The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-11
THE RECENT BASE BALL MATCH.
THE GAME AS SEEN THROUGH SAVANNAH
SPECrACLES.

HOW THE FOREST CITY BOYS GOT HOME.
The Savannah Republican devotes consider
able space to a description OF the great Base
Ball match, which took place on the Citadel
Green last Monday. AS our boys will be Gu
rious to see what was said Of their playing in
Savannah, and how their opponents took their
defeat, we make some extracts. After describ-
ing the trip hither, aal the arrival of the
Chrstiana in Charleston, the Republican says !:
Deputations from the various clubs greeted
the party, and bolt was made for that ia nous
hostelrie, the Charleston Hotel, which is pre-
sided over by our genial friend, Maj. Horbach
Sunday was spent by the least unrighteous OF
the party in sightseeing, while those OF an OPP
posite turn OF mind went to church. Aonday
opened auspiciously in q weather point OF view,
with the thermometer at high degree. Dur,
ing the day heavy showers fell, but the Ctadei
Green was iu a fair condition at the tlmo the
game was called, though the ground Is nol cal.
culated to enhance the excitement or interest
of the game, covered as it is with thick grass.
A colored voter, with very dull scythe, sue
ceeded during the morning in chopping out
few bare spots.
The .sForest City" nine made their appear
ance on the field OF action at half-past two, and
were received with tumultuous cheers, quite
contrary to their expectations, based on the
almost invarable rule that visiting clubs have
no friends among the crowd; and here we may
say that the Forest City min, will remember
with plea -ure, and without one regret, the
treatment they received at the hands OF the
Charleston public. Of their hosts, the hlerts,
more hereafter
The crowd on the field, on the housetops,
and on and around the Citadel was tremendous,
numbering fully five thousand people, and
would have done honor to the Union grounds
in Brooklyn, the great headquarters OF base
ballists. A guard of soldiers was necas-
sary to keep back the multitude, and alter con-
siderable trouble the grounds we're cleared,
and everything was in readiness. MIR. Nc.
Cabe, OF the Carolinas, was chosen umpire, and
the Alerts, winning the toss, sent the FOREST
City to the bat few minutes before three
o'clock.
We do not propose to give in detail the pro-
gress OF the game; suffice it to say that it was
an admirable muffin game" and nothing else.
The Savannah boys were, OF course, nervous,
aud we can assure our readers that it takes
nerve to play away from homo and before
large crowd. The first few runs made by the
Forest City looked very poorly against the long
list run up by the Alerts, and it astonishes US
that, aided by the poor playing OF the Forest
City Club. that they are not even yet batting
close Of the game the boys in gray began to re-
cover and their batting told against the Alerts,,
who, in the last three innings, were cut down
to seven runs against nineteen Of the Forest
City. It was too late. however, and darkness
closing in, the game was called at the eighth
inning, standing ffty-three for the Aerts to
twenty-eight for the Forest City Club. The
score book of the club was left in Charleston,
and until it arrives we cannot give complete
record of the contest,
We do not call the contest game OF ball in
the strict Interpretation OF the term. The
umpire, Mr.. McCabe, was displaced after the
third or fourth inning, and gentleman sub
opinion. ls very limited. He failed to call
three bats during the game, which made 1t
tedious and uninteresting. The Savannah
boys did not by any means play up to their
usual standard, and we regret that they should
have taken the trouble to show off their poor
points in Charleston, when at home would have
answered every purpose.
On the way back to the hotel the omnibus
containing the Forest City Club was followed
by an immense croTd, yelling as loud as hu.
man lungs would permit, and the hotel itself
was the scene Of noisy demonstration in
honor OF the visiting players.
The crowning act to the hospltaltles 30
literally extended by Charleston, was an ex-
ceedingly bountlful and tasty supper at the
we're sung and sentiments Of friendship, &C.,
&C., were interchsnged. At late hour the as
semblage dpersed, and the Savannah party,
after aSlng double quick retreatt to the tug
Christiana, piled into sleeping position, re-
gardlcss of defeat or anything else.
Ths party arrived here yesterday, at eleven
o'clock, very much pleased with the trip, and
thoroughly elated with the treatment extended
by the Alerts. For ourselves, we have to
thank Major Gorbach, OF the Charleston Hotel,
for favors extended; the members Of the press
and Major Allen, Depot Quartermaster, who
kindly acted as cicer0ne in our travels over the
city.
In another part Of the same paper, the Funny
Man OF the Republican hits of the contest in
the following lively style:
Base ball is great institution; the only
trouble about it is that it don'G always turn out
as YOU expect it to. Both parties cannot WIN.
Thus it was in this case.
The people all came out to see tue FUN, Lit
lie boys In the streets said ".ai! hill" ut them,
1hie the big boys cried "'Rah!" The Club
boys said "hil hi |" and "'Rah!" back again.
It was all very amusing.
1t rained on Monday morning, and the Club
stayed in the house for fear of spelling their
new uniforms. In the afternoon the Citadel
Square WAS crowded with spectators. How
could they play, while
Bright eyes to right Of them,
Bright eyes to left Of them,
Bright eyes In front of them.
sparkled and elttered?
They went; they saw. and they didn't con-
quer. They met the enemy, and the enemy
wss twenty-five runs aht ad Of them.
The playing was tremendous. Nothing equal
to it was ever Witnessed The stri ,ers, pitch
ers, catnhers aud fielders covered themselves
with dlrt aud glory.
One striker knocked q ball out to Fort Sum-
ter. The garrison thought tkas they were being
shelled again, and telegra was immediately
sent to General Grant, announcing the astound-
ing fact that the rebellion had broken loose
once more in Charleston,
The 'long field" which means the man who
goes long distances after the ball. and stays q
long while, took asteamer and went over to the
Fort The ball was recovered, and the fears Of
the garrison allayed.
Our ''lorg man" caught o 'tay ball" in his
eye. The player was not put out, but the
came near being. Long man exclaimed. 20,
my eye wnat ay!" The umpire decided the