, 1870-04-10
SPORTING MATTERS.
Lively Game Of Base Ball Between
tho Chicago and the Etna Clubs
Tho Nquea Of Amer.
fca-A New York Op1nion.
Billiard MatserstThe Forthcoming Park
er-Coon Match.
TE PRACTICE G4ME

FINE fRAcI7Cf CANE
The drst t,ase ball playing OF the sc.son took
pssre yesterday afternoon, At the corner Of West
Lake and May streets, between the Chicago Club
and the 4Etoss, Of this city. Numerous other
afternoons hare been deyosed to practice but this
Faa the only occaSion when the play might he said
: IL reach the dignity OF u game Of basc bail The
contest wis merely friendly one, the amateurs
cnnsenttng to enter the lists against The nsufes-
Eio1ah for the sake OF thu practice 70 be derived
II was shc p3easantest day Of the year, thus far,
although By no means warm enough for positive
comfort 70 spectators, or for n!mbe nngr.s on the
PAT Of The rlayer1, An Immense crowd o
people was In attendance, and the utmoa
Interest VAS taken in the game. The play
Ing opened in 1ne style, with the .9tnas 1t
The bat CEaSer stood behind, P1nkhAm In front
Flynn on first {AcAtee being inhlaposedA. Woods
Recond, Hodta playing shot stop, Meyef,c thIni.
Euthbert ln the HRht, King In the centre, and
IIeacJ N nc let ur!d. The professionals were
lug tnorr leas .s,idetle up," IN cnnseouence of
recent Rigorous practice out Ut doota during the
cold weather Of tne Pas, few days. but this d, nol
prevent The exercise Of their splendid batting ab.
1tcs, III which respect tho game YVES notable on,.
Thete were also, IN the earlier part Of the game.
Tut few Individual instances Of atnl.able DIV.
attended, It must br confessed. with seTcta, III
uiuns and errurs- The .ftnas on the Other i,an.t
were T. admirable condition, and acquitted
themselves IN manner which gained 10.
them the warmest ccon,Iums both nmonr The nm
1eesonhls ana the Spectators They met with q
"hlleNASn IN e&ch oi thc Inst three tnnnx1, to be
SURE, but th!s was because they were naturally
somewhat SLOW IN getting the hang Of their
celebrated competitors 4 little laseT, however.
lhtf redeemed themselves nicely, GcttIng away
with Feren runs In one inning The hettiitr Of the
2nlAtsurs was especially good and the nast.s we're
well dlled, particularly the 1rst, which wAs held ty
Ircmal1e, who proved himself ntst-class player in
hAse1uan Of pitcher. and should be secured by
Eome Of our amateur organizations The PITCHING
Of Reid wAs capitalize best say the eIpe,ts that
they hare encountered In ChlcaEo-Hhtle Uutuuts
catching EAs equally good. The most notable bat
ting and fielding was done By Ward, Who made q
Clean score, secured the only home run made by
tie f2tnAs IN the game, and whose throwing ii,
tr. The 4Etn1s surprised everybody, and gave
pfnmtse Of flne record during the SEASON.
VI The chic4Eo Club little n u be said In crttI.
cal WAY, a, after the lint three tnnfnga In
which thelr opponents scorcd 10 runA, they tnadv
70 especial effort to keep up the discrepancy
CrnEers catching Was the theme Of unboanded
admiration, and new "dodGe" Of his by wt,Ich
Two men were put ont In q manner hitherto un-
known to 6a1lplayers hereaboua, was the event
o1 the E4me. A m11 occupied drst base while
the striker At the lat had struck twace and had
been caught each time. At the third strike he
missed again, but CE1yer, instead Of simply
catching hm out pusposelJ dropped the ball. titus
E1ant sent II ~ seconl wheEe Wood took 1t 8Afely
and ruth men were ont FiuIhamB pitching FSs
excellent, ~ were Also some instances Of double
play. Later In the game he WAS relieved by
McyeFlr, King catching lsehtni-8 change which
little practice Will render most ef1clent But six
mainly earned on BY TreaeJ. Hndes, Ptnkhan.
Guthfeft, and CraFer, Is will lie seen BY reference
10 the fecoTu OF nrst-basca and totA bases In the
suhiolned: