Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-09-17
EUREKA VS.. BRISTOL.
Full Account of the Late tame OF
Base Ball.

Commencing last Saturday evening, says
the Record of Saturday last, Phoebe was in
a fever of excitement in regard to the
match game Of base ball that was to come
off the following Monday between the
Bristol and Eureka Clubs. The residents
Of Phoebe knew not what to make Of the
matter. They were satisfied that the Bris-
tol Club proper, or any additions to it
within the last month, could not even beat
the Chloride Club, and they kept wonder
ing what nigga on de fence there was in
the arrangement that they should attempt
to play the Eurekas. On Sunday it had
began to be bruited about that Bristol had
imported a lot Of professionals-some re-
ports saying from Chicago, others from
Cincinnati, Salt Lake and San Francisco.
1t was the opinion generally that a job had
been ''put up" and professionals imported,
who arrived in Bristol Saturday evening
and were to play the Eurekans Monday.
The members of the Eureka Club kept
kind of quiet, saying that their articles of
agreement, to play by Spaulding's rules,
would prevent the running in Of any out
siders who had not been members of the
Bristol Club for thirty days, During Sun
day evening considerable talk was INDUCED
in in regard to the matter, and some very
cunning remarks were made by those who
thought they had the best of it. A promi-
nent Rristolian stated that it was not done
to catch outsiders, but to "break the necks
OF the damned Piochers."
On Monday a large crowd vent to see
the game played. Previous to the game
Lofnn ca1Ia1 Mr. ponoro {ha TTDars~o akokx.
that he was approached by an individual
from Bristol, whose name he declined to
state, who offered him $3.50 if he would
decide that the Eureka Club had to play
the Bristol Club with the imported addi-
tons. Rogers replied that he would decide
what was right, and nothing else. In the
meantime Donnelly and Roxbury had seen
the importations, who we're found to be
Crawford and Daniels, pitcher and catcher
Of the Athletics Of San Francisco, and
asked them "what ii was they came n?''
They stated that they knew it was a thiev-
ing arrangement, but that there was money
in it for them, the Bristolians paying them
very literally.
At ~ O'Clock the game was called by
Umpire Rogers, whereupon Donnelly, the
Captain OF the Eureka Club, stepped for
ward and objected to Crawford and Daniels
playing with the Bristol Club, they not
being members of that club, but members
OF the Athletics. The Umpire read
'Spaulding's Rules in regard to the mat
ter, and then ruled them out Of the game.
The Umpire again called the game. but the
BristoliaDs declined to play, after which
the Umpire declared all bets off and that
the main stakes of $500 aside belonged to
the Eurekans.
This being decided, the Chloride Club
took Crawford and Daniels as pitcher, and
one OF the members Of the Bristol Club to fill
ont the nine, and played a few innings with
the Eureka boys, playing a pretty even
game, closing in favor Of the Eurekans, the
tally being8 to 7. AT this point the catcher,
Mr.. Daniels, having met with a misfor-
tune to his unmentionables, was obliged
to retire from the game. The Chloriders,
with Crawford and Daniels, would be able
to dish up to their Eureka friends the same
disastrous defeat as they themselves have
just met with, even though hat nine has
got four professionals in it.
The Bristolians are out considerable
money on their little arrangement, some
where between 81 500 and 50, 900, but as
the men who put it up are immensely
wealthy, and have more money than they
know what to do with, the loss Of it does
not trouble them much.
This will probably wind up the base ball
playing in this section for some time, and
there has been a vigilance committee or
ganized for the purpose of hanging any
person who dares to mention base ball for
the next two months.