The sun., 1873-06-04
4 GREAT BASE BALL GAME.
THE GREfTEsT GIME YET PLAYER
ON IHE UNION GROUNDS.
The Three Hours struggle Of the Mutual,
with the BostonA -Twcive InuinGs, ana n
Victory for the Hub by One Run.

The Three Hours struggle Of the Mutual,
with the Bostons Twelve Iuuinus, and n
victory for the Hub bv One Run.
More than three thousand persons as.
semhled on the Union Grounds yesterday after
noon to witness the game Of base ball between
tho Mutuals and lIostons. IL was not expected
that the Mutuals would hold the Bostons near
as well as the Atlantics, ana bets Of three To one
were freely offered ON the Bostons with hut few
takers. In the pools the Bostons were the
favores, the call generally being 100 to tO.tDoth
clubs were promptly on the grounds, bat the
umpire was not agreed upon until $40. It WAS
the Mutuals' place to furnish the ball. hut the
Bpstons insisted upon providing the ball them
selves. After much talk the llOstOns were given
" TO and they brought forward "a lively hall'
Mr. Buidock of the Atlantics was mutually
agreed upon a. umpire and the Mutuals having
won the toss sent the Bu,tons to the bat.
George Wri-ht opened The game AZ the bat
but was retired on a foul tly to Hicks. Barnes
struck hot bOunder tO Holdsworth and was
cut IN from first by start Sp1ldng was dis.
posed of ia the same way, giving the uJstons
bltuk.
Esglcr then took the bat for the Nh rals. but
being unable To hit Spaldngs pitch. ", went
out on three strikes to white. Bellan ,ruck a
bognder which Barnes stopped hand.umelv,
ana nclued To hrst In tensOn To put him out.
Hatilcid made a long hit, on which he took
three bases under tire nendous applause. start
followed with n liner into right heid, scndine
Hatfield home and taklng second himself start
stole up 20 third. but Martin struck a buundef
to Spaulding and wis put out at nrst, closing
the inning with U for the Bjst Jns and for tl1
Mutuals.
MUTUAL STOCK ADV ,NcfNG.
In the second inning neither side made n run
hut IN tine third the Bpstpus were "4cnt "a Chi
cage. and the Mutual- idaei two to their scura.
mahi"g them to the y stoun' n. In this Inning
Hatfield made the longest hit Of the season, Civ
ing him clean home run.
IN Isc VINO had invested their money on the
Ho-tons began to look hltuk at the turn things
were TAX ng and the friends of the Mutuas
were iubilLnt, vocifcrOualy cheering every play
of their iayoritcs. The B1-'uns began to warm
to their work, and In the fourth inning made two
runs, dispusiug 81 the Mutulls for one.
In tine nfth inning the BOatons made two
more runs anl retired the Mutcs for % blank,
play on both side4 was close aud sharp, neither
adding to its score.
NIP AND TUCK.
Manning went to the bat In the seventh inning.
but popping up "A high one IL was taken by Holds
worth. Schaefer then struck hot one into
by tine hit secured his FIRST aud sent Schaener
on to third. George fright caught hy
NJ thews, but Schaerer ran home and Harry
Wright took second. Barnes made his 1rst.
could reach home, Sp ddlng went odt ON ly TO
Bellan. The Mutuals were again put ont with
one -un, Eggler being the fortunate man.
In the eighth. ninth, tenth, aud eleventh in
10y both sides, neither was able To add run to
theii score.
The Bosions went In on their twelfth inning
under the most inten-c excitement, umid loud
made run. The Mutuals fought desperately JO
tie or lcad the II Istpus, but were unable tO score
a run. Thus ended one II the most closely con
tested games On record IN whicn twelve innings
were played, and the BIstuns won by one run.
the score being liostDns q, Mutuals o.
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