The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-27
THE BALL AND bat.
Game Between the Athletics ard White
stockings-A Close and Exciting Contest
Three Successive Whitewas ipg n for Each
CIub-The Chica goans NicIorious.

Came Between the Athletics ard White
stockings-A Close and Exciting Contest
Three successive eWhitewasbipgsfo ~ for Each
CIub-The Chicagoans Victorious.
PBILADELPHIA, Sept. 26.-The first Of o new
series OF games between the Athletics and White
Stockings pla, ed this afternoon at Seventeenth
street and Columbia avenuei in the presence OF
nearly 5000 spectators. Tie White Stockings ar
rived on the ground about hslfpasi 9 In TIE nfer.
noon, and we're Loudly spplauded. Great diricuty
was experienced in selecting an umpire. the White
stockings refusing TO have any one but u New York
man while the Athletics nnued Mr.. HalbaCl OF
Wost Philadelphia, as their only choice. Finally at
quarter OF 4 o'clock, ard after the multitude had
Iudibly manifested their imraiiencc, the White
stockings sgreed 10 take Mr. Halbsch ~ umpire,
md having won the toss. the game commenced with
Tho Athletics at the bat The following Is q detailed
report:
The Athletics made two runs IN their nrst inning.
scored by Reach on error Of McAtee and Mcbride
wio had made tiree bases on n h.t Malone was
caught On ny by Wood. herry was pot, out At the
Grst by Pinkham, and McAtee and Fisher were
Urced cut at the second on SeLsendcrier's hit.
Tue White Stockings tied this score. Mchtee
wss forced out nj tie second by Wood, after making
eood hit. Cutltert then sent Wood around and
Soid. % Flynn and % Treasy We're out at At the rs. s BY
Fisher, assisted by Rsdcline and Mcbride.
In tile second inning the Athletics were white.
washed. Bech,el was csught on the ny by Treacy
Who then threw out Radcliffe at the home base
Rad c.ile having previously made three bases by
McAtee
TIE White s,ockinss made one run In the sec.
ond inning, Me erie scoring alter making une hi'
King was out nv by Reacn, Duffy AZ tue hrst
by Mcbride, aud rser and hcAiee on foul d. by
Malone.
Mcbride and Malone, OF the Athletics, each made
leir thic base By lne LIS in the third inning, and
scored TWO runs. Fisler was out at ursi by Wool
hnd mchteo. Reach and Sensenderfor were out on
foul bouLds by King.
Wood made one base for Chicago, but was lcr,
Cuthbert out on Nv By Sensenderfer. Flynn ana
1reacy were out at first BY fisler, aided by Reach
and Malone. The score siooi4 to 3 in favor oil the
Athletics.
The Athletics were white washed In tho fourth in.
ming. Berry was out al the nrst by Dufiy, and Nc
htee, Radcliffe, and Pratt were cut on foul nJs by
King and Meyerle OF tie White Stockings made
Sa,es ~ ,.ie ~ h,r and second runs pnhhsm S WAS was
wore @ % ou, a. .! aTs, BY Reach and Fi.le1. SUI "'''
both eiubs were elansensd & 10 the aIth i9nings Ib
WAS forced out at the second on Malones poor hi,
and Fisler was out at tie fret by Wood and Nc
Atee. Cu,hper. was caught out on the fly By Sen,
senderfer, and Treacy and King we're put out on iou
bounds by Beehte and Fisler.
THE SIXTH ISSISo
was marked by white washes for each club a-ain.
Sensenderer aud Berry wereiput out at the rst
by AcAtee, assisted BY Pinkham and Radcliffe after
getting ths base on called balls, foolisly ran him-
self ouI al the third. Meyerle was out on 1y By
Berry Duny and McAtee were cut by Fisler, assist
ed by Radcliffe, and Reach and Pinklam were .cf. on
bases.
TIE SEVENTH NNISo
also failed TO increase the score, both clubs bong
sssin Shtewashsd. Beohtel and Pratt made their
base by sa'o hits, but we're lett as Reach was put
out az the Drst by hcAtee, and Mcbride and Ma
lone went OUT on nv louis by htnG and McAtee.
IutLbert and Flj we're put out by pretty double
play Of Reach and Fisler and lrescY was caught on
| Ay By Malone.
IN THB EIGuTu INNING,
Fisler wos out u foul bound by Flynn, Sensy at
first base o, hcAtee Berry was given his base on
balls, and RNuclIne made one base Ou hit, both
being sent home by Bechtels splendil three base
hit Reach Sas third out on H. lOul by McAloe;
onset by also scoriuR q. heyerle WAS missed on
hy by Eoehlel, Duty was brought in, and Plnkham
n ade home run by ball that cd Sensenderfyr.
King, alter making base by a wild throw oi Rad
clife " rs put cut at home by good throw by Bech
toI to Malone, on Pink ANS hit Wood AMI Cath.
bert were caught on the ny by sensonderIor ana
BechteL
IN THE LAST INNINo
Mcbride scored y lun, after making base, oy q
mud oil Duhy. Malone ~fs given his base on three
balls Fisler was forced out Al the second Oh Sen
sen nderfers bit Seneenderler and Malone were sent
nome By Berry's hit and the later also scored run
Bechtel WAS caught on 1y by CutnGerL PrAi was
cut on u ny TIP BY King.
The White Stockings had now three to tic, which
| they made aud one over, as Flynn, 1rehey, Ming
aud heyerle made runs. tie latter on three strikes
ElsseI by AAiOna.
was too dark 70 play the latter half OF This Ia.
ming. Pnkham was Out on q foul bound by Berry.
Duly and hcAtoo after making bases were forced
out " the second and third, and the over,
| the White Stockings winning by one run.
TLe fielding Of both CluOs was remarkably eharp,
| the White Stockings winning by superior batting.
rhe game Was the most exciting perhAps on record.
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