The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-09

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NEW YORK VS.. WASHINGTON
Game Between II, Rskiords and NationalY
VICTORY FOR THE NATIONAL
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SCORE TO TN INNINGS
The Eckford base ball club, Of BROOKLYN,
N. Y, returned to this city from Baltimore
on Thursday evening and took up their
quarters at the Kirkwood house. At $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon they took seats
In the large coach Of Nailor Bros, which,
drawn by six grey horses, handsomely ca
parisoned, conveyed the party TO the Ma
tional's grounds, where II had been announced
that match game would be played with tho
Nationals, aud large crowd had assembled
10 witness the contest. Mr.. J. J. Beardsley
was chosen umpire, and at SEQ o'clock the
Eckfords went to bat first, and the
GAME
Commenced with Allison as first striker.
He fell victim TO Shelly and Forker at FIRST
base. Patterson by a weak hit near the
plato made his first. Stole second, and got
to third on wild pitch. Martin out at first
BY Coughlln and Forkcr. Patterson home.
Nelson took base on called balls. Hodes
struck to third, and Nelson was put out at
second by Shelly and Fox. Side out with 1
run.
Fox was the frst striker for the Nationals.
He got TO second on high ball to right
field. Forker out on foul bound 70 Nelson.
Coughlin struck out. Shelley tipped out,
leaving Fox on third. Side out with a
round o.
Score 10.
Second bnings.-Hodes out at first by
Coughlin and Forker. Droyr made first by
q muff Of Forker on Coughlln's throw; to sec
ond on passed ball by Birdsall; out on at
tempting to run TO third on q foul bali.
Tracy out at FIRST by Coughlln and Forker.
Side out with round o.
Blrdsall out on foul bound to Nelson,
studley took base on three balls; stole to
second, then to third, then home by a sharp
steal. Holly tipped out. Fletcher out on
fly by Patterson. Side out with run.
Score IL.
Third Inniags.-Eggler out at FIRST by
Coughlln and Forker; Pinkham made FIRST
by safe hit to left; Allison struck to short,
well felded to second BY CoughlIn, putting
Pinkham out; then from Fox to Forker,
putting striker out-yery pretty double play.
Side out with round o.
Graham by q grounder to centre field
made his first easy. Fox sent bounding
ball to third, muffed by Tracy, and Graham
got second, with Fox at first; by passed ball
OF Nelson, Graham got third. Forker out
at first by Hodes and Allison; Graham home.
C0ughlin to second on good hit to right field;
Fox home. Shelly bya ground ball to third
made his first, then stole to second, while
Coughlln took third, and then stole home;
Shelly at third; Blrdsall took base on called
balls, stole to second; Studley tipped out;
Holly shared the same fate. Side out with
three runs.
Score IA.
Fourth Innings.-Patterson out on fly to
Fletcher in len field; Martin took first on
called balls; Nelson out at first by Coughlin
and Forker. Martin at second; Hodes, by
hit to right field, got one bag. Martin to
third; on q passed ball by Birdsall he got
home, while Hodes got to third. Droyr out
at first by Fox and Forker. Side out with
one run.
Pinkham now went to catch for the Eek
fords. Fletcher out on fly by Hodes; Ora
ham out at rst by Hodes and Allison. Fox
shared the same fate by Martin and Allison.
Side out with round o.
Score, "a.
FJfh Innings.-Tracy out at first by Shelley
and Forker. Egglcr followed suit, and by the
good playing OF Shelley and Forker, Pink
ham had to do the same way, and was re-
tired by Fox and Forker. Side out with
round o.
Forker made his FIRST by the terrible play
Of Martin and Allison, who had their man
out easy. Coughlln struck high ball, which
Plnkham captured, and by q neat double
play Forker was retired by Pinkham and
Allison: Shelly out on fly by Egglcr. Side
out with round o.
Score, "a.
Sirh Innings.-Allison out on fly to Stud
ley In centre field. Patterson out at first by
Shelly aud Forkcr. Martin shared the same
fate by Fox and Forker; another whitewash.
Blrdsall out on fly to Martin; Studley fol.
lowed suit to Pinkham. Holly Il victim in
same manner by Eggler. Another goose
egg for the National.
Score still, "A.
Seventh hlnings.- out at Grst by
Williams and Forker; Hodes made his first
good hit to centre field, but was put out at
second by Blrdsall and Fox; Droyr by hot
ball to short field got his first; Tracey struck
to short field, well flelded by Shelly and Fox,
putting Droyr out at second. Another round
o for the champions.
Fletcher few out to Patterson In centre
feldj Graham by "daisy" to second
got one bag; to second on passed ball by
Pinkham; Fox, after amusing himself by
foul balls, sent a long fly to Egglcr In right
eld,who captured 1t, and tielded well, putting
Graham out at second. Side out with another
whitewash.
Score 2 to 4 still.
Eighth Mnings.-Tracey out at first by
Coughlin and Forker; Eggler followed suit
to Graham and Forker; Plnkham to first on
high fly badly mufred by Coughlin; Martin,
by q "daisy" over third base, sent Patterson
to third, and striker to second; on q passed
ball Patterson tried to come home, but was
put out neatly at the home base by Graham.
Side out with their regular round o.
took bag, then stole to second; Forker out
at first by Droyr and Allison; Coughlin out
on foul fly to Allison; Shelly sent long fly
to LEFT, muffed by Tracey, and Fox got home,
with Shelly at first; Birdsall set long ny to
centre field, which was prettily taken by
Eggler, who had to run hard for 1t. Side
out with one run.
Score 2 to 8.
Ninth InHings.-The excitement now ran
high, II being an even thing as to how the
game would turn In this innings. The spec
.n'oi III hcPs thci positiouo, eagerly uWull-
Ing the result. Allison was the first striker,
and was retired at first by Coughlin and
Forker. Patterson sent long ball to left,
which was taken by Fletcher and felded
quickly to second, enabling Fox to put the
striker out as he was going to second.
Martin out at first by Shelly and Forker,
thus putting the side out with round o,
and sending National stock sway up" as
the victors Of the champions OF the United
States. The crowd cheered Justify, and the
Nationals went TO bat to try and run up the
score, but In this they failed, as they were
doomed to whitewash, as follows;
Studley out at first by Martin and Allison.
Holly out on foul TO Pinkham. Fletcher
out at first by Droyr and Allison; thus clos
ing the game with the score 2 to s In favor
Of the Washington boys, who were heartily
applauded as the conquerors In the second
best game ever recorded In the annals of
base ball, the match between the Mutuals
and Red Stockings being the best.
The following Is our
RESUME OF THE GAME.
EcKFoRD. OR. NATIONAL. o. n.