The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-06
SPORTING NEWS.

TORONTO, June .,
The first day of the Toronto races
Saturday. was very successful. The first
race, for the trial stake, one, mile and u
quarter, was won by John in 2:2l. The
second race for the hunters stake, same
distance, was won by PrimerOse in 2:30.
The third race was for the handicap, two
miles, and was won by Kelso in 355.
The last was hurdle race over eight
hurdles, and was won by Jack on the
Green in 4l5. .....
New YORK, June 8,
In the game of base ball between the
Mutuals and White Stockings. to.da the
score stood Mutuals 8; White Stock.
ings s,
PHILADELPHIA, June 8.
Two thousand persons witnessed the
game between the Forest City Club, Of
Rockford, Illinois, and the Athletics, Of
Philadelphia, this afternoon. Mr., Hol.
back was chosen umpire, and the Forest
Ciiys were sent to the bat. The playing
was excellent on both sides, but neither
club scored run on the first three In.
nings. On the fourth inning the Forest
Citys scored six, while the Athletics
were again whitewashed, This created
quite a sensation, the spectators fearing
that their iavOrites were going to be de-
feated. On the fifth, sixth and seventh
innings the Athletics scored four runs,
while the Forest Citys only added one,
making total Of seven TO four In favor
Ol the ROckiOrds, On the eigth inning
the Athletics scored three runs and the
Forest Citys four. The Athletics then
took the bat amid the greatest excite.
ment, hut made only three, losing the
game by the following score; Forest
Citys-0, 0, 0, 0, 0, |, 0, 0, 4 Total,
Il. Athletics--O, 0, 0, o. 3, !, |, 3, A.
Total, 10.
New YORK, June5.
Previous to the meeting of the crack
clubs Of Chicago and New York to-day,
the Western champions have been sue
Cessiul in all their matches To-day
they were Out.flGlded and out.generaled.
At the end OF the 9th inning they were
beaten by u score of = to g. The contest
has been looked for for several weeks,
and immense sums Of money were staked
on the result. The odds were on the
Mutuals, 100 In TO- and IL large number of
pools were sold at that rate. From
5000 to- 10000 persons were present.
The Muluhls led Off by two mufls by
HOdes, and made three runs, PeArce, Hat.
field, and Ferguson, being the lucky ones,
The White Stockings opened with
two earned runs, McAtee making u lne
base hit, and coming home on u long hit
by King, who made the only home in the
game. In the second and third the Mu.
tuals were neatly disposed Of without
scoring, Simmons, Pinkhaln, Wood and
Duffy making fine clutches. The Whites
again struck out boldly on the second.
After Simmons and Tracy had got home
on splendid drives, and Pinkham and
Zeitlin had made their base on safe hits,
Pierce stopped neat grOundor, and
touching Pinkham on his way to third
base to start, put out the striker and made
n double play. In the fourth, three errors
of Duffy, Pinkham and Tracy, added to
the Mutuals four more runs TO their score,
making II total Of "A. The balance Of
the game was handsomely played, each
side only being able 10 add n single run to
the score Taken altogether, and consid-
Gring the excitement under which
the players labored, the game was good
exhibition. It was certainly u great
triumph for the Mutuals to be the first 10
beat the most successful club In the coun-
try, and they are entitled to and will re.
ccive gseat credit for the achievement.
That their batting was weak, there Is no
question, but when It Is recolected that
the Mutuals had won several Of their
matches when they had come to the last
inning, II will be conceded that the Mu.
tuals arc justly entitled To tho honor and
victory