Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-09
AN EXCITING FINISH.

AIN EXClIING FlNASkAs
 By a Lucky Bunching of Hits in the Eighth Inning the New Haven
 Team Snatches Victory Out or the
 Jaws ofDefeat-ssSnap,, Lang Makes
 a Three Ease Hit When Two Men : are on Bases and Saves the Day Tor
 His sTeam-Hornerss Good W0rK In
 the Box.
 The statement that game of base ball is never lost or won until the last man is out | in the last inning was never more truly | exemplifed than in yesterdays game at the Howard avenue grounds between the New Haven and Buffalo clubs of the East ern association. It was the eighth inning and the score stood 6 to in favor of the visitors, and every one had settled down to the firm conviction that the local team was "not in it." Eddie Sales was the first man in that eventful inning to face the pitching of Callihan who, up to this time, had been we'll nigh invincible. Eddie and every member of the team seemed to real ize the fact. that it was "do or die" at this stage of the game, and every one at once proceeded to Hdo." Sales found 'spatient waiting no loss," and was soon safely en- scounced on first base on four bad balls. The next man, Theisen, resolved to see what he could do by waiting, and he, too, was awarded with the initial bag in the same manner that Sales had been, the lat ter at the same time being forced to second. "Old reliable" Joe Sommer then walked up to the plate with his little stick, and from fifteen hundred hearts went up the prayer that he might make just one little hit. Hardly had he reached the plate when CalEhan pitched him ball which Joe thought was just about his size, and with mighty iunge he went after it. The next thing | known the ball was sailing out into the field for clean base hit, Sales had crossed l the plate and Thiesen stood safe on second | base. The crowd cheered and the game went on. "Jack" Horner, who had earlier | in the game made a nice single, came up smiling and the crowd only asked him to do as well as he had done before, but l "Jack" was not satisfied, and picking out | a nice inshoot sent it sailing to the extreme right field for two bases. | Then,- indeed, the crowd did cheer and 1 gave 8 slight foretaste of what was to
 happen later in the same inning. When 1 quiet again reigned it was ascertained that l Theisen had added another run to the local teams score and Sommer was stand
 ing on third base. s'Snap" Lang then
 came to the bat and soon had two strikes
 called on him. The next ball pitched just
 suited him, however, and to his own as
 we'll as every one else's surprise, he met it just where he wanted to, and soon Joe
 Hornung was seen running at full speed
 down toward the carriage rail in extreme
 left field. Then how the crowd did
 cheer and give vent to theil
 pent-up feelingsl The occupants of the
 right field bleachers seemed especially tc
 be unable to control their feelings and up
 into the air went hats, umbrellas, canes | etc., while every one on the seats rose at
 one man and gave forth one of the most
 1usty cheers ever heard on the loca
 grounds. When the smoke cleared away
 and the crowd had resumed their seats, tht
 fact flashed across the minds of all tha
 "Snap' had been equal to the occasion anG
 beside making the three base hit had sen two runs in ahead of him. The score a
 this stage stood Buffalo 6, New Haven 5
 and Lang was on third base. Annis pick cd out bat, came up to the plate, smash i! ed out 8 corking single and the score wa tied. The scene which then ensued beg
 gars description. Even the dogs whicl
 were on the ground commenced to bari
 and join in the general uproar, while ,5O lusty throats yelled themselves hoarse.
 The local team made their other tw l runs as follows: In the second inninl
 Pettee made hit, but was forced out a
 second by Sales hit to Smith. Sales i'm mediately stole second, went to third ol Theisen's single and scored on Sheffler' r error on Theisen's hit. The game was wol
 men were out Theisen was hit by pitched bill, stole second and scored ol Sommers third clean single.
 The visitors scored one run in the sec
 ond on an overthrow into the bleachers b 3 Lang, and McKeough's scratch single 3 ! Another in the third on an error b Pettee, passed ball, Macks sacrifice an 1 Theisen's error. In the fourth they adde , ! four more to their score on a home run b Mack, three-bagger by Hornung, a 3 error by Lally, single by McKeough,
 wild pitch and passed ball.
 The game as a whole was one of tn most interesting and exciting of the season
 The players of both teams put plenty Q
 snap and ginger into their work and i consequence the game was absolutely ire from dullness. Horner and Theisen wer l in the points for the home team, and tn
 former covered himself with glory. Fl
 struck out five men and again held tn heavy batters of the Bisons down to si
 hits. Jack is pitching the game of his Tiff this season, and is without doubt one c , l the pest IT not acCuaIly Gne pest pltcuoE the entire league. Theisen was considers bly, off yesterday in his work, whethe from nervousness or overwork it is hard tell. He has been worked almost to deat recently, owing to the fact that the clu had no other catcher. When he gets little we'll earned rest he will once more b better than the best of them. Callina
 and McKeough, the 'Trish battery" di
 excellent work for the visitors.
 t The features of the game were the e1 cellent fielding of Annis and Pettee an :, the stick work of Annis, Sommer, Farra , and Horner for the home team, and Mack Knowles and McKeough for the visitors. l The Rochesters will be the local team opponents this afternoon. Doran an
 Guinnasso will be in the points for tn
 home team, which will also be their frs , appearance in this city.
 NEW HAVEN. BUFFALO.
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