New-York tribune., 1869-06-07
BASE BALL.
MUTUAL VS.. ECKFORD DEFEAT OF THE
CHAMPIONS


The first Of the series of games for the
championship was played Saturday afternoon, on the
Union ground Brooklyn, E. d. The Mutuas OF this city
and the Eckfords Of Brooklyn pted against each
other and the play Of the rivals witnessed by at
least 900 people, the Mutuals the favorites not
wlthstandng their bad play this and the predic-
ton in the columns OF THE TRIBUNE on Saturday morning
that the Mutuas would sustain defeat unless they
played much better than previously this season. The
Mutuals were badly beaten. they will continue TO DO
the Nine play with precision or changes are
made IN 1t that the game OF Saturday would seem 10
But five innings all Of interest and full OF excitement
and at the close the score stood to in favor the Eek
fords Game commenced at 3l5 p m, with charlie
Walker Of the Active as umpire The toss was won by
the Mutual and the Eckfords first at the
bat Allison sent mgh one one 10 FiSney An VINO no
Swaudels Martin hit 10 VOTERS who sent It TO
the second cutting of Patterson and from there 10 the
nrst making ino double play-three out and no run
This was q good commencement for the champions, and
made their friends happy Charley Hunt opened play on
the Mutual side and made bis base by safe hit to the
ers long hit to the center field well taken by odes
made two bases good bat, when c. Minis tipped
In the second unng odes aud JeTett made ther nome
bases, Nelson was ousted by swandei ana
but unfortunately was forced out by Pnkham Carlton
sent fine Hatfield who ended the inning. In the
alone getting a base; Mcmahon aud Flanly were dis,
posed Of on hes by Carlton and liodes ana u Hu az
ball to Walters who clever feded IL 70 Mills Patterson,
Martin and Hodes made al their bases on good hlts
Nelson also scored, but through an error or SwandcIs
Jcwett went out fine fly by G. Mis- aud PnkbaIn on
"A dy to Eggler Affairs by this time looked
erOus for the champions and very hopfIul Tor
respoudlngy-siN TO ono 10 favor OF tho I.ckfOrus.
AS tho Mutuas entered upon the third inning
each player showed determination 70 DO lis Dest put
Eckfurds ComprUheuded their play, ana they Went
out IN one two. three ordcrE Mills aud VOTERS on the
y by Pinkham and Patterson, and Esger on ioul by
Jewett The EekiOrds FIVE runs ahead on even lh'
uugs, and their stock was way up ana tho champions
way down On the fourth blank was the result Carl
ton tipped foul to g. Mills; Allison made two bases on
GOOD hit; Patterson disposed OF by walters ana
Mills and Martin by EgEler and NILS Ihe eHCitene1t
Vas Intense, feeling both sides as the Mutuals
went To the the fourth innings was that IL was
now or never with tho New-IOrkers, but the result
was the old sory-Hatded and e. hlhs
fouled ont and Mcmahon retired on the ny.
Tho Eckfords drew blank IN the tfth-Nels0u on the
fly TO Mcmahon. Tracy grounded to the hands OF tne
same Jewell made his base in clean ht but was le1t
There as Hodes fOulcd out. II was raining when the
Mutas went 10 the hat FOR the nth time, but they went
70 work determined II possible % Work change ana 10
win victory which scemd 10 be passing away from them
but the determination without prOhAole result as
they went ont without making ba,e. hunt anu i Ss
on nies TO Tracy and Piukham, and tlanly
foulcd 20 Jewett. This closed the game. An
ATTEMPT was made 10 play tho sixth lnhnR,
but the Umpire decided otherwise some tfOuDIe
ensued the clubs rs 20 the action OF the Umpire
the Muals claiming that the was only suspended
and the EckfOrds that IL called AFTER CONSIDERABLE
discussion both sides, the Umpire finally decided the
game nj an end
The Mutuals showed their good sense and gentemanly
bearing under difficulties, by promptly recognizing the
club Saturday next Is named the dag for the return
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