Telegram-herald., 1891-06-05
PlLIZ SAVED THU CANE
Which Was q Hot One From Start
10 Finish.
DOTY AND ROOkS DESERVE CREDIT
The Game Was Anybody's Up TO the Last
Half of the Last inning-Crases Hart
His Leg BADLY While kanning
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Was "lulu." IL the home team had
lost IL couldn't have been called by any
less sweet a name. When the last man
WAS out ia the last half of the ninth q
feeling of sweet conientment crept over
the enthusiastic crowd, such as comes
TO a new papa when he Is softly IN
formed that 1t Is boy. They felt
happy and as good natured as summer
girl with the lovlIest bonnet IN church.
OH but what strain IL was. ConscIen-
tious Ma DOty stepped into the box and
began 10 catch II from the start.
"Snorty" Graves made as pretty hlt
AS you ever saw. Right over second
and he Was soon resting on hrst, and
came near being stepped on 10y Uncle
"Breck." The artist who poses at thlrd
base bears the enphonious name OF
Rathbun without any k. lie is built on
the flag pole plan. He didn't sue
ceed in getting to his base, but
Graves got 10 second. Popkay
came up promptly at roll call
and did ms duty. aud Graves went 10
Fatty" Brennans flag station. Doly
die. Boland held Up the cushion on
his left hand and thought of that raise
III salary that he mad last week.
BoIand's Big Mistake.
If he hadn't thought about il. he
wouldn't have had a passed ball Justthen
but Graves put both feet on the rubber
while wall of woe relieved the feelings
of the anguish stricen crowd. "Oh, we
have the best team on earth" said
Whalen. ave can make a run any
time we want TO. We have all We want
this inning," SO they quit. Things went
on quietly till the fourth, but not a
run graced the home score. Then the
orphans went in for another. Step lad
der Rathbun without any RI got a
base on balls and scored on Whalen's
hit. Still the sluggers did not
slug. They waited till every
body WAS ready TO hedge on
Bay City. In the seventh they awoke.
Uncle ''Breck" got his base by accurate
waiting. Brennan got an inshoot just
south of his spleen and limped away
toward first scratching his back as
though he had bite, Doty was due
for hit. He hit the pebble a gentle,
carressing swipe and while he was get
ting to first "Breck" made ten second
dash and just hit the plate in TIME to
get out of Brennan's way. Two runs. In
the eighth, Rocks made hit and stole
second. Old man Roussey repented for
his previous inactivity and made two
baser. A mighty shout rent the am
bient air.
What whaien said.
"Never mind" said John Whalen,
ave have the best team on
earth, and if We are orphans we can
make run any time we want It," Yet
IN tie first half of the ninth Bren-
mans double and two sacrifices
gave lead of two. "Just zee us get
'em now" said Whalen. Popkay sent
one high in the air over Old Man
Roussey. Roussey went after 1t but got
his lines crossed and muffed it. In an
effort to catch the big Swede at second
Doty nearly Knocked Katz over. An
other hit and Popksy scored. Whalen
in a few minutes got TO second, and
then to third. A hit would settle onr
hash. "Just see me get ,D,' sang out
Whalen from third. Handiboe waved
wildly at two balls. One more would
tell the yarn. Everybody drew in their
toe nails and breathed hard. Doty
doubled himself up and as he unwound
the ball came like rife shot into the
hungry hands of Bolan. Some
thing stopped it with whack. The
bsll tore piece out of the
''Little Dipper," and then dropped into
the hands of Peltz in deep right field.
Everybody breathed hard, for just as it
was caught Whalen started To sprint
home to beat Luther Cary's record.
Pelz drew back and the ball flew with a
streak of pink flame behind il, on a
line right into Boland's hands-and
Whalen twenty miles away. "Well.
we made you fellows feel chilly" he
sad as he began to collect his goods
and chattels, while a happy crowd
fioated out.