The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-10
WON OUT IN THE NINTH.
Houston Pounded Burris in the Last
Inning.
GALVESTON WAS AHEAD UNTIL THEN.
An Excellent Game of Bail-Enthusiasm
of tho Audience when tho Bufraioes
Went to the Front.

championship series.
The game was a good one, it was well
played by both teams and was exciting to
a degree. especially in the last inning.
| When Houston went TO the bat in the
ninth the score was 3 to in favor of the
visiiots. IN fact. the visitors had been
ahead all through the game. with the
| bare exception of the first inning. The
| locul rooter5 Were on the anxious seat.
| They breatnlsssly watched the play hard
ly daring 10 hope that Houston would be
able TO win out. There was sigh when
| Wockbeclter. the first man up IN the
ninth, was thrown Out at first. 1.-THE
game IS Loaf" was heard on all Sides
Peoples hit safe for one bag and the
bleachers fit easier. Roach took first on
four bad ones. He lad a great eye. did
| that Houston pitcher and when two
cushions were covered the crowd began
! 10 howl.
Ard they howled Icing and loud They
arplauded everybody. and worked TO rat
tie Bunis. and Burris got u little nervous.
lie could not twirl them right. They DID
not g. where he wanted them to, and
| Belt didn't like IL. GalVCStons cdtcEf'
| Indicated his disappointment IN number
OF ways, They had the visitor grosEy
and wncn Jimmie Slagle picked up n 3
stick and went 10 the plate there was a
| loud cheer. Jimmie acknowl liged 1.
| with a long safe hit Just over BammCrts
| huid. Peoples spriuted from second ana
made the plate by throe feet, and Jack
| Roach wont TO third Smarter WAS mex,
| Up. Put 1t out for TWO bases, cried
some one in tho grand stand. Shaffer's
| reply Was Il swing aud the SEX ana me
| sphere made connection. The ban wenl
down tine foul liue uud struck tie Tense
| couldn't geu' in Il hurry, and Roach anu
Jimmie scored. The bleachcrs got UP on
| their MUD less aud nOWled. and the Ia
| dies IN the grand stand waved thHr ker-
| chiefs and appiauded. The critical pcrol
Was lassed, and no longer did they watch
| IN bfriChlcss suspense for the end to
| come. houston had the game won ana
| ihe'e was 40 Doubt about I. Tn seory
| stood t5 in the Butialoes' favor. Cote
| hit safe Tor two bases aud Shntier scored.
| the NEXT two mon MP were thrown out
ut frs.
y stranger in the vicinity would have
| known Houston NdS IN the lead, because
! those ycils told too well the tale Al
! though the Buffalocs were retired, lluus-
oman. were satisfied that the Dudes
would never oVcrtat- The local and they
! took a day Off 20 exhibit their satsfac-
! ton.
Everybody was holwing when Galveston
| went 90 the bat n the uth. Belt was
| inst up, and hc made a clean hil 70 CEN
Ter and reached second on il. kemmer
WAS next up. lie made long swing.
| IL ton in basket Reckei was under It.
and NJ course kemmer was out. buriis
| vas thp mex, victim. lly this titne Their
| Was loud applause, III the midst OF which
| Burris ht die bail Ii went Up Va B'
| AIR and came down tn the Vcin.tN oi
| dNille, Hnrrs, Il course, Wa out ana
he people began TO leave aud applaud.
ITS all over" said some one, as Hoover
went to the bat. And IT was. Hoover
made three Intellectual attempts 10 A.t
wind.
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