The New York herald., 1874-07-19
THE NATIONAL GAME.
A Game Thrown Away In the Last In
nings-Mutual VS.. Alta ntic.

A Game Thrown Away In the Last In
ninSs-Mutual VS.. Atlantic.
Despite the heat OF yesterday afternoon between
1000 and 5000 people were gathered in and around
the Union Bail Ground the attraction being the
an tcipation OF another close contest between the
old rival clubs OF New York and Brooklyn. the
Mutuals and Atlantics, the three previous games
they had played together this season having been
marked by scores OF to 0. to 9 and 5 to 2 the
last game requiring ten innings to be played before
the question of victory could be decided. From
some unaccountable reason or other the now
famous pitcher Of the Atlantic nine, young Bond.
diu not "put in an appearance" and so tho
Atlantics had to go to the field with Ferguson,
their captain and third baseman, as the occupant
OF the important position, condition OF things
which materially lessened the interest taken in
clusion that the Mutuals would, under the
circumstances, win with ease aud probably
chicago, , st their ., weakened e opponents: ihe
Mutuals were given u couple OF runs by some
giaring errors by the Atlantic feeders, seemed TO
make this expected result certainty; but after
the Atlantics, by some excellent batting, had
closed the innings with a lead OF to 9 In their
favor, the game began to be watched with more
interest. In the second innings, however, the
Mutuals handled the ash with better effect, and by
sharp fielding afterwards they closed the third
innings with 4 score OF to 3 In their ravor and
adding two more runs to the Atlantc's one
the dS fourth n to tGsy again took
innings neither nine were able to ''punishn
their respective pitchers for any runs, earned
or scored, though the Atlanlics had the
best OF II in base hits, the seventh inning closing
with the totals at d to 4, with the Mutuas IN
the van. This was doing great deal better than
the crowd had anticipated. and, sizing with the
weakened Atlantics, they began to cheer the
Brooklyn nine on TO greater eXerti0ns. and in the
/ seventh inning, alter the Mutuas had got In an
earned run, the Atlantics by some excellent hit
ting closed the gap between them aud left the
score a tie-7 to 7-amd considerable eX-
citement, the spectators now watching the game
before the Atlantics would probably have disposed
OF their adversaries Tor q blank III the ninth III
/ Dng, but now came a singular turn IN
the state OF affairs, for Ferguson began
80 toss balls In very wide, and on which
two men had their bases given them;
and when Nelson had made base hit, Ferguson
allowed Il ball IRON Burdock TO 80 close by hun
without any apparent effort TO stop 1t, and before
the innings had closed three unearned runs had
been scored. ON the Atlantic side at the bat, too,
Ferguson the irst striker, struck out, although he
had previously hit Mathews Tor base hifs without
difficulty. or course AL this leu TO some ugly
ments by the Uetting men, who had invested on
the AtiaatlcS after the seventh nntngs Though
Clack rallied for base nit, the fnal result was the
success Of the Mutnais In n game which the
another ten-innings game. Base ban is very un.
certain however, and this contest illustrated this
peculiar characteristic very plainly. The note
worthy features OF the contest were the remarkably
fine stops made by kessler at third base, and the
excellent out-nelding OF Booth. on tile other side
| Remscn made several fne catches and Hart and
Allison played nnely. The score Is as i0llOWs: