The New York herald., 1871-09-13
THE MUIUALS MASHED.
A Close Game Lbe Union Grounds Yester.
day-The AIutuals Lose Another Series
CIevelaud, u New York, s.

Close Game on lbe Union Grounds Yester.
day-The sIutuals Lose Another Series
CIeveIaud, 2, New York, s..
Again has the great combination nine-the Mutu.
als-been defeated. Again have they lost series
OF games, and again have the betting men of Gotham
been gobbed. These three events occurred yester.
day afternoon, on the Union Grounds, Williamsburg,
In the presence Of an assemblage OF not more than
six hundred persons, and the Forest CITY
Club of Cleveland Is the one which made
the mischief. This was the firth game of the sea
son, each club having won two of the four, aud con
sequeDty each nine went onto the field yester
day with Grm determination to win the game il
such tnngwere possible. OF course they could not
both be the victors, aud that they might keep up
their reputation as the
CHAMPION LOSERS OF GAMES
the Mutuals came out OF the contest second best
the score standing, at the close OF the ninth inning
Cleveland Z, Mutual 6, with not % run earned on
either sitle
Befor e The game commenced the Mutuals had the
cali at the pool stand al odd, OF 100 TO 60, their
Old admirers backing them freely, with the same
fOOlhardiness which has characterized them all
through the season. large number OF pools were
sold at these ODDS, and in some few cases at even
greater, directly IN the face OF the fact that the Cleye
ianders have been playing OF late very tine game,
While the Mutnas have been doing Just the reverse.
1t Is probable that IN the course OF time these betting
men Will open their eyes TO their interests but as
regards this 1t makes little difference for they are.
ana nave DeCu LOT lHc ilsJ lew years, the Dduc or
pretty nearly every club, be it amateur or pr0ies-
sonal.
The Muiuals in this game won the toss and sent
Cleveland TO the pat and at once disposed OF them
for a cylinder" no withstandlng Patterson mui.el
an easy foul bound IN LETT field of Allisons bat
Whiiewashes seemed TO be in order especially for
the unfortunate Mutuals, whom the visitors laced
aboul no less tnan five times In succession, while
tney themselves got another IN the second inning
In The third inning, however, they, by an over.
throw oil Ferguson,
PASSED BALI. BY EiGTER
In centre field, another By Mills behind the bat and
Wild piicn by W0ltcrs, succeeded IN placing four
runs to their account, when they should have been
disposed oil for another OF those ducks eggs.n In
the fourth inning tney scored three more runs on
errors by Hatfield, Patterson, Mills and Higham,
which placed their score at seven against four
whitewashes Tor the Mutuals After this they were
unable TO score another run. The sixth inning
proved 10 be somewhat lucky one
for the ''Mutes," who managed TO adorn their
score with three runs both OF which they ostainod
Oh errors committed by Johnson at second ana Carl
ton at first base. The seventh inning resulted in
another Chicago Tor them, but in the eighth they
scored two more runs on errors Dy Johnson and n
White, and IN the ninth they got In their nfth run
on muned foul bound Dy J. White. TINS closed the
contest greatly TO the relief OF the CevelaDders and
the disgust OF the Mutuals anu their hackers, Tho
following Is the sc0re:-