The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-06-16
From the Cincinnati Daily Enquirer.
BASE BALL MATCH.
The Tour OF the Red St0ckinSs--sbne
Hundred and Tenth Game--firSt
Defeat.
. NEW YOrKNES : ACCOrNT.
New YORK, June ~.

New YORK, June ".
The glorious uncertainty Of the game
Of baseball was aptly illustrated at the
! Capitolne Grounds today in the con
test between the Champion Atlantics
and the famous Red Stockings of Gin
cinnati. For two wears the Western
PLAYERS have been considered invincihle
and the Brooklyn Club has been ac-
cused of Improperly holding the title of
champions. To day, however. they
proved their right TO ty the ship pen
nant by defeating the Red Stockings in
the most StuhbOrnly contested game Of
baseball on record.
The Cincinnati led oil with Il score
of two runs, and whitewashed their op-
poneutS. No runs were made 10y either
party in the second inning, and the bet
ting men were offering SlO0 I" so on
the visitors.
in the third inning the Western play
drs added another lnn To their score,
and again gave the BrooEIynitcs Il
blindcr.
In the fourth inning, however, there
was a slight turn in the tide, the visit
ors were neatly whitcwashed, and then
the Atlantics went on and pounded away
smartly for two runs.
The fifth inning did not further alter
the record, but in the sixth the Allan
ties again got the upper hand and added
two more runs to their totals, while the
Reds were put ont for a blank. This
gave the Brooklyn nine the lead 10y a
score of four to three and the cheers
were simply dealening.
Not rclishing their position, The
visitors did some pretty hall-playing in
the seventh inning and making two
runs against the lead hy a single one.
The Atlantics played with wonderful
pluck and skill, and again pulled up
even on the eighth inning, the score
standing ) to j. In the ninth inning
the fielding was superb on both sides,
and neither party could get a man
around the bases. George Wright
PLAYED very sharp dodge, and succeed
ed nicely. Mcdonald and Pearce were
| on first and second base, when Smith
popped ball up over Wrights head ;
the latter purposely dropped 1t, and
then. picking it up, sent il like flash
to third, cutting of Mcdonald. Water
man passed the ball over to second,
cutting oil Pearce. AMI the double pay
was complete
At the end Of the ninth inning with
the score tie, there arose misunder-
standing, and the Atlantics left the
field, bat on the Red Stockings claim
ing the game. returned and reopened
the contest. The tenth inning did not
give run tn either side. but in the
eleventh the Reds batted well for two
runs. and il was thought the fight was
over The AtIantics, however, would
not give up without a sharp struggle,
and Going in did the best batting Of the
game, and finally scored the winning
run. Ferguson being carried off the
field on the shonider- Of the spectators
after making it
Fifteen thousand people were pres
ent, and the SCENES throughout the
gamewere of the most exciting charac
ter The play on both sides was unex
ceptionable, and Charley Mills, Of thC
Mutual Club, filled the position OF um
pire most acceptably. With the al
mission fee at fifty cents the Red Stock
, ings arc rcaping golden harvest OF
, their tour The total score stood : To
, in favor Of the Atlantics.
Innings .........l. >. 3. 4. j. &. :. =. 9 l6. IL.
Cincinnati.......2 u q o 0 . q q p
AtlanticS....0 0 o = 0 20 o - ,