, 1870-07-15
THE NATIONAL GAME.
V.hc Great Contest Between
the White Stockings ana
Athletics.
how the Umpire Won the Game for
the Philadslphians


the Philadelphians.
Failure Movements of the Club
Other Games.
TEE WHITE STOCKINGS At PHILADELPHIA
After winning two and losing two games In the
CITY OF New York, the White Stockings invaded
the onsker C1ty on MondaJ last, and met the ia
NOUS Athletic nine Of the latter city. Three
bous from the time the contest WIS commenced.
the immense crowd on fhe grounds, In the widest
ruouner, Acclcbrated" j" what they considered tho
defeat Of the Western men.
Was IT defeat.
HAye The White Stockings any reason to ieel
sore over their defeat7
+ How waS the "defeAt" j" accomplished?
Vas the game conducted on the square /!
The Chicago nine vent to the grounds OF .the
condition. but determined to make good show-
Ing, and to t1J and wipe ont the stain Of the dr.
fears they sustained at the hands Of the AtlAnucs
Hs1t King, The justly celebrated centre
fielder Of the CHICAGO Club, as has al
reahy been mentioned In these columns,
Of hts parents near Troy, New York. being treated
for severe Strain Of the spine, sustained IN the
Craver, tie regulnr catcher Of the nine Was still
suffering from the injuries to the fingers Of his
right hand, received In the game at Dexter PARK.
when the White stocEingB ftRs met the Cleveland
since IN consequence OF his constant exercise be-
hind the bat.
McAlee, tnoush in better trim than usual was
still not up to the right mark.
Plnkham, the change pitcher Of The zine and
third basemhn, was suffering from Internal in-
juEies receiyedby collision Win Dass, the short
1tn NJ 4fn md faa1
should have been In bed.
Thus It viii be seen that three OF the principal
1 as Tse nee fS uns sss
new pitcher, was stranger to The club, and un-
aeqnstoted vim their styler Of PLAY: Holes, the
nehea e Ut snere he IL hsd
caanses on WIN Pinkham, and plsn at
pason 1aEa s. sa sa, e not p,ssea y ns
season; and cuthlcr, Fight acldesr.
Eas sent 70 Ieft aela thug really iessiag ;,, only
l4t pQeft1o1S ut nrst and second baseS-fot F1ynu+
Who in this contest plaTed centre neld, generally,
rtctt deld, T4cacy, probably the best base runner
IN Americ8, and certainly one OF the heaviest bal
ten, and surest nelders Of the nine. WAS left en-
From the above ii will be seen that the Chicago
Club were bus little better than nine picked up
on the Rpur Of the movement
Their antagonists were the justly celebrated
Athletics, champions OF the Cnitcd statesn as
they proudly Hroclasm taemss3yssCa Etc.,, n,ne ianl @
tms,s ~ NnSH nTc ~. ar came within iwo ns nt
y sua.a =. nv ~ ~ = 1hs s1as, Red S,nct1nve
The Chicaso .'picked nine " came upoa the
grounds Of the Athletics q oc9cS On Monday VA a.
teIo 1 o,,s41nIa aau for an ,1mn1e Cantain WOOD
@eationed lie name q Johnny e.n, tns Esk :
lo.uS. l.t, y. a. A. fr,.nI states man n MIN
sa.chehia ~ rns,aSrer thorMuh1y acouenfea win
ihe rules and inuacacies Of me game, and gen,
1e.A. ,.s ScT yo,ter 1shj,at1enhia WHa
.aindtcs,; n e-.Snsf Se,r yn1E csntafn WOOD then
Sa .s .iaa reiscfed Then caniain Wood snT.
% VII AZ so rst, ~ Earrsn n the Wesf t,S5s.
EEsinras r3n, nj Whn hsS heen mentioned as snita
~ TOR a. position tbs
onn tar nos ~ Ia Ie.+ M" he waa hot,nd fha1 rha Tmn,a
nneid ~ ~ - f1 III nrn cnnosn11 In 1ond VaIce
ne n 81 @ r. an S,,antcs a n me cne
~ pmniTe and thev tiii nor nrnose to mt m viii
any more nonsense from visiting clnts- Several
Of the o. the psiadslrnHa Hs,a Sae vent T. 70
hTutai manner. tod CAPTAIN r ood that none but
an umpire Of McBr4de's choosing should preside
eventnaily, M they Carried tiels point. ' '''''
Eantain Wood. 1ndtn1 1haf he Athletics were
deteImlped to via the game, one way or another,
.ousn1fed Messrs FoIeT snG phelns mana1ers ~
nfo,Tad cnia H. W. s,eago ~ s nns oa
not pla5 he game, and tie nine were ordered 70
dae aT nH1nsIan M Sce q, r. n1e
sn m tne eid sWeartne az ana cn1s,en re
eago oo{ VIE ~ ndndIsn 0doSe i9r
tae,r moneT. Appeafances indlcated 3 row. and
toe Athietcs, seeing that Captain WOOD wss de-. de-
t6at w nra M ~ and ne+ tnn sana ~ ~ 49,
s;IeresT nntr Z social sfYsjr Wool ~ arreaS ~ r.
Ills. and lie bows returned to The Held A ~
0ns Mam ~ IM " w mea u
sa1inE, tsnorsnt sGt u ras rules o. Line me game q q
nmn,rs @ % lie zane The White stocSnes Won H the g
toes ana sems ne rs Asncs 1aHat ,aa 70 naE t.,
* 49, ,ssa " rsi1e hai,s snG taiiied nn nss1
bslla, Burns pitching rather Hildls and Aodes not
~ shot1 Etnn m 1sr and Etsie1 Wtnt op{
= 10y ssoH AZ a III r.hi set M ~.
Eent % oat; ana were feafeo II one, two,
se qIaeis pc IT, s41. ELL up ,n!, w, %9Gn ir Hss
aas sSp' a1oss @ dosa doh9"gr WhStaEa sn.1 ~" sh
Wood knocked one % isN ue. vs1t e.t ~,
In the second inning Senseade7ek rent IVY W
th1ce strikes; Betty 70 AcAleet anu beeate! 70
Wood. Whltewash. Eddy Cuthpefl way nc1t ~
the bat As he stepped 1osHalu ne Has received
nth cheers and clapF1ng Of hands He stEucE
; into left field and retired. Aeyefle drove aav-
&c one to Sat PEG aao se, ealnsn "a ~ S,a 1S7
Lhile NeyeIe tanea NJ ent anu nv, ~
5aSss Maoe n,s TIL ~, Mnae eacnnd hase ~ Th1ee
s non s1op' sno bntns oo y 0eSono oA's A'' A"A &C
Gna ,,, .... ,t,p..sa .,o. e.,
N ne tnila INNING hSsn ana f,,ed ~ ~
runs 14t dlo my el1 ~ ee. ater a SansanHer
fsT tooE hack seat o. foal W; The White
S@ockn&s Gnsa ~ h1 rs 1eea ~ oiioTad an1S NE
ana teIi1nc oaak, ~ ~ . i,nents 41 IN tha nsTr
Of The umpire TIE players ta51ng we're Meeos Mood,
Gnsnne ~ sao1G r. ir IL Hodes on ioHl in.
as rE1 1so g5 yan ont ntNsen Esf and second
id 5ssssed aFt Ssss az sRd z n s 4
e ss1 FL bsl 10 second Second nassed
htaoe n1 Ehe, Luz v nasses and renasses Rurns
WAS 0ua1y A4tasen aH4 WIZ sht-a 49, 49,