New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-31
game was expected. The many friends Of the visiting

0ame was expected The many friends Of the visiting
Club conceded the inability OF the Nine TO hit Mar
tins slow curves but they thought tha1 , %i'a
strong stand against Br0ORyn's fayOrite clnoi some
went so far as 10 predict certain victory Ior aiU ,h
moreans. but there were not many so sangulhe, tne
majority on both sides felt that the club that won would
Geld in good season. The Atlantcs had theE nine 1ut
with but one exception, Mcdonald Tue rlghI neluel,
Brown played IN that position Inc b noted efp
fielder in his position, Worthingt4h NOT play,
I won the TOSS and sent the Maryanders to
the bat Hooper the first striker and went out on
in quick succession at nst oase 10 RUS enUt VI h
Aantics usual was nrst to the bat ana struck not
rst on safe hit but stad there as Start went ont
fine Hy-catch by Hooper, ana Chapman on an equally
s sTGG e"T m1 ny THIS looked We for com
mencement. In the second inning the Maryland
posng OF one on the fly with the assistance OF Pearce and
two others on the first base The Aantics then went 10
5-Goldsmth making the only bad playa Wild throw
on the part Of the elders With the assistance OF mum
Crane made good fly catch in the center field The Az
antics added four in the fourth inning Buck mnI
fng grounder badly The fourth inning OF tne mady
landers was fraught with misfortune for ferguson.
Mincher at the bat, and Just touched one oi S
knocking him down If struck by SHOT ana almost
senseess He was immediately pckeI rP au t iugtS
being cut TO the bone. After some ufihy nc @
upon playing and changed positions SI n ID Snr
ing the fifth inning Ferguson appSaIeu 1n tie neI
playing short stop, Curtis reurlRg Inc it
getting i'm ak runs From this point the game was not
at ali teresting-bOth sides seemed TO play with but
te shirt as the result considered foregOne con.
clusion; little mufng was DONE yet many pals shona
bav taken that were not reached. In the nltn
inning the Marylanders, by good batting made three
runs The Atlantcs, also by good batting, made nve IN
the hh inning In the remaining four innings the Mary
anders added but as many runs TO the score MAKING the
opties Crane made very bad throw and for wonder
start dropped ball In the last four innings the Allan
ties also disposed Of with but four runs, making the
total 2-Mincher making several very fine fly catches In
the left field; Armstrong mufed twice very badly. TO
sum the game UP in word was poor At frsttOpened
20 drag It's tedOusness much increased by the lax
ity Of the umpire who s fine player but not at all com.
call a single ball and but strike during the whole
game or the Marylanders, Mncher did the best field
ing He took everything that came anywhere within
reach Some OF his long running catches were very br-
liant. Goldsmith played exceently; yet he made one
two bad plays selman at short was very effective
His throwing cannot be exceled Buck at third, and
Armstrong at center did not do well they did In the
Eckford game Lennon played we'll II Is exceedingly
difficult TO play behind Cope's pitching; he is very ir
regular aud not at all saving OF his catcher or the At
lantlcs but little can be said They did not play very
bad but not by any means very we'll They became
convinced that they had easy thing and did not take
much interest In the game but exception must be
made in the cases OF Zettlein and FergusOn-the
former never pitched better, and the latter merits
the highest praise. He always plays well, and yester
day, after receiving "a blow that would have LAID most
up, Ferguson, he could stand his feet,
ready for work. and although once obliged through
weakness leave the field, he back
able and played to the end OF the game The fact is
the Atancs out OF practice and most dep0raby
Unless some steps are soon taken 10 prls the nine up 10
his standard they Will soon show their weakness and
sustain unexpected defeats Their verssngune friends
who think the invncble and therefore that
practice is unnecessary, will some day awake TO the fact
that although there IL superior material in the Atlantic
nine, yet base ball. in almost all things else prac-
tce only makes perfect Annexed Is the IN detail