The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-30
TIE NATIONAL GAME.
White STOCKINGS Ecisfords-Tho Latter
Defeated Through the Mufaug OF One Of
Their Players.

White stockings VS.. Ecisfords--Tho LATTER
Defeated Through the NIumug OF One OF
Their Players.
OF al the words Of tongue or
The celebrated White Stockings Club, OF chicago,
yesterday made their appearance on the Union
grounds, Williamsburg. for the first time
this season, and played with the Eek.
ford Club what but for the outrageous
mufIlng Of Swondell at second base would have
been as 1ne q game as has been witnessed this
sprlng The attendance was, for some unacc0unta-
BILE reason, not so great as was generally supposed
It would be, the assemblagc not numbering more
than ten or twelve hundred persons; but those who
were present seemed to ENJOY the exhibition, with
the exception Of the fourth inning.
The betting was as rule about even. the sporting
men seeming to have great confidence In the ability
Of Martin to puzzle the Chicago lads with his
their expectations, for the White Stockings, like
every other club thar plays against the Eckfords,
COULD NO. BAT HIN WORTH A CENT
and had he been only half as well supported as he
should have been the boys from the "Polecat
city, would most assuredly have LETT
the grounds defeated party. As an evidence Of this
it s only necessary to state the fact that the Eek
lords earned four and their opponents but two runs
such as the Mutuals or tho White Stockings have,
1.-THE I1tter CIuD WOuu yestctudy nave SCdTCcy Deen
able to get the ball outside the bases dur.
ing the entire game. As 1t was, player after
player was put out either on tho foul ny or foul
hound BY the orange-legged men, and even then all
the chances OF this kind that the Chicago lads or.
fered were not taken advantage OF, Hicks having
failed to get three easy Founders which almost
into his hands. But these three errors by Hicks
pale inro utter nsignitcance when compared with
tho most
OUTRAGEOUS AND DAMAGING MUFEING
done by Swandell at second base but for which the
Eckfords would have won the game. Swandel Is
one OF the best PLAYERS IN the country aud his con-
duct yesterday, although OF course by no means
Intentional. Ia utterly beyond comprehension, and is
only equaled by that OF Ferguson III the last Mutual
haymakers game.
score stood 10 nonug In favor OF the Whites; but
al the end Of this inning was TO 2 still In favor
or the Chicago men, when II really should have been
Eckfords 2, Chicago nothing the former club hav-
ing earned two runs, while the latter had net earned
one. Ihe I'VE runs scored by the Whites were OBJ
tanned IN this manner:-HOdes the first man
at the bat retired on o. hot gr0under heded by
Ho!dsworth to first Woods got to first on called
balls when simmons took up the bat nnd sent hot
crounder to Nelson, who picked ft up finely and
threw II to second for the purpose OF making q
double play BY putting Woods, VINO was forced or
from first out there and then having Swandell
throw the bal TO firsA cutting up simmons. Nelson
did not throw the ban harder than usual; but
somehow Swaudell not only muffcd H. but let Ii get
past him clear into right neld. The result OF
TflIs BRILLIANT w PLAY
was to give both Woods and the striker their bases,
and Tracy, who followed at the bat, sent them IN
together by nnc line hit. between left ana centre