National Republican., 1875-05-26
VISIT OF THE FAMOUS HABTFORDs.
THEIR CONTESTS WITH THE WGsHIHGTOHs.
THE CLOSE SCORE OF EIGHT TO FIVE.
A Detailed Report OF the Game-HOw
and why the Victory Was Won
Something of the New Play
ers and Their Behavior
A Tie on the Eighth
Inning-Another
Game To-Day.

arrived in washington with their WelKhty game
bag, in which thirteen championship victories had
already been securely slowed, and, as the sequel
will show, one more trophy has been added to
their stock. or the games already won by this
club two were signal defeats of the Athletic nine,
two were from the Mutuals, one from the Philadel-
phias and one from the Centennials. Indeed, they
have already beaten every professional club:of
any note except the Boston, which has had the
credit Of two successive victories over it.
With this record to encourage them to success
they took hold of our local club yesterday after
noon with every assurance of an easy victory
The weather was hne, the rates Of admission
were popular, and as consequence the attend
occasion, and there was a corresponding Increase
in the interest excited by the Improved play Of
the Washington nine.
THE NEW PLAYERS
, lust introduced did much better than those who
previously occupied the positions, with perhaps
the exception Of McClosky, behind the bat to
whom more prominently than to any other player
enc Of those ordinarily good players who always
DO worst when the best is in special demand, l. E.
when the game depends upon scratch they can't
come to time-their nerve is scared out of them.
OF the eight Iuns made yesterday three were
made on passed balls, McClosky being sure to
chance to get home. However, Stearns is not
free from portion Of the censure, as he should
most sssiduously avoid q wild pitch when q run
ner is at third.
Both mines put in prompt appearance quite
similarly attlrcd-the Hartfords oeing easily dis
breast OF the shirt in dark block letters worked
in black. Harry CaVahaugh was chosen for um-
pire and though he don't know as much about
trstrate, and no decided dissatisfaction arose
from his decisions.
THE GAME
was inaugurated by the visitors at the bat, the
home boys having won the toss. Dug Allison, of
Red Sto( king notoriety,. opened the amusement
by a strong ground ball to left field, on which he
got his first base. Burdock struck out, but by
SFst and Allison Secured sec0nG Carey tTs Tstfed H
on a ground ball picked up by the first baseman.
Cummings flied out TO Holly, Allison making his
score before the ball could be put back to home
plate. York hit to Brady, who helded him out at
hrst, and retired the side with one run, secured
by MeClosky's pass ball.
Parks fouled out. Holly hit to Burdock, and was
retired at first. Allison put In base hit to left
aeiS. Br1dy however; v soon n retired R ths side
threw him out at first.
SECOND INNING.
In the second inning both mines were retired in
one-tWo-three order, not q man reaching first
balls and was left. The feature Of the inning
was ine foul tip, taken red hot off the bat by
Dug Allison, in his old style.
THIRD INNING.
In the third inning Bond, Allison and Burdock,
OF the visitors. were easy victims, and were imi-
tated by McClosky, Parks and Holly, of the
WaIhingtons Parks gave Dug Allison an easy
chance Tor q foul catch, but he misjudged It; the
stop by Cummings.
FOURTH INNING.
In the fourth inning Carey was retired at first
by Doescher. Cummings made long hit between
lowed with safe hit and made his first. Fergu-
son hit to Brady at second, who failed to get the
ball home in time to cut of Cummings, who tai
lied. York came in on pass ball hy McClosky
Remsen hit to Daily, who retired him at firse
Ferguson meantime stealing home. Mills flied
out to Ressler
Allison, Brady and RessIer, Of the Washington
nine, retired in succession.
The game now stood 4 to 0, in favor Of the WIS.,
itors, and remained unchanged up to the seventh
inning, each side drawing blanks in the fifth and
sixth.
SEVENTH INNING.
Mills hit hot ball to Stearns, which he lodged
IN ire n eS and he StTRs the to MAZE 20 go 70 cen
Bond then flied out to Brady; Mills stole third,
where be was caught mapping BY Stesrns, who
he muted it. Allison followed with an easy hit
to Brady, and went out at first, Mills stealing
home on the bit. BqrdSck got to hrst on his hit,
mapping In this inning the home boys got the
two
FIRST EARNED RUNS.
1t was done in this wise: Allison hit we'll for
his first, and after Brady had retired on foul to
Ferguson Ressler put in q fac-siniIeo Of AllisOn's
hit and took his base. Daley then put in .
corker beyond the reach Of the ielders, driving
bags amid the widest applause. Stesrns was
next IN order, and after treating Dug Allison to
bloody mouth from a foul tip which Dug failed
to take in his hands, he hit hot to Carey and got
his first, while the Hartford boys were trying to
run out Daley between third and home; child
like, however, they lett the third uncovered, and
Ferguson an easy fy catch and retired the side.
EIGHTH INNING.
In the eighth inning the visitors drew blank,
which encouraged the Washing tonians to do their
level best. Parks opened the Inning with a good
hit TO left field, which was passed by York, and
striker made two bags. Holly gave Bur-
dock q chance for hy.catch, but he
did 5Ss score6.r SO aS s tSSk a AL
two bags, and sending Parks home and Holly TO
third. Brady fouled out. Ressler put in a foul
heIded out at first. Holly meantime stole home
and Allison 70 third. Daley then gave Carey an
easy chance to put him out, but he mufed 1t, and
Striker got his base and Allison stole home max
ing three more runs for the home boys and
TIEING THE GAME.
Dug Allison then threw Daley out at second and
closed the game.
The two mines thus entered upon the ninth
crowd ran high that the home club might win.
But the Hartford nine put right down to work,
and alter Furguson had been nelded out at first
by Brady, Remsen got to his first on a muff by
Daily and went to second on q pass ball. Mills
then put in o safe hit and brought Remsen home,
Bond followed % owe wi with Ra.6S base Mil. a AsGn was re-
Burdock being at the bat Bond came home on
another pass BALI the striker then retired on q
hit to Daily, who helded him out at first, ending
the inning for the visitors with three runs After
Stearns had taken his first on ball juggled by
Burdcck, Doeschsr fled out TO Burdock, and
hit. Parks then retired on another fine foul tip
by Dug Allison, closing the game with q blank
for the home boys, and score Of eight to hve in
favor of the Hartfords.
The following are the individual scores: