, 1874-07-16
Defeat Of Tho Pllladclpllias by tho
'Vhiio Stockings
Good Playing by the Homo Club
Score, 10 to 8.
The Athletics Win Game from the
Rostons---Score, 6 to d.
Racing at Long Branch.
BASE BALL.

Tho lhtlAdelp phlA BaHe Uall Cub arrived In this
city Tuesday evening, and made their way to tho
81. Janos Hotel, whore thoy Ind secured rooms
4 hhort Burvoy OF ni1airB In TINT neaghborhood
was enough, and tho nall-playora put up In bot
tor stylo than they had intonded ns tho Tromont
uouse. They woro out tho greater part Of the
evening, however, ''aooing tho fire." aud tho
roault WAS that thoy came on tho tlold yoster1ay
afternoon In Indifferent phsecal condition.
With tho White Stockings, It was ovon
worse. They wero permanent hoarders
at tho Continental Hotel, which stood
day before yaHterday. on tho cornor
Of Eidridge court aud stato street. They wore
out Of bed most Of Tuesday night, and some Of
thcm had slept but two hours out OF tho forty
eight preceding the game. Tho people of Chit
cngo who arc accustomed to patronizc the game
wore In much tho eamo plight as the players,
The excitement Of the fire was too much for
them. This fact, Joined to tho inoxplicable ab-
aence OF the placards that arc gonorally display
cd on the stroot-cars and omnibusos, prevented
largo Attendance. There were probably 800
! persons On tic ground whcn game
was called, and porhapa 100 more came
In late. On Ill hands tho expectation
| TaH general that tho rhilade,phias would havo
an easy victory, md that tho folding OF both
sidos would bo bad. How fur tho good people
wero out III their calculations will bo seen In tho
detailed account Of the galno.
| Mnlone won the tosB, and with this onconrng-
| Ing omen the Whites went into the field. Eggor
came to tho plato arst for tho Philadelphlas. He
hit safely TOR hia baso. Holdsworth wont out by
Tapplng to retors. who put tho ball to first base.
Hicks wAs fairly thrown out by Forco to Doylin,
but tho umpire decided otherwise. THO
time was improved BY Eggler to take third:
Hicks etolo second. Crnver bit for a baso aud
| brought Eggler in. York struck to Moyerlo, who
sont the ball to frat base in time, but not until
Hicks had como In. The next striker aud the
eide won't out. This was q most aisconraging
inning for tho mon in white. The Philadol-
| phtes batted frooly and took baaes On Malone
easily. They seelned, moreover. to hc playing
With perfect confidence IN their ability to win.
Tho Chicagos on the other hand, started on
poorly, and were retired in this inning without
| arnn, thanks to tho careless running Of Force,
who was caught between third base and homo.
In the second inning matters brghsoned somo.
The Philadcphiaa won't out 90 fast a. they came
to tho bat-Mack by groupdor to Force, which
| was thrown well to first baso; Fulmor by q fly to
Cushbert. and Cummings by poters to Dovllu.
The Chicagos did no bottor, though Malone hit
| safely for ono base.
Tho third inning gave tho .gamo to tho Chi
cagos. For terrible nlrfllnism and unluc1y
chances On the part Of tho Phiado!phias it WAS
sn extraordinary display. Egglcr hit easily to
Zottlcin, and went out At first. Holdaworttl put
thrown IN out by Malone to DoYlin. Hol1sworth rtl
,gas now On third base, and, when Crayor hit
moro n runs ~ wss % very close. &c. bus bapiIih Hines. Vs.
after long run, reacllod the bali md
held It In good style. The catch was loudly
and deBervedly spplnudod. Tho philadelphiaa
up the bat. Doviin struck a long foul which
Potess hit for one baBo. Zettloin did
Likewise, much to tho aurpriae Of everybody,
NOR, @ tho he Philadelphia short.stop. He handled
the ball wo, and turned to cut OF Peters at
third basc. The throw was about ton feet, but
it was too muoh for Fulmer. The ball
about d fqa. feet eeovs 4n, Holds
to third aud Cnthbert to second. Force went
out on fly to Crayer. Malone made baso hit.
bringing IN zottoin. Moyerle got lis baso and
broughtin Cuthbsrt. Hines struck sofsly to
Crayor who was more anxious to look pretty
than to stop the ball, consequently Hines
reached first. Treaoy sent another ball to Cra.
yer, who threw 1t gracefully but not with good
aim to Mack 1t first baao,' who muffod it out.
right. Tile rhilaaolphias now wont to
pieccs and began throwing about wildly
to hoad OF tho Whites, who were running
tic basca with gycat Freedom. When they had
finished two moro runs had been scored AT lasi
So Tho aldo waa out, with tic White Stockiugt
laading. OF tie five runs scored in tliB inning
none were earned.
From this point thero VAS litt1o interest in the
camo as whole, though so,uo nartoular play.
arc worth mentioning. In tho fourth inniug
Petors took a liner hot from Fulmor's bat. TGs
Chicagoa wore blanked BY good double play
In The ffth inning, lilo Philadelphial
acorcd their last run. II was
| co,nnIimentnry ono. nresontod Ly Force ani
Meyerlo, Tne CAicagos were easily disposed ol
in this inning without run.
In tho sixth inning, Mack reached first base
bv a Nv to far short fold, and was hopod to
. second by pote1s, rho overthrew to Xet.loiu
He etole third and wns supposod to bo safe TO,
, q run, but one baud being out. Fulmar va.
thrown out by Force to Deyliu. Cummings
, thuu struck q high llnor past third, which Force
| renchod for With q Jump, aud hold
Tue catch was as brilliant ouo as has beer
soen on tho grounds this soason. 1t was the
feature Of tie game, Moreover, It saved Al
J least one run, for Mack was on third, aud coult
, easily layo come homo If tie bali had passed. In
!, 10 tho iloll. the Cllcagos scored tliroe runs