Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-02
ADIEU TO AUSTRALIA.
How Spalding'S Ball Team
Left the AntipOdes.
SCORE OF THE LAST GAME.
President Nimick Talks About The
League Schedule Meeting.
MEETING OF THE COUNTY LEAGUE.
Ten Clubs Agreed UpOn---Oakland and
Sewickley Admitted.
SCORE OF THE LAST GAME.
MEETING OF THE COUNTY LEAGUE.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAT

rsPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DISPATCH.
ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA,
January 8, 1889.
The visit of the American baseball play
ers has now become a matter of history.
They played their farewell game on the 9Th
inst, and are now homeward bound across
the Indian Ocean. The last game in Mel
bourne was witnessed by the greatest gath
ering that attended any Of the games in the
Colonies. There were between 10, 900 and
12.0ee people present, but they were not at
tracted by the game of baseball alone. In
addition to the contest between the Chicagos
and All-Americas there was a game be-
tween the former and a picked team of
American residents, calling themselves the
Melbourne Baseball Club; cricket ball
throwing contest to beat the Australian
record, and football game between the
Carleton and Port Melbourne clubs, both
prominent organizations. A balloon ascen-
sion by "Prof." Bartholomew was also adj
vertised. but owing to a strong wind he did
not 60 up, and doubtless caused degree of
disappointment that the other attractions
scarce compensated for. The contest be-
tween the American picked nine and the
Chicsgos was an old-fashioned mufing
game, and the efforts of the amateurs afford
ed the natives unbounded amusement.
Three innings suficed to show how thor
oughly the professionals could trIfe with
them and still win by score of II to o.
The football game proved splendid and
exciting sport and resulted in three goals
for each club after two homes play. The
strong impression which the game had al
ready made on the American athletes was
thoroughly emphasized. During an inter-
mission which occurred
THEY KICKED THE BALL AROUND
among themselves and their futile efforts to
initiate the skill of the regular players gave
evidence that the game was not quite so
easy as it looked, and required practice and
training in order to become efficient. The
enthusiasm of the spectators over it was as
demonstrative as that which characterizes
big American gathering alta close and ex-
citing game of baseball between champion
clubs. The ladies, as well as the men, ap-
pear to be fully up in all the points of the
game and apparently familiar with the names
of every one of the 30 players who compose the
two teams. 1t is q clever and exhilarating game
and it is to be hoped that it may become an
outdoor sport in America during the months
when the baseballers are resting after their sea-
sons work.
The game between the Chicagos and ALI
Americas was well played on the part of the
former. Baldwin and Daily did the best battery
work that they have on the trip Hanlon led
on with safe hit for his side in the first inning
but after that not another hit was made. The
interest of the spectators seemed to have in
creased siuce the clubs made their first appear
ance in Australia, and they were exceedingly
discriminating in their applause. Baseball
could certainly be made popular if there was
good team at hand to keep up the interest that
1t has awakened.
THE FULL SCORE.
The score of the game was as follows;