The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-06
THE ECKFoRDs RxULrANT.
Another Fine Contest the Union Grounds
and the Eckfords Again the Winners.

Another Fine Contest on the Union Grounds
and the Eckfords Again the Winners.
The game between the Eckfords and Forest CisSs,
OF Cleveland. at the Union grounds yesterday, did
not attract nearly many spectators az 1t should
have DONE there not being more that 1000 or LOO
present Those who stayed away, however, missed
seeing OF the prettest games OF the season, It
beng evenly contested throughout; SO evenly.
indeed, that was found necessary to play teLth
inning. the score standing 8 to at the end OF the
ninth. The visitors played far better batting game
han their opponents Notwithstanding Martins
slow twisters; out they were better two to one in
the neld. Indeed, the Eckfords are getting to play
As fine q fielding game any of them, ana unless
these big clubs ooK sharp some more Of them VIII
md whole nest OF 'ducks' eggs'' TO 'brOod" over
the first time they come this way.
Unfortunately TWO men-Martin, OF the EckfOrds
and Sutton, OF the Forest City-were quite severely
injured during the game. the FORMER hurting his
right arm BY falling at third base in the ninth
inning, and the latter injuring his left leg by fall
latter, however alter his 7a scored the rum which
TIED The score and neceS5itateu tine playing OF the
semtn inning. Satton's injuries were OF such
So that the Ceveanders did not want to play another
inning. preIerring that the game should be con-
agree. SO sutton hObbed out to his position,
although able to put his foot to the ground,
bat for the Eckords and Tor the first time during the
game made his base on clean HIT sending
nice falr foul" ball down past third base to LETT
field. Holdsw0rth followed with scorching hot
'daisy cutter" directly to Bass which that player
.'mured" outright thereby losing fine OK >~rtunity
for pretty double play. Shelly now cams on with
q hot boulder to Bass who nelded 1t sharply to
third base, cutting OH Chapman. who MAS running
r0m second. Allison drove another bOunder to
k1mball at second and was retired at first, and as
Smelly was forced OF from that base KimDall and
Carlton tried 10 run him out, during wnicn Holds
worth ran home. The Clevelanders did not catch
the willy Shelly, as he, after great deal OF dOd0tig,
succeeded in getting back to first. Martin, how
closed the inning for the Br0okynites bygivlng
Ross grounder which forced Shelly out at second
base.
And now 1t was the Forest City's turn and they
had to get out one run 10 again tie and two TO win
Pabor, after hitting a Ong ioul ny to right field
finally retired lair ny to Gedney Carlton struck
Tor q base but id not run himself but got Base to
do for him-a piece OF business which lost his club
the game. Bass took first all right, but when Pratt
came TO the bat (Kmball had just retired nv to
SwandefJ, he struck a foul bali which went away
over HckS head and afterwards struck long one
on which he made three bases sending Bass hone
ahead of MIN. Martin, OF the EcklOrds said nothing
until the ball had been felded back to him, when
at once threw II to first base and claimed Carlton
Bass out he had not touched mis- base after Pratt
struck the foul ball. The umpire allowed claim
and the game was over.
The following Is the scOre:-
[The headed "R indicates the number OF runs
made; 81 b. hrst bases hits; "T total bases
good hits P put out by the pave opposite whose
stands; "A. sssisted to put out" -" madel