The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-20
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Empire VS.. Eureka-Munin Match.

Empire Eureka-Mumn Match.
or all the pleasant reunions that mark the base ball
world OF the United States and of New Jersey there
are which for gentlemanliness good nature and
unauthorized sOciabty can matchsthe encounters
OF the heavy weights and light players of the Empire
Club, Of New York, and the Eureka Club, OF New
Jersey. Several attempts had been made this sea-
son to bring together these redoubtabe champions,
but somehow or another 1t availed nothing until a
week or two ago, when the Empire ''muffs" went
down to Newark on invitation Of the Eureka 'mufrs
and played good old-fashioned game. How great
relief it is to see such game the reader
can scarcely imagine. No sharp-sighted member
at the gate to take the tickets and keep out the
lOud-mouthed lOafers might bet; no lodging around
to see how they could deceive the umpire; but
good, generous gentemany game, played for the
honor and the sport and the privilege OF assocatng
with gentlemen from foreign land The Empires
took the one T. NJ train, and together with few
Eurekas had possession Of the smoking car. Ar
irving at Newark almost the entire club met ana
escorted them to the grounds. when the fun COM
good genuine, whoe-sou,ed muffin match9 II not
go to see the Empire and Eureka mullins and you
VIII laugh until you think that your tailor has
Irwin, for instance. Irwin weighs three hun
are dred pounds, or less, and however "hot'
layer of adpose that it rests and does not leave
until Irwin wills It, and he generally Wills it well for
his folks Cameron, who regularly ''swears onr'
every year. could not resist the temptation of this
match, and he ''came roun'n in time to tar, or
pitch, the JerseyIhen. There Hedenburgh a
Jerseyman; he caught Gaunt mapping in way
that would be credit to Mcbride and Gaunt, too.
If ever man belied his name Charles does. The
only gaunt thing that can be seen besides his name
Is nothing at ALL Kase was as hard case on the
New Workers as ever he was. Holden could hOld-on
before starting to field, and his style OF holding the
ball was good to the New York folks. Reed and
Kent had clear scores, although if Newark had de-
pended on the former 1t would have been leaning
on a ''broken reed" Ward would try hard to ward
of the hitting Of the Empires, but there
man Meeker than he who played first base. Spler
at third was sharp as spear, and would send the
ball by Bobby that the latter rendered almost
cross; and then talk about "head work." Cameron
and VOORHEES, astOnshed the folks with the way they
did things. Irwin, at Short worked in style which
would win q first nine game. Benson would gauge
the skyscrapers nicely, but it had been some time
since he got under them he let them rip. Morse,
following his iustrious namesake, could not find q
conductor strong enough to convey his intense cleo
trio power to the glObue, while Howell, the frying
pan Champion and Hutchinson hit like ''proiession-
ais" Chalmers was almost u charmer on the ball,
Judging by the way he cOaXed the ball TO him. Tay
lor forgot the use OF his needle this time, but he did
left in keeping the Eureka sheet whole
After the game the Empires were conveyed to an
esta blishment where there was q great variety OF
dishes; when fun and frolic again reigned su-
preme and which the Empire folks left full-O good
nature. The score of the game Is as foll0ws:-