The New York herald., 1871-10-31
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aHG CHAMPION ATHL TrlCs.

One Of the Finest Games of the Senson-Tho
Chicasocs Narrowly Escape Being "Cbicn-
goedo-Ths Athletics to Fly the Whip
Pennant.
AT last Philadephia-the "city OF silent worship
persnhas after years OF patient toll and endeavor
on the turfed field attained the foremost position In
the base ball world by carrying of "that champion
snip whip pennant" Their game with and victory
over the White Stockings on the Union Grounds
Yesterday afternoon enabled them 10 accomplish
yhis and, now that they have got II, 1t IS highly
probable they will keep 1t for some time TO come as
thew have already strengthened their nine for 1872
by the engagement OF Cummings to pitch ana
Tracy of the ''wnites," to play left field.
The game which was played should have been
contested several days ago. and would have been
but for the interpostion of the elements. No less
than four several days were set for 1t, each OF
which proved Of such character, as regards the
weather. that postponement was found to De abso.
utely necessary. fifth day yesterday was finally
agreed upon, and luckily everything OF nature con-
spred to make 1t fine for the sport possible con
siderng the season Of the year. Both clubs arrived
promptly on the ground and at ten minutes pas
three O'Clock 'play'' was called by Mr.. Swandell o
to act as umpire. the chicago club, II viii be re-
membered lost everything but their lives In the late
| fire, and the appearance they made yesterday in
their SUITS OF various hues aud make was ludicrous
| in the extreme. Pinkham wore Mutual shirt, Y
S cope on 6sa Ws e
exception OF the belt which belonged to one or tho
EcklOrds Foley wore EckfOrd suit out and out.
Zettlein-'hm OF the big feet"-wore o huge shirt
with mammoth A on the bosom, anu Duffy ap-
some wore caps, q few had regular ball hats,
while others a9ain played bareheaded. Whesner
this nglomeratiOn OF uniforms had anything to do
with their play not is still open question. but
certain 1t Is they nave not appeared SO weak at the
bat this season.
The game opened well on botn Sides sharp play
being the order The Athletics succeeded IN getting
q man Cuthbert) on the bases, but the next three
players retired In the order Of their striking and
blank was recorded the result. The Whites"
disposed of In one. two, three fashion. The next
mining resulted in the Philamacnklans scoring
single run (earned) and the "Whites" being again
whitewashed. The Athletics scored again in the
BY Day and Chicago scored d her i third % Chicago"
The fourth, firth and sixth innings were quickly
% Soys rom he corred oc ~
anxious. They mad not been able thus far to get
single man around the circuit Of the bases, and as
for batting. tney had made but two irst base nts,
both OF which were accredited to the ''Charmer.'
They settled themselves down to their work best
punish Mcbride who, 1t must be acknowledged,
pitched with great eject In the seventh
were the ''Wnites' disposed OF for 'iuck's eggn
In the eighth inning the Athletics managed TO get
was s' again disappointed rRe quaker lads had now
gotten all that was due them, as the ninth and last In
ming closed on thsm without @ tneIr further augment,
to simply defeat their opponents, they wanted to
'Chicag0f them as WELL and this they struggled
hard to do but to no purpose Zetein was the first
striker on the "Whtes" srie In this inning and
he sent Meyery hot grounder, which the obliging
third base man OF elongated proportions kindly
muffcd. Radclf picked the ball up sharply after it
had passed Meyerly and, in his anxiety to capture
'Zet' at lrs threw the ball high, and the result
was the 'charmerr TOOK two bags McAtee fol-
lowed with grounder 10 F1sler at second base ana
ret red at first but Zettlen went to the third base
on the hit. "Pmkham" succeeded McAtec ana hit
sharp grounder to Radcl1n; ana retired at
irst Zetteln coming home In the meantime. The
interest In the game was now pretty much all gone
and when the next striker Treacy retired on the nv
TO pratt" the assembiage broke forth In one wild
snout which was very generally joined In by the
Philadelphia players.
The game, as a whole was very we'll played; in.
deed, each and every player on botn sides DUSTIN.
gushing himself. The following Is the score:--