Year: 1872

Continuation or the Grand Tournament-


The Athletics Going for That One


Thousand Eight Hundred Dollar


Prixe-Anothor Game Lost by the Mu-


tuals.


The crowd In attendance at the ban match yes
terday on the Union Grounds was not so large as
on previous occasions during the tournament
although about fourteen hundred persons paid
their hfty cents admittance at the gate. As the
weather was somewhat more propitious than on
Friday the general impression seemed to prevail
that the play would be marked by fine fielding on
either side, but in this the spectators were wrong,
as the Mutuals have seldom played worse than they
did IN three or four innings on this occasion Full
mer and Hatfield were their especial weak points,
neither OF them seeming able to throw the bah
anywhere but in the wrong place.


The Athletics went first to bat and through the
most stupid errors imaginable on the part OF the
Mutuals they scored seven unearned runs. Cuth-
BERT the first striker hit well to left field for two
bases. Mcbride gave McMullen q nice ny, which
was well attended to. Anson took the bat and sent
John Hatfield warm grounder, which that player
picked up finely, but in throwing to first sent the
ball with such force, Notwithstanding there was no
occasion for 1t, as to split Starts hand. Had the
ball been thrown directly at Start the velocity with
which It came would not have made much differ
ence, but instead Of throwing it at him Hatfield
sent the ball about four feet to Joes right which
precuded the possibility or its being held.
This absurd error cost the Mutuals every run
the Athletics got IN that inning, as the
next striker was taken on foul fly by
Hicks, when, instead OF but two being out the side
should have been retired. Hicks, Pearce, Fulmer,
Hatfield ana Boyd made other garIng errors before
the inning was concluded. OF course the Mutuals
drew blank as their portion OF this model inning,
although Anson failed to hold line ball from Hat
fields bat In the second inning the first Athletic
striker was taken by Hatfield and Start, and the
next one-Reach-got to his second base on bad
throw Of Cummings to Start Malone now sent up
high ny to Pearce In right field, and the moment
He was not fast enough, however, as Pearce threw
the bah IN nicely to Hatfield who in turn passed 1t
as an oven. and before. MI. Reach could
reach the bag the ball was on him.
fns a11 e bit Of fielding ay o. ra quite
and the spectators showed their appreciation OF It
by applaudng Justify. A dropped foul ny BY An
secured for the sMutesn two runs, one OF them
earned. A bad throw by start to Hatfield, passed
BAH by Hicks and three-base hit BY Mack. two
baser by Malone and single one by Ftsler gave the
Athletics three runs In the last inning When the
.Mutes" went into the Held In this inning they very
fOOlishly took Fulmer from short and placed him
at third, sent Boyd from third to right field and
brought Pearce In to short.


After banking the Athletics In the fourth inning
the Mutuals got in run through an error OF
Fisler. Neither side scored in the fifth inning,
Cuthbert and Mcmillan each making fine catches
In the left field. foul bound to Hicks
and neat double play by Peirce, Hatfield
and Start disposed Of the Philadelphians In the
sixth inning, but not until they had gotten in a
run Off Fulmer's bad throw to first base OF Cuth-
bcrt's ball. Start was given out on first by very
close decision OF the umpire, Boyd made base
hit to short field, Hicks was taken on the ny by
Treacy-but not until he had fouled the ball four
times, each time hitting Malone in the shoulder
and Pearce was beautifully taken by Cuthbert In
left field, thus closing the inning for another blank.
The seventh inning was made interesting by good
running catch each by McMulen and Cuthbert, and
q foul bound well taken by Malone. Neither side
scored. The Athletics were whitewashed again
in the eighth inning McMullen making o
long run for 1oul ball which he
got on the bound, and then the
New Workers went In for two runs OF errors by
McGeary, Fisler and Mcbride. Eggler came to the
front with magnificent one hand running catch
in the last inning. which was warmly applauded,
and the side having been put out for another OF
'th0se round things" the Mutuals took the ash for
q last attempt. A nun by McGeary came very near
giving the New York boys run, but only very near,
as the last man was put out at first base, just ~
Fulmer was crossing the home plate.


From the above 1t will be seen that Hatfield alone
lost the game to the Mutuas, as his throw in the
first inning gave the Athletics runs without
which they would have been defeated by score o.
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