Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-26
LOCAL N E W s.
BASE BAIL.


cincinnati Va. NatienaI-Prefe<s vs..
Amatsurs-Red StoCking- kicterieus-
score - TO The Largest Cattle rim.
Ever Seen ON tho National Grounds
The Game To-day With the Olympics.
As our report closed yesterday the match
game on me National grounds, between the
Red Stockings, Of Cincinnati, and the Nationals,
If this city, rad Iust commenced. Never, IN
me annals OF base bal m this city, vas there
such crowd 20 witness game. No; only
me seats permanently provided We're occupied,
On, every available space was taken. The
ScddCd banks, which IN winter cor vert the
i.eld into a katng park. were alive with peo-
PIE. while the hoUse-tops IN the vicinity were
aiken advantage OF by hundreds of sweltering
spectators TO witness the battle from afar of.
On the State Departmsnt building, two so uares
or. was solitary individual who- sheltered
:rOm the burning rays o: the sun 10y an um-
brells, brought glasses 20 bear to cOun'eTact
he distance. There were fully 100 people
present, and among them great many ladies
Dld citizens remarked. la returning hOEe, tina.
s.: reminded them Of the old times when BJston
and Fashion used 10 draw such immense
,rovds 20 The race track. beyond me northern
-rITnInus OF i4th street Newspaper rnau rem
res.n'Irg local we'll as leading Northern
journals. ahCULdCd, and had TO ''squat'' on he
srass, as The press accommodations were
ms sETe. ara the place Intended tor their *
elusive Us- Wa. a. usual ON such OCCASIONS
Cc,upI ard surrounded OF bogus reporters
and other dead beats, usUrpIng the privileges OF
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Inc Red Stockings arrived on tha ground A /.
. %. aHC All VARIOUS gy mnaStIC amusemants,
NJ. NJ bTIBk@TI. q: the L mon Rase Il Ill
club, was ChO-en umpire. ana he Nationals
Winning re 'oss. sent t5eir opponents 10 the
rat BY reference 10 me score blow, il will
De seen that Up TO the nth innIpg The Nation
ais had rot scored a run, while the CincinRatIs
mad put il thirteen. None of the Nationals
Tad Up 10 this time reached the second base,
and he impression seemed then 10 be no.ssd
around quite freely that the boys would b.
goose eggsd' all the way through. But m At
'srS here changed The fifth inning saw the
Red Stockings go out " It'll n blank, and " hen
me Nationals went IN 10 close the inning, two
men were put out successfully. when Coughlin
went 10 the bat and by a lucky stroke sue
cssdsd in getting 70 his frs base. Then came
N Fox. who, with one of his good old Ma
uOnal strokes. sent the ball out Of reach be-
tween centre and rignt field. briI gng in Coug Oh.
lin and making a home run himself. The
most Tremendous applause greeted him, as did
every good play on either side. But the good
luek was only temporary. as Shelly next
drew blanks, while the CinCinnatis added
sly more 20 their score. During the
eighth and ninth innings the Nationals
made 8. by wild play on me part of their op-
Ponsnis, the score, AT the Close of the game,
standing: Cincinnati, -; Nationals, g. Brain
ards swift pitching seemed 10 bother the Ma
uCnsIs, rs also did Jones's slows worry the
Cincinnati boys. The fielding of either side
could not be exCelled, bnt the Cincinnaiis won
the game entirely with the bat Allison, their
catcher, is Certainly wonderful, taking three
lightning foul nys direct from the bat In sue
Cession- In the sixth inning he received an in
Jury IN the hand from the ball, and thereafter
during the game his place was supplied by
George " right, the men exchanging places
Sindley sustained his reputation as a fielder
taking six long and difficult fly balls. There
was not single passed ball in the game and
hardly mistake IN the play. The following is