The New York herald., 1872-10-10
TIE NATIONAL GAME.
Two Magnificent Contests on the Turfed Field
Yesterday-The Mutuals are Defeated by
the Athletics in a Twelve-Inning
Game and the Atlantics Walk
Away with the Bostons.

The second game OF the grand base bali tourna-
mcnt was played yesterday afternoon on the
Union Grounds, Williamsburg, the contestants
being the Mutuals and Athletics, and the result
being one OF the finest contests on record, twelve
innings having to be played before either side
could claim the victory The day was all that could
be desired, the sun shining out with all the splen-
dor and warmth Of Springtme, while the wind
that swept over the field the day previous had
died away sufficiently to allow OF ane out
fielding. The magnificent grounds never
looked more superbly beautiful, with their
wealth OF rich green closely y-sbaven sward,
which felt under the foot like 0 piece OF
Turkish carpet, than upon this occasion. Indeed
all nature seemed to conspire to make the day and
the scene one Of surprising beauty. The attend
ance was good, there being present about eighteen
hundred persons, all Of whom, 1t s needless to add,
enjoyed amazingly the nne exhibition OF skill both
at the bat and In the field.
AT AZ q quarter past three the game began, tn e
Phiadelphians going first to the bat They very
quickly retired, however, without run, although
Anson made line drive to left field. Eggler and
either OF them could the home plate the third
hand was out. Again the Athletics tried their luck
with the ash, but to no avail, while the Mutuals
went In for an earned run OF good hits by
Mcmillan and Fuimer;, On q good hit by
McGeary, q passed bali by Hicks and a wild
In the third inning and then disposed OF the
green-legged boys IN the order OF the striking.
After treating the Philadelphans In an exactly
similar manner In the next inning the Mutuals
went in for two runs both OF them being obtained
by dropped nys by Mcbride and Treacy and
mufled grOunder by McGcary. In the fifth inning
the Athletics scored two unearned runs or very
bad throw Of Fulmcr's to start, while the Mutuais
got but one run, which, however, still gave them
the lead. Each side scored q brace OF runs in the
theirs, while the Mutuals scored but one.
The New Workers sin led by one run,
and as their adversaries did not score
In either the seventh or eighth innings IL looked
very much as though the green-hOsed nine would
come out first best. But the Athletics made the
necessary run in the ninth inning to tie, notwth-
standing Hicks made brilliant play on throwing to
first base, where he captured Mack, who was nap
ping, and Start was offered chance for o double
play, but failed. The Mutes could not get man on
first base in this inning, 30 tenth was played, and
OF striking, Anson making beautiful pickup ana
throw to first Of Pcarce's short hit ball. All efforts
at run-getting were unavailing in the eleventh in
ming, McGcary for the Athletics, making q fine
catch, as did also Pearce, OF the Mutuals while
Hulmcr covered himself with glory by brilliant
stop and accurate throw to first. Now began the
twelfth inning amid the most intense excitement
on the part OF the spectators, which shared to
o considerable extent by the players. Cuthbert
should have been captured by Funer, but was not.
and as Mcbride, AnsOn, Malone and tisler followed
with good hits Che visitors scored three runs-tw0
earned-before they could be disposed of. An error
OF AnsOn's gave the Mutuals single run, but they
could get no more; and SO ended one OF the most
StubbOrnly contested games on record. To-day the
Athletics and EOstons play the third game OF the
tournament. The following was the scOre:-