The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-17
sKILL ~ THE DIfuOND rTELD.
a Finely Contested Bnii Game Between the
IIartfnrds ana brown stockings

The lIartiords Of Brooklyn and the St
Louis Brown Sto kings played their second
match for the League championship in Brook
lyn yesterday. Owing 10 the recent rain the
grounds were in poor condition. which mado
the fielding very difficult. The s. Louis club
were slightly the iuvortos with the betting men
before IN" game began. but after nine innings
Of remarkably iinr playing tn Hartlords Won
10y score OF . 10 3.
The fielding OF the home club was unusually
fine. while they lattcd Nicholss effective pitch-
ing with ease. Larkcn-s pitching was very
good. Although the visitors made nine hits ON
his delivery. 1t was the tri Ky pitching that pre-
vented them from scoring moro runs. Start
played wen ut first base. ~ did Carey ut short.
and Burdock at second. Ferguson led the
score at the hat. or the S. Louis Clnpp's
catching was n feature. Bnitin played n very
strong fcding gam" at third ba-". n did Force
s'or" at the bat. Mr. kenny of the Old
Manii" tuh wgs ~" umpire, and the
game hy going ont at first ha-" Stiut got his
first on q good hit. but wa forced out at SECOND
n-sisted ly a Wild I1t'h hy Nichols. gave bur.
dock ll- third, and Carry second base. Two
men went ont. and Ferguson was the next
side should retire or score. After waiting for
som" time for a. bail To- suit, he hit one ont Of
Ferguson was forced out N s-cond his" 10y
Nork's hit TO paitin closing the first inning
the first striker for thu s.. Louis Club AMI he
opened with a. splendid hit over centre
llrld, by which he got ihree, lases
mad. a hasc MI, which oarn"d Dorsan
run. Another hus. hit 10y Battin, with q passed.
bah 10y HarbridGc. gave the 81. LOUIS club two
earned. In the soc mi and third innings both
sides wore retired without scoring. Baltin
4 flI,if fitf
base. For.n male his first ON a good hit. and
liomsen followed with another Int. AMI sent
Fore" 10 SECOND. Croft then mad" ha-" lll
and hlled all the bases Bong WAS the u NJ
striker. and II Depended on him whether u
dunhlo play would be- nude or a ran. IL .-ota
EAU Ia suit Nnd hc mnd" rriiy ml I" c"u'rt
ll"M, and Force ran .honir. E"m-"n attempted
To- fellow For but Hod-wnrih hedcd tny BAH
- lulckly that kgm-"n was caught 40 home
plate. Nichols mad" IN" third man oui hy re-
trin- ou u iiy to liold-wurth. clos .us tlr nul TX
VIII an "arn'd rum ior the visitors, VIII 4 put
Neither cluh scored in tho nth inning start
oprnci lh' ,Nth imnins wt4 y. nt,l h'i ivr
Two ins'S After Battln had put Oui Hurio i
and Carey Ferguson made pratty lit out of
i'twl oi inc nrt.rr-. an sent Start hou" amt
enth inning. and Force and VI Graroy ma 10 90
lriiy dunhlr pay In the eighth InNlns. art T.
two men wrro out Burdork an Carey "a 'h
Wi,de bus" hts, and on Wild pitrh b, Nichols
lurlocN reached third and Carey second base
Ferguson WIS the uoNt striker. ami Dee again.
for tue m ri time made the hit that sent in tn
runs York went "ui on lou t. Cmpp, cior 100 /,
Il" inning with twp runs for III" HON" cluh
Neither club scored IN the last inning and M
Hariur'ls retired from the irl victorious. In
scored it was fcrsusons line batting thaI sent
IN the runs.
Il l.s. 9 g 2 8 g 3 g.
NEW HAvFN. June lG.-The Ynlo Freshman
nin Iei' W"l the Brown InlNrr,y irr~hiurn
game. two wrcks ago. was won by the Brown
Freshmen by ljtol.