The New York herald., 1870-06-19
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Red Stockings vs.. Stars--The Amateurs Make
the Best Score but One with the Reds-
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Red Stockings W.. Stars--The Amateurs Make
the Best Score But One with the Reds-
Score sixteen TO Eleven.
Every one hereabouts knows that the Star ANA
teur Club are favorite players, and consequently
nobody Will be surprised that their meeting with
the Cincnnatians yesterday drew the largest num-
Der OF spectators attending any Of the "Reds' pre-
vious encounters In New York. The admirers OF the
Brooklyn club, though not confident OF the clubs
success, laid odds upon their fayorltes showing
better than any other club had done save the
Atlantlcs, and how accurate were their calculations
the subjoined score will show.
The stars won the toss and took the field, the
players evincing a slight timidness. George Wright
pioneered the Reds at the bat, and struck at one Of
Cummings tempting balls Immediately This he
found did not work and so he grew careful, so much
SO that the umpire had to arouse him to sense OF
his duty by calling strike upon nim. This was
strike No. 2, and George concluded If he did not
measure his "baton" ana the delivered bah more &C.
curately next time he would ENJOY the felicity Of
out. He wouldn't enjoy, however but made base on
a trimmer down the left field. To mention here
few OF Georges antics and Cummings tactics will
be sufficient Tor the game Tor the result Of all was
that George fooled Cummings so systematically that
not another such piece OF folly was perpetrated
again. fact which pleased the crowd immeas-
urably. The moment Wright reached base and the
ball had been passed TO Cummings, Wright began
jumping yard to the right and yard to the left In
a Imaginable yet annoying manner, the whole caus-
ing C1mmings-to watch with the 'tall Of his eye"
and often hurl the bali UNEXPECTEDLY to first base
man; this monkeyshine business led, as all expect
ed, TO q bad throw ultimately, whereupon Wright
made second base amid loud laughter. A passed
ball gave him third, and another let him
follower at the bat had struck once
at the ball. Gould was taken on foul ny by Rogers,
and Waterman, owing TO an overthrow OF Doiiard's,
worked round and eventually home ere the side was
out The Stars drew blank for their share, treated
their opponents likewise, ana then had the c0mpll-
ment returned two men being left upon bases IN the
first and one in the second inning. The Reds drew
three in the third inning and for the nrst time the
neavy fellow down TO second base, which Sweasey
snatched In extraordinary style, but ere he could
recover Rogers was 3 a. nrst; was was auai; 1eaus
by twink !" only; A passed bali sent
him on to third, and the crowd shouted, "nows
that for highY' ave won't get run, yf' and
mvny such vugarsms, which showed how pleased
they were. Jewell struck next the ball going TO
home. sent il to Alison m the hottest style Rogers
attempted to run back, and so got sandwlched be-
tween the bases, iour men heInmlng MN IN. me
ball was passed to this man and then TO that, untl
Rogers tongue. from exhaustion was protruding
rom mis- mouth. Allison oyerthrew the ball finally,
which sailed out to left 1eld where Leonard
seized it, sent 1t back to George Wright, who
In turn put 1t to Allison, ana Rogers
was touched IN a twinkle coming on to home plate,
the whole manGuvre exciting the greatest merri-
ment. BY good batting, assisted by Il wild throw OF
g. Wrights four runs were scored In TINS inning by
the Stars, ana SO Inc game grew warmer thah the
day itself. Nothing OF Importance happened until
the sixth inning came on, when The Reds ran uD
five by handsome, clever hitting, giving The game
the appearance OF virtual 1nisn for the stars After
three mad reached bases by good hitting Jewell
drove the ball foul the lett fence, whence II
never came back, and fresh ball was procured.
This proved hard, lively fellow, just what the Stars
wanted, and they banged IL around the field
IN manner decidedly unpleasant to the Reds. who
coudn stop the jolly career until the Stars had run
up six and tied the score. Now, there was just
enough excitement to cause the crowd quietness,
and the next lnning, not altering affairs IN the least,
brought on melancholy silence But further than
this 1t Is not necessary to CO. as the score tells the
best. The great throng II they were not overJoyed
at The result were not dlspeased and SO pronounced
themselves This defeat comparatively, Is victory
for the stars they enjoying second honOrs In Red
Stocking game thus far. Below is the fun scores