The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-01
THE NATIONAL GAME
Mutual ~. Maryland.


Al the Union grounds yesterday there was collect
al very fair crowd to witness the contest between
the Mutuals and the Marylanders. The Mutuas sent
a committee 10 wait upon the visitors and provided
coaches 10 convey them TO the grounda They ar
rived about three O'CLOCK and lost but little time In
commencing operations. phe Mutuals In their ne W
uniform Of white with green stockings looked very
me and presented even better appearance than
.red stockngs'' on the field. The nine has been,
since the reformation In lively practice, and great
deal was expected from IL collectively and the mem.
pers individually; but, as the score viii show the
auticipatons OF their friends were not realized The
Rame played yesterday was, taken as o whole,
really first class mufin match and nothing else.
There were individual instances OF very
me fielding exhibited on both sides. and
almost nnumerabe instances OF superb muf.
fnsm also on both sides. The Mutuals went in
TO win; that is, they meant 10 win, but they were
clear outbatted. The Marylanders batted as they
had not done since their advent IN this neigh
borhood. There Will be theories as TO the cause OF
the discontinue OF the Mutuals. Some parties VIII
bam this member OF the nine and some another.
That VOTERS cannot pitch, or Norton cannot play
short, or fianly cannot play second base Will be,
and indeeu has been said by members OF the "out
side - and there will undoubtedly be grand "howl"
at the ''reconstructedn nine. II is not every man
that can keep up his nerve at pitching when he Is
not properly supported in the held and there are
not many feeders who can do themselves justice or
their club credit when the ball IN play is so exceed
ingy lively that 1t will rebound almost the slight
est touch. Fanly's playing was remarkably nne
But one base was made on q "mu1" by him, and
even IN that instance there might be some blame
attached 10 the thrower OF the ball. The Mutua.
nine Is composed OF material which should
place II second TO none IN the country; but the
members do not appear 10 play with the necessary
GOODNESS and not all cases obedient TO their
captain. In two or three instances yesterday, c.
Mills the captain OF the nine ordered the helders to
throw the bail to first base when he saw that by so
dong there would DE better chance TO dispose OF a
hand out the helders, IN their anxiety TO do some
thing brilliant, would throw TO second TO make
double play, and throw as hard as II they were
throwing across the field to first base To detail the
game would oe q thankless task. The figures Will
show pretty well how most OF the good work was
DONE and IN charity TO both sides IL Is best not TO
particulanze by whom the poor work was DONE BY
the MaTyanders there were ten fly catches missed
and some twenty odd other fielding errors, and by
the Mutuals there three bad misses or lily
catches and many other errors in the fielding as
were made by their opponents. In regard to the
umpirlng by Mr.. Chapman there must be some fault
found with MIN for "calng strikes IN three or four
instances on the first ball pitched This Is entirely
wrong, but the error was committed by the umpire
In his anxiety to be strict and impartial
The score of the game Is as Io!lows:-