New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-03
BASE BALL.
Lone Stars of New Orleans VS.. the En-
pires of st. Louis.

| From the st. Louis Democrat.]
The contest yesterday Sunday between
| the Lone Stars of New Orleans and the En-
pires of this city, may be very properly
| characterized as the best exhibition OF the
national game that has ever been given in
st. Louis. AS suggested yesterday, the IN
| terest in base ball matters has been at the
ebb in this city for year or two past, as in
fact has been the case in every part OF the
country where the playing has been left to
| purely amateur organizations. The cause
of the decline is natural. and can be ac-
counted for by reasons which are, perhaps,
apparent to all in any way familiar with
the game. The distance of our grounds
| from the business part of the city, and the
absorption of the attention of the
fraternity by other matters, have PIE
vented the old time frequency of
| local contests, while the superiority in
| almost every case of visiting mines, entirely
or in great part composed of professionals,
has exercised depressing influence on the
| home organizations, which were obliged to
| sustain repeated defeats because they were
altogether made up of amateurs. The num-
Der of our clubs, as might naturally be sup
posed, has decreased along with the waning
| of the excitement, until to-day st. Louis
| has hardly half dozen regularly consti-
| tuted mines, including the urcbins, who
''pass ball" in back alleys or engage in oc-
| casiOnal contests on corner lots, hardly
| large enough to permit the laying out of
| the diamond infeld. The games inside the
| city limits are furthermore often partici-
pated in by the policemen, in which case
the junior clubs are always discounted, as
| their players, if captured, whether on the
bases or on the fly, are sure to be taken
| in."
Under these circumstances the brilliancy
of the game yesterday is not little re-
markable. 1t indicates not only that St.
Louis has the material for a first class
amateur nine, but that it already has one,
and that Empire is its name. If the truth
be told, the Empires have stoutly resisted
| the current which set against base ball, and
sturdily applying themselves to practice,
| have developed nine that need not fear
| to cross bats with the most skillful amateur
organizations in the country. 1t is to be
regretted that it did not meet the -Etnas of
| Chicago, during their recent visit 70 this
| city. Had it done so, the Mound City
| would, without doubt, have little less to
| say about owning the champion amateur
club of the Northwest, or of the country, as
it sometimes boasts
The game yesterday was witnessed by
fully one thousand persons. The day,
which, to the dwellers within the gates of
the city, seemed oppressively warm, was
pleasantly tempered for the contest AL
| though the sun gave somewhat OF uneasi-
ness to the unsheltered spectators, the yio-
lence of its rays was abated by pleasant
breeze. The Lone Star, which is the
strongest organization in the South, and
which recently defeated the Etnas of
Chicago by score of twelve to five, pre-
sented the following nine;
Hennessey, catcher; Condor, first base;
Lauer, second base; Wright, third base;
Tracy, short stop; Didlake, right field:
d. %.ll lo+@ IL 1. I
ard pitcher.
The Empire nine is constituted of the fol-
lowing:
Brown. pitcher, Wirth. centre field;
Welsh, first base; Spaulding, second base;
Oran, third base; Barron short stop; Cor
man, left field; Murray, right field; Dun
can, catcher.
With but little hesitation Asa Smith was
selected for umpire, and the Lone Stars
were sent to the bat. The contest thus
opened, as will be seen by the annexed de-
tailed score, was close and exciting. At the
outset the visitors gained a signal advan-
tage, which they retained up to the ninth
inning, when the score exhibited a tie. In
the eighth the Empires secured two runs,
and would have made at least another if all
the chances offered them had been taken
advantage of. As it was, a questionable
decision of the umpire lone of the best and
fairest in the city), put the side out, and in
the ninth the Lone Stars earned themselves
a victory by scoring one run. and Chicago
ing their adversaries. The Empires al
though defeated, played admirably, and
have nothing to be ashamed Of 1t is to be
hoped that they will be able to keep their
playing in the future up to this standard, in
which case even larger audiences than that
which uproariously applauded the game yes
terday will witness their subsequent con
OIv s1lh ia1
encouragement The following is the score
by innings:
FIRST INNING.
Lone Star-Condon led off with a beau
tiful grounder to right field for one base,
and made third ON ball which hit the next
striker and bounded off. Scott took first
on hit to short field, and Condor tailed
as the ball was passed to first and to the
home plate. Scott stole second. Tracy
out at first by Spaulding to Welsh. Scott
took third on Tracy's hit, and was then
caught mapping by Duncan to Oran. Wright
made his base on slip down by Barron
Leonard sent fly to Barron, and the side
was out for one run.
Empire-BrOwn took first on called balls,
and made second on a one-handed attempt
by Lauer to catch the ball thrown by Hen
messy. Oran out on three strikes. Duncan
out on fly to Didlake, and high throw to
second by that fielder gave Brown life in
returning to base. Barron struck out, and
the inning ended with a goose egg for the
Empires, and score of one to nothing in
favor of the Stars. ....
SECOND INNING.
Lone Star-Hennessey made three bases
ON heavy hit to lett centre field. Didlake
out on foul bound to Duncan. Redon Sc
cured first on a safe high ball to right CEN
tre, sending Hennessey home; to second on
passed ball by Duncan. Lauer took first
ON called balls. Condor made first on safe
hit to first, sending Redon home. Scott out
on foul bound to Welsh. Condor was
caught mapping and run out between first
and second by Brown, Spaulding and
Welsh, Lauer scoring his run. Three runs.
Empire-Gorman's grounder to right field
was attended to by Lauer and Condor.
Murray's pretty hit to left centre field gave
him one base, and he stole second.
Spaulding out on fly to Lauer Murray
took third on passed ball by Hennessey, and
came home on a wild pitch by Leonard
Welshs fly was taken by Redon. One
run. Score four to one in favor OF the
Stars.
THIRD INNING.
Lone Star-Scott took first on called
balls. Tracy secured second on wild
throw of RarrOn tO frat ond Coof+ ,uo.