, 1870-08-24
TIE SPORTING WORLD.
Ease Ball from Il COlOrcd Point
OF View.
Match Game Between American Clubs
Of African Descent,
- billiards -
A4untfc...

Bass BAll&
IMk 0AAE FROM COIDKED srASDeo1sT.
Chicago has enjoyed 4 wide range Of expe-
Hence In base bslt, having witnessed It's repre-
sentatlou In nearly every possible shape, but not
until yesterlay had an opportunity been Afforded
Tor seeing how the American citizen Of African
descent does IT, Indeed. there were those 10
pteludlcei Il to MAINTAIN that the base bali Aod
the suffrage qualification were widely different,
iuasmucb ~, while one WAS CreatuEe Of teRt8-
htbi!tt5 On anatomical grounds; In snort, tnAt
tender snins and rtd-bo: gtounders wes. lucom.
I'at1h!e. This faliacy, like many another With
reference to the same subject, Was thoroughly
exploded 1t Ogden PAX yesterday aneraoon.
Our coloscd brethren can play base psil. ant do
1t well into the bargain. Fot aome tule past there
has extste,. In Chicago an orgA.tzati5n Inona
Us the Blue Stockings. which Is ma1e up
exc!cslsel, OF duAky athletes who are employed
al waters IN the VARIOUS hotels and restaurants
Under sesious difficulties toe necessary practice
WAS oGtainet owing to an tdlo3JncsacF Ut the
roHly eltMent tn mouoHot!ztng the LAKE. ttoat IS
a" white Intnss rntk to the exclusion of c3orad
Dall-,osaers. Al !ast, howese.* thu uiue Stocking
nile had mastered the pteltulnafies, and on the
nr-t Ut tie present mon:h they accepted the caat-
leuKr oil the Rockford Cup Of Rockford, which Is
also made op Of "A amendments, M to pay = match M
prpfxges Of the Forest City boys, who have uaae
II special pint to put tat through The details,
and have looked upon them ~ aprendages, In
n1st eame lie Blue Stockings were beaten, and
| the conus, Of Jeetetuay was tho secopd Of tie
| senes- There we.e aovu1 iolr hundred specla-
nptortioulnent Vt lhe sexes, while 4 small
element Ut the pute and unadlteEuted ts0-caled}
wsFe 90 hara fp5 lie AZ :; y fus9s
| tingu.sned prcceticnts Afforded b5 tue White
Stockings. Atnateu:s. ETC., tue rival mines rcze on
80 little regard to base l2 usa3es {as per Ine ~
Ss., A.-.. etc., as to begin the game III the pre-
esst time uase1itstd, viz. ~ o'clock. Such con-
aaaa rum thr si ss ad aona hssests,l9as q d
| winch, unfortunately, uelther tue Blue Stocking,
nor K1cktor'ts belong. They should he admitted
practices ot their letter1 u might be vigorously
/ dealt with. The Blue SGuckiny5 wore very tasty
urlfoF, consisting Ut cap vi broxli blue aud white
breast, white nannei pan1s, blue stockings ant
| regulation snpes- The rsg Of the I.otkforiis was
made mp OF s,!ae cap, an! whis: ehlsr, and hlut
Mr. Il t. Rsckhod. late Of the Potter Pslners
as umpire, everything Vas IN reaalaess, and sbe
Hlue Stockings, having won the toss took thu
Kocltords were whitcwashcd 10 one-lwo.thret
0rrtc:, bY very nne nc!d,pE On the pasI Of thei
| oppoten.s, who, when tney came 70 the bat, hat
no ti.itculty In hitting Tor tlst ra!ts In the 1rs
and three in The second inning. tnus gainlug .
| strung lra.., which waa rapidly Increased A. TIL
game proceeded, the tnA1 result showing s5 To-
ouf, ires.sses being extremely crsdssaale 70 ths
ch,csgo lads, whose general play Ia the f1eld ant
| at the hat MAS flllT equ1f to thar Of auy an1teu
. | cluh In tue cIts- As catcher, George B:oWn ha
| no Eppeuors here, and few equals, while AZ
: | Captain he d,splAyei an energy ami Judgement
stntl enforced discipline, OF which 3 ceItau
1neh.prced team Ne know Of stsnls sally II
| peea- Ills foul tips, nys And bount's, WOULD hay
excited CrayeI'B envy, and his throwing to sec
ont was such that the plau Of ateating from tira
w2s altogether abandoned by the bsner sllt
. The osE+r 1nemtcrs Ut the niue played uu
Itrmly well. as will lie seen ~ tue tsc1 that fUu
| ttahkB ~eFe Vtslteti uppr the R0ckfords who ar
good hatsets- The lnttee also dlsptsJed SON
lne Individual pUlnts, hut In general they wef
uutpla5ed ta every respect, aud they can 60 hac
| to Rockford well supplied with reasous why the
. | failed 70 deserve ths 800 which the Forest Cit
G!ut. promised theu 10 the event Of theie Heattn
the Blue Stockings, To aR1u up the game In ger
: etai, II need only bt said that, Basin& the slux
lte1n Vt co1oE, II Was like 0laef well-pased game
Our peculiarly, however, vas noticeable. " netn,
acClItntal ur usual ne tluii't know. 1t consiatk
IN an ifrs:s!sublc propensity for tumbltr
T head over heels when IN The act OF Euautng bas,
: | uf gulng for ny catches So1neEsautts, Whlt
r | would have permanently doubled up anu utHltlt
| White Stocking, were counted AZ notnIng
they o. The col0fe,l hose, and resn1ted ia mut
amusement ainoug the spectators: nothing snot
| BeIuW IL