The New York herald., 1875-07-14
THE NATIONAL GAME.

WONDERFUL GAME BETWEEN THE MUTUAIs AND
THE ST. LOUIS CLUB.
The most extraordinary game OF base ball OF the
prese MT season and one OF the most emarkable in
the record OF pro essional contests was played on
the Union Grounds yesterday. The contestants
were the st. Louis CLUB and the New York Mu-
tuaIs The audience was one OF the largest seen
on the grounds this season. and the splendid play
of both mines called for the heartiest cheers and
capplng OF hands, while at certain stages OF the
game hats were sent dying into the air as TOKENS
OF the uncomfortable excitements under which
their owners labored. TIE game was the fourth
of the series. the ST. Louis Club having won the
Others, on their own grounds, by The respective
scores Of S to 2 8 TO 2 and IL TO 3
In yesterdays game st. Louis lost the toss, and
therefore were first to the bat. The first four
innings resulted In blanks Tor both Sides the
fielding being unexceptionaDle. In the nth In
ming Booth and Nelson scored runs for the Mu-
tuals on their own nne batting, aided by base hits
OF Matthews, Gibrey and Holds worth. In this
inning, through misunderstanding, nobody ran
Ior Matthews, and although his bit q clear
one-baser he was nabbed at first base, piece
Of stupidity that probably cost the Mutuas the
game. In the sixth inning outnbert E4lhed an
unearped run ior ST, Louis, which the MutuGs
OFFSET with thlee runs. all earned by the hard
batting Vi Hicks, Boota, Nelson, GlDney and Holds
worth.
The seventh inning was not commenced until
after tue subsistence OF shower OF rain which
came down at this stage OF the game, interrupt
ing the play and causing the crowd 10 dJ to the
club houses for a shelter. When play was re-
sumed the Western men scored five runs
IN their seventh inning py the good hits
OF BattlD, Dehlman aud Cutnbert assisted
by terribly wild throws OF Matthews and
Gernardt. The excitement was now intense, ana
wnen the Mutuals TOOK tbs bat, a powerful fly HIT
OF Haninan to centre neld upon which ne brought
III Start and tailed nome run himself, created
an enthusiasm seldom equalled on any ball field.
The Mutuals were now one anead, ana remained
the Iavorltes until the Dlnth inning, when Pike
tied the score lor st. Louis by making q run on
Chapman's base hit after ne mad earned his own
base and stolen second.
At the close OF the ninth inning the score was
again tie, ana soft remained until the thirteenth
inning, when the 81. LOUIS men got IN TWO runs
by The fine batting or Dehiman, Cuthbert and
Pearce, aided by poor play VI HICKS. This decided
the game and the crowd lett tue grounds thor
Oughy satisfied with the exhibition tney mad wit
messed. The game was q remarkably fine one,
there being but eleven errors on both sldes, while
a majority OF the runs were earned by tine bat
ting. start, Gerhardt Halhnan and Nelson, OF tue
Mutuals, aud Miller, Denlman, Battin, Pearce,
Cuthbert and Pike, OF the 81. Louis nlne deserve
crs0It Tor nne play. Chapman, Pearce, Pike and
Dehlman, tine ''Od Atlantic elementp ln the ct.
Louis nine playeA with the vim that made tie old
time contests Deeween the Mutuals and Atantlcs
so interesting. The score of the game was as fol-
lows