The New York herald., 1869-07-06
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Athletic, of PhiiadeIphiH, vs.. Atlantic, OF
Brooklyn.


Nnety.three years ago grand national game was
played at Philadelphia the ultimate result OF which
Was the triumph OF the Sons OF Liberty over the
"Red COats,r with a score beyond all reckoning.
Yesterday throughout the world-as oil people are
by this time aware of-tnat grand national game was
commemorated, and among other methods Of COM
memoration was grand contest at the national
game between party from Philadelphia and party
from Brooklyn, n. Y. The result OF the FIRST game
was satisfactory TO all except the 'red coats" and
their friends and in this respect was decidedly
Ike the game Of yesterday, for this latter was
not satisfactory to anybody. 1t might Justly
be considered sacreligious TO comparesthe grand
contest for national independence with the grand
mufin match OF yesterday. In both contests the
'hittlngn was very hard bur In the "neidr at the
Grst mentioned contest the work on both sides was
very sharp, while in the contest yesterday it was
exceedingly loose. To come down from the eagles
wings, however, aud directly to the point It Is only
necessary to say that tho last mentioned contest
was game OF base ball between the Athletic Club
OF Philadelphia and the Atlantic Club OF Brooklyn.
game between these clubs would at any time
draw an immense crowd, and yesterday being the
day set apart for the celebration OF "the glorious"
when almost everybody and his wife and
children" were Tree from business and intent
P sDnossd o at be 70 may the
was something extraordinary The Capltoline
grounds ofer accommodations for many thousand
spectators and tho numbers which fiocked thlther
were enough 70 make perfect Jam. Indeed so great
was the Jam, that were II not for the cheering
and cooling broeze which swept scross the neld,
some portions OF the jam might have been
squeezed intO Jelly. NO such lamentable ca
iastrophe n thls happened, however, and the
enjoyed and amused themselves, and gol
their money! worth OF a game, az least as far as
less TO describe the scene. IL was only repetition
OF the at tho lat, games between the Clncn-
natl and Mutual clubs wi.h the Atlantlcs, "ony
more so.n There were people present who had not
been present ct grand game IN years, ana many
pendence that made them at once good natured and
stubborn and thus imposed on the police
force present much greater WORK In sweep
could be commenced. They were finally compressed
TO form solid living frame FOR the beautiful
picture OF a well trimmed lawn with fancy figures
tine players disporting 1t. When this result
attained there was but little trouble in Keeping them
back ana giving the contestants room for their ma
nHuvres Mr. George Flanly, lately captain OF tho
Mutual nine, aud under whose captaincy, by the
way, the Mutual5 were signally successful, was se
ccee 10 act rs umpire, and at ffieen minutes past
thrte
THE GAME
was commenced ny th5 Atletics at the bat; Reach,
the first striker, was very handsomely put out at
frst by Pike and Start. Tnls was saluted With
deafenng cneers and was looked upon as o good
cutlay the ]1sies--or 1t would cut them II there
any there to be cut--down to centre field; but
received such a fearful hit at hone base that II
seemed to be sensitive OF its inieriority ana was
Fastening to get as far away as as possible
all around, ana Cuthbert followed him by
sending another daisy CUTTER down to LEFT
runs were secured before another hand was put out
Then Meyerle popped the ball mp SO high that Full
could sca1Ssly be caught, ran ahead starf haw ~
closed on the ball, and then threw 1t to Pike
snd he touched & Reach who was obliged to return to
FIRST base thus ending the innings, The start which
the Philadephians had gained might have been
onnsiarad had Inv snv other nine than the Atlancs
but thoy saw the Athletics seSre without any
menoed el's by y'i magias : six runs, two of mem
hone runs, before ! band was lost then two
innings was concluded. IL gas evident that both
sides were In good batting trim, md that on the hit
The heavy Batting % was % Kept up 1 almost fc first to
last aud In this regard the DISPLAY really mag
but IN s sSs haSs csn the y say
probably be accounted for by the fact that nothing
except, perhaps prosttge-depended on the game,
and nlutusy understood TO have no connection
with the question OF the championship. This fact
the crowd was not acquainted with; aud The result
was that when the PLAYERS were somewhat indlf.
fsfent the crowd was almost Wild with excitement.
This was especially the case during the Innings in
which the Athlsics succeeded in getting ten or a
dozen runs ahead or the Atantics and the latter I'm
turn would gradually pull up to them. The friends
bat ami made heavy hit so solidty and vo-
cierousy that tho cheering could only be compared
70 inc roaring or the sea ION tho beach at Long
Branch" or some place OF that ilk. To speak OF
the garno in detail would be thankless task un-
der the circumstances. 1t was nothing more than
Fourth of July" exhibition aud comparatively
poor one, at that. Take, for instance, a glance
at he lelding errors A ny catch missed Wild
throw and two ''muffs" BY Pearce; a wild
throw by Smith; ny catch mis1cr,, hv
StaitI two tip bounds missed and six ba ssej hall.
BY Ferguson besides two bog9d5 misJudged: three
'mnns ana in'r ~ ~ Catches missed by Crane; wild
pitch aud wild throw by Zettlcln: wild throw hy
PIKE and "muf and ny catch missed By Nc
Donald Then on the other sde:-A ny catch missed
and two ''muifs" by Reach, tip bound and three
ny catches missed and egat passed balls by Meycrle,
q Az catch missed by Cuhbert another by Senscn
derfer, Wild throw By McMullen, three 'mursr hy
Berry, q wild throw and sixteen passed. balls by
Radcliffe, and three wild pitches and two ''muirs''
by FuIner. The score OF the game Is al folloWs:-