New-York tribune., 1868-09-11
BASE BILL.
ATLANTIC VS.. UNION.

ATLANTIC VS.. UNION
The first game for the championship between
the Atlantic and Union Clubs took place yesterday IN the
presence of throng s vast has been called out this
season There was more anxiety to witness tins game on
the part Of the people than the latest battles Of both
tlubs seemed to Justify If tho multitude assembled in
the belief thaC good game would result from the meet
Ing, they mistaken. II they believed the game
would be but repetition OF the one of last Monday ana
that the Atantics would suffer defeat easily they
were mistaken II they entertained the notion that the
Ne faciO champions Of base ball contendihg
In this game, they were deceived. The re6ui'
proves tho game to have been poorly payeu q"
one side. Although the Atlantics won V 'i5
odds, anything but good display was ~ "l"'O.
The Atlantics. regalned something OF ther IorineI
reputation by their display at the bat u Is 'uo' "
neither cub can contend for the championship oy 'io
laws which govern baseball clubs il was oh'l
game only nominally IL is good that suen % '"o '''
for the display poor as 10 cast uSS''0 O 'N0
title proper Tho poorest display OF DATING 9cV SCI" O
tbe Union Grounds was gwen on tbs OCCASION Ihe Az
I,ic vent to the bat G. times but made the first base
but ., times The Unions went to the bat 80 times and
drew first base but times; they also made ~ errors OF
plav TO by the Atantics Reference to the score will
show how fecbly the hitting throughout. But Mills
and Crane over went To third base on hits
The game commenced at nearly o'clock, with the
Unions 10 the bat Golde rs first striker. poory-ht
fly ball to Pearce pat him out Austin was second out
through Ferguson to Start ferguson changing Win
Smith position Martin took base ON weak t'
which start let slip between his legs Pabor MI TO ii'
field Wright hit TO same place Martin coming hoine'
but Birdsa being feded out from Smith 10 start Tue
side closed Pbor and Wright being left Pearce sent
lver TO Austin and went ont smith fell second Nlc'n
on foul 70 Brdsal start bit fairly for base te Dah
going 10 center field but he was shortly after depoeu
a good throw of Birdsas TO Godie
shelley Ayers aud Smith retired successively IN the
second inning Chapman first striker, and first out
on the Atlantic side, foul bound taken by Golde.
Crane was elded ont at first by Shelley. Ns's long hit
10 center field far beyond the elders him home
long throw Of Wrights. Ferguson closed the inning
WISyht Fielding him ont to first.
G6dlrs hit To Chapman was dropped, Chapman stun
bling I'm his INST effort TO run for ~ Austen toVh UdsS
his bali slipping easily between FersnSon7 egs Nr1ns %
lucky lit gave him base. aud eventually all got H. faDO
Wright and BrdsIll beng the outs Lettleln reatnSo
base Godies muf but was aiterward he,dcu , 2T U
Wright to Ayers the latter covering second base Mco
ad took base ON bad handling 9i tae D'ii py ayers,
Pearcc hit to Pabor, who cut nm on AZ IIst sum MHs
successful the hall to Wright tumblng the LATER over
Start then hit to Wright who telded 1t TO nts @ SHI @ tf
umpire decided not out; IT was very Cos NAN" uu'
the majority did not agree WITH Mr.. oWl IL OhhaF
mans hit to Ayers was muAed badly Crane enabled
10 get base through WTIghts mum is c c0s,u
the play, going out 10y Wright TO Co g. tcilol,
AID AID Crane sf 6cns sa e @ Shelley % toob oase on
Of FcrgusoAs, bat was cut on at SGnd On 5re Re
been made but start mutfed the passed fro second
10 him. Smith retiring on f2ui 10 NILS, is, & @oIio th
going out fly 10 Crane let ers on Oasc heh the
] reond bosg on tpe hit wic tyers lust tov he'd with
n dnccrs ZetfIen hit 10 left d. but was t chcdIout
hv Wright going 10 second on Donad's hit. Peirce
threw 10 Pabor the ball ganCine third, and Ferguson
started in PabOr meanwhile gett the ball ana throw
ing it to Brdsal, who not a place III time, ana
FERGUSON got IN, when he shOud ave been out Smith
brought Pearce home on q ground hit TO right held
Starts hit 10 same place gave his base, but very p y
double play following on Chapman's hL both start ana
Chapman closed the play, Ayers, Wright and G"ldle
doing he business Austin, Martin, aud Pahor werc put
out ia one two, three order Crane was helded ot by
Ayers GOlde, Mills on foul bound by Blrdsall ana
Ferguson who had reached base on good hit, was cut
of by ZCttein ball going 70 Wight and helded to yers
who again covered second base T The si1tn nsimg @
yielded three runs 10 the Unions The Auanucs pu
forth Zetein the first striker who retired easiy & ~
throw of Ayers TO GOldle. Start again cut on pS
Chapman's hit and Mills by Fergusons, four runs, now
ever being added The seventh mining gave he mons
another blank Zettein who was AGAIN the nist stker
for the Atantics retired on foul bound MepVnaI,
after being missed on q fOulbOund 10 PabOr, took
base on a IuuG of Martins at right held
Pearce was folded ont by Wright 70 first two
hands being lost and two chances more being given TO
retire McDOnald). and run was made To follow the
useless Between fair batting and the worst Held
ing the Atancs secured is runs before the thrd man
put out OF this settled the matter. What
done after, equally bad With that described.
The contest closed after three hours play with the fol
NnKgtn son.