, 1870-05-07
SPORTING MATTERS.
Opening Game Of the Chicago Nine
In their New Orleans CAM
pafgn.
The White Stockings versus the
Atlantic Club.
Score--White Stockings, 81;
Atlantics, o.
The Coming International Yacht
Race In the English
Channel.
The Turf-Pugilism -Pedestrianism.
The f-Pugilism -Pedestrianisr
BABE Ball.
TIE WHITE STOCKINGS y6- TnE ATLANT1Cs, OF NEW
K. 0RLE4H9.

TIE WHITE STOCKINGS ys- THK A1LANT1CS, OF NEW
oRLEAkS.
Special Dczpatch 10 The Chicago Trfbuuc.
NEW ORLEANS, May d-Thc White Stockings iu-
augnrated their campaign In Nem 0r1eaus to-day
In mitch game with tho Atlanttc Club Of this
city and achieved q victory sucn as has probably
never been equ11led In the annals Of base ball
The game took place On the nev grounds Of the
Lone Star CLUB about four 1nies from the city,
near CarrolIon, the finest arranged basa ball park
In America, anu only needing little time to make
them the best in every respect. Unfortunately
Just before time fot starting for the grounds the
Sky became heartily overcast With black clouds
and shower set Ii, and, although the weather
cleared away soon and became bright, beautiful
md clcar the effect Of the threatened rainy after
noon was to render the attendance very Small.
THE NEW ORLEANS NINE.
The composition Of the Atlantic nine was pre-
clscly tho same rs when they played the Red
Stockings last week, being then beaten By score
Of IS to 6: Higgins, centre field; Foley, pitcher;
Mckee, third base; Smith, first base; johnson,
right field; Houston, left field; Cooley, short stop;
Steele, catcher; Morton, second base It Is con-
sdcrcd good clnb, ranking next to the Lone stars
either Of these at the hat
THE CHICAGO CLUE.
F1ynn played It third baae, Mycrie pitching for
a time, and Plnkham playing at third base,1
1as CANE.
Game was called at precisely O'Clock, Mz.
Tracy, Of the Lone Sfar5, acting as umpire, and
Tho Chicagos, los!ng tho toss, we're sent to bat
chioago-Guthherts highly 70 left neld was
On short ~ BY Foley. A loig hit BY Wood to
centre field was captoted ~ Higgins: Nine runs
we're scored, King making = nodes : and Wood,
oest an.i Pinkham getting IlanKk Hodes made
clean home, and Flynn got 70 third on hne hut To
s.a 1tieniss-A tics short III by Higgins found secure
rcating place IN FlYnn's hands Foley's short hit
to third WAS hney stopped By Plnkham, md sent
to Flynn. McKee stEuck ahoFs to line between
HFst and second, md Flynn being on hAn1 to stop
it, touched him. Side out, and no runs-
SECOND INNING.
Chtndgo-Myerlc sent mild gronnder near htst,
Faiey, t = wao felded to Smith. nodes' hot liner
IVES nice}y gobhled BY johnson, The side got in
four fans Gut9nelt, TIsaey; H. Gravel IT,. and Pink
and throw BY Plnkham acfuss To Flynn. johnson
got his first on low hit between third aud short,
to Ptnkham. Houston got to his second On safe
hit to short centre cld and Was caught at third By
crayer 10 PInkham; Cooley being left Oh nrzi.
Whttew0sh number two.
THIRD INNING.
C1icuqo-Both Cuthbert and Pinkha1n failed at
the hands Of Steele, and Hodes' high ny Has taken
Sinofav TepchsI 1Sa+ ~, = Mt +x ohort
centre neld. Steele hIt short % Myerie, who threw
ier pnnv tn spfx,i,,i. Morton fortti tfem nj hy A
sho1 t1rfnnr which Myerle r1l,..ti and serf 70
P1nkhaul, putting out Cooley. Higgins also forced
@aed e so nfSam reag stese e heh @ fea
hT Foley was taken b. CTaver, and the side was
o1r, Win smother biank inning. Morton left On
second and Higgins r,e41 On nIss fss.:,,,o
Chia19o-Treacy fouled ont BY Steele. Myerles
aud Hodes vas Pit out bY short oy by Smith.
Wood, Cuthbert, Crayes, Ptnkhau1, and Flynn
each scored run, making nye IN all, King being
left On third 49,. ,a,
Atfantics-Mckce Etrnck short 70 nrst, and Was
gathered 10 By Flynn- Stnsths high NJ was CAP
tured OF King. Johnson got 1rst " sale hlt 10
sh st,ins eSt s1 a oqf % M "a ae
10E o5 CraEef 10 Flynn. Mnite"asn NO 4
ca;,o,-oo goa TIf1n rst Siso on 1nn bv Smith FINN
Foley. Treacys hish dy waa taken by Higgins
Crarers long Mt vas ma1eu " Aisg1ns, aMI he
st second. Ayetls was re- @ 1opled - o9t q stesis, ,
running for second Woud, cuthbezt, and Crayc--
each Ecored runs
Atantie- Cooley came to g7.ef on 9 g1ounde:
transaction IVES precisely duplicated In the cass
Of Steele. An easy high AZ by Morton WIS badly
tnuaea ~ Pi9Eham, and ne got g hIsI .ni nhlgE1ns
ley was pagged BY Myerle to Flynn-Hisglns and
Morton lefs on a1sf and second "mte"ash num-
ber nSe.
Chicago -Teracs caught out on a ng taken b5
fates SyeTle following suit On l short higa d.
bert being lett On second and first Firm EnC
md Hodes each getting run.
AGnnfies-P1nfham now nitchetI and Mve,fe
occrpc,i th,rti McKee ~ stfncS ant. ant, staiti,
fouIcd out by CraTcr. Johnson ut his frStton
three strtke9, the list Of which CfaEer failed to
stop, and Houston got first and took johnson to