, 1876-06-25
PASTIMES.
Four Exciting Base Ball
Games Yesterday.
The White Stockings Pound the
Life Out Of the Mutuals,
Another Defeat Administered to
the Athletics at St. Louis.
Hartford's Vaunted Nine Succumb
to the Louisvillcs.
Ciucinuati's Unfortunate Club Give
Another Game to Boston.
The Runners and Trottcrs in Trimming
at Dexter Park.
Cincinnati's Unfortunate Club Give
Another Game to Boston.
The Runners and Trottcrs in Training
at Dexter Park.
BASE BALL.


The Chicago Club met The Mutual Club for
khc sixth time this year yesterday AFTERNOON.
md defeated them by the most decisive score
1,at has get been given in the West The game
sas the Chicagos' twenty-sevcnth. and it re-
,ulted In their twcnty-third victory, and gave
hem good comfortable lead in the champion
,hip race both in games lost aud won. About
LOCO people were present on the grounds
,no of the best audiences OF the year The
flutes, having lost the toss. were quickly dis
posed Of for blank, though Ansou gave Start
l. base on an error. Barnes led OF
Is usual for the home nine, and.
liter waiting as long as the rules demanded.
took his base on called balls. White followed
with fine hit past first, and good liners by Mc-
Vey and Arson sent in two runs before Glenn
rave chance for third out The second In
ming produced no runs for the nlutcs. though
Mathews and Booth scored safe hits for them
spalding opened for the Whites with an out to
Nichols, and Biclaski followed with one of tic
same sort to Hicks; but Barnes retrieved mat
ters by safe liner, and White came up to take
hand. He hit fair foul on the right side of
the plate, and Start went for it and captured it
easily leaving Craver to cover first The ball was
well folded to the latter, but ignominiously
dropped land from that moment hctroublc began
Hines shot one away over Trcacy's head for two
bases, Arson sent one bounding safely past sec
ond, McVcy had o life given him By Start off
Nichols throw, Peters hit between Trcacy and
uoldsworth for two bases, and Glenn sent one
lunuing past lhird-and all the while the runs
were coming in, the total being six, and all
gained by Craver's uncalled-for muff OF Starts
throw. Spalding was fortunate enough to come
to bat twice, and gave Mailman q chance to
close the inning. It was nice exhibition OF
batting to look at, but didn't seem to amuse the
Mutuals ycrv much. In the next t'yo in
yings the Chicagos drew their only two
blanks Of the, game, while the Mutusls
was we'll earned in the third inning by Start's
clean hit to left field, followed by fine drive
by Treacy over second. and Hallinan's long lily
uycf Hines' head for two bases, on which Start
scored. During the inning White made bea11-
.tlnl play to Peters at second. catching Treacy
in bis attempt to steal, and also keeping Start
on third In the next inning Booth led OF with
beautiful hit over McFcy, and Mathews dupli-
Gated it, letting the first man around to third.
Holdsworth tnen hit to Anson, and Booth m start
head him of, but White dropped it, aud the run
vas scored, it proving to bc the last
one Of the game for the side Tue Whites,
having NOW stopped for two innings, began
safe hts Of Barnes and Hines, aided by several
errors. Peters opened the following inning by
hitting to Hallinan and taking first on that
,:iaycr's wide throw to Start. Glenn followed
ani lost Safe hits By Barnes and White helped
matters materially, and the A1utnals seemed to
become entirely ienoralzcd, allowing three
runs to bc scored. The following three: innings
were concerned, and their batting was Of tho
miidcst kind. This Was largely due. to the
fact that Capt spaldng gTatifcd q
vcry general wish among the audience by put
ting McVey in to pitch, thus g1ving MS many
admirers q chance to see the Great Centennial
Phenomenon. He was greeted with consideEa-
bic applause On taking position. He is, as is
generally known, not III the least pitcher, but
depends on the same kind Of undcrhand throw
.ug that has made Dcvlin, Bradley, Bond, and
The like successful. His delivery was not liked
l,y the Mutunls, who made only two hits OF him
ia three innings. The three innings referred to
Welded the ChicaCos ono run each, and the game
ended with the following