may they alone look for their defeat yesterday The
Athletics will have to play far better game to-day
especially field, escape defeat ut the hands Oi
Muals nnless the latter should play equally as ia
below their mark the Unions did which is not likely
The result 0f Yesterday play will add greatly 70 the in
tercst Of the contest to-day and much larger crowd
will no doubt be present We append the score OF the