The "New York Giants" beat the "White Stockings" of Chicago yesterday

The first baseball demonstration took place yesterday in front of a small audience at the Olympic Stadium in Colombes, performed by the famous American teams the "Giants" of New York and the "White Stockings" of Chicago. This first match had mainly attracted English and Americans, already familiar with this sport, but, on the other hand, few Parisians, for whom this demonstration was nevertheless intended.

The "Giants" beat the "White Stockings", by 8 points to 0, after a very lively game, very scientific, but very close. Until the 7th round, the game was not very attractive, neither team managing to open the score. It should be noted, however, in the 4th "inning", a pleasant phase, provided by New York, which reached 3rd base, without however being able to complete the round.
In the 70th "inning", the "Giants" batter managed to place several balls that were difficult to take back and successively Bentley, Mensel, Jackson, Mac Junès, Henline and Groh completed the full round. The "Giants" led by 6 to 0.
During the last two "innings", the "Giants" scored two new points, while Chicago's score remained blank. New York won by 8 points to 0.
The game, very severely played, was very interesting... for the initiated, but presented less attractions for the neophytes. This, for two reasons: the first was the lack of information due to a defective organization: the uninformed public and to whom no information was given, either before the match or during the game, could not follow the different phases and a fortiori, appreciate the subtleties of the game. Secondly, the very quality of the game, too tight, too scientific, practiced by players whose each gesture is of astonishing precision, which increases its speed even more, did not allow it to be followed with ease. It would have been necessary, for a demonstration match, to encourage the pitchers to serve easy balls, which would have allowed the batters to catch them more easily; the game would have been less monotonous and the broader development of its various phases would have presented a much greater interest for the uninitiated spectators, for whom the match was specially intended.
That said, we can only applaud the virtuosity shown by the two teams who engaged in a splendid duel, during which each of the men demonstrated a skill, a speed of execution denoting the severe and continuous training that one can hardly find except among such professionals. Noteworthy is the magnificent game of the pitcher of the "Giants",