The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-03
THE NATIONAL GAME.
Overwhelming Defeat for the Atlantics-
The Red stockings Dispose OF Them to
tho Tune OF 5 to D.

Overwhelming Defeat for the Atlantics-
The Red stockings Dispose OF Them to
the Tune Of to D.
The Atlantics and Boston Red Stockings played
on the Union Grounds, Williamsburg, yesterday
afternoon. the third game Of their championship
series the result being an overwhelming defeat Of
the Br0oklyn men by score Of five to "nowhere."
There were about fifteen hundred spectators
present, including number OF ladies, and it Is
safe to say that not soul on the grounds antlci-
pated previous to the beginning OF the contest the
decidedly one-sided termination it would ultimately
have; for be it remembered the Atlantics are
already credited with victory over the "Hubites, y
and that, too, on their own-the Bostons'-
grounds.
Mr. Theodore Bomeisler was selected to ofnciate
as UMPIRE but before the close OF the second in
ming he withdrew, because Of dispute which
arose in regard to q couple OF decisions given by
him against the Atlantics. The first Objectionable
decision was given in the first inning Boyd, Of the
Atlantics, being declared out at second base on a
throw by the catcher to Barnes, who failed to touch
his man. The Atlantcs said but little OF this; but
In the next inning another decision against them
raised regular old time row, the Brooklyn men
coming in from the field and refusing to longer
play, unless matters were mended. The point was
this The "Reds" were at the bat, and had three
on the bases, with no one
Struck oS Barlow failed 'ns catch tne
ball, even on the first bound, and this obliged
O'Kourke to run to first, thus forcing all the men
on the bases TO move along. Barlow picked up the
ban, touched the home pate-putting out White,
who was forced of thrd-and then threw it to
first base in time to catch OR0urke Dehlman,
and third bases, apparently not knowing which
way to run, passed the ball over to Pearce aud
Pearce threw it to Burdock. who ran Manning out.
Here now triple play, and the Atantics
started to come in from the field, but Bomeisler
decided Okourke out on understanding that
Barlow had caught the ban on the third strike
still on the third base. The decision was
probably, not a wilful violation OF the rules but
only an error OF judgment; nevertheless 1t was the
they complained bitterly Mr. Bomeisler declined
longer to fill the onerous position he was holding,
and withdrew. At least fifteen minutes were con-
T pIre' and finally NJ hsSsi, d ne INITIAL Club
70 this t 10 fdns had been scored but in
the next inning through errors on the part Of
Ferguson and Barlow, the Boston men made two
More blanks followed, until the seventh inning
when the "Redsn got in another brace OF runs
one Of them being earned on good batting by
Barnes, Leonard and White. The Atlantics worked
like beavers to score run, but all to
edly too much for them, backed up as it
was by the sharpest kind oil fielding poor throw
by Ferguson to first gave the visitors another run
in the ninth inning, and then the home club went
in to save themselves from genuine trip to the
"Durned city, Boyd was first to bat, and waiting
until he got nice ball, hit 1t with terrific force,
no fewer than three bases. Barlow followed with
a weak bounder to Spaulding, and Boyd started
for the home plate, but he did not reach it. Spaul-
into the air to catch IT. but he was nmble cat,
and poor Boyd was captured within six inches OF
the Base. Barlow was now caught between the
bases and run out and BRETT ended the agony by
The following rs the score