The national Republican., 1867-11-14

Of space precludes rs from publishing II. The
Association will meet sgain this morning at 10
o'clock.
BASE DALL.-The tournament in connection
with the National Fair was opened yesterday on
tho Nationals ground by a game between the
Nationals and the Athletics, Of Philadelphia
The ground was very wet, and this fact, together
with the cold, made playing very difficult. About
two thousand people were present to witness the
game, and much interest was manifested In 1t TO
the close.
The Nationals were short Of Fox, ho having
boon injured in the match with the Common
wealths; Hodges played in his stead. Tho game
was ono.sided, and badly played on the part Of
the Nationals, who wero very nervous, and seemed
to have no confidence in their own playing.
The Athletics played well; the pitcher, Mr..
Mcbride, being full team himself, as the Ma.
tionals could not bat him. Williams pitched
we'll, and had he been properly supported by the
in.aeldors, different score would have marked
tho result.
In the frst innings, with the Nationals at tho
bat, Wright made the only run. Norton went
out on q foul bound, Parker at tho first. Hodges
got to his third, but was run out on tho home
base by Mcbride.
T.e Athletics made four runs two high throws
by Hodges and missed ay by Fletcher aiding
them. Berthrong made O splendid running dy
catch in the centre field, putting Radcliffe out.
Fletcher took Fisler on foul bound in the left,
and Wright took Berry out on foul ay.
In the second innings, n wild throw Of the
Athletics short stop to 1rst gave the Nationals
a run, passed. balls aiding. wRilo Williams came
in on Brainard's hit. Berthrong and Wright
won't out on the first by hits to- the second.
Studley retired on q foul bound.
| Mcbride went out on q foul. Reach made n
run off miss catch by Brainard, and wild pitch
by Williams. Brainard took fly given him by
Radcliff, Fislor going out at hrst. Good play,
generally. Two runs.
In the third innings, Mcbride gavc thom o
touch Of bis heGd.tcork, for Norton, Parker. and
Hodges batted balls straight to Reach at second,
and went out at the first. No runs.
Tho Athletics scored twelve runs, tho Ma.
tionals playing badly Hodges, Wright, and
Fletcher mufing ays Parker and Hodges falling
to hold thrown balls, and Hodges, Norton, and
Wright throwing wildly. Cathbert, "Scnsy,'
and Mcbride going out, the first on foul fly by
Wright tho second on tho second, and the third
on fly by Brainard.
The fourth innings was similar to the thirdfol
the Nationals, Mcbride giving them more hard
work. Berthrong went out on n ny by Reach al
the second base, while Fletcher and Williams
both went out on tho first by hits to the second
By good batting sixteen runs were made by th,
Athletics. A change was made in tho positionI
Of the Nationals nine, which was beneficial, ye
wild throwing and missed catches OF thrown ball
were abundant. Radclff retired on foul boun(
by Dcrthrong behind the bat Mcbride at th
frat by Norton and Studley, and RadcliG on a!
by Fletcher.
The fifth innings was quite exciting; twic
wero all the bases filled by the Nationals, who
by good batting, made nine runs, but severn
were saved by bad play wilkins muffed fly
and Radcif and Berry each gave them y run b.
q wild throw to the second. Hodges went ou
on the first, Williams was run out between HON
and first, and Wright between first and second
Nino runs made. Only three runs werc made b.
the Athletics, the Nationals playing we'll. viii
kins out on q foul bound by Wright, Cuthber
on the first, and Kahmar by hy 'gobbled" b.
Studley.
The sixth innings demonstrated that the Ma
tionals could not bat Mcbride, for Norton wen
out on the first by one Of tho old hits to second
Hodges on n fly by second, and Fletcher on tn
first by hit to short. Score nothing.
Reach, on the Athletic side, went out on th
first by hit to short, Radcliffe on q foul bound
well taken by Norton as catcher
The Nationals seemed to bo waking up, th
only miss being foul ay sent to Geo, Wrigh
by Fisler, who Immediately retired on thre
strikes Score one.
Time was called before the Seventh inning
could be played, and tho Nationals lost tn
game not by the bad playing Of a strong individ
ual, but badly disciplined nine.