Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-24


Two Defeats and n Victory.
The Olympic Base Ball Club of this city have
not been very fortunate in their playing this
week.
Defeated by the Athletics
In. In The STAR OF THURSDAY was published a
Philadelphia on Wednesday last, by the Athletics
OF that city, by score of 10 20 2 The game was
witnessed with by about 5000 people The Philadel-
.'Mr. Samuel Holly, Of Buffalo, New York, had
been agreed upon as umpire, and the Athletics
having won the toss, sent the Blue Stockings 70
the bat at 3:05 p. m. A red dead-ban was used,
and so sharp was the fielding that each club was
Mhitewashed in seven out of the nine innings.
The fielding OF the Athletics was perfect-FOrce
and Brainerd, who went to first on called balls,
being the only men Of the Olympics who made
their bases on errors. Cuthbert, Heubel and
Sens nderfer, In the out-neld, made ten excel
lent fly catches; and Malone played superbly as
catcher, putting out seven men without passed
ball. The batting Of Radclif was remarkably
good. On the part Of the Olympics the fine play
the most prominent features. - Berth S aIse
made some excellent catches, although he
missed two easy balls at the commencement OF
The game. Han also missed a couple Of very
difficult running catches. In batting the 0lym-
pics were very weak, and when they made a
base they were unfortunate enough 20 be left.
The game was impartially umpired by Mr.. Hol-
ley. The judiciary committee OF the National
Association meet this evening in this city 70 in
vestigate the charges preferred by the olympic
Club, OF Washington, against the Forest City
before he was legally entitled 70 play"
Fine Game with the MutuaIs.
The match in New York Thursday between
the Mutuals and Olympics was Witnessed
by large crowd. Betting was at heavy odds on
the New Workers. Mr.. Lennon, Of the KekiOngas,
OF Fort Wayne, was umpire.
The New York SUH says: The Olympics played
splendid fielding game, but the powerful Mutes
not only outbatted them, but outfielded them at
every point; and had il not been for two unfor-
tunate slips on the part of Start, the Olympics
would have received such defeat as wOuldhave
almost made them ashamed to 20 back u Wash
ington. They
ESCAPED A CHICAGO
however, and for this they must feel indebted TO
byStart would have Il ardly affected the game; but
they occurred yesterday at critical points IN the
play, and 50 poor Joe has 70 bear the blame OF
the score not standing II 70 o.
The game yesterday will ever stand as one of
the finest ON record, the fielding on both sides
being Of the most brilliant description, while the
batting OF the Mutes was superb. This was, In
fact, the be st batting game, taking IL all through
that perhaps the Mutes ever played, six runs out
OF the first seven made being fairly earned by
fine, safe hitting, which, when il Is taken into
consideration how difficult Brainard's pitching
Is TO hit, is something extraordinary. There were
from $500 to 1900 people on the ground, all OF
whom appeared TO enjoy most heartily the fine
exhibition OF both clubs, even those persons who
lost money heavily on the result declaring that
they were well repaid by the game itself. Where
appear inyidious TO mention any particular per-
sons efforts, but one cannot refrain from COM
plimenting Force, OF the olympics, on his mag
nihcent short stopping. Higham, Eggler, and
Ferguson did wonders IN the field on the Mutual
side, and Wolters, Eggler, and Higham led the
Mutual batting score In the order named. Mr.
Lemon, OF the kekionga club, kindly oficiated
as umpire, and satisfactorily discharged the
duties Of his position.
PLAY WAS CALLED
at S;l5, the Mutes being the first 20 WELD the
willow. The game was 50 monotonous from liz
very excellence that IL IL hardly necessary 70 90
into the full details The first two innings on
both sides resulted In blanks, the Mutes coing
out IN one, two, three order in both innings, but
the Olympies made two single base hits In their
fecond inning. In the third inning the Mutes
made two runs, Wolters making q three-bas hif
on splendid drive right down by the side on the
pagoda Had any other member OF the nine
MADE such hit a home run would have been
some. The fourth inning saw the Mufual score
increased by three runs, five men making clean
INST base hits, and these, too, in Opposition 10
the most brilliant fielding Two runs more were
added IN the fifth inning; but rs Force muffed
one oaii IN ms inning, only one run was consid-
inning, the Mutes disappearing in one, two.
three order. Up to this point the Olympics had
not scored single run, and had only made three
mrs. base hits, the New York pets playing with
~, .ne regularity and method of tremendously
constiueted machine. The Washington men he
gan TO feel afraid Of being sent home without
making rolnary run. Another smell az ire
me ndous batting by the Mutuals In the seventh
INNING, assisted by muf by Mills and Leonard
more Iuns; but they were only credited win
having canned two.
Tie Olympics then went 20 the bat and should
EaFc betn out without n run, but Start tor A
Ewon1er, allowed very swiftly thrown bah from
Lii n.