The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-03


The Chicago and Lone Star Game 1t New
Orlesns-A Narrow Escape for tho White
stOckiaGs.
II Ii doubtful II any set Of professional base ball
players were ever more badly frightened in their
lives than were the White Stockings about the
seventh inning Of their game with the Lone Stars Of
New orleans last Sunday at the Crescent City. Last
year they went down there with lively ball. and
before they quit the place had most thoroughly de-
moralized every club IN that vicinity, so outrage
Ously did they beat them. indeed the S0utherners
had Just no show at all with the 'eighteen hundred
dollar ninc," and 1t Is not at all 10 be wondered
at that they became heartily Disguised with
Themselves az regards ball tossing. On the princi-
pie that ''what has been done can be done again."
especially with their newly organized team, the
Chicago lads set out for New Orleans about the
middle OF last month with high spirits and pletho-
ric pocketDooks aud bent on completely ''smasll-
ing' everything in the form OF base ball players
that should have the temerity to oppose them upon
the turred field, besides collecting in any and all
moneys the Crescent City "sports' might feel like
investing upon the games at any odds whatever.
Arrived there and having "done" the town, they
patiently waited for the Sabbath-the favorite day
Ter all outdoor sports In this model F)
Southern city = when they should amuse
themselves for an hour or two with the
Lone Stars the champions OF the South The day
and hour at last arrived and an immense throng OF
brave men and fair women congregated upon the
field 10 witness the contest, II, indeed IT might be
digned by such name. After the selection OF an
umpire considerable controversy arose as to the
rules that should govern them-th0se adopted by
the National Association OF Base Ball Players,
owing to the vacilatng conduct OF Mr.. Haynie, It's
secretary, not having been printed yet; but a COM
promise was finally made, and the game began with
c"eanulv cav and careless and IN facr "nneared
30 sluggish and sieepv that several OF the tender
hearted ladies who were locking on were wont to
make such remarks as ''POOr, dear fellows, how the
climate does seem to affect them' But the southern
boya woke them up, for they were retired for
round .. In the next inning the white boys sue
ceeded, after deal OF hard work, making run
and dlspOslng of the Stars with whitcwasn It was
III the third nning however, that the wouldbe
fix Mr.. Bni Nye got himself into when he essayed a
quiet little game Of euchre with that heather Cnnee
who playing game he dld net under stand; for
IT was at this stage OF the proceedings on the part
OF the Lone Stars that
The points that they made
Were quite frightful to see,
they hitting the Charmer right and left until they
nad matte the handsome score OF six runs, allow
ing the Cnlcagoes but two. The score now stood
six to three IN favor Of the New Orleans boys and
the crowd or spectators cheered accordingly. Sharp
play was now the order OF the day, Tor the Whites
the fourth, fifth sixth and seventh innings both sides
retired with blanks and when the Chicagoes went to
Udb III eiSHtH UiucT ocL vi Wclc
never seen. WHAT would they say at home Why,
the people OF the Pole Cat City would moot them
through the streets II they were beaten by this lit.
tle--as they considered-'one.h orsen club. Every
point OF the game taken advantage Of and by dnt
VI hard play on their part and one Or two errors on
the part Of the stars, they succeeded in making six
runs, thus giving them the lead by three points
the score now being ChcagOes nine Lone Stars
In order to redeem themselves somewhat the
Chcagoes played on Thursday afternoon the Excel
slors OF the Crescent CITY Junior club. composed al
most wholly OF small boys ana beat them by q
score OF twenty-five to nothing. We presume the
Chicago people VIII consider this Offset to the
Mutual-W Stocking game OF last summer, when
the valiant Western lads were disposed OF TO the
tune OF nine to nothing, and that. too, on their own
grounds.