New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-23
BASEBALL.

RED STOCKINGS VS.. ATHLETICs-THE 'REDs" VIC
ToRIoUs BY TWO RUNS-sCORE, q TO %
FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE WITNESS THE
GAME.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSBI
PHILADELPHIA, June 22.-Interesting games
Of baseball have played in this city, dating back
years and It the belief that OF these
many games had called forth the limit to an attendance
a ball field, but previous game excited or inter
ested the populace like that Of to-day ana no Two Oh
them drew together so immense throng Between
1900 and 5000 people gathered within the inclosure
while the number without ncalculabe.
Although long range extra seats had been erected
fronting the left field every seat was filled by O'CLOCK
fully an hour before the game was TO commence. On
former occasions, during important matches the neigh
boring high grounds filed with outsiders, VINO
could view the game very satisfactorily while furniture
wagons would be posted along the street with platforms
erected allowing occupants a full view. This has all
been altered by six feet OF boarding being aodeo
to the fence and outsiders had chance TO view inc
The weather was delightful fact made doubly worthy
OF men1on since it is scarcely within the memory OF
est has been announced for the Athletic ground
great deal wasted in the selection OF an
umnre neither club being willing To concede one ota 10 tine
other At length Mr. McMulen, formerly OF the Athle
les but OF the Haymaker Club was mutually cn9sen
scored two for their share and the Athletics sre
which gave the play 80 t The an pcpPe and would
have saked the city Of VIM Penn against the comnhed
Western states that their boys Wouin VIII worse
than this followed the second inning, when
the Athletics made four, and the Reds only two, running
the score M TO IL Just now 10 was that people
fhought Philadelphia had enlarged its area and took In
the Whole United States Alaska too and were ready 10
wager il against both Europe and Asia repetition OF
this pay would doubtless have made Philadelphans pc
ieye that the globe itself owed its existence to the
City OF Brotherly Love. But then came change and
bonndess Philadelphia that was assumed once more It's
normal limits The third inning gave the Red stockings
screen and the Athletics one bringing the totals 70 II anu
la The fourth inning altered the condition OF affairs
that the admirers Of the Athletics became dsnayed ana
ouetude reigned until the seventh inning had Closed
In the eighth inning the Reds made TWO runs, when
nut them four ahead The Athletics went 70 the pat,
and sehaer the first striker retired ON foul 10 Nilsson
Radcliffe who followed, got home. Bechel was pun our
at frst base Pratt and Reach both made their bases
when Mcbride struck the ball over the heads OF me
people at left field, making home run and uelng W.
game amid the widest shouting ever one was comPeleu
10 listen TO- In the ninth inning, the Reds scored twS
runs and then put the Athletics out Tor Diahk' Wen
gave the game 90 the Reds 10y two runs ,, -,
The paying Of neither club WAS up "a their ush marx
40 far as fielding, while the batting was OF the heaVy
order the visitors taking the lead making six bases more
than The Athletics T' fielding and batting OF George
Wright was the great feature Of the game, his paynl
hinp sperb None OF the Others deserve special men
ZION save sensenderfer he taking all that came to cente
| field two OF them being very difficult catches Ih'
pcIing OF Mcbride not effective against the Reds
| thoy having w trouble ~ hit lim. Tue cateDiAk