The New York herald., 1869-06-22

THE NATIONAL GAME.


THE NATIONAL GAME.
GranA Game ~ Phlladslphia-Athletic W.
Cincissstk-The Olsy ~ DsssAeriy Love in q
BIa.e-tsdn Anether viessry for the "Red
6tocixinss.,s 81 sfert IN s.iaf.s,.' .,.it y
H 10 moOted question whether the nine which
have come from Cincnnati should be thanked or mott
and 1t is likely to remain mOoted question. There
may be some who think they should not be thanked,
~ they stirred up the blood Of the base bali
community 70 such . pitch that the said community
has since been suffering from nerce fever. Every
body knows that they played three games in this
Immediate vicinity, and tnat at those games there
muse have been an aggregate Of a, DO spsofators
any or all Of this quarter Of million should be
asked whether The "Red stockingsn ought TO be
thanked or NOT the answer would In all probability
oe 'Of course they should. Thcy have given rs
splendid exhibitions OF our noble game, and we
thank them for H. But we don't thank them for
beating our experts on our own grounds" The last
remark u, perhaps, little sensh but it Is jusiAaby
80. Although everybody VIII admire superior displays
OF sk yet they would rather the skin shown should
be superior to that Of else themselves
ana their friends True The Cincinnati nine Is com
posed mainly Of Eastern men-men who would not
be IN the Cincinnati nine they had not shown that
they were first class players. That Is all very well
- far as 1t goes; bus bali play es should give credt
where credit u due.n Here b the cradle Of the
game and 1t is but natural that In this section of
the country the good players should first appear.
The West is fast monopolizng all that can be cutt-
waited inland, and 1t Is also but natural that seed
should be imported from the East nurtured trained
and tended at the West and that the carefu training
which receives should be rewarded with good fruit
The staples which are peculiarly those of America
go through such process, and as base ball Is par
excellence an American peculiarly, why, then,
should IL be excepted from the general rule The
gentlemen composing the nine had certainly shown
that there was material In them for rsG class play
under the direction Of careful conscieRRtlo1s Rous
trainer and the result OF their training they are now
showing 70 the country. and In fact 70 the world.
TO the training they have received, the readiness
with which they have accepted It, and the ability
they have shown to profit BY It, be Just honor aiven
Since the Cincinnati nlne left their Western home
they have engaged IN contests with the strongest
have been triumphant In every case and TO this city
belongs the honor OF having given them the tightest
rub they have mad and Of making with them game
badly never viii be again. They left this CITY
flushed with triumph, proceeded to New Jersey and
owe little, and then went On TO Philadelphia. The
arrival OF tl4aaa..t ati ~ .',r,rT.,
THE sRED sToCKINGsn IN PHIL AprrpH1A2
was an event which could be lost sight Of BY the
descendants Of the proadbrlms II there be large
city IN the Union which may be said to 60 crazy
doubt. Everybody is excited led % When Ds'Iae the
Athletics are to play with some worthy antagonsts
aaa ana sne cS almost Ineonscloasly @ assumes gala
val look OF the city was materially heightened On
Saturday the "Red stocking' nine played with the
crowd, and the admirable play Of the visitors was
and extoling tended only to add fuel to the ire OF
ANTICIPATION and excitement In regard to the game
tnsS !asS.. went e cNpyeh ana behaved them:
master present-for Harry Wright is as good as
q schoolmaster to them. There was no pounding
the sandbag. running after dogcart swinging the
% qS B1s rs dSsy
the "manly art'e. are put through before entering
as gentlemen should behave, and won the respect Of
the Phlladelphians by their demeanor In private, as
much g they had commanded their admiration FOR
will The evening came, and the ball players sought
their couches ct respectable hour and arose yes
with clear heads How far they mad sue.
ceeded IN winning the especial admiration OF
t be determined from slight circumstances. % During
Sunday night the rain had fallen pretty freely, and
dsn Sr i
the hotel at which the Cincinnati folks were staying
q ssooInss wIioh despite the intense % beat Of
The day the proprietors Of the AFORESAID pretty ankles
they had influential friends at court" whoever |
can the favor Of the ladies has certainly IN.
Toang men composing the Cincinnati nIne had |
gained, beyond doubt the favor OF the ladies'
Monday morning S came as S above ,I s5ateaand as IN
old-and with It came an augmentation OF lg
THE ExCITEhENT ,, ol4
ans. Al Reach's establishment the headquarters
,f the Athletics, was beseged by the Philimaclinck
used for imagining that Il was a ..doIIsr store;
ust opened. Rumors OF all sorts were passed
lround., Mcbride was to play, and then again he |
lineg Nobody could tell. The "Red stockings were |
o be whipped anyhow. That was settled fact
net. but the Athletics wOuld-wel 1t was no use or
alking, you know; the Athletics got beaten some |
lines, but then, they can whip any thing II they get
Ipeculaiions INDUCED in By the 0amins and
many children Of larger growth on
Inc club. however, knew better. They knew that
heir nine had work before them and that they would
Be lsDorns at t,d 4 Mcbride who had
rad good reliable nine; but they would that their
,oua Se with them % DO his duty I The fStes we're
against them In this respect and they knewit How
nu the ches
lut street was crowded with promenaders. many OF
whom exhibited badges which had formerly be-
,ons smilating the badge; while many OF the fair
lanes continued 70 display flaming clothing on
,eemed as II all Philadelphia was s.
EN- ROUTE TO TUE GROUNDS.
Every car which ran within sighting distance Of
he grounds or by which the walking Could be
diminished little was besieged by the crowds. For
ome two or three miles this was Kept up and In the
,e obtained by begging, borrowing leasing or levy.
ng upon was called into service, helped TO convey