, 1875-06-20
What The Professional Base Ball Clubs
Have Done During the Season.
Why the Keokuk Club Had to
Shut Up Shop.
The American Jockey Club
Races---The Aurora Trot~-~
O'Leary's Next Attempt.


Ame11cA- Lie 6oofe W&S ia IN favor OF th
hons club. At the end Of the ninth inn,n,
neither Eide had made run. 4 tenth inninl
wAs played. which but added another cipher Il
each aide Of the score. The clubs then entere<
upon aootha1 inning, each hsnt upon sqneeziul
out
THE wKN1No Run,
and it WAS not until eleven had been played tba
the White Stockings, by reason Of bad error a
second By Burdook, Ware allowed to score tht
decisive tally, aud could claim the victory by a
airgie run.
The game is wholly unprecedented in the his
tory Of baseball; such playing AMI such = re-
sult, after so long struggle, have never before
been heard Of. It was the most uonderfal, and
in every respsct remarkable. game erer played,
md 1t will probably b. long tins befote the
hooor Of
TIE BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE
caa be wrested from the participating clubs.
The smallest po&aible seore,-1 to 0,-untl
this gear, had never been realized by any base
bali organization The score Of 2 to o, some
wears ago. Was achieved il game between tbs
Forest Citys, upon the grounds Of the former
rlub. 1t was regarded as wonderful perform
Ance. and WEE accepted a IN indication Of
almost
RASE-BA11a PLAYING.
It won't on recoxd, and tberc has stood without
rlss' until this gear. When comparisons we're
instituted between closely y-conrested games, or
when smal scores re,e talked OF, it was always
referred to. sco,s OF ! to 0 was looked upon
~ possible. but il was not Thought that such
t was hrat made in game between the st.
Louis Fed Stockings and the Chicagos. On the
E1ounds Of tho former, about the mid
Ole of last May, and tie contest Was
held up ~ ths most perfect and remarkable ever
kuoWu. Shortly Afterwards tbs aams ecors WaA
he result Of game between the
HARTFoRDs AND THE NuruA1s,
and it became apparent that the smallest figures
possible, us skill in fielding and pitching in
creased, could occasionally be attained. But
t theueh ths score Of 5eateid.y's game has been
tbs usual nina tnnfnFs. sa eSs Re1er befole to1e
VIZ euch bitter, persistent, and unyieidiue
struggle seen. and the two additional innings
neoeas'.xted bef6Fs either side could obtain
azngls tally, &re Whist make this g8ne SO very re-
na1kanle- Twenty-oDe whitewashes in single
contest ia : record which has never before been
reached. and it may b. very long time before
it il aqua!ed.
xuE AUDIENCE
which witnessed this almost perfect display Of
haao-ball akiii was not large one. There were
hundrodd who. anticipating no brilliant
wcrk fronc the White Stockings, and, perhapa,
fe&ring thsy would be treated With another OF
their Wretcted performances. will regret that
khey deprived themselves Of witnessing one OF
tha hase-bau eFsnts OF lifetime, Yi1ere were
pofhAps nearly !, 500 people present. and as the |
Retus resulted in cipher for each nine, inning /
eftar ioning. the enthusia*m was great, and |
xhan at tho close OF the ninth the two teams |
sh1 atood without q 1un, and proloneation of |
tha ga1ne wka necessary to dotermine the winner,
4 Vas intense, When 1t last
IRWIN dA14opKD from THIRD BAsH ACROSS THE
HoME-PLA1K
o1efy pair OF funEs exerted themselves TO the |
utmoe:7 and stamping and clhppng Of hands
we're added ia vocal uproar.
Probably no two nines mora evenly matched
sver entaFed apon baseball contest. This ia |
sslnced BY tic aoo1e, which shows an equal num-
0s1 Of bAse-hlta and a1rors for each. The closest
knd eisanest work waa done by both the sides,
snd whitawaah MAS offset by vhitawath. The
hne playing OF one club would be equaied in tie
ae1t inning By the fne playing OF the other.
TIE BAT71EG
Fas ssmllar. and the fielding OF ono side Was
ktmoss counterpart Of that O. the other. The
ssrorar too, v1th ths exception OF that referred
% already in the last inning, which really
5xve the Whitos their run, we're equally
'oE:unste tn their time md plaoa. Had It not
,oen =, tos bad throw to first by Bmdook the
nning for blank, aad tbs game might have
'eso prolon4ea. .-hox long no oae can say. The
audience. It appeared, as the tsnth inning
losed without sdvanctng either sids, almost in
|a1ged th% hops Of seeing
4 poURl.E GAME
er one admission foe, and they got re&dy extra |
core ahscta to take down the returns Neither |
lane soeuae6 likely 1t Ill to weaken, and the un-
Wing pitchers vera still sending forward balls
i the mos: difficult description and equally full
i perplexity for the strikers. II
The game introduced the new member Of the |
1;caeos,
ste Of the Westerns OF Keokuk, Eho played
esond base. and stood last place in tho batting
ii I'll sbs a.ay 1ols 81 snszttns nho
i,st'ngs beang assigned to his place in the night
Miller'a playing at second VIA worthy Of much
and it would have been unmarried ]
] angle error had it not been for an nnfortn-
Ate low throw to Daviin in the tanth inn,n1.
70 picked up balls IN Ve9y aha9p md pretty /
tyle and hls throwing to frat, with this single {
1ceptloh, WAa very accurate His catch ct
umm'nes' difficult dy, ia the sixth inning, was
Or hitu hearty round Of applause. It came
MN III such manner that he had to run for I
F&rd toRarda tho out-deid for come distance. I
ao kaxe Il - It descended over his shoulder. | ,
, no play e1Mbatsd very fine Judgment and skill.
= strlkeR. But it Was the hrse time he had ever !
aceo cummings delivery, md it wss not to ha I ,
xpectHd that be should hands it eucoeasfnllv !
ake9aAa3 "oeu tQa d1da1 expa1t& 10 Gi9nnll7 [
ailed. ~1 ;
RA6TNGs | E
= biz new place did aetoniAhincly well. c.rov's
y ceoRht by tim in the second inning IN \ dad
ua fsr away towards tho west seats Va = yaTT
raitT piece Of bal(-playaug. Hu throwing a. .
1illz' long foul bounder to first, vhernhs he :
Aught Remsen, Zettlsin having PLACED hirnsc1f =
u The hase in readiness to talks 1t, vas eleo 4 {
ey 6ne p!aS- s
These players have been especially mentioned
ARE because ono appeared for the first tlua in {
10 nine and tbs other filled new position. and ]
acre xss considerable interest manifested "a
<'a how sbeJ would aoqu1t themselves
TIE THlplka oS BoTn sIDEs
1Ae *eAsaiEh perfect whom the length OF the
,eme u considered. club thas makes but !
aali = DOZEN eltors in eleven innings nust ha !
:tehteo With .aly fine playing. The Wl,taa' :
u[ot1 1eIe 90 fas excusab9t and 81 thew naver
A1eaed .'s the resnlt. they Scarcely mar the ren-
.sa enece of their nel1ing. Warren WA M
49, icy enoueh to have bounder str1ke bis .hin
sa1aa M eent the bali ont of hia reach. aud aI,o1sd
. ~ ~ Hikef 70 make hia hase Ha fsiled tn no1d
. Asst t3soso IN from the loft 6eld. upon vh;rh
; saa &oak third, but u ~ not NAV