National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-11
THE CHAMPIONS BEATEN.
A Brilliant Victory Won From the
Providence Nine.
Only six Innings Played-spicndid Fielding
by the observation-disclosures In the Left
F1eid-How the League Champions
Piayod-The Friends OF the
Home Club Encouraged
Ten to Three, Sc.
The proyldenoes and Nationals.

The National club need not tell their friends
or try to make the public believe, after the ex-
hibition they made yesterday with the Prov
licences, tho League champions, that they eau
not play ball Tho display was so far supe-
rior to that on tho occasion of the contest with
the Bostons that a spectator nj the three games
would doubt that the Nationals had the same
nine in the field they presented against the
representatives of the Hub.
Yet the only change made was Houck taking
command of the left field, and he proved tower
Of strength not only in his fielding, but at tho
bat. The attendance was good, but not so
large as formerly, which can easily be accounted
for. The miserable fielding of the homo club
recently caused many persons to believe that
the Providences would have walk cover, and
that IL was not question of who would be
victors but how bad the Nationals would be
beaten.
The Providence team arrived shortly after
3 o'clock, and on coming into the field were
heartily applauded. They acknowledged the
cordial reception by dofiing their caps, aud
soon were exchanging salutations with the
players of the home nine. They are body of
iiRe -looking men, wear uniforms of gray with
blue Stockings. and made Il very favorable i'm
preston. Hines, The Washington represcn-
tative, was soon singled nut, aud when he
stepped to the hone-platc, on his tG"n 10 BAT,
he not only was applauded, but received tiue
basket Of flowers, the gift of admiring friends
to the champion batter of the country. Mr..
w. L. Stems was chosen umpire, and at $3.50
the game commenced, with the Nationals at
the bat, aud they retired in one, two, three
order. After George Wright had life given
him by ball that Derby tried hard for but
failed to hold Start and Hines made base
hits and sent him home. In the second and
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the Nationals fourth, by hits of Houck and
Mcclellan and good base running, the former
secured aud earned his run.
In the same inning the Provideuces scored
two and earned one, the hits being made by
Ward and MCGeary, and the former and Far
r II reaching home Gross in this inning put
in a three baser, but was captured at home
plate by Farrell's hit to Latham aud the lat
| tcr's quick fielding TO Trott. The feature of
this inning, il not of the game, was tho mag
| nifcent lcft-hand running catch of Baker of a
| long fly ball to right centre field. 1t was
| finely done, and well deserving of the hearty
aud continuous applause bestowed upon the
player.
In the fifth innings the boys pounced upon
Matthews, and he was punished as bad as evei
he was in his life. Trott started with single
base hit, but Lynch batted him out ut second
Latham followed aud drove the ball to left
centre for three bases; Ellck fouled out Nc
Clellan drove a liner to the right field fence
for three bases. Then came Baker Derby
Mack aud Trott for the second time in tn,
innings with safe hits, and when Lynch wen
out aud closed the innings six runs had been
made aud five OF them earned. Providence,
was BANKED both in that aud the succeedin.
innings, and the Nationals added three NOR,
to their score in the last inning obtained BY
their opponents mistakes.
At the close of the third innings, when thu
Nationals had driven Matthews from his pO
sition as pitcher, Ward took his place, but hi
debut was not much of an improvement, a
his errors gave the Nationals two of the tire
runs made.
The members of the National team all playe
so well that it would be difficult to tell t
Latham at second, Mcclellan at short, Lyme
pitching and the outheld, with one exception
gave flultless exhibition. Trott caugl
finely, but was little too strong in THROWN
to second. Ellick, excepting one poor stol
was entitled to as much glory Us the res
Baker and Lynch both met with accident
during the progress of the game, but fortu
nately they proved not to be of serious nature
The Providence nine did some excellen
work aud 1t Is not strange thst they won tn
championship. George Wright showed hin
self still TO be number Que short-stop, Will
old reliable Joe Start, at first base, seems
good as when, years ago, he was one of III
props of the Atlantic nine. Farrell at secon
and McGeary at third evidently have all Ill
points of the game down fine, aud are valuabl
members OF the nine. Gross barring tw
passed balls, caught remarkably well for til
difficult and unsteady pitching he was con
PEELED to face. OF the outheld nothing br
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