New-York tribune., 1870-08-10
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
BASEBALL.

AN EXCITING CONTEST IN BRO0KLYN-TIIE DE-
FRAT OF THE ATLANrICs-sCORE 8 TO Z.
Last July the Atlantics and Mutuals played
she first OF their annual series Of games together for the
championship, which occasion the Atlantcs by a
of IS to only At that time the Mutual nine was
not in as good practice did they work together as
nine well they do pow Since their westward tour
they have improved in their general play and hence the
return game of the series, which named to take
place the Capiolne Grounds yesterday was looked
forward to with considerable interest close cohes
being very generally anticipated. Though II was '!
hot AO0O people assembled ON the Capl.,"1
Grounds i'm the afternoon and all present were g.e,e
nv an excellent exhibition OF ball playing by the oonosV
lug Mines and a close and exciting gahe, ~ h tored
unop thc zane fy intent upon doing their level best
Ia win the Mutuals because IL was tneir as' S, tba
cborc" ~ allowing second games TO 90 by default IN
order to third trial increased feoTlpS a, te
been paved both in 1868 andl69 before the question: OF
V1o IN ~ cnnadrnt of success that the immediate
fnH the Club invested considerably at odds on their
winning ali Of which bets were promptly accepted the
Mntnais feeling equally confident that they could now
give their old opponents all they could do 10 WIN pd
tnas AT The bat Mr.. John Grum lenient Interpreter
of the rules but impartial Umpire, having been chosen
10 decide disputed points. The Atantics having the
choice OF the ball. presented one OF Rosss medium elastic
balls unwse selection for them as the play OF the
ban In the game fully proved the Muuals batting the
elastic bah for two and three bases at times when with
dead ball they would have Afforded the Atanue nel1ers
fair opportunities for putting them out The fact mas
plainly demonstrated that for all purposes OF really
skifu batting and sharp play on the ntld DaI %i th
one ounce OF rubber in composition and covered WIN
dark cOlOred leather is the only ball nine having any
preensios to rank as neiaS payeTs y Iu Snunded
the head of the inbelder, and Eggef i9hoWeI MIN
were enabled to double on the two latter Hatfield get
ting home Two more good hits were tnen ln''1e, pu
without adding 10 the score the inning G0eHS & VIII ,i
single BY fielding errors on the Mutual SIDE the Auan
tics allowed 10 score single the lrst INNING Pay
closing by a score In the ensuing three innings
both mines treated as II they belonged 70 ChCgo
and neither made count the closing 4 . SS % aEursn ~ ~
nngs leaving the tally at to In the nth innings tne
Mutuas allowed run by errors III the Outneld Out
f fourth time in succession the Auantcs retired IN
one, two three orueI, ~nIlc iot laii VI @ tie @
carried his first base, the MutuaIs' on the contrary earn
This was making decidedly close fight Of #, and, OF
course the became not only interesting " ALL but
deeply exciting those who had invested Oh the SUCCESS
Of the Atantcs at odds. The game thus far had occ
pied but an hour and the innings had Oeen sharply
played on both sides, the Mutuals showing superiority
only at the bat. Both the pitchers were using every
effort 10 Outwt the batsmen facing them, and Doth were
In the sixth inning the Mutuals batted well for q
single and the Atanics opened with hts lot Two runs
thereby tying their opponents the result being re-
afforded them quite relief from their previous anxiety
about their favoes, ana they now pegah 10 Ieel tha
things safe.
In The seventh inning the Mutuals batted well again,
and added three 10 their score, and they ad us
posed Of Of the Atlantcs, when Eggler dropped
fy ball from Lettens bat, and afterWard the Atantcs
added three runs to their score thereby again tying the
score 10y the totals OF toe.
The contest now became more and more excitng each
inning, and the play on both SIDES was eagerly watched
NOtis led in the eighth inning with bail which, had III
would have given him but base but being
elastic, bounded McDOnalds head and Walters
took three bases instead BY an error OF Judgment by
Start, an intended double play dropped fly ball
failed and afterward the Muuals added another run 10
their This them the lead, snd as the Allan
ties again sent TO Chicago in this inning the result
was that the ninth inning commenced with tie
score at to in favor of the Mutuals.
The Atlantcs began TO look serious as things were
getting rather TOO much against them to be pleasant
C. Mills opened play at the bat in this INNING and by
Pearce made his first and before the side was
put be scored his run, another error giving
Hatfield a life. Tie Atlautics now went III
to get three TO escape defeat, Dut
Ferguson led off by giving Martin chance for hand
some CATCH and retired. Zettein then had life gwen
him by Hatfield and Hall batted well for his base, and
sent the Charmcr" home; hut that was all that was
done as the next strikers retired in succession.
Egger making the winning catch, the Atlanucs retiring
from fed defeated by score OF TO only, Ihe
contest was won by good batting of the Mutuas
shows they being able To punish Zeein more
than the Atlantcs could WOlters. The heldlng was
sharp and both Sides ana the display one OF
best the two clubs for some years past
The umping not to the mark the rule for calling
balls not being strictly observed. The full score below