National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-04
BASE BALL.
Visit Of the Athletic Clpb-The First Game
An Unprecedentsd'Defeat for the Home Club
-Tventy-0ne to Nothing.

Visit Of the Athletic Clpb-The First Game
An Unprecedented'Defeat for the Home Club
-Twsnty-0ne to Nothing.
Yesterday morning the Athletic club arrived
here from the City Of BrOtherly Love with the
laures Of their triple victories the Philadel
phia and Centennial mines fresh upon them. They
came to engage in two contests with the WASH
ington club, the first of which was played yester-
day at O'Clock. The afternoon proved bright
and mild, and was all that was needed to bring
out the lovers Of the national game in strong
force, except q cheaper rate Of admission The
managers OF the club might as we'll take this
matter into timely consideration and adopt popU-
lar rates at once, the interest in the sport IN
ths city will not now insure a crowd al fty cents
per head. One thousand persons, at twenty-five
cents each, constitutes a much more desirable
audience than one half the number at hfty cents.
Besides this the competition offered by the home
club is not such as to create any In the
game.
notwithstanding the fact that the free list is
made to include ladies there were but few present
1t is thought that judicious management and
general interest on.the part Of the ladies' and it
is hoped the ball field may again prove to be one
Of their faVorite resorts.
The attendance yesterday afternoon was very
mOderate.s The dead-head and knot-hole brigade
surrounding the fence in vehicles, on dirt piles,
&c, quite equaled the number within the in
closure. Good order prevailed during the entire
game.
THE TWO MINES
put in their appearance upon the field promptly
at the hour named. Both mines were attired in
white suits trimmed with blue, and wore blue
stockings. The Athletic consists of men care
fully seIectSd with reference to their batting and
fielding records combined, and there IS, perhaps
ers. Dick Mcbride aud Yves FISHER are the only
remaining traces Of the Old-time Athletic team.
The remaining seven players are among those
who have scored the best individual records
during the past few seasons play. Eggler, Hall
and Eisler constitute the best Out-held in the
country, while Richmond, Force and Sutton have
not their superiors in the in-held.
The Washington boys, as has been made
known through the columns OF me Sportsman,
are selected amateurs from Phila deIphla and
Easton, Pa, Brooklyn, Baltimore and AttlebOro,
with the exception Of Holly and Stearns, who are
Of our own raising. These are all good players,
and calculated 10 give fair amusement to such
nires as may pay them the compliment OF visit
during this season. But the advertisement which
THE GAME OF YESTERDAY
will make for them throughout the North and
OF the fraternity. They entirely too light for
eny doubtful contests with the professionals of
the country, and must fall an easy prey to the
experienced handlers OF the willow, as the score
o. pended will indicate.
a full account Of the game by innings would
prove as embarrassing as 1t was one-sdei. Not
but once throughout the entire afternoon was the
slightest chance shown the WRsbingtontaus TO
make a run. This was in the fourth inning.
when Taylor started in with good bit past third
base and made his first. Terry followed with an
excellent bat in the same direction, sending Taylor
TO third, and making one bag thus leaving two
men on bases and no hands out. All this luck
coon came TO grief es Ressler filed out to George
Hall. Say followed suit, aud died at the hands
Of Eggler, who nelded Terry out by good throw
TO frst, which bag Terry had entirely lett and
reschG second, and wGs unable to get back.
FrCm this out there was not the ghost Of show
although the PhilGdelphians did not exert them
selves, and at the end Of the game nine goose
eSgs tai eaFnedl were found in the nest Of the
home club.
Among the visitors were the popular little Dlvy
Fora and (nTUryR Hall who have DlayC1 with
orr LEGAL uines with much acceptance Tney were
the recipients OF mEny hearty hand shakiDgs prior
TO and curing the game, aud both playcl their
positions las they always dO) with great credit.
To-day the Athletics try il again, and II is hoped
that they will put at least one cross on the score
book Of their visitors.
AppendC is the score: