National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-29
BASE BALL.
VISIT FROM THE PHILADELPHIA PRO
FEsSIONAL NINE,

VISIT FROM THE PHILADELPHIA PRO
FESSIONAL NINE.
The game between the famous Philadelphia
nine and the National club, Of this city, which
took place on the Olympic grounds yesterday
afternoon, occasioned no small degree Of inter-
est on the part of the lovers Of outdoor sports.
Several hundred persons were in attendance,
and enjoyed the game throughout, although
the mines pitted against one another were 90
uneveuly matched. The results were far more
favorable to the home club than had been 40
ticipated by the professedly knowing ones,
many of whom predicted an entire Whitewasn
for the amateurs. As It was luck favored them,
and by several unlooked-for errors on the part
of the professionals the National boys were en-.
abled to score three runs, two Of which we're
on oyer-throWs TO the first base, the ball going
| away into the west tier of seats so that It Wat
impossible to return 1t to play before the runner
| had, IN each instance reached the home plate
The score OF the visitors was, however, kept
down remarkably well, and emitting q few
| glaring errors, such as dropped fly balls, the
| fielding game Of the WaShingtonians com
pared creditably with that Of the visitors.
| Mr.. N. E. Young, late Of the Chicago club
acted as umpire with great impartiality ant
satisfaction.
After a clean skunk Of the Nationals IN tn,
first inning, by retiring the first three mel
who put in an appearance at the bat, the pro
fessionsls scored one for beginning, and thi
on wild throw by Young.
The second inning was the Waterloo for tn
Nationals. After scoring one on double wiki
throw Of Hicks past second base and of Egg
Ter over the third, the Nationals took the fielC
and York led of with three-base hit. Rad
cliff gave Lusk On easy fly, which Charlie!
dropped, letting Radclif reach first and Yorl
L. n ~ III -gkT, IL h,a
hit, which was we'll fielded to second, cuttinl
of Radcliff. Fulmer went to first on callet
balls, from which he stole to second, McKenn
coming home and Fulmer to third on anothe
wild throw by Young. Lusk muffed a ball Of
Cummings bat, letting the striker reach frs
and Fulmer home. Eggler gave Kipp fai
chance to put him out at first, which he de
clined, striker making first and Cumming
going TO second. Holdsworth fled out to Ste
vens. Hicks gained his first on passed bal
by Stevens, Eggler Scoring. CraVer got t
first on another dropped fly by Lusk, and wa
run out between first and second, Hicks, near
WHILE coming home, thus ending the innin
with six runs for the Phladelphias, and leaI
ing the game seven to one.
On the third inning the Nationals scored on
by an overthrow Of Fulmer to McKenna o
first, the ball going beyond the seats. Thi
ended the tallies for the amateurs until th
seventh inning, when one more was secured o
an overthrown ball.
The professionals drew blanks in the third
fourth and fifth innings, scored two in th
sixth drew blank in the seventh, scored two
the eighth and were skunked in the ninth, thu
ending the game by score of II to 8.
1t was thought BY many that the visitors, REL
ognizing their easy victory, did not endeavor
play their best; however this maybe, they shove
+ at times lack Of discipline not to be excused
q strictly professional nine. In two instance
easy fly balls were allowed to drop betwee
two players running for them Simultaneous.
and on approaching the ball neither one raise
} hand to catch It.
Hollingshead, of the Nationals, did the lion
share OF tho good playing, while Atkinson a
quilted himself creditably.
OF the visitors, Radclif alone playe
: worthy of any commentator.