Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-21
BASE BALL.
Two Foreign Clubs Play in
H Washington.

BHittfnere-Nietory far New We X Amer
d. CIsss aud Rxoilina Came
As had previously been announeel, the game
Of base bah between the Mntuala Of New York
and the BAlumores Of Baltimore city took place
on the olympic grounds, on Saturday last. The
attendance was quite large, and demonstrated
that the interest 10 the game has not dlmn.
lshed with the public, and all that Is required
10 arouse the base bail fever Is a firstclas5 nine
that would play for the reputation Of the city
a. we'll a. the selEinterest OF tho club. The
BSarS,ldy Ss Umpire and the contest test
Was close aud exciting thfOug hout. White the
Baltimore nine Out-battod their opponents, stu
= few costly errots made A. VERY lnoppoortqno
game was interesting from tho commencement
to the close, II will doubtless prove Interesting
70 our readers 10 read It In detail.
In tossing for the choice OF innings tho MI.
tuals won aud took tho field.
rnE FIRST lNNINGs
w." Hastings sd DO Of with a bound bali over third
base which gave him second; Pike drove q
Erounder 20 7Ipt field for two bases, and sent
Hastings homo. Mills retired on n short ny to
CumminBsi Radcliffe was cut of at the hrst by
lhe prompt fielding OF Hntheld 10 start. Fisher
closed the innings by fly ball that HAtheld
gathered 70 his breast, One run.
Eggisr struck three tunes, but bit nothing,
and received oaso On hss'inss nun o. INC
Esgior to third HatHeid then siolS down TO
second; Start raised a fly for York and retired
steal TO third, but was captured by Radcliffe.
BechtAl struck out. Side out; one run.
Second Iantags;-HalIs long ~ 10 LETT held
was grabbed by MoMullln, York vas treated
in the SANE manner by HATFIELD; Carey reached
FIRST base on Poarces mutt Of q rcd hot liner,
and then stole 10 gecondi Matthews sent n
grounder 70 LEFT held for ono bag' Carey At.
plate by Hl'ks, 10 rather doubtful decision
Side out; no runs,
Hicks had a iit given him by Yorks mutI Of
an easy fy ball, and then went TO second base
on a wild pitch. PeAroe lIled an easy fly that
fell into FORKS banda, and remained there.
McMullin struck OUT Hicks won't to third on
another wild pitch. Cummings closed the
Third Ianings Matthews hit straight to
PeaTce, and Of course won't out at the first by
Start; Hastings hit q baby ball that curyod
to the ground while runnlny 10 titst base; Pike
lined liner over second base, good Tor tho "Ono
bags" Mills sent his oOmpllments by way Of n
hy ball to Fulmer and went back to the seats.
Fuimor struck three times In the air. and did
not hit worth a cent, 90 he went and sat On tho
fence to think the subject over; Eggler, not de-
string to change the course Of things, struck
out; Pike muhed one Of tho easiest ilys that
Hatfield could hit; Start settled matters by
battling HATFIELD out at tho second base, Side
out; no runs Score 10
Fourth IHnings.-RadoiIGs started With low
ball TO the nsld that yielded him one base
Fisher drove one past MoMullen for his base and
brought Radcliffe home; Halls ny ball WAS
taken by Pearoe; York sent 4 liner too hot for
Start; be stopped II, however, and then there
was lively run for the base between the two,
which the latter Mont Carey's ny ball was
caught by EggleT; Matthews out Al tho first by
PeafcS and Start, leaving Fisher and York on
bases SHE out; one run.
Start received u base for Carcys fumbling Of
tho ball sent him; Boohtol rolled one along the
foul line for two passes, and pushing Stout 10
third; Hicks was helded out at first BY Radcliffe
and Mills Start ran home and scored, receiving
a run on Mills slow handling Of the ball; BeOl.
tel In the meantime coming to thiTdt PeaTce
drove liner TO the len field ionos for two bases
and Beohtel scored; McMulien hit to Radcliffe
at third and was quickly heldod cut TO Mills NJ
hTEt base; Cummings struck out, leaving Pearee
90 second, Side out; two runs. Score TO IN
favor Of The MutuRls.
FiCfh IIningI.-Hastings opened the lnningI
by striking out; Pixies fiy.ball was quietly Rp'
propTlated by Bechtol; Mills received the same
treatment at the same hands. Side out; no
runs.
iolded GU. to MILLS basej Eggler rotlred on q
fOul.bOunl to Hastlng5; Hatfield was treated
likewise Side QUIT no runs. score still to 2.
SiTih HHingS-RadeIlGo hit to Hatneld, aud
was retled At tirst by Start; Fisher scnt u
ahead Ofthe batterj Hall sent another TO Hat
field, Whopassed II lively 70 Start, whore II was
dropped, giving Hall lfti pass-ball by
Hicks gase him second base; York's iiner was
leaving Hall at secoud. No runs.
Start drove ball straight through Uaroy' q
legs for a base; Beohters foul bound was caught
by Radcliffe; Hicks by daisy cutter to lett tield
made onebaseand started Startto soc0nd, which
he reached; Pearce was noided out at the tirst
by Pike and Mills; Start at third and HiGks At
second; NcMullin sent one directly thrJuR h
Pixies less, making base and letting StGrtand
Hicks hone; Cummings out at the hrst by MILE
and McNullin left on second. Side out; two
runs. SORE 5 to2
field for base. Matthews sent ly too low fol
McMullen and It was dropped, "RObbie" Eettinp
his base, and darcy going 70 second; both took
| a ba 20 on pass ball by Hicks; Hastings battod
| to Cummings, who sent IL home 10 umO 10 chi el
Gary and give Hastings his base; Pike iOuled
out to Hicks; Mills tipped out to Hicks, aud
Matthew and Hastings were LETT on baso. Side
out, no rams; Fulmer struck out.
| Eggler drove n liner past Carey for u base
Hatfield retired on fOulHy to Hastings; Eg
| gleT Attempted to steal home on pass ball bu
was caught by Hastings aud Matthews. Sid'
| out; no rams.
Eighi6 Ianings -RadclIns ny was taken By
EggIeT; Fisher went TO tirst on u bounding bal
that "DiSkey" Pearce could not held In time
Hall drove . long one TO tight held for two bases
| aud Fisher went to third; York Aent o hY &
right field that BsehLol held and then passed Il
/ Hicks at homo In time 10 catch Fisher (aprotty
| play.l Side Outi no runs.
| Hatneli again fou cd out to Hastings; start
walked up TO tho base boldly and struck out
| Dechtol would not DO exceptional so he strucl
| out. Side out; no runs.
| Ninth IRniRgs.-Hall once more retired on a
| fly ball 70 Beohtel York was ieldei out at tn
/ tTst by Hatfield and Start, Carey received
base on PeaToe's error. Matthews was llkewls
cOmplimented by start who failed to mold
thrown ball. Hastings reached tirst on Nc Nul
/ lens mutt, Carey coming home and Matthew
reaching second. Pike closed the innings by
fly ball 70 MoMullen,7 leaving Matthews RDC
| Hastings on the bases. One run.
HickS toulod out 10 HAstlngsi Pearcs did like
wise. MoMulleu was nelled out at tho hrst b.
Matthews and Mills, and clOPcd the game.
| Appended is the score