The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-24
THE NATIONAL GAME.

MuMng Match Between the Mutual and
Athletic Nines-The New Workers
Badly Beaten.
considering the wen known ability OF both the
Mutual and Athletic mines It was expected that
the result OF their meeting on the Union Ground
yesterday afternoon would be sharp and well
played game. This belief 0ccasi0ned the attend
ance OF some 1000 or 1900 admirers OF outdoor
sports despite the extreme heat Owing TO the
recent successes OF the Mutuals they were the IA
vorites in the pools at odds Of 500 to 500
At four O'Clock and i've minutes play was
''caliedr the visitors going nrst to bat, and Mr.
Mack, OF the Philadelphia club, acting as umpire.
Mcmillan led on with . line hit to left deld took
second on passed ball and third ON Wild PITCH
and finally home ON Ans0n's grounder to right
Held; McGeary having, Ia the meantime, been
taken beautifully on . l0ul bound by Hatfield.
Mcbride hit high foul ball right over his head
and Hignam took care oft; but FISHER put fair
foul to lett field for two bases. sending Arson
home Batten furnished the third hand out by o
ny to Hatfield. For the Mutuals Hgham struck
nrst and Jew out to Arson. Allison hit hard and
safely to !eft field, and Start gave Arson another
ny. Matthews was INJURED by McGeary and got
first base, pushing Allison along to second. Hat
neld let go wicked grounder, which
proved altogether too hot for McGearv
so the bases were all filed Nelson came
to the bat, aud II he could make .
safe hit would be hailed with shouts and acclama-
tons from the spectators. THIS, however, was not
the case, Tor Mcbride took him on weak n.y. and
then the golden opportunity was passed and gone.
Again In the second inning did the visitors take
two runs, one Of which was earned on safe hits BY
Clapp, MCMILLAN McGeary and Arson, while the
other was given by Hatfield, who "juggled' q ball
In lett field. Higham hit hard to sutton, who
threw him out at first while Carey ran rom second
to third base. ALLISON gave Mcaeary an easy
grounder, but Mack mured 1t, and Allison got to
first base and Carey nome. Starts sharp hit to
right field yielded him first base and carried Ali-
Higham, VINO was running Tor Allison, stole r0m
second base TO third, where the umpire declared
him out ON throw from Capp to sutton, although
HIGHAM WAS NOT TOUCHED
by at least Q foot Neither side scored In the
tnird inning: although Fiscr started on lor the
fields. The fourth and fifth innings also Jailed to
yield any runs to either nine, kemson, OF the
Mutuals. and McMulisn OF the Athletics, eacn max
ing brilliant eaton, after q long run. miserable
throw by Higham to Nelson, and q mun By start,
gave the visitors another run IN the sixth inning.
while IN the seventh each side scored snge, on
childish errors In fielding the score now stood
six to three, IN favor OF the Athletics, who were
at the bat and in the deld. lne eighth
inning, however, changed the complexion
OF matters somewhat bad throw ~ hlgham
to Nelson and q shameful decision OF the umpire,
who refused to give McGeary out on foul tip
beautifully taken by Higham, allowed the Visitors
to score two runs. But the Mutuais were yet 70
be heard from. After two hands were out on
double play Nelson let go two base liner to night
field and came home on Burdock's two baser TO
left. Remsen hi hard to Arson and sent Burdock
home, although ne should have been out on the
home plate and clean hit by both Carey and Hig.
nam sent Remsen home. More fielding errors let
Carey score and then Allison furnished the third
hand out on q weak ny to FISHER. Now the
score was to In favor OF the Athletics,
and the spectators began to hope tnat The
MutuaIs would yet win the game, and the last
inning opened auspicoUsly Tor ,sucn result the
first Athletic striker going out on ny to Hatfield;
but now came six beautiful base hits IN success
sion, and these coupled with several errors BY
HIgnam. aided no lever than six runs to the
score Of the visitors. As the "Mues" failed 70 get
more than one man on the lrsi base they CINE out
OF the contest q defeated party BY score OF IA
tot.
The play Of sutton, FISHER and Mcmillan, OF the
Athletics, was very fine indeed, While on the
Mutual side KemSen aud Hatfield bore OF all the
honOrS.
Without exception the umpiring was the worst
seen on the Union grounds TINS season.
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