The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-10-11

Dear Eagle: The great Base Ball
Match which referred to last week has
been played.
It was between the first land only
niiic Of the O'Pakc club, and the Chad
club.
We played on the Capitolnc ground
which had been nicely swept and sprink-
led, and the bases white-washcd.
The wcatherwas fine though cloudy,
and warm though windy.
The attendance of specta : must
have been less than fifteen thou nd, but
for fear of accidents from heavy batting
none were allowed in the enclosure.
| Chad arrived first and threw his castor
into the ring and offered 10 bet II year,
subscription to Ball Players Chron-
iclc against a ticket fora Turkish Bath
on first blood.
There was no takers, as every ball
player takes the Chronicle, but none Of
them care about Turkish Bath.
O'Pake soon after appeared, and was
received with applausc-and music by
/ the band.
Hugh b. Blode, of the Rooster club,
was chosen Umfirc and play began.
! The Chads went in first and we went
out.
We expected to have NJ. r. Jugg for
Il pitcher, but he didn't appear but sent
his cousin O'Tarl, who pitched in so
| heavily at the start that he hit the bats
man, cOrnered ON the short stop, and
knocked the scorer out of time.
The Umpire cried fowl.
| O'Pake wanted to know who he called
fowl-if he alluded to any of his nine.
| He'd find there were no chickens in
| that crowd.
Umpire apologzed and the game went
/ on.
Chad got II splendid strike, got as far
as the second base, and was calculating
on home run when our right field who
was stationed on the corner of Washing
ball on n fly.
Chad out
Blister then took the bat he let fly at
the ball, but the pitcher lodged, got
home on his bread basket, and sent him
to grass.
First knock down for the O'Pakcs-
Great cheering.
Game suspended to take drink.
Bloater then tried his luck ut the BAT.
which he handled with great skill, but
failed to connect with the ball. He al.
ways hit when the bail wasn't there.
Umpire ruled him out,
The O'Pakes then went in.
Chord OLimc then took the bat ,ant
rs soon as the ball came along, sent il
; back again, and started in pursuit of tn,
first base.
l Somehow the ball got there before h,
= did, and the chap who ran that station
in the Chad interest put him out.
O'Blique had the next chance. Afte
u missing twice he got the range AM
made Il hit.
Il The ball cushioned on house in Beo
ford avenue, ,caromed on the flagstaff {
the Capitoline headquarters, and Wa
O'Blique out.
y Some mean person in the crowd chce
II ed. | afterwards heard Ca-tcrile W,
imported from Idaho, expressly to be;
u.s.
took q turn. The crowd suspondC
= its breath.
1t is Il critical moment in mans liG
IL when he stands for the first time wit
an exaggerated potato masher in bot
l. hands, to protect himself from the Il
u signs of chap in front who i, going
fire ball at him, another behind h
back ready 90 take any advantage
him, and all the field before him.
Z But | stood II monument Of resolu
hrmneSs waiting for the ball.
e came, | saw, | hit, run.
! The ball went to right field and Ian,
ed in the Union Grounds, about mi
i off.
one of the Atlantic,, who wa. playil
at the time, kindly threw it over Il
fence, and it came TO hand just as | h;
u scored my fourth home run, and tak'
l. some thing.
= This brilliant play stirred up Opal
y who went in to beat it.
O'Pake was always good on the estril,
t. which accounts for his success in politi,
" He counted heavily ON the bali viii
went OF to left field.
III The ball was lost sight of for sol
" time, but by the aid of the Police rc
~ graph we ascertaincd that it had col
down in Prospect Park.
'N \ committee was sent after it in "A bl
;, gy.
: Meantime We took recess for rcfrc,
mcnts.
O'Pake scored five home runs.
~ might have made more but he Was /
lo going to run himself out before electi,
ch O'Shaw took the bat being leGt-hai
!" ed he knocked the ball round the e
w ncr, 1t made short stop on the L
~ pire'@ nose and tapped his claret,
" First blood for the O'PakeS,
/" Umpire got savage and ruled O'Sh
h' out on the ground that this shot v
counter-ba.c, and contrary to rule
III.
his This put our side out.
'ly The Chadists looked desperate 4
lat played rs though they meant misch
All They made one run, owing to OF
are que.
lw O'Biquo was left field, and hav
.he broke his eye glass looking so h
e', through it, had left the field, to &c
re- now pebble inserted and did't get b
be, in time to find the ball before Caste
madea home run,
mes 1t was the muilinist play ever =
lille We went i'm and made another rul
his the har,and told the bar-kccpor tos,