The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-09
THE MUTUALS MASHED.
Fine Game Between the BOSTON, "Rcds'
and the Mutuals-The Latter Defeated

r,r. Gimme Between the Boston, "Rcds'
md the Mutuals-The Latter Defeated
by n Score Of 10 q.
The Boston Red stockings and the Mutual;
p,ayed the first OF their championship games yes
ser,iay afternoon on the Union Grounds Williams
burp and the result was signal defeat OF the New
York club by q score Of to 2. There were present
on the grounds about six thousand persons while
nearly as many more occupied every available posi-
ton from which sight OF the grounds could be had
rom without the fence.
The playing Of both mines was really brilliant in
the field the Mutuals having little the best of it
here; but at the bat they were nowhere beside
their red-legged adversaries. BY reference to the
score 1t will be that George Wright and Gould
led at the ash, while Spaulding and McVey fol
lowed close in their wake. AS for the Mutuals'
of base hits, the least said, perhaps, the bet
ter; but If they cannot do better next
time they had better quit In the field Hat
Held. Start Eggler, Fulmer and Hicks
bore or the hOnors the former playing second base
to perfection while Hicks did not have passed
bah from Cummings. For the Bostons McVey and
George Wright did the best execution, George
making some really astonishing fine plays.
THE GAME
The "Redsn won the toss and sent their green
legged opponents to the ash Hatfield led OF with
q nice gronnder past first base, ana as Rogers
tumbled II Hatfield took two bags. Start hit to
George Wright and retired at first Pearce sent
George hot liner, which was muiled but picked
up in time to beat Richard 10 llrst
Egqler made a good loql-Gair hit past third
which brought Hatfield home, and, owing to
Leonard Juggling the ball, Eggler got to second
base. Cummings got first on high bali 10 centre
neld Eggler scoring on the hit. Bechtel made the
third hand ont on a slow grounaer to Barnes Two
runs, one earned.
George Wright drove q liner to left, and got a
base. Barnes hit hot bounder to Pearce at short,
and the result was fine double play by Pearce,
Hatfield and start This sharp and effective play
WAS enthusiastically applauded by the assemhage.
Leonard earned base, as did also McVey, the latter
sending beautiful liner TO right centre, bringing
Leonard home and himself going TO third on Egg
qler's bad throw in. Spauding earned bag, but
McVey was caught at the nome plate by fulmer
and Hicks One earned run.
SECOND INNING
resulted in the Mntuas being whitewashed, while
their opponents, through an error by Fuimer, got in
another run. ny an over pitch ny Cummings the
'1feds recorded another run in the third inning
out the "Mntes' took their second goose egg In
the fourth inning the Bostons through fine batting
by Barnes and George Wright scored another
earned run. The Mutuals, however, took another
glimpse at Chicago Again, In the attn inning, the
New Workers failed to score, while the red-legged
chaps got in three more canned runs-Gould
making d magnificent three-b drive to right field
Spanlding hitting caker TO Egglcr, twho, how
ever, allowed 1t TO pass through his legs, and the
batter got to third base instead of being held on
hrst and McVey sending liner to centre field.
During this inning the assemblage was treated to
another fine double play. Schailer was on first base
captnred ana eded to rs s hears So co
get back The point of excellence in the play was
the manner in which Start took the ball AT first
when Hatfield threw 1t. II very warm and
away to one side; but Joe put down his left hand
and captured it, amid the cheers OF the immense
crowd.
THE SIXTH INNING
was marked by close and sharp playing on both
Ades not q run being scored. The seventh and
eighth innings were c0unterparts Of the SIXTH Full
mer and Eggler each making remarkably fine
catches for the Mutuas, while George Wright bore
OIL the palm for elding on behalf OF his club When
the ninth inning opened it was With the expecta-
ton on the part Of the many friends of the
Mutual Club present, that their boys would
make rally and bring their score up little. to say
the least, but they were disappointed. The Mutuals
seemed and were utterly unable to bat Spauldng,
who, II must he said, pitched with more than usual
brilliancy and effect. In one, two, three order the
"Mutes' were disposed Of and then their lively
opponents went in and put on two more runs, earn
ing one of them.
The following is the score, the column marked
"E' indicating errors made