The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-13
BASE BALL.
Tricks of the Field-SOme Caustic Criticisms on
the Conduct of Crack Clubs.

the Conduct of Crack Clubs.
From the albany EUeninq Journal
During the Western and Southern tour of the Hay
maker Base Ball Club, from LaDsingburg, they were
matched for two games az BaltimOre-one with the
PastiDe Club, and one, on the day succeeding, with
the Maryland Club The trst-named was only an
oruina5ry sklu nlne; the Otner was 81, MADE up OF
club OF the soutn The first meeting took place, and
the lawmakers were defeated At every point
the Pastimes out-batted and out-felded them,
showing superior play in every respect. Balti-
moreans looked on with contempt, and won
dered how such club had ever achieved
reputation for superior skill. If the Pastimes could
vanquish them, the Marylanders would "white-
wash them on almost every inning. Consequently,
betting upon the game of the next day was made
with large odds in favor of the Maryland Club which
the friends of the Haymakers were not slow in
taking. When the contest with the Marylands took
place. the Haymakers presented altogether
and fielding were all of the most excellent character
absolutely without mistakes. At the close of the
game the champion Southern organization, whose
Baltimore friends had so confidently anticipated its
easy victory, found to be beaten two to one TWAS
then discovered that the Haymakers had delbe-
rately allowed themselves to be vanqushed by the
Pastlmes on the day previous, as agambllng mannu-
vre, and with the object OF securing 'Ong odds in
the betting upon the other match. Base ball is
ing to be regarded as peculiarly "the American
brought to remarkable degree of perfection. OF all
gymnastlc and field sports, it embodes in large
measure the highest element OF healthful eXhilara-
ton, vigorous exercise, and admirable deXterity.
Properly conducted 1t deserves commentator
equally as means Of muscular develop,
upon such clubs the Atlantic, the Athletic, the
HaymaKers, and the Red Stockings as missionary
organizations, preaching the gospel OF health in
most effective manner, and arOusing an interest in
physical exercises for which many an otherwise
dyspeptic and jaundiCed youth would have reason
to be thankful in years to come. But there is un-
fortunately too much reason for believing that this
natural and laudable object IS being lost sight
of for others that are unworthy and dis
creditabe. If the base ball arena is to be-
come sporting ring-f the skill and agility OF its
prohCients are to be prOsututed to the service or
gambers-then respectable people must cease to
give it cOuntenance, and the field will be abandoned
the trOtting course has, with rare exceptions, to
blacklegs and sharpers. They have what is called
ga national championship" open to competition by
all clubs. Instead however, of leaving it to be
New York have entered into an arrangement to
Keep it among themselves. The Atlantics lose it
to the Nutuals, and the Mutuals pass it over
the it is perfectly notorious that
the Athletics of Philadelphia the Marylands of Balti
more, the Red Stockings Of Cincinnati, and the Hay
makers of Lansngburg all vastly superior to the
lastnamed club. 1t is time that newspapers which
have regard for the interests of this really admirable
game should protest against such abuses. We tell
the young gentlemen of the Haymaker Club that
they have won reputation by their admirable Skill
which they cannot afford to sacrifice 10y such dis
graceful 'dodges that to which they resorted in
Baltimore One such disreputable act will infict
upon them an injury which cannot be counterba-
lanced by many brilliant successes As true friends
we ask OF them dignity the game hereafter by the
manner in which they conduct ito frown upon
any attempt to connect them with the gambling fra
ternty who will always hang about the held-to
prove that the sport in which they nave shown them-
selves masters, is one entirely adapted TO gen
tlemen