The New York herald., 1871-08-22
R0CKFORDS ROUTED.
A Victory for the Mutuals
at Last.
Wy 8ood Game The Mutuals Defsat the
Forest City, Of Rockford, After Sharp
Struggle The score to 8.

The Mutuals having partially recovered from the
disartrous effects their late tour engaged yesterday
afternoon in struggle with the Forest City Club, Of
Rockford, who are present on their second East
ern tour That the former do not play anything
Ike the game they did play at the commencement
OF the IL evident, but whether the iDferiorD
arises from nervousness caused by the severe pun
lshment they received when on their Western tour.
or whether they all far advanced In the stage
Of the sere and yellow leaf, it Is hardly possible to
tell. Perhaps it little of BOTH at any rate. they
appear to play without confidence In themselves or
each other. IL might he supposed that men who
nave mad their practice ought TO have nerves ike
iron, unles 5 they had been
SHATTERED ny DISSIPATION.
Although II was gratifying to see the home CLUB
once more victorious they owe their victory not by
any means to their own good play-not otwithstanding
they played weil-but to the result of an accident
arising from the stupidity OF one Of their antago-
nists 1t arose thusly:-ln the sixth inning Mack,
the first paseman, md his hand hurt, and as he ~
not an extra good wooed 'unn he retired TO left
field TO nurse his thumb. When 1t came 20 his turn
TO bat in the seventh inning there were three Rock
ford men on the bases. ana the score stood to
against them on even innsngs. Here was fine OPP
p0rtunIty for distinguishing himself, and as he Is a
good batsman his companions expected to see aE
least one Of the men come home on his hit. He told
them they must not expect much, on account OF his
thumb. Wen. he hit very pretty bounding ball TO
left field which was so well and quickly stopped
by Hatfield that only Ham came home upon the hit;
still, as there was only man out and three men
continued to occupy the bases 1t was reasonable TO
suppose one or Two runs at least would he made.
Mack, however was so absorbed In his thumb thae
FORGOT TO GO TO HIS FIRST BASE
on his hit. Start looked all around the base to see
If there was stray Rockford man ABOUT; but not
however walking gently, not TO create attention,
toward the base ana Ferguson twigeng him at the
start, which was done aud the umpire gave
McVeyont This was, without exception about the
slllest thing seen In very long time at base ball.
Had he gone 10 his base one run more would have
been certain, as Fulmer would have got home on
AnsOn's hit. which, as the game turned out, would
have been enough TO have tied the score az any rate,
and they would still have mad the chance OF getting
another man home on Fishers hir.
The principal fault upon both sides yesterday, as
far as nelding was concerned, consisted In bad
throwing TO the first baseman, Anson and Fulmer
on the Rockford side and Ferguson on the Mutual
side being guilty of this error. Indeed the two runs
got by the Rockford men In the ninth inning were
obtained through that; otherwise the hedng was
sharp and effective on both sides. Little "Dickyr
PLAYED LIKE YOUNG LION
yesterday, stopping anything ana everything that
came near to him no matter how hot, and one from
Hastings was a stinger and no mistake. The
two base hit having been made during the game.
and some Of the first base ones being very much
The attendance. In consequence OF the threatening
appearance OF the weather, was not very numerous,
but IL was very select. Betting ruled ABOUT even,
and pretty fair business was done. MI. McVey,
or the Boston Club, was chosen umpire, and, ex-
cepting one case-where Hlgham touched a man
out at second base--hls ruling was unexceptlonable.
At fifteen minutes past three play was called, the
Rockford men being nrst at the bat In the first
inning the Rockford team scored one run, which
was earned through good hit Dy Mack, and the
Mutuals were very preitly disposed OF without
scoring, Fisher Addy and Mack making pretty
double play. In the second and third innings the
Mutuafs kept up their good fielding, putting the
Forest City men out In One two three order IN both
innings, while they, through mun by Addy ana an
error Of Judgment by Fisher, scored three runs. A
bad throw by Ferguson in the fourth inning gave
the ROckfOrds run, and as they were themselves
disposed OF In one, two, three order the game was
becoming very
INTERESTING AND EXCITING
the score standing at To 2 In favor OF the Mutes.
The next two innings were whltewashers for the
Rockford team, while the Mutuals In the same
innings talleyed three runs one In the NTH Inning
through bad throw by AnsOn, and two In the sixth
through q similar error by Fulmer and AnsOn.
This gave the Mules strong lead, the game now
being to IN their favor. Good batting, however,
gave the Rockford men one run in the seventh
iDning and they put the Muies out In one, two.
three order. Quick and effective fielding was the
order OF the day Doth sides IN the eighth inning,
and the result was whitewash for each team; bue
In the ninth inning pad throwing by Ferguson and
not very effective catching by Start gave the Rock
ford's two runs, while the Mutes were again dis
posed OF IN one. two three order. IKE Rockford
men certainly appear to have bad luck when they
come here, for. although they play much stronger
game than the majority OF the professional clubs
which visit New York, they seldom win game.
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