, 1876-07-02
e. Louis Saved from Defeat
by a Rain-Storm.
Bradley and Battin Going to Phil
adelphia Next Year.
Rnnor that the Browns Will
Throw Three Games to
Hartford.
Second Day Of the Dexter Park
Spring Meeting.
BASEBALL,
An OLD-FASUIONED GAME.

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The Chicagos met the Athletics Yesterday
rather more to keep their hand in batting-prac
tie than with any idea Of having close game
md it WAS evident before the game closed thai
Manager Spalding would have to depend or
something beside the play Of the Athletics tc
keep the audience from yawning. What he did
Fill appear further on. The day was dark anG
gloomy, and gave such excellent promise Of rair
as to scare away many people, but there were
some 1,500 present in spite of every
thing. Spalding having lost the tosss, Barnes
presented himself at the plate to face the dc.
Iiyery of Knight, who had been substituted fol
Zettleiu. It proved no more difficult than that
Of the former occupant of the position, and
Barnes cuffed out his customary fair foul with
ease aud grace. After White had given Sutton
chance, Hines hit well to left field, Ansou to
right, and McVey to centre, and rather discour-
accd Knight, who began to send the ball ell
oyer the ncighborhood, SO that four runs were
scored and three OF them earned. After putting
out the visitors easily without q run, Spalding
I'D OF with fine one to centre In the second
inning; and, aided by Barnes curious liner over
6rst base, and Bielaski's ont, scored run.
Whites out xhc Athletics scored their first
run III this inning by a fine hit OF Hal1.s over
Glenn, and short base hits. by. Malone
to centre and Zctuein to left field.
The third inning gave the Whites run of
clean hit by Anson and bad error by Sutton off
Peters hit The latter striker WIS, however,
c,nght by Malone's throw to Force, and only
one run came in. The Whites seemed deter
mined to score in every inning, and kept up the
gait in the fourth BY getting three tallics with
apparent ease, Spalding, White, and Hines hit
ting well for their bases, and Biclaski taking
frst on Sutton's error. Hines hit brought ID
Two Of the runs. Peters, was the only run
scored III the fifth inning, and that was gained
By Malone's error; but in the sixth the hard
Gtters ratified matters around In lively aud
third clean hit OF the game, and Bielash helped
his score with q high dropper over Zettlein's
head. Knight would not give Barnes n chance,
md sent him to first on balls rather than
risk hit White hit hard to Sutton,
ng scored, the strike being q model
for that juncture-. It would have been poor
p!are for fly, and nobody knew the way out OF
she trouble better than the Rev. James White
He brought 4 man home, and loosencd up the
rack contented. Hines was ambitious, and made
arattling htroyer into left centre, which yielded
him second base, and brought III two runs.
Arson hit well to left field, and was followed BY
McVcv who was badly muffed by Coons; but on
the return Of the bail 4nson was caught t., at
Athletics captured run III this inning By an
error Of Glenn, who muffed Halls difficult fy
after long run. Barnes made q run in the
seventh inning by his block hit over third, aided
rght-ecnt1e- In the Athletic half of the inning
tile Whites made the prettiest double play seen
III Chicago this year. Zettlein had made first
on clean hit, and Force had sent him to second
and taken first on ball misjudged and muffcd
by Bielaski. After Fisler had scored an out on
Inn in Rorr,nss no
borhood, and that artist allowed the falling
sphere to touch his hands just enough to take |
the ss twist" out, and then to drop pleasantly !!
IN front Of where Spalding was standing. The |
Captain Of the nine dup the ball Touched
second base, forcing out Force, and then sent it
to third, SO that Zettlein found it pressed |
ngaiust him When be arrived at Anson's camp !
iJg- ground. The crowd recognized the clever ]
ness OF the play BY plenteous applause In the |
eighth inning the Whites captured couple more !
Ing at is to 2; and Mr.. Spalding, rightly ludg-
ing that the crowd would like to see something
new and amusing, changed his men SO as to
make Barnes, p; Anson, {, Glenn, l b.; Hines,
Rb.; Peters, S. $; White, 8 b.; McVey, /. f.;
Spalding, e. t; Bielaski, r. t., only two men
minutes the diamond was as lively as a circus,
and the air was full Of Hincs' legs, Whites
arms7 with a general flavor Of Barnes yellow
eap mixed in. The Athletics batted Barnes
Tell enough, but no runs were earned, errors
by Barnes, Hines, and McVcy preventing. As
m amusement the new arrangement Was sue
Tess, and the audience took more interest in it |
Than in any previous one after the first AS
consequence Of the errors referred to, the visit
DTS scored runs, making their score Z. In the
ninth inning the Whites were whitewashcd for
Tie first time in the game, and the Athletics
made runs, the first three players making
clean hits oil Barnes, and rather furnishing his
lame as a pitcher. Spalding came in aud re-
iered his alternate, and the game ended with
Lhc following t