, 1870-07-06
TIE NATIONAL GAME,
First Defeat of the White Stock.
inss--Vfctims of Circum-
stances.
The Great Game with the Atlantics
Of RrooAy Ayn-The Latter Vic.
torious by 80 to 20.
How it Came About-Cood Play on One
Side and Poor Play On the osher.
Bnse Bail nj Home and .Abroad.


TIE DEFEAT OF THE WHITE STOCKINGS
NEw YoRI, July a.-And SO the White Stock
iugs have come to grief at last, and on the same
ground and By the salne club that Administered
ike dose to the Tedonbtable Ctnctnnatis, It WIS
not IN umpire that did ii, nor the had condition Of
the Chicago C1nb, but It was the good play1ap ot
the Atlantcs assisted by that usual Etreak Of Incl
which alNays attend base ball, and serves ALWAYS
to Keep he same In glorious state Of uncertainty
1icto1!, Ior, in spite Of tie esstsna lmmcnse ase
sta1t they entainsd on their nrst
tSe .nniags a%a % the lS. ts5sassee mpng done y
stubborns contested tile game until tie last man
went out on the last fnning; and had they had hut
the 1east ut o. rood fo7taae,-had not eSesything
below.
Twenty thousand people were assembled at the
Ca7ltolInc Grounds to witness the game. The
fame Of the great Chicago n1ne had got To New
tbe he beaaues d the game Of base baM
had been expected; hut all these expectations
we're TO be disappointed, AZ least SO fa1 as the
White Stockings were concerned. 1t Tas not
really their dsr for base bali They had done too
well at Boston nni New Haven for that: and SO
those who paid their hall dollars to see the chnm-
ro1 A.8u1lcs beaten went away Strong In till Gun
r.etiuu tea. :he Chicago Club had hcG1 greatly
o. erye.,r!, and thai the present case WAS but
cuticn had failed TO come up to advanced high ex-
pectariopk The way the thing was done is us fot-
lows:
AS usual, when the loss Il worth any thing, Chi
cagn LEST il, and SO the White Stockings were
sent to the bat At the bat Ia supposed to be the
also surprised to bc at home with sw1fs pitching.
The srqucl OF this game shows that that opinion
may be right or not, but II so, there are other
clubs in tns5 great country who are ready to CON-
1,etc on that ground.
FIRST HS1So. ..
The game was called at o'clock and Mart Ktng
tic as, t. hut little eject His weak strike TO left
fore Mat could make hal. the distance
neId, Held which was quickly taken Is McDonsid
Wod did the same for the left neld, with the same
result, and the Chicagos retired with whttewash.
Neye1lc was put In as pitcher. PcaRce demon
strated the difference betEeen Wild hits to the
field and scientific hating. With the least effort
and second hasea and tr,,tsed to his first. Smith
repeated the dose In The ssIne Hanner, reaching
second and sending Pearce 10 thir Start struck to
rrS1. bringing home Pearce. 1t was evident that
ttc Allau;Es had too soft thing On Meyerle. and
SO I1nkham WAS put In to pitch, Chapman hit for
an out at nrgt, but Meser!e fuMNIed over the bali
ii third, and Chapman was safe Ferguson biaed
hts time, and sent 3 long hill 10 centre, making a
clean hoIce run, and clearing the l,ascs ot thelr
which was sonD1ed nan tipped foul to Craver,
and Pike went out by another Of Tfeacy's ny
catches. Side ont, and I've runs.
ca;caoo-1h1s 1ooSed I bad % Tpe cn,cagos came
to tie hat nervous but deteI1nlned Cnth6ert, who
had struck one Of his uniucSy days, hit 70 short
nsnner b. hittiok to second base TreaeT waited
fot DaIs, and hi zct,leln for home run, coming
H. aa @ VIZ a4r az to s ss ssDnS a1 Me- M
erie to third, himself taking nfst- Plnklatn battet
to short stop and was put ont at hEst Leaving Cra
re1 and Meyerie on bases Side Out. and the 1'Es
1nane.es1Ihe Atlantlcs closed this inning b,
= wsttaWasn T Mrf1nna,d vent ont hv 1iades s1ot
and throw to frst Pearce went to Arst, but va
forced out at second By Smiths hir to Wood, ,wncl
3Tnods sioT hand,inr Of Tic baiL StaIt went t,
7rs1 m q safe hit nen ding Smtth to SECOND. Chan
man hi to meyerie, who nelded to Wood 1or :,
s se sgectsfors Eeronson :, s1TSr 1or 1nme 1
eleaiae the sss q ,Eo g. eesupaass de9 T. r
and 8.Ss sent home By nalL who struck away I
1he LETT in the crowd. PiKe went ont BY a fiy
W. ts;,tes u III III maae after The sti. sauid hay
cnre ont On Two occasions.
1HIRD DINING. ....-..
sufIenns at flIsf, While Hodes secured lis base Q
1uuG II FiSe. wood bit bcautifuily to Left, hi1r
"a ,ag second and u, bringing h9ass tsTa ho%
easily reached nrst It now looked .
il Chicago was going TO do somethtn
herf ,eot.l!il.u frst easily. Treacy made clos
run for flr8t, Srt Was decided out MeSerle tipps
q foul behind. and the side went ont, win Fin
at secoDd,
dfionfics-Ihe AtlAutics came In for whit
wash, Mcdonald struck ~ to Wood, who toe
It. Pearce batted to Hodes. and was retired
DIST. Smith did exactly the same thing, With It
sanrs sa11s sssn17np III II 10 TO s4'1o 4' S'''e
se''e 9@3De rnnR1H 1Ssrxc.
Cz;caao-Tnts inning opened badly for Chicag,
f,ra~er XII = Jon4< az Is lett ysEicn CnaauSs
mnfted. rinlEam1 TIED tie same taIng, but Eha]
man YeGetmtzl himself, kIug made safe hit II
he frs1 tine in TIC EaIue. taxing hrst and sendn
Craver to Ibird. Hedes 6rouchf home CraveF az
sent Enrto In.1u. uodes tried to steal Sc