, 1874-05-17
S,co1d Championship Game of tlle
White Stockings and
Athletics.
The Latter Are Successful by
z to 9.
National Chess Tournament in July.


bASG BALL..
rHr WHITE STOCKINGS AND ATHLETICS
c,sysd the second game in their championship
s.,;cs Yesterday afternoon, on the grounds, neal
,be corner Of state and Twenty-third streets.
The.s we're not mora than 5000 people present.
,,,eye,y unfsvoracle character OF the weather
mi Is morning and during the early part Of the
tore.,oon deterring large number from attend
IA, Those who vent to see the game expected
tnc,.ouuter shower, or ut least to spend two
,,j1;, hours on tho grounds. but they met with a
,,,ati;sne disappointment, as the sky cleared of
.r1 10 sun ca1ne out brightly before the players
took their POSITIONS, giving genial warmth to
TIA atmosphere, and making surrounding OBJ
iccts look fresh aud pleasant. Tho Indies we're
,tt in fair numbers, and took an unusual degree
cf interest in the sport. The grounds, pnfor-
r,1nat:lg, we're not in good condition, Fridays
1.ia h,r.ng rendered them soft, Damp and slip
Dery, md this fact may account In h measure
il, 7,.nT Of the errors that we're made on both
e.G1a.
Tic eame commenced shortly before o'clock,
with ths Athletics in the field, they having won
RE ICES. Tho manner in which it resulted Was
,:ylau;Y surprise to all, and to mono more
t;tan the members Of tile home nine, who
-3.ltdently counted on administering another
ctushlr:, defeat to their opponents. Tho boot
f-fal: e1caseD the other leg, however, and all
roccclned had better take the very unpleasant
caanre philosophically, and if possible console
themselves with the reflection that the eeason is
It; Yuc iver anu the championship emblem il
:IN1oc; prize Just At present.
from the foregoing remarks the render will
perhaps come to the conclnslon that the White
G!tcs!ugs did not win yesterday. Such il the
-rnianrl, o1v fnct They Nern beaten hv a rnr-
l.a.:.on of circumstances aud score or to =
o!.e Of sas Principal circumstances in the COM
|!la:'on-and 1t might as well be called
tue lrpcpal one At once, perhaps-was, that
they dld not play quite as well as tho Athletlcs
G: the lines when skill WAS most needed.
another principal circumstance was the umpire,
NJ al. Leach, member OF the Opposing club,
Ele.e rr4ngs, while they were perfectly honest,
and IN ac;oid dance with bis best Judgment, were
:teqnent.; against the Whites It would be IN
decisions in question, as it cannot be denied that
the game would have been won do
spite les adverse rulngs, IL certain
members Of the local club had played up
to their standard. Nevertheless, the ap-
PARENT disposition Of On umpire to net par
l&i!y or lmpartlally, While there may be no
valid zeaaon for Charging bum IN either direc-
:loa. exc. cises a marked contrary influence on
the players who imagine themselves favored or
unfairly dealt with, and 1t ls entitled to due
lie umpire WIS against them undoubtedly had
eeile*elnz effect on The White Stockings sev-
tral OF tlt N claim to have been uniustly ruled
CT. ct d!1clent tlmes (alld many unbiased
spectators: asree with them} and there WAS
general e=r.nble about, and iack OF confidence
j.. -'r- E>ach from the beginning to the end Of
tho game,
IA ntss inning OF the game resulted in r
lizEk on 10th sldes. None OF the Chicago men
reached Il: st base, but the Athletics had better
io-taae' ttlee Of their men getting there-one
through bad stop and wild throw OF Meyerle's,
snot.er Il -oash sato hit, md the third through
TUE ol :. fly By Glenn Meyerle, however,
'aflFea two men on Louis. and the third Was put
~ "ll1e Tying to steal to second BY sharp
IsoT - f:or, g Ma1one 1E,; to Dc DeTln; H.. -.
in:n-. th'uPh DaFlln came near 1t through
Hill VI . oounuer by Anson. sutton captured
Tx laA, However, and got It to hrst III time
20 retire the striker. Hatt1n, Of tho Ath-
;saes, ,sae, oFanea 1or ma slde with q safe
LITER 10 ie;: ior base, and would never have
to| arouna out Tor Aeserle' who vas given two
oII,ot.unl!les to put out men on ground balls,
po:a q Waleh he 1aliea TO improve. The re.
iu,1 WIZ LA. tne tae tnree nsst ssr1kefs secured
,s7se' ~ :AuAen: a. nus point, pnt IN = safe
Ca, ~ "a cen:.e; apo 1Ho M men secatea tnns: NC
ue-l e1' lsA " ulnes; A4u sot 10 ms paae
ssSson5na oaa tnoW; ;hcbslae a!so stfuck TO
= ne;, 1Ao accomplished auouole play oy eonen-
I:s -.SGe!ty ~ ne tAn 10 eecono, ano helalnG
81 ~ @ 1 &c nss. ~ a"e IT, Pu' ous tne ssrker th
n ee'a!es ~ laean"hlte scored si Anson wsa then
fas oat =? totes anu Desnn, leaving tne A1h'
'e;:s =: ".ln ~ = tnree e, unea1neo runs: f
1, - y LEE sno"eu sone t1ae DettluS III Ing
- u-nu ia1'9S, secutins aueteoy t"o earneo
ilaes ' ~ uL a''o ~as gus ou1 az nle1:
e.. ns11n ~ g. N.Y. sa.e t; Aele,n wen
". ~. ~ ns.' inoer; slIocA nneI 10 le1t 1or
en3 IT, ~, 10 paa go. Mso 1ole anu ne
sH.e tei1no5 du W., 1ou9 appiause.
: e:ee W ana Malone loHo"eo Win sas Ets, but
ta3', te:h were I let 5y Meyerle Who was dyed by
!: = s2tlr t:ore in this inning, two-base lit By