Base Ball—The Eastern District Against South Brooklyn
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BASE BALL—THE EASTERN DISTRICT AGAINST SOUTH BROOKLYN.
The first match game of the season between first class clubs, was played yesterday after noon, by the Putnam Club of this district, against the Excelsior Club of South Brooklyn, on the grounds of the latter near Carroll Park. This is the fifth game between these Clubs during the last three seasons, and in the every instance except the first, a drawn game, the Puts have been victorious. Both Clubs have recruited and increased their strength very much during the past year, and a great degree of interest in the result of the game, was felt by ball players generally. The odds were decidedly in favor of the Excelsiors in the opinion of most the spectators, and they felt confident of an easy victory. Their friends were out in full force and the crowd of spectators was probably larger that was ever seen on a Brooklyn ball ground before. The Put's made one run on the first innings, and the Excelsiors 0. On the second, the Put's made 6 and the Excelsiors 2—and from this point forward it was evident to every one, that there had been some mistake in the calculations of the knowing ones upon the result. The other innings resulted as follows:—Putnam's 3d innings, 0 runs; 4th, 7; 5th, 2; 6th, 2; 7th. 7; 8th, 0; 9th, 9; total, 31 runs. Excelsior's 3d innings, 3 runs; 4th, 0; 5th, 2; 6th, 4; 7th, 0; 8th, 4; 9th, 3; total, 18 runs. The play on both sides was excellent; that of the Masten, the catcher of the Putnam side, in particular, eliciting universal admiration, and justifying, in some degree, the exultant boast of some of the Put's that he is No. 1 among catchers. The pitcher, too, is hard to beat, as some of the strong batters of the Excelsiors were compelled to acknowledge when they made one of those tips or missed a ball three times. The Excelsiors too had some splendid players, whose names it would be entirely unnecessary to particularize for the information of ball-players; as Leggett, Holder, Russell, &c., &c., are as well known as the game itself. They deserved a better fate than that which met them yesterday, for their conduct as gentlemen, both on and off the field, has always reflected credit upon the manly and healthful game they practice. They play the Eagle Club, of Hoboken, on the 24th inst., at Carroll Park, and all who witness the game will be amply repaid for their attendance. The Putnams play a match game next week with the Atlantic Club, the champions of Long Island, and if they should succeed in beating them, they will have great cause to congratulate themselves. The season bids fair to be a very exciting one to ball-players. A challenge has been sent to the Clubs of New York and Hoboken to turn out six men to play a match against nine men to be selected from the Long Island Clubs, and if it is accepted a grand time may be anticipated.
The following is the score of yesterday's game:
| PUTNAM. | EXCELSIOR. | ||||
| H. L. | RUNS | H. L. | RUNS | ||
| M. P. Masten, Catch. | 0 | 6 | Dayton, pitcher | 2 | 3 |
| J. V. Meserole, fi'ld | 3 | 4 | Young, 3d base, | 4 | 2 |
| Gillespie, 3d base | 4 | 3 | Leggett, Catcher | 2 | 3 |
| Jackson, field. | 4 | 2 | Ethridge, field, | 4 | 1 |
| McKinstry, short, | 5 | 3 | Coles, short, | 4 | 0 |
| Gesner, 2d base, | 3 | 4 | Wells, field, | 3 | 2 |
| Kelly, 1st base, | 3 | 3 | Holder, 2d base | 3 | 2 |
| Burr, field, | 2 | 4 | Sunderling, field, | 2 | 3 |
| Dakin, pitcher, | 4 | 2 | Russell, 1st base, | 3 | 2 |
| 31 | 18 |