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Show 13 to 12. In Favcr of the Athletics m Yes-I Yes-I terday's Game. Tdo crowd that assembled at the base ball groundB yesterday afternoon waa eimply immense, the occasion being the first match of the Beriea between the Athletics of San Francisco, Fran-cisco, and the Deaereli of this city. Tbia waB owing to the leputation of tbe Athletics for being one of tbe finest cluba on the coaot, and tbe well known popularity of the Deeerets, as the champions of the territories. Th 3 betting bad been generally against tbe home club, but the odds were by no means great, and many heavy even bets were made and taken. The suit of the Athletics is rather pretty, being be-ing white, with navy blue stockings stock-ings and blue hats. The members are neither very heavy nor very light, but they are unquestionably skilful players, and persona of the most excellent ex-cellent judgment, which has been cultivated. As for the Deeerets, they are in an unfortunate condition, five of the nine men being injured in some way and really unfit for playing. However, they were game. The DeBerets went to the bat first, and came out whitewashed. Tbe Athletics followed, making 4 runs. The crowd began to open ita multitudinous multi-tudinous eye at this feat, and came to the conclusion that tbe Deserets had attempted to take care ofa white-elephant. white-elephant. In the 2d innings the home club made 1 run, and in the 3d, Toms, left fielder, made a home run, which waB vociferoualy applauded. Another An-other run was made in the 4th innings. The next three innings were successive suc-cessive whitewashes. The Athletics, on the other band, made two runs, in the 2d innings, one in the 3d, were whitewashed the 4lh, made five in the 5tb, one in the 6th and were whitewashed in tbe 7tb, Sib and 9ch. No hope whatever waB entertained for the i Deaerets up to the commencement of the 8th inninga and their bad playing, which was so much worse than bas been seen at any time during the present season, contrasted strangely strange-ly with the careful, Bkilful aud cool playing of their opponents. However, '. at the 8th inninga the Deaerets made a Bpurt, and getting the Athletics Ath-letics rattled a little, made six excellent ex-cellent runs, iorcing their score which at the commencement of the 8th innings stood 3 against 13 up to 9, and reviving the hope of the crowd that the ultimate result would not be so bad, after all. Aa before stated, the Athletics did not make anything in the 8th innings, ' while the Deserela got in three additional ad-ditional runB on the 9th innings, and again whitewashed the San Francisco boys, tbo Bcoro standing 13 to 12. Tbia showing was such an unexpected surprise to the crowd that they re-joioed re-joioed almost as heartily as though tbe reiult had been a victory. The game, on the whole, was long, and at times rather tedious, occasioned by the very unfortunate number of errors on tbe part of the Deserets, which made it painfully one sided until the cloBe. Tbe Athletics had many friends in the crowd, who applauded vociferously at their euccesa, and were ominously silent when the home boys made a good play. Mr. W. W. Macintosh umpired tbe gams and was, as he always is, aB fair and unbiased aa an umpire can be, but Culleu, tbe back Btop for the Athletics, waa not disposed dis-posed to acquiesce quietly in hia decisions, and made bis objections dieagreeably ma lifest to tbe crowd. It may be tbe custom in San Francisco Fran-cisco to display temper in such matters, but it ia not appreciated here; neither ia the hisBing that was indulged in by a number of persona claiming to be gentlemen, at tbe Athletics, when the Deserets made their euccessful runs in the 8th in-ningB. in-ningB. ecore : 123450789 A 4 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 0-13 D-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 U2 The next game comes ofl on Mon aay, and though tbe excellence ot tee Athletics must be conceded, they will play much belter, or the Deserets much poorer than ueual, before they come ofl again successful. |