The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-18
TRANSATLANTIC BASE BALL.
The National Game on French Soil-Uncle Sans
Sons Of the Sea Amusing Themselves on
Land-Base Ball Before French Audi
ence and How the Game Went or
UNITED STATES SHIP SHENANr
orr TouLoN, FRANCE, April j. 5oAH,

The Young men OF the squadron o. so,,,,o, =, t,o
square in front OF the Grand o.o, ,n,s a,.or,oon
to rid themselves OF their onorrrors agility ana
to demonstrate the util'' =, Tho nroct,ce 81 ovm.
nastics in the athlet' . game or base hail Most OF
the eehtiehieh NJ al been devotees to this singular
sort Oh rep.xa lion when they were attached to the
Acade'h, 81 Annapolis; and although many Of them
hau y stained injuries Of various sorts at different
tip the interest in the proceedings did not seem
nag, nor was the energy wanting to make the
labor as hard as possible. 1t was tried to get up
the match that the officers of the Plymouth could
complete nine from their own MESA champion
nine they were to be-in order that that vessel
could earn the distinction OF being the winner at
ball. as she had already been at racing. 1t was found
not to be practicable, because some players were on
duty, Others were sick and some were dsincned
to play. The project was abandoned and search
was made through the feet-consisting now Of
seven vesses-to get together two nines After
some trouble the selection was made and a time
appointed as well as q place selected. His Honor
the Mayor of Touon graciously accorded the use
OF the premises, which on other days CON-
monty used as q drill ground for the troops sta
toned at this place. 1t was conveniently spacious,
though covered with small pebbles which made
the direction of the rebound OF the ball question
of some nicely; indeed, the calculation, as
anxious player scurrying the field to capture
'Toul" on the first bound, inexpressbly In.
dicrous; and the instantaneous change from that of
intense uncertainty to that of unutterabie disgust
as the ball rebounded in any direction but the one
looked for was hardly to be equalled by the kalei
doscope
A GALLO CROWD WITNESSING AN AMERICAN SPORT
All neighboring Gaul assembled to see this curl
GUS exercise and these curious exercisers. There
the grandfather out for an afternoon walk the
bloused workman out Of a job, perhaps, smoking
his short, black pipe; the soldier of duty; the
officer whose duty allowed him to lounge few
minutes as spectator; the oonnes with their in
FAINT charges; the gan,ins in abundance, equal to
the neatest imported from Paris whence comes
this wonderful assortment OF young children with
old faces in France y the strong glazier, whose
wares would surely be safer away from such
scenes; all, indeed, were there who could possibly
get in the way at the most critical moment, and so
awake chorus OF inverted psalms, energetically
chanted by the bafed heders, securing among
crowd OF bewildered Toulonnais. 1t was an eycit-
headlong-quite demented the French must have
thousht-plunging furiously into the throng, be-
tween gendarme and bonnie, perhaps his eyes
directed Mt the little dying mass of leather as II it
We're planet ont Of Its orbit and the condition Of
capturing and returning 1t; to lose sight of him
for a few moments and to be sensible OF some dis
heavy thump and sound as of several highly in
dustrous persons tumultuously engaged In the re-
tators limp slightly, rub themselves and swear
consolation at each other; to see him presently APP
suspiciously of garlic, and an individual with a
singular sheen upon his face, giving him the APP
pearance of highly glazed portrait; to see him, I
say, emerge, bearing the trophy in his battered
hngers his trousers freshly decorated like newly
sanded house front tof course he has missed the
catchl and an expression In which serenity and
worthy of the Coliseum in the vespasan era.
At ten minutes past two o'clock p. M. Mr.. G. G.
at the bat who retired from the effects of ny bali
which was waited gently into the palms OF Mr. Sey
mour, at the second base. Mr.. Jasper fell an early
victim to the same complaint, with the variation
Rttenhouse. Mr.. Mahan the exact score Of
nothing by viclously impressing his bat on the
bent air anywhere except in the neighborhood Of
the ball.
On the other SIDE assuming the bat, Mr. Ingersoll,
W the RITZ e. was n 1y the o n%e
fully Ing saoa s Of e game with well driven
BAH over the second base. Mr.. Rttenhouse fol-
lowed, fired with a noble emulation, which was
a1 se s' rum SH ey M
over the short stop, and his example was success
fully followed by Mr.. Wotherspoon. AS Mr.. Muse
horizon and wandered to the SUBMITS of the mari
time Alps, some miles distant, which form a beautl-
ton was held among the opposing players on the
propriety Of sending the centre fielder to par
tcularly lofty peak, in order that he should make
neat fly catch on that redoubtable marines terrific
mt. As that mighty arm delivered the swinging
blow the bravest held his breath for while. Alas
squelched at the home base, after having strug-
gled manfully around on short hit and bad throws.
The other side now resumed the bat, and by care
ful playing managed to tie their score of the first
inning-eXactly nothing; Messrs. Very and
Cresap being found foul, ana Mr.. Crocker having
expended his might on vacuity, apparently. .Three
strikes" think were the cabilistic words employed
in the umpirc's incarnation with Mr.. Crocker.
The opponents closed the second inning by
scoring seven runs, credited follows:-Messrs.
ingersoll, osterhaus, Seymour, Wotherspoon,
disposed OF at first base, Mr. Rittenhouse by
strikes, and MIR. Muse with a foul.
True TO their original manner, the other side
opened the third inning 10y scoring nothing in the
most graceful style of easy freedom and ii was at
tnctly observed to tuck his trousers in his boots.
Grave men looked at each other and nodded, and
see there was no foreteng now what dre event this
portended. The other party went to the bat and
scored I'VE, the lucky ones being Messrs Oster-
haus, Rttenhouse, Wotherspoon, Muse and Van
de Carr, the last named by beautiful clean cut
between the second and third bases Mr.. Ingerso
went out on foul, and Messrs. Seymour and
French were felded out at first base. Mr.. French
had driven very hot ball close to the ground near
to the third base, which was neatly gathered by Mir.
thus disposng of Mr.. French efectuay; and now
you see, 1t was apparent why Mr.. Croker had
tucked his trousers in lis boots, and all breathed
freer.
In the fourth inning the opposing party scored
three and then retired quietly. The other side wan
dered gravey 10 the bat and in desutory manner
scored precisely nothing. In the fifth and last in
ming each side scored one. This inning
markabe for beautiful ny ensnared in the web-like
hands OF Mr.. French in his celebrated character of
short stop. The fly was furnished by Mr.. Dilling-
ham, who consented to perform the role OF striker
for that occasion only. The catch was creditable
and deserves mention.
SCORE.
DuI1YcHAMs SIDE. rNcFRsoLL's SIDE
Players. o. r. PoUers n y
Md. Dillingham;, p... l Mast Ingersoll p3
Mast Mas ',assper' s's..'2 Ma osterhaus, e..