The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-10
TEE NATIONAL GAME.

Atlantic w. Eckford-The Champions Veto.
rious.
At the Union grounds yesterday there was assem-
bled crowd OF fully 1880 or 900 spectators intent
on witnessing the return game for the championship
between the Atantics and the Eckforus. The Grrt
game Of the series was won by the Atianlics wi IN .
score or 10 to rs and many OF the admirers Of the
old Atlantics seemed to think that the game yeser
day would terminate In about the same way. 80
confident were they that among the betting fra
ternity s1oo to 500 were wagered that the
Atiantics would lead by at least ten runs
or course the odds were taken, but rather
slowly. as the Atlantic players felt confident
Of their ability to "knock Martin to pieces.n The
score cards had Martin pitcher, and the AflancH
and others were somewhat astonlshed when Pink
ham took the pitchers place aud Martin marched
out to right field The Atlantics, in the settlement
Of the premlnares, won the toss and sent the Eek
lords to tho ba', aud at fifteen minutes TO three
O'Clock the game commenced Allison, nrst striker.
was disposed Of by Pearce and Start. Patterson
followed with a fine daisy cutteri to right held,
by which he made first base; thcn Martin, by
low bounder over second, sent Patterson ahead and
gave Martin himself first. Nelson was cool and pa.
tient and was awarded first base on three Dalls.n
Patterson and Martin, OF course, were obliged to
move ahead, and thus the three bases were occu.
chances, Nelson got too far away from first and Fer
guson threw the ball to Start to mp" the boy The
started TO 20 home rom third things looked
slightly mixed" Ferguson called for the ball, and
receiving It from Start some smart generalshtp was
commenced. Ferguson ordered Iettlein to cover
home," and then walking coolly down to the centre
of the In field he viewed the situation. Patter-
and Nelson ditto at opposite sides Of the
second Ferguson selected Nelson for his prey and
w the to sa
second while Patterson ran home. Nelson OF course,
was caught on the run, and the entire play was
W. Ou1 he
entire crowd Martin was shortly after brought
home BY Hodes, who hit well TO right field and made
Atlantics commenced their innings with Pearce
e s a got s sna wss sspsa
around by a .:passed" bail aud by good hit
s sass but the was EFT nere his as nit aae
was caught on the ny by Patterson at centre field
and by Jewett returning the compliment to Fer
reason to expect close and handsome game, and
up to the fifth innings the expectations were lully
batting splendidly aud safely. -Four men had made
| frat base on good hits, when Crane "mu1ed" Q
ropnna sa easy ny bali sent mi MIN by Treacey x
| couple OF 'passsdn balls helped the scoring along.
In the third innings Crane had dropped ny ball sent
him by Martin, and after the second miss In the fifth
innings Pike was called In to second base. Hunt sent
to right field ana Crane to centre. This change was
somewhat beneficial, but the EckfOrds were batting
| splenddiy and no change could have made mucn
difference. The Eckforis reached hrst base this
lunlnXS on cean BaI0 ult5. 10 uetail t1e game
throughout would be thankess task. Sufice IL 10
say that the EcKf0rds oubatted their opponents and
certainly exceed in the fielding, although they ore
credited with errors but or these errors twelve
| are "passedn balls. Wood worked ike hero and
covered much ground as an intelligent cat, and
certainly aStoniShed Chapman who had LETT nrst
| base when Allison sded down 70 right short to
| catch Ferguson on the ny. and found himself
doubled by Wood being up AZ 1rst to head him on on
the return. some very hne playing was done by
| Hodes, Chapman llreacy Martin, Pike, Ferguson and
| Smith. pinkham pitched throughout with consuIn-
1 m ElanlV
| satisfaction by his umpring. All further needed
particulars may be found Ia tue following score:-