The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-08-16
THE cLETELANDBR,s l. osr LAURELs.
The Forest CITY Club visit Brooklyn and
Get Bndly Bcntcn-Chicagocd Three
Timcs-wbite's splendid Hit-The Cievc.
Iandcr's Diving Struggle.

The Forest City Club, of Cleveland, Ohio, yes
teiday made their first appearance this season on
one OF our metropolitan base ball fields, They have
defeated several OF the best Western clubs, and
when the Mutuals on their late Western tour were
carrying everything before them they met their
frst check from this Western club, who defeated
them fairly and squarcly making but one error in
the field throughout the game Their reputation
had therefore preceded then aud the defeat Of the
Atlan,ics was looked forward to as not at all an
improbable occurrence. They are unquestionably 4
strong team, but yesterday they did not show them
selves 10 the best advantage dropping several balls
af,cr they Lad stopped them beautifully. Their
catcher Ia OF the bost all round players who has
appeared here. His catching WAS superb ana he led
tho score at the bat.
Play was rather late In being called, the game not
commencing til 3;95, when the Atantcs went to the
tat. by muf on the part OF Kimball. and bad
throw from Ward TO Carlton, the Atantics scored
two runs and a similar number were made by the
Forest CITY Club in consequences OF slip Of Poarces
The second iortng proved Chicago for both sides :;
man Also got home on an error ~ Sutton's By a
very pretty double play from Pike to Start tie
C.eyclander were Chicagoed second time In this
inning. An overthrow Of Sutton's and "a Wild pitch
OF Pratts enabled Hall TO get home In the fourth in.
ming this being The only run made in this inning by
the champions. by an error Of Pke's Ki,nbau was
enabled to mako the only run in this inning for the
Forest City nine.
The fielding up 10 this poin, had been ANYTHING but
brilliant on either side; but during the next i've
Innings the Atantlcs nelded magnihoently. The
after, in the nnh inning, managed to add throe TO
their score, but were actually only entitled to have
made one, and the Forest City men made q single
run only, which, however. they fairly earnei The
game was now to 4 IN favor OF the Atiantics.
Sutton let Pearce oil In the sixth inning after stop.
ping The bail splenddly, and this allowed "bad
hickey" TO work his way round 10 the home base.
kimball and White each made run FOR the Forest
Citys Ia tins inning. that OF Whites being a home
run, the finest hit Of the day In the seventh inning
kimball made another Et1l mistake, three runs he.
rug made tarongh II by the BroOklynitcs. while the
Ccyclanders were very pretuly Chicagooi
The eighth inning proved Chicago Tor the Allan.
ics, while their anita gObiss scored two runs and la
the ninth inning the Atantics added three 10 their
score. bringing their total up TO 10 The Forest CITY
men mae desperate ehort In this inning TO put on
y lew runs but they only succeeded IN accomplish
ing one, The game terminating amid tremendous
checiiug from the Brooklyn crOSd, with the score
AZ 10 70 IN favor Of tic Atlantics.
In addition TO their misiur.unos in the field. the
Forest Cty wcn exercised very little JUDGMENT IN
RAINING their bases, as II viii he seen from the an.
rCxel score that they scored more first base hits
tusn the Atlanucs made in their total bases alto.
ether. Indeed. the champion nine must have
QluvCi under very LUCKY star yesterday to have
won sucn game. Tue folio wing IL detailed