, 1870-07-12
THE NATIONAL GAME,
Close and Exciting Contest Be
tween the Forest Cftys
and Red Stockings.
The Cincinnati Club Narrowly Escape
Defeat-Score, 16 to 16.
special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.

special Despatch to The Chicago Tnbunc.
RHo sTocKIfGS VI RoCxFoHps
ROCKFORD, July 11.-If there Is one baee ball
clao u tue country to-day more demoral,zetl than
mat club Is at present in this city, and ts
members wear red stockings The game Of to-
uAJ demonstrated one TACT to . certainty, and
tnat g, that the long-raunted tnrlnctbles
are tnTincible no longer. Even Rockford has
nine nat Is able 70 give them all the business
taeF oe6lfe on the bail held. The former rarnes
netmeen I've tnese clubs indicated as much, but then
u % was pretty generally conceded that the Keds
rlayed onstheir unlucky days. This excuse WIN
not answcf for their nominal defeat today how
ever, as no better occasion was ever offered them
10 SNOW their vaunted pfuwesa,
Anoat 1900 people assembled Ut the fair
GROUNDS, this afternoon, to wltness as they sup
Rqsed' rh ne Overwhelming defeat OF the uome cluu
almost ctazed the crowd with excitement. aud
nearer APPROACH to pandemonium was never
GeSref1eneed G IN THIS city Ct least than WAS shown
" tne Spectators during the close OF the m Il In
nng. me game Vas played on the falr grounds,
Whleh had been Improved especially for the occa-
rided, and rvpor1efs' stand, which The Chicago
clubs would do well to pattern, was erected T6e
ground was nicely adapted for ball playing barring
M saeat M elevation e the right field and numerous
md third bases. The Cincinnatis were flrst on
Ihs gsoIna, their antagonists not appearing until
Mr. Fred Erhy, Of Chicago, having been chosen
umpire and the Red Stockings went first to the
bat,
The game opened Lively on the part OF the For
est ctys. the visitors being treated to bnner q,
Wright settled skyseruPer tu the hands OF sim
@ mons: , Gould favored Cone 10 similar manner,
t1e field. Z.
y to esDsy sysy and cep sPsanp 4, Sas
hiE Eer0Oh n sHyN
runs but three were earned, q. Wright und McVey
each mufl1ng easy groundera
but Braiuard and Mcyey hntted high % Foley, and
rstited, and sweasy Was caught running 10 osecond.
on1y one Vas added to their score.
The Last half Of this iun!ng resulted In blank
for the RockfoFds. Doyle tipped foul to Allison:
cone tooE nrst on three balls Addy got to hrsr
an1 n ~ sent Cone to second hya badly mu1ed ground
other in Wa.arman,s nelghborhood, which resulted
IN 3 fine double play. Cone was touched between
sa ssG9nd and en M tnT a9d Gould secured the ball In
A. the ena Of !n this 1n1lns The two clubs
come nas & bs wgn5
have been & WhteHash. and the side went out
aga!n- Doyle and Conc followed with units for
ne hocEford side, snd the latter club were seven
1eaa, and Kept it TO the dnn1 !nnlng.
The arst half Of the ntth inning was noted for
grounder to Foley, who put il To Addy In time to
cut Of Bratnard, who was running to second, and
the sphere reached Doyle In advance Of the sttiker
anh5n ne sa1 n9ng tas visitors male another
hot gfoundert G, Wright far out In the LEFT deld
IAat ubiquitous Individual captured 1t when Has
and threw It to sweasy, Who retired Cone. and
hurled it spltefnlf5 to Gould, 80 that Hastings did
The next TWO innings were faultless for the
Western boyA In the meantime the visitors roll
cd mp <heir score to H. and the ninth inning added
thtee more to II. Interest began TO lag. The
BC0T ~ 1Y nFl1 kH1~.
70 Impossible for taem to save defeat:
but the PlucIJ green socka went into the Inst hall
Of the ninth inning with all the caution and good
toforc, and had they retained TINT composQIe to
the end the escutcheon Of the Reds would have
been stained with another defeat The game stood
16 to g 1t required more to tie, and y to bent
The tie was most gloriousy effected, but fatal
eHor prevented the victory: TWAS done IN this
Ge @ sspE Eandsr sas5 to Could
the striker reached his lest. Addy struck sarc
TO left and sent Cone to second base.
een sGoe sesnna Saae a1a Sp long
auspicious beginning made the crowd uproartous
and when he came II hlmself, by an overthrow Of
leled. 1t required only ire to tie. Barnes then
sent coIkcr left and took his first Simmons ahot
another dalsy-cutter In the same direction and Sc
atraight e the HANDS q 6. Wright, who handed i
sss" ss Swssss saea &c s''sF s a not s d 4 %
aIss brought u Barnes sAi and 'lsSn sinmops, s
sfns FIey TS yv to ts9 tn TIE
ed ~ toward the foul line, men and boys shouted,
and ladies' Wayed their nandkerchiefa The nm !
the excitement, and from this moment tie Rock
fords began to weaken. snres became ovef-conn- !
there before him. Meanwhile, Foley nan IN from
tne thifo base, and the crowd set up another |