The Detroit times., 1910-11-28
CINCINNATI REDS
SURELY DID HAVE
SOME RUN MAKERS
TEAM TOURED COUNTRY IN 1850 WINNING SO GAMES
LOSING NONE, AND COMPILING MERE TOTAL
OF 2733 TALES

were surrounded each day Of game
by thousands oil people VINO $1,000
watching the returns by telegraph As
hey were posted by innings.
Every city which could boast OF q
club was eagerly seeking a chance e.
take tilt at The iuviucible conquerors
for il was agIeed tina deicat mus.
come 80 them some lime. and The cluu
which could secure the honor of al
mnistcrins the Aist defeat would b.
come almost rs famous as The Red
Stockings themselves.
The First Defeat for the Reds.
70 the Atlanucs OF Brooklyn fell
the glory OF checking ihe Red Stock
ings victorious career.
The ey mt occurred on the Athletics
grounds in Blookhn on June IA, 1870
IN the presence Ot a multitude OF spec-
taturs Zettein and Braiuard were
the pitchers; nine innings were played
and the score had ended IN tiet amid
great excitement
The Two captains, Harry Wright
and Robert Ferguson, came together
for conference, and had aboul agreed
20 call the game a draw when Presi
cent Champion who was travelling
with the Red Stockings, ordered Capt
Wright to play IL out. So the CincIn-
MATHS went 70 bat for their tenth in
ming and made two runs. In the minds
of the spectators this settled the game
and the cry went up. They can't be
beaten"
Nevertheless Capt. Robert Ferguson
would moi give up, and he led his mea
to bat for their last chance. An error
gave one batsman a base then Joe
Start sent the ball over Right Fielder
Cal McVeys head into the crowd
The spectators tried to keep McVey
away from the ball, but he broke
through. Then one OF the spectators
threw the bail back into the field,
whence il was returned to the diamond
in time TO keep Start on third base.
Ferguson's Winning Hit.
Capt Ferguson came along at this
point with a hit. which sent Start home
and again tied the score, leaving him
tFergusonJ at second. There were
two men out when Hall went TO bat
to win the game. He sent a ground
ball toward Shortstop George Wright.
Ferguson. by jumping over the bail,
succeeded in binding Wright, and
thc bail got partially away from the
latter
Meanwhile the captain OF the Ath
lctics kept on toward the plate, intent
on scoring the run which should end
the wonderful series OF victories of
the Red Stockings lie did score, but
by an error OF Catcher Allison. who
muiged The ball, which was ieided III
by Wright in time enough to cut of
Ferguson had IL been held.
Thus in a moment ended the year
aud half of unprecedented and IN.
broken truInphs OF the Cincinnatis,
and tho news within half an hour after
that run was scored had been tele-
graphed 10 almost every city, town
and hamlet IN the United States.
The officers OF the Cincinnati club
OF 1869 were. Aaron 49, Champion.
president: Thos G. Smith. vice presi-
dent; Edward r. Townley. treasurer,
and John T. Joyce. secretary.
The Tour Of the Reds in 1869.
The Cincinnati Reds reported in
ClnclnDatl early III April, 1903, ana
played number of practice games
with local and ueighboring teams.
II was soon decided 10 visit the east
ern cities. and a challenge was issued
to all the ball teams of the country
for match games with the Reds.
The eastern trip began In May, and
the Reds visited every city where they
could get a game, including st. Louis,
Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, Troy,
Albany Springfield, Boston, New York
Brooklyn Philadelphia, Baltimore.
Washington Wheeling and other
places.
Their tour was one triumphant
march. and they returned home on
July !, 1869 unbeaten. The progress
OF the team through the east had
been watched with the most intense in
terest by Cincinnati enthusiasts. who
welcomed the club with open arms on
It's return.
First Trip to the Coast.
During July and August the Reds
played long series OF games at home.
meeting and defeating all corners. In