, 1875-08-19
SPORTING NEWS.
Once More the Athletics Take n
Gst1ilc rs Il Gift.


THr cn1cAhos AHAlS nErgArcD.
Tho CI,cagos played tho AihfGtics again ycs-
tcttlay afternoon, and wcro foseed to submit to
3 wo1Ho defont than Intended lhnm the provionH
dny. The game, however,. WAS inuce, better II.
every respect, nntl WAS unqucetonably played
upuu It's merits. It was won by tl!o superiority
Of tie visitors In .i8 field a!tor n hard fight,
which o,ted on1y nftcr ten inninRsllat been play
CT. Tho Whites played strong gauo at tho hat
and, In tla. respect, nearly aqnaIod their or
ponct,tH, whose batting was exceptionally heavy.
Ut errors In tls ald, though thery weru IN Hnch
oxacrabo plays III mnfkUh tho contest ol tls
duy bcfuro. Tho misItays wero unavoidable,
ausi malo under c'rcuulttancos which gave to
rise to tlle suspicion that Homo of tue tislv Woro
uak playing On Tho sluaro. II was pTiaent tliat
tho Aoule CLUB Lad 1ouo thoir bost to win,
and tito Rulleuco "as content to be-
heyo tint they woEe defeated n!.nplY brcause
or tho Hupcrlor strength uf tleir opponIntH
uonce tho game waH MITCH moro satisfactory to
ali who Witnessed il than tho ONO Of Tuesday,
Which many strongly believed had been ilAlou.
estly lost, After tie suspicious conduct Or
lhgham III tho lirat Raulo, tho 1nanagc1 1ont DO:
tcsmiuol to lay hln, OIL during tho second, aud
tho uleu took tic Held, showing soyera!
changes in position. lines took stiort. reters
second haeu. 0iotn wns put at tho lend Of tile
batting ilst, aud Scott Hastings was seut to CEN
tre Held. md Quinn caught.
A1Ak INV 4ubfANb AGAG lhfG1 VIM hAQ AlEtt
thus Htatoued. Wien It waB discovered TINT tito
changer woro nlatticiuus, altt utsIorA wotc ilate
which led 10 rather bakter results. Hastings wh0
hNI eucceHalveiy dropped several ilys Mt
cnutro, was hent to Lett, mud Glenn TOOK tho
middle field. Iinos. too, la.l proved defective
at short, anl waB sent to hecoud, Peters gong
back to Ills original positiun. Thua llAcod
HOMO very 1luo play was exhibited ut tlmes
Qui,ll.. though suffering fron, Hore hands, dong
especially well behind tao Int. Tho heavy bat
ting Of the Athletics made lot work for tho IT.
iold, and thcro ii Aatae rxcuso for their orrors,
which wuro nlad0 ulitior very irving Clrculn-
stances. It waB ut lcast ronssurlng 10 tho nu-
dancc 10 Heo that each player seemed animated
With desire to wn nl.d that tllero was mono of
tho transparent AMI lne1cuBablo bad play that
has characterized tor,noE games.
Tho Athletics taiie1 to mako much hcadway in
handling uolius pitching. md up to the tonah
inniug were. In tho uatter OF base hits. far be-
hind tho Whites. who ha1 pounded Mel}r!do with
unusual riclu,1snosh, Golden, Peters, DeslIp, and
even While having made two bnso hits, anil
nearly every HAL III the nine having ubco or
twice safely earned irRt baHa. At tho eud Of
tho ninth innng thu cuhB HtOod nix runs caclt.
Ihe Athietics, thou entering upon Their tenth,
struck upon yoty rich lead OF batting. aud auncd
out Beyeil basu 4its With t!Iu baacH thus oarned
anti u low errors OF tho Whites, caused by Tho
had hitting, tlay were onabcd to Ees in eight
runs. three OF which Ware earned. Tho Nhiso
Stockings wore whiseWaBlled ii their hnlf OF tho
inning, aud tho game cIuBed by Bcuro Ut Ii to
aga.uAt them. line following IL
HJstt.