Year: 1865

The Grand Match In WashingtoA On
Monday-The Most Distinguish and
Fashionable Audience Ever Present ~
. Match-The Athletic Club OF Philadel.
phis Versus the National Club Of Wash.
ington-A Gala Week Among the Ball
Players.


Henceforb base ball is the national game Of America


The for recreaons base


ball become unprecedenedy popular The desire to par


tcpate In the sport has pervaded all classes from the
busy hard working mechanic who steals hour two
from his daily toll recqperate his energies by


ton the ball ded the stad minister Of the Gospel


who wisely affects the III effects Of his sedentary labors
with the beneficial exercise the game Affords Our SOL
ders have whied away the weary hours OF monotonous
camp duty with many game of ball; while college
students have made the wekn ring with their shouts of
victory in many we'll contested match; and whether
be trial Of skill between mines from rival Hre


panies between two regiments Of city militia, or q
grand match for the championship Of a State or the
country at large the gatherings induced have been graft


fed spectators Of games in which all parties have
Quoted themselves Ike and American citizens and
other sport pastime In vogue, which attracts
such immense assemblages, pride itself on such a
clear record.


1t is but a few weeks since called upon
to describe contest between two rival organiza-
tions for the honors Of the championship in which the
spectators numbered by the thousand and yet
perfect order and decorum marked the proceedings
throughout and hundreds of the beauty and fashion"
OF the city graced the with their presence But


remained for Washington carry off the palm in the
way OF Gaping the climax in this respect and the Ma
tiona and Athletic clubs-respectively of Washington
and Phadelphia-to achieve the enviable nooriety of
attracting the most distinguished audience ever present
at any contest OF the kind in this country The trial Of
cess attendant upon the meeting was the result of the
combined Efforts Of A. p German, ESQ., the able Post
master Of the Senate and Colonel Thomas Fitzgerald
the editor of the Philadelphia City Iem both of whom
have been the prime movers Of everything calculated to
advance the interests extend the popularity Of base
ball In their respective localities To Colonel Moore Of
Philadelphia also praise due for his excellent arrange
ments In connection with series of games which his


The Athletic Club so%e y strong left SAP Phadepha


In the quarter before twelve train Sunday night and
d' duly , arrived at Washington at quarter past
pot by committee Of the National Club, who
were in waiting with two stages to their guests
House absorbed the morning. and until the time for
mencng play the players returned to their hotel for


Al twenty-five minutes past two. everything being
prepared the felders the ground and the immense
gatherng Of spectators eagerly awaiting t6s onset The
their position in the field At this time the scene was
exceedingly picturesque the ladies' stand-crowded as il
was by the beauty and fashion Of washington being
especially attractive Hundreds were present who never
witnessed ball match before and their experience IN
te's contest has led them to become warm admirers Of
the game. -a s>r4zJyfe rs<ssfs


The Nationals opened play very favorably for grand
contest scoring three runs themselves and putting out
their adversarss for single In the second innings
however the Philadephians took decided lead scoring
II 70 the totals being 10 to This ratio was increased
as the game progressed the totals TIE close Of the
seventh innings being so to only In the eighth the
Nationals Failed little to the Of Ave runs thereby
making their total score double gures but the Athletics
Offset 1t with unprecedenedy fine batting they adding
less than seventeen TO their in the eighth
innings and twenty to the Nationals two In the ninth.
the final score being 81 to IL in favor Of the Athletics
n q tWpp he tha au1if
band present dscoursed for the ladies' this
cours, lengthened the game considerably Some idea
be formed Of the batting of the vicors by the
Of their scoring eighteen clean home runs their adver
saries getting throe The game, except the display OF
batting, was tedious one the swift pitching both
sides leading to heavy work for the pitchers and cachcs
and little for the 6elders The umpirng was Of thdmost
satisfactory character and the game most pleasant
meeting In every respect The following Is the score