The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-09-13
THE NATIONAL GAME.

AtIantics vs.. Olyu,pics, Of Washington, ID. c.
Victory for the New Workers. by u score Of
- Ia 20.
The 0lympics, OF Washington, arrived In this city
yesterday morning their way home from tour
through the West, and In the afternoon petook
themselves to the Capit0line grounds, where they
engaged the old Auantics, and, the sequel viii
show. were defeated. In some respects the game
was a good one, but, as both sides were In
a crippled condition, 1t was by no means as
close as 1t would otherwise have been. Those
who knew anything OF the Washington nine, OF, ut
least, the nine that expected to play went out
TO the ground yesterday confident OF seeing good
game. OF course. everybody expected to see tho
Atlantics win the game and consequently the
betting fraternity offered immense odds but hal
the visitors not been short one man, ana had they
played another man IN Glen's place. those who were
30 confident OF the AtlantIcs coming OH victorious
would have been very much mistaken and the
..gold ring'' would have lost pile OF stamps.
Force, the regular short stop OF the visitors, was
absent, and Young had to be substituted for him,
while Glen, who IL considered one or the
best players In the club, was SO sick
that he could scarcely move about the field, and this
fact alone gave the champions four five runs.
To be sure, the Atlantlcs were also short handed,
Zetein being too sick to be out OF bed but OLIVER,
the bat Chapman orlciated AZ pitcher, and al
though the Washington lads batted him rather
freely, he still did very wei indeed
The game opened at hali-past three o'clock with
the Atlantcs at the bat, and Dlckey Pierce led or
with pretty two base hit to right field. Smith per-
isned AT second having got nrst by . scratch, and
Joe Start retired on a pretty fly to Berthrung In
tire held, Pierce III the meantime running home.
"Chap" scored run, but Ferguson, after earning
first and stealing second, was lett on base
| by oliver, who Gew oup' 70 Young. Two runs for
the New Workers. Glen got first on called balls the
did the same twice aftcrwards) but retired at
Ond. Young scored run, but Leach couldn't make
! his first. hurley made splendid three base nit,
but was left by Bertbrong who retired at first. One
! run scored. In The next inning Hall and Pike each
scored for the Atlancs, but Pierce, Smith and
Start were the three unfOrtunates VINO stopped the
fun for the VISITORS Glen. Young, Hurley, iOlings-
| head, Ewe Strong and Burrows score, but lie
for this once, they cut The matter short by capturing
Berthrong, leach and Eweli. In the third inning,
| however, the "Blue Legs went them better,
| and disposed of Their opponents for but
| run. AT this point OF the game those who
| had been betting twenty TO one on the
| Brooklynites began to grow weak-kneed, and
The Atiantcs. or course they must hedge little,
so as not to be too heavy losers; consequently they
offered fifty to thirty on the VISITORS and found any
quantity OF takers. But, oh, how sick they were
when. at the end OF the ftn inning, the score was
22 to 10 In favor OF the Atlantcs with every pros
pect OF It's getting worse In the next four innings.
inning allowed the Olympics but rum aud
Chcagoed them In both the seventh and
eighth, they themselves scoring two in
the sixth, four IN the seventh and an
| 'Eckf0rd" in the eighth. In the next and last
inning the Atlantlcs could make but run, while
their opponents scored six, and at one time IL looked
very much Is If they were going TO make i've or six
| more, ana thus win the game; but Mcdonald who
was prowling around IN tie left field seeking whom
| he might capture could not see 1t, so when Mr..
Ewell sent q high flyer 10 short LETT he got under It
and fr0ze to It, thus disposing or the third and
ending the game.
Berthrong played splendidly, both in centre field
and at third base, as did also Norton (Strong) and
HoIngshead. On the part OF the Atantics Fergu-
son, Start and Hall exceIled.