Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-29
The NATIONAL GAME
One OF the Most Brilliant Contests of
tho Season

The Olympics Of Washington, Defeat the Boston
RSd Stockings By Score OF Sir TO Five.
Our Olympics Blue s,ockings) and the Bos-
tons Red StockiDgs) played one OF the finest
games OF the season on the Union grounds, Will
hamsburg, n. Y, Saturday, In the presence of
about two thousand people. The New York
heralc says: Considering the fact that the Blue
stockings were known 10 be very materially
weakened by the absence. because Of sickness Of
Sweezy, the prince OF second basemen, and the
frightfnlly bad condition Of AllIson's hands the
Reds were the fsvorites at great odds long
before the game commenced. As though the
Washington boys had not bad luck enough,
e ont ,ss got bis
which 20 disabled hum that he could play but
one inning, bis place having to be filed by
Burrows, the twelfth or thirteenth man.
generally known before the game commenced
the odds would have been even greater
against Inst ~. the ., 0lymPics than they were.
five to one in favor of the Boston, and il Ger.
tainly looked - though they would win the
game, but fate was against them From this
time out there was but one error made on the
dificuit fly ball droppsd Sy HaIi. and bus OF one
on the part Of the Bostons. IL was ONLY in the
fifth and ninth innings that the Red Stocking
the bat, and in these innings they ony cot four
men up, none OF whom ever got beyond first
base. From the second to the seventh inning,
inclusive, the Olympics drew blanks. but in the
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ding's pitching; for they batted him for three
runs, and did not give the Reds any. When
they went TO the ash for the ninth and last time
they had one run to make to tie and two to win.
provided the Reds could not make any more
The excite me Mt at this stage OF the game was Al
as high pitch a. !: most ever seen on q ball
held, and the Gold Board" were trying every
means possible to hedge, but with poor success.
The following 10 the result:
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Umpire-Mr. Mills. Of the Mutual Club. Time
OF game-Two hours. First base by errors
olympic, times; Boston, times Runs
earned-Olympic, 3; Boston, 2.
TIE MUFFIN MATCH OF FRIDAY AT BRooKLYH
The New York Standard says that those who
attended the match between the Olympics OF
Washington and the Stars of Brooklyn in the
display Of professional mufinR, the OIympics
making twenty-on runs, when they were en-
titled to but two. The pitching on both slider
Was 20 swift that both catchers were soon dis
Of the nine. Allison was the first Catcher for
the Olympics, and hsd his hand hurt 30 badly
ID the second inning that he changed places with
hand split in the nnh inninRs and Wss OBLIGED
to leave tho field, Burroughs taking his place
A stranger to both clubs and seeing them for the
hrst time, would never hsye had the most re-
teur nine and the other professional nine en-
tered for the championship. A in the Mutual
game day before yesterday. maffs, Wild throws
as SS the Day The
they vent to the bat in the eighth inning the
score stood 10 to 10 In favor OF the starr n this
Inning ne Rrorssslsoais scored eleven runs, not
ahead, - the stars made but One run in the
The following d the ressIt Of the eslsS
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GppiTe, Mr. Kenny, OF the Atlantic Club.
Time Of game, 245.