, 1876-05-11
SPORTING NEWS.
Inauguration tn Chicago OF the
Baseball Season OF 1873.
Tho Cincinnati Delegation Pol.
islel OF to the Tune Of
& to q.
Taztsst Two.Mile Time on Record
Made at Lexington Yeatsrday.
BASEBALL.
CHICAGO vs., CtNC1NNAf1.

II looks as Il ehe Chicago Club management
had done It at.last-had selected club 70 6tly
represent this city, and therefore to excoi all
other clubs In the West, II not In the country.
This club OF ours went away down Into the rural
districts, and won pretty much all tho games Il
played, which circumstance was so strnngc to
Chicago that Its people who take an interest In
the game inquired when the nine was coming
bach, aud nhen It could be seen here; and, t1nd*
ing out, arranged to attend the 1Fst game and
give tho boys a reception.
That vas whnt made 5000 or 6,0oo people
stand IN limo yesterday and 60 through
MI sorts of troubles 10 get tickets
and seats for Chicago's opening game
Of tho Centennial year. Then, too, the weather
encouraged tho attendance, for finer day for
game was hardly ever seen.
To the grcat delight Of the audience, tho full
White Stocking nine was out, aud Ivory tnan
was where hc belonged from tho inpass!vo
White around to the ngilc Atldy and from tho
surc-llanled Iowa infant down through tho
grades Of height to Capt Bob Shorty, WHO
teetcrctl nll over tho intc!d as he thought there
WAS occasion.
The damage done to the grounds had been
fully repaired before tile gunle was called, lnd
they presented very Mutil tho same spectacle
this year as last, except Tint tho grass was In
than ever before.
There was some little curiosity atnong the
audience to know how Capt. spnldIng pro.
posed e psy a hs y, tCh'cogo IN tH vtn
dencst kln q dampy BALI, II bet,'E % privilege
Of III os Sla II s;er 4 arn!s The ns
ing uhes among tie audience noted that 3tahn,
or rdoub1ccover. ball was III usc.. With this Kind
aa trr1l hHftrV hH If4ulHYGu. nnIl
tue auaIeMcc aru .not forced to vii III
a,couplu u hours md go succss+!ye hi.a passed
have chance to show wliclhcr they nEe ball :1ay
era not Il clear that tho basc bail audience
et Chicago will be pleas9sa al 70 scs ths gang Glaysd
Wh!tcs 10 play with ball, and not lump Of duff.
THE GAME.
At 400 speldinE, having won M tho tos*' faced
Ecaelef. and tho latter opened business by Afford
followed with = hnld hit which Peters
plo lIls"fi line. 'aoaid hit q lard and ana liner
down toward Glenn, and attempted to take second,
but Glenn gathered tho ball IN good shape and
barnes led Oh Tho Whitn Stocking scofc by
sendlng b9undcr 70 Booth, which was inexcus-
sy Ssa x I'D t sAs ss II; i osE s ' s Ss
,sas good ior oac base, but which Clack handled
badly alloMing the fanet 1 reach @ tsegnd and
nado beaatifal iIne shot into centre ieid which
brought In both barnes anl Anson. spaIdlug and
a slGssd the nnnS y cs to Gask
bit 70 Aneon which looked safe, but the bly, man
handlcd i beautifully, and, taxing the kinEs out
shot. il was tho perfection Of third bnse pay, and
desersed lhe rond ot applause which u rccelved.
Aga" n the foow'ng nas AHsSn n was thS r. T.
picked up neatly, Int sen, 10 slcvry rather low,
80 that she latier tnafed II, making tho only 1ea
IL n soensa # sns %oaa sn as hid e s s e
Of being tho GEst club to play championship