Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-20
Sport at Hamilton Park.
A Cold Day fOr Newspaper Men-ShoV Points In the National Game by t

A Cold Day for Newspaper Men-ShoWn
 Points In the National Game by the
 City Hall Nine.
 Nine newspaper men laid aside their quills yesterday afternoon and went out to Hamil- ton Park to snatch the plume that has rested
 on the City Hall during the past week. The rain had no terrors for them-they were
 often out in wetter times. Neither did the loud boasts of their City Hall opponents
 scare them-they knew the latter were in- wardly quaking, and were talking loud to
 keep their courage screwed up to the point of meeting them. At o'clock, therefore, one of Smedley's four horse barges, kindly fur nished by the Smedley Brothers for the occa' slon, was filled with the quill drivers, and
 the City Hall nine were picked up on Church street. The game was called by the umpire, Lawyer Charles Ives, amid drenching rain, and started off with the newspaper men in | the field. Brethauer, the first striker, got ! around after Editor Graves at third base had | thrown the ball over Scott, the first base ! mans head, almost to the race track, proba- l bly, thinking Jumbo was on the first bag. | The next three strikers went out, however, | without another run being scored. The l newspaper men then gathered themselves for | their turn at the bat and made two runs. In 1 the second inning tie City Hall men added ! few more to their score, and the newspaper \ men saw them for another lead. In the next 1 inning the City Hall men had 8 regular pie l nic, tor alter several men were out the pitch 1 CT lost control of the ball, which was like l a three cornered bundle of soaked rags, and
 the City Hall players stood up like little men
 and let good balls go by while they waited for the inevitable seven balls But plcnlcs | have ending and the newspaper men hnal- ly got another chance at the bat. From this
 time out, however, they were unable to get
 the lead on their opponents, and though ! they fought a steady up hill game they could not even up the score. In this inning Dr.
 Doherty, the third baseman of the City Hall
 nine distinguished himself by removing the
 kid gloves which he had been using Fire I Marshal Kennedy also took off his rubber
 coat and Town Agent Reynolds rolled up his l pants This looked bad for the newspaper
 men, but when City Clerk Pigott took
 off his hat and yelled from center field
 the jig was up and the side went out.
 scott now went between the points for the
 newspaper men and found, as did the previ-
 ous pltcher that the City Hal! men were
 stay ers,-they stayed until seven balls gave
 them the first bag. Then Walker at short field had to get In his work, and thinking
 that Splain at first base wanted more exer-
 else sent hlm hunting the leather over in the I race track. COuntryman at center field tack | led s fly ball, but he probably didn't expect ! to catch it-and he uldn't. A City Hall man
 then gave Osborn at right field chance to
 cover hlmselt with glory-and he did 1t by l letting hls man around. The sixth inning \ was the daisy one for the newspaper men. | Neal, the first striker, got around to th1rd 1 Dr. Doherty in the meantime striking out.
 Fire Marshal Kennedy then got down to l second, and thinking that Neal had no busi- l ness there tried to drive him home by claim | ing the bag himself. But Hemingway and l Graves alsliked that way of doing ! things, and put both men out, making 8
 double play which probably surprised item ! more than 1t did the base runners. In their | half ot thls inning the scribeS piled up sever | al runs, and 1t looked as though the game ! would be theirs, but just then 1t became too
 dark for safe play ing and good men are
 scarce the game "as called, he score standing 20 to 17 Tn 1ayor of the City hall nine. The
 hines were made up as follows; City Hall
 McHugh, D.; Bretnauer, c.; Neal, h.. Gler-
 kin, 2D. Doherty, 3b.; Crowley, s. s.; Ken
 nedy, l. f.; Pigott, c. f.; Reynolds, r. f.
 Newspaper n1ne-Splain, D.; Hemingway, c.;
 Scott, h.; Meagher, 2b.; Graves, 3b. Walk Ter, s. s.; Lyon l. f.; Countryman, c. f.; Os- ! born, r. f. When the hines meet again the | chickens will be sent home to roost on the l other side of the fence, for the newspaper
 men learned yesterday that they need prac-
 t1ce and they will immediately lease field
 and hire trainer. Anyhow they are bound ! to take chat chip.