The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-06
BASE BALL.
ECKFORD AGAINST OLYMPIC
Eek cords WIN BY ONE RUHIl

Eek e0RDs WIN BY ONE RUHil
The Eckford Base Ball Club we're taken 10
charge yesterday by the Olympics, and At .
o'clock arrived on the grounds OF the Nation
ais to play the game that had attracted so
much interest, many thinking the Olympics
would give the Eckfords q close rub for VIC
tory, aud sueh proved TO be the osse. The
grounds were In q poor condition for playing,
and the Nationals certainly deserve much
credit for the efisrts made to make them 40
good sas they were, they being completely
flooded with water on the day previous, Hav.
ing concluded to play, the game commenced at
$3.50. The game progressed very quietly, the
Eekfords gaining the lead and maintaining II
up to the hfth inning, whcu the score stood 10
to 2 In their favor. At this point halt was
made, and which, for few minutes, bid likely
to create q disagreement. II seems before
starting to play the game an agreement had
been made between the Eokfords and directors
OF the Olympic club that only five innings
should be plsyed, owing TO the condition OF the
ground.
when this innings IVES reached the O,y NIPPLES
refused to hnish the last half unless the IA ne
should be continued TIL dark. The Eekiords
finally and reluctantly consented, but their
playing In the next innings showed that tenn
per had the best OF one or two. as eight run.
were allowed when two were a suificiency. 1t
Is, perhsps, annoying to have an agreement
broken which was made In good faith; still II
we profit by experience we will know better
FirH InAiaJs.-Force hit the second ball
pitched direct to Nelson, who passed II TO ALI.
son At first. Reach out on ny by Tracey. Malone
out at the frs, ~ hodcs' throw to Allison
Allison siidcc round to the second on safe
hit to left Held and stole third. Patterson out
| base on called balls Nelson to the first on
| three balls. Bases all full Allison home 90 a
pass. Hoies made his first by sacrificing Mar.
| htst, assisted by Hodes, the ball caroming on
| his leg. Nelson home on pass, Hodes fol
lowed suit Tracey out on the foul by Malone.
Droyr LETT. Three runs,
Second Innings-Young obtained the first on a
! short fly to the In field, Droyr's error. Hurley
out on the ny by Patterson. Young stole sec
| ond and third on y solid throw, and then stole
| home. Billings given his base on three balls,
| but caught mapping by Parkhsm and Allison.
| Miller occupied the first for . called balls
| Leslie passed hin to second, and settled on
| nrst for his good hit. Leech closed the Innings
by going out at first. Miller and Leslie left
One run.
field Tor frat base. ParkhAm carried him to
! third, and went to second on good hit to LEFT
field. Allison out at first by Reach and NJ iller
ESf'fp sSs received one h Ss.s for n.
and on wild pitch went to third. Martin
| again gets his base on 5 balls. Nelson out on
the ny BY Leslie. Patterson home: Mar'it
put out In attempting to steal second. Three
| runs,
| Taird Innfngs-Force went to first on a SAT,
hits Reach out on foul bound to Parkham
| Malone made his base on short fly to the
out field, Force scorinEi Young out on 4 fou
bound to PArkham, Hurley out on a foul d,
TO Parkhami Malone left. One run;
| Nelson to the trst on three balls Hodes seni
sgrounder which Reach didn't take, for which
| he took one bag, Nelson to secondi Droyr cap
tured by Leslie Ia the left heldj. Tracey Out OF
| the foul bound By Malone; Egglcr taken In b,
| Billings at centre field. Round D.
Fourth innfnJs.-Billings to the hrst on thre,
| ballsj Miller sent him to second, and made the
nrs, bag on mnddlgger; Leslie taken on The
| fly by Hodes; Billings run out between thin
and home by Nelson and Hodet: Miller wanted
some Of 1t and II between second and thirt
by Hodcs and Nelson, Round o.
| Patkham dropped one In the centre Geld lax,
| for two bases; Allison captured = fly BY
Young; Parkham home on Leech's wild throw
to third; Patterson one base for q grazing hit
Martin took his base for tho third time OF
three balls; Nelson obtained the htst by bat
ting Patterson At third; Hodes brought Mar
second, Droyr brought them both home an,
took one bags Tracey out at hrst by Hurley
and Miller. -Four runs.
FIN Innings.-Leslie 10 the first on Droyr'
error; Leeeh out at the frat by Droyr and Al
lisonj Force captured on the fly by Nelson
Reach out at first by Allison; Leslie left
| lNnunu W.
Eggler drove one into the duck pond an
made one base. Parkham sent another to tn
lake for \ base; ERgler put out by Malone an,
Force on attempting to steal third; Allison on
at frat by Force and Miller; Psrkham scoring
Patterson made his first by MIiler's error, an,
thea to third on passed ball. Martin out OF
foul1y by Lccch; Patterson left. One run
score II too.
Sixth Innings.-Malone sent ohe into the pom
for a rum Yonng pressed him to second, an
settled on hrsti Hurley passed them q has
onward and took the frat bag; Billings brough
Malone and Young home and took the lrst
Hurley home on wild pitch; Billings to third
Miller TO frat on three balls. Leslie brough
Biiiings honr, sent Miller to second and tar
rled Mt first; Force to the hrst on three bails
Miller home on pass, each man taking q
base. Reach struck outt Malone brought Fore
and Leslie home and occupied the first bag
Young sent Malone home, and In attempting
to go clear around WAS put out on the move
Eight runs. Nelson to the first on three halls
batied out on second by HodeB. Droyr GU
on the Ny by Billings; Hodes TO third on
pass. Tracey out on = foul bound TO MALONE
SsreRh IHHings-Hurley drove beauty clea
into the lake for two bases. Billings out o.
foul bound to PArkhsm. Miller captured O
foul bound by PsrkhNm-a beautiful catch
Leslie out on the fly by Nelson. Round q.
Eygler out at the hrst by Leech and Millel
Parkham out on the hyby Leech. Allison ou
at ilrst by Reach and Miller. Round o.