, 1874-07-21
SPORTING NEWS.
The Philailclpl,ias Defeat Tho lFltto
Slockings-.-G 10 2.
Result Of the College Foot Races at
Saratoga,
The Trigger---Turf Items.
BASE BALL.

WHITE STOCKINGS vB. Pi11LApELfHlAH.
Theso two clubs played tho fftl, game OF thoir
championship series yesterday afternoon, gu
tile Tuenly-third street grounds, and, contrary
to general expectation, It resulted In tho defeat
OF the Whites By scoro Of to a. As m esill-
b,tion of batting akill the contest wns tho poor
cst QUO that Chicago has yot witnessed, but tho
folding was vory superior, excopt III 10"
fpstaucos. In both departments Of tho game,
however, tho homo club was unnstakab'y
outplayed, aud II iB bottor to acknowledge that
fact ut once, and give tho winnors their duo,
ttau 10 attribute tho loss OF tho Bamo to other
cauecs., There wero botwoen 1000 and 3,o0o
people On tho ground, tho attendance being
much largor than tho threatening condition OF
tho weather warranted. Mr. Mclean, OF fhlla-
delphia, waa tho umpire, and gave better sastH-
faction than over before. The toss was won by
tho Whites, for O wondcr. and they sent thor
opponents to bat, Of course. Tue 11st
two strikcrs woro Egglor aud Holdsworsh,
each Of whom made safe hits. passed ball by
Muloae gavo them baoe moro than they we're
ontitlod to, hut no TIN "aa scored, US tue hfAs
three strikers worc disposed OF on fouls and iya
doug tho work. Tho Whites went out IN quick
succession, C1aver and Fulmer bctug very nrtive
and acourato IN tho tleid. The second inning
waa very poorly played by tho Whites, an anl ! un-
doubtedly lost them tho game: Haael1ne was
The La'l was we'll picked up, but thrown
to n'st 80 low TINT tho runner
not to eccoud. Through an o,ror Of I'etors the
next striker reaollcd hrat, and Radcifo wont on
fly, which was mniietl by Cuthbort.- Muck mean
Wills got to third, ind scored on Cummings ny
to Hinos, which WAS takon. Eggler WAS put
out, aud uoldswortl followed him with = safe
hit, which brought Fulmor In. Tho sido "as
then retit ed with tlroo nnearnea rune, siS mon
having been to bat when the first three nhould
have bcen put out on oasy hits. Notwltlsta,ld-
lug errors by Hicks a1d uoldsworth,, the Whltca
wero got rid Of as In the first inning tue
hits being hard but nof cafe. The third. inning
was noticeable for nothing except safe hit by
potore, which was the first for ChicaSo. Tho
rcnander Of tho batting was extremely weak,
nnd consequently the iunlug rcsulted in blank
on both slcs. Neither club got man on ,1' ilrst
baso in tho fourth inning. The onIy fielding
feat worthy ot notice waH foul hy catch by
Malone, Which WAS taken NJ tho bull was Ct sbout
dropping into tho grand stand. The phia-
dclphins went out one after auother
III III. ths aonn nth ets;as lnHpg o tha ' us SsIis
IT, Tbo w9tos 9tue hon % Scored an earned run on
baee hit by Trency, that has nevor beon e1ce!led
on tho ground, and o safe hit by Petors. Iho
sixth inning yielded tho visiting clnb. nothing
ono, two. three bciug the ordor " which tney
mado eafo hit, but he vas subsequently forced
out, and the other two suffered NATURAL death.
Two additional blanks woro recorded in The HOY
cnth inning as tle natural result OF wcak strk.
ing. In tho eighth inning mif1s by Cuthbcrt and
Gleon allowed two mon TO get on buses, but.
notwithstanding this, tic side wont out without
run, Zettloin, Force, aud Malone doing some
sharp fielding. Tho Whites added another to
tuor scoro 10 their half OF the inning, and earned
it, too. Gloun Was the lucky man. Ho started
OH with two-baae hit Of tho iair-foul order,
and reacEod home while tho three sacceoding
Btftkerp wero boing put ont. The last inning de-
ve.opotI Bomo remarkable batting on tho part OF
tic Philadotphius. York WAS the flrss RtsikoE,
and ho mado snfe bit. Radcliffe and
| lIack followed him with tvo-basa
| hit each, md Fulmer and Cummings ca1no altar
| them with clean base hiks. The consequence ol
| ull this was that three earned rupB Woro made,
and, aa tho Whites were whtewaRhed tor the
| eighth time, the game was won by tho rhilado!-
phias by 6 to .. Nothing ronsains to ho sad'
except that nearly every player in both Mines
handled tho bat ~ il thoy never Btr1'ck at Q
ball before. Tho fielding, though, accurate
enough In tho main, WIS not remarkable, III WON
Of the exceedingly weak batting, aud the audi
cnce looked upon the gamo as being 'lstlos.sl,
played throughout, and d very embarrassing
aEar. Following ia tho