, 1874-08-06
forst this tlns ttors arc oyor thirty entries
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BASE BALL.
ouIuAao ~. MUTUAL.
For Tho ffrBt ttnto In tue history Of haas ball
In Ol,ioago tho national gamo has boen tlIhsracod
by palpablo and unblush1ng fraud. Hitherto
thoro havo icon rumors And Huaptoions that
games wore swayed aud governed by tho money
tbns nas wagolcd on Tho result, but until yoatcr.
day wo belioye this chnrgo could noyor DO justly
made respecting any ;nme Of baao hall pfayod tn
Chicago. And IL Is no1no comfort, too, to know
that ths home oluo wa. not tile rorpotrator
Of the fraud, This dirty piece Of business was
loft to club which haB, for tho past six or savon
yenrs, enjoyed doubtful ropnto for ,lnvaryinR
honesty. As long ago ~ 1868 1t ,isod to he said
aud believed of tho Mutuals Of Nov York that
toy zero governed by \ ting OF gamblers, aud
games woro won or Lust according Us tho gam.
blnts had placed lEeit mnnoy. That reputation
t.sa ctusg tn tho Mutual Club npto tho plcsent
time. aud vosterlays exhibition will 90 fur tow-
nul doBtroynS what little confidence
thoro remniIlusl In tho Integrity
Of tho uine. It is said that
one OF tho players (Al'iHon). tlisgusted with tho
s,ato Of things which prevailed, rocently do
c1arod tlat llo would no louger DO identified with
Hncl. MI organization, and should lenfo tue lho
M Huon no tl,clr games wore conclnooa IN Ghl-
u"u u baac bn, o,ub. md II is mol duno wltlou.
Seel,ingly conclusive evidence Of is correctneHn.
First, 1t may be nottd as algn1llcant tacs lliat
ro,i,o,,nib|o 1,osltIo was Of, ''sprco" Tues av
ny1t iu company with Mike Mcdonald. Mcdonald
Yesterday forenoon inyoatoI heavily III pools oli
tue game, buying largo numbers at ~ average
stockings tbs iayoritcs. 4 Philadelphia oase-
bali lnai, also putclaaeh man! t,cketa Oh TOO
la,no coDduonB. TnoHs oxt'aoltlntary odds
against = club which lad srsady beaten
ann occusioned much enrprihe among bottlng
! men nud an atte,nnL was mado to explain tho
imeo,nirteuoy % Iy tic statement that Mathews,
tho MulunI Pitcher, was acIst and could not play
hls M p,siti,n. Dy n,a',y tha wasbcoycd; by oIfors
Il xas trcrediied eSpecially after having seon
| Mn, ,srws m tan I}oIJ' whore 11o apprarcd to bo
in nortoct health. and 20 lar as iio played (tive
inh;nosl bin uitcbine was Us effective and diii-
was Too s1Itljoult to silt tho schemes Of gam
lors ms' rnr mathaw. retjrod frun lilo nino at tie
oo' n19po II tin ffth Inning, and natield finished
tic game as pitcher.
,en sccS s aon @ first to tho oa. Errors5y
M ,l,o.rned r, in lbs aocopd inning, while tho
Mutuals mado four uuoarnod runs through
o.ro,B OF Force md 2ott1eln. Thsse
afutuals ia the entire gano. 1n the third lnniils
Mlnes WAS changed from contro to short nc!d
! Colljne taking rfrnt. aud .freacy centre fold.
Hinra' NAV In lfo now position WIS worry filc,
md the aame should bo said or Forcs IL third.
| In tbs fo,1rta inning mn extraordinary p'ay was
madn Nv Mnthows Who, though ho know Nelson
| Was nowhere near tho base. th.ew to second tho
| bnll going away out to centre field, and Msyoste
rottiGc to third. III addition to th,H, Mathews
| rayo fines his base OH wlds,, safe hit by
GIoun bringing ateyorlo home, when the aido
e{,oud have boeu out for blank. The
lfth inning was short and allarp, ,y,lcld-
luz noihtng for either aide. Tho Whites
| went OUT ~ fast rs they came to the bat. aud
vet. at tho close OF tho tuning. 1t was announced
| TINT Mnthown was too sic. ta pitch. and he left
tho nine. This action, together vita his proyl-
ous piay, led tho spectators to bcioso TINT
fraud WAS bring porpetratcd, aaa the lis oa we're
loud aud long 10 Mathews left tue field. Hut
| foii want in to nitch in sho sixth inning. Ills
Jeiiyary Of tho ball IL palfecL!y fair atd easy.
| srd coS ha hntted witl, i,arfcck ease Proof of
th;s il found 10 tie TACT thnt soyen },ase hits
woro tnado Oh Uateld's pitching in tho lust four
innings. aeaiuat total Of two aafo hits
Of Mntnowg, iu tho nrBt nve innings.
| frnnuont AZ to bo uoticcable,- together with a
aa1i.bajl nogloctel bY Hirhanl, who further
,nea 'no IL, Wto "i stasknas to score two au
enrnod runs w in tho sixth inning. The last hnlf
nj tho inning was beautifully folded by the
Wh;tee Fnrse. Neynrle. and Glenn djst,ngutBbiug
| tinn,.ov.. irhe ran,n waa nu,y q lio. md no
| r,,nn worn ncoref until tie uiuth inting. the
aIntu.s iTne b,tt;n1 istia.slv and weat1y. Ia tbe
! n;uth inn,nr, hIoycrio aud Hlnes le;; of with
ss1o hits and nm aarnod run was brought
In'o IN hv r = basc.ht hy Glenn. On tlle
| Mutna, r;de nnrnsnn }ea ofY Ui;h .wo-basar,
anI Caroy was put out Hsgham 1eacl,od .irst
and ald Henson tl'i.d on SLOW throw BY Meyorlo.