The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-26

and college yells from college threats
told plainly that great contest for
/ the championship of the South would
/ soon come off.
/ College youth and fair lasses from
! Virginia and North Carolina drove to
the baseball park at the end of Main
street, and by o'clock two thousand
people were on the grounds.
/ The Carolina and Virginia teams left
/ the Hotel Burton driving out Main
! street. All along the line the people
/ of Danville were partial in giving their
! cheers to the Tar-HeeIs.
The TaT-Heels were the first to ar
rive at the grounds, led by Capt. Stan
/ ley and were greeted with viciferous
! cheers.
! The Virginians arrived shortly after
wards and were also cheered.
At 3.45 the enclosure was packed
I with spectators At o'clock Umpire
1 Heydler. who was sent down by Presi-
/ dent Nick Young of the National
/ League, called the game with the
/ North Carolinians in the field, PearsaH
/ in the box.
/ Every man who was to take part in
! the game was in fine condition. Each
man that went into the field strained
/ his every nerve to add glory and honor
| to those already won by their institu-
! ton.
President George T. Winston, of the
University of North Carolina, and
/ Chaumair Thomson of the faculty of
! the Virginia University, were present
among many other distinguished visi-
I tors.
! AS the Carolinians went into the
/ field from the bleachers came Il roar
which ended in the familiar "Hacl<ie.
hacliel sisl boom! bah! Carolina!
Carolina! rah! rah! rah!"
On the grounds had been placed a
| telegraph instrument by the Western
Union Telegraph Company, which was
worked by an expert sending full ac-
count to Chapel Hill, where 500 stu
dents heard the news called out and
cheered each play as though they saw
it.
The game in detail was as follows:
FIRST INNING.
Virginia Mcclure struck out Mar
shall out on fly to Gregory. billiard
thrown out by johnson.
CaroIina-Stanley hit by ball. Win
ston out on fly to billiard. Stanley
stole second. Gregory out on first.
Stanley gains third, score on past ball.
Bailey got first. Brem out on fly.
SECOND INNING.
Virginia-Garnett thrown out by
Stanley Haxton out on fly to Greg
ory. Bonny three base hit to right.
| McKim out ON fly to Stanley.
Carolina-Graham thrown out by
| McKim Whitaker foul out by Mar
shall johnson. Pearsall base on balls.
/ Stanley hit to Haxton, forcing Pear
/ sail out at second.
THIRD INNING.
/ yirgfnia-Cochran out on fly to
Stanley. Kern out to foul to Johnson.
| Mcclure out by Winston.
! Carolina.-W Winston out on fly to
| Garnett. Gregory two Dagger to right.
| Bailey safe hit. Brem hit safe to first,
scoring Gregory. Graham two bag
ger. Bailey on foul. Whitaker hit two
/ Dagger to center field, scoring Brem
/ ana Graham. Johnson out on fly to
right Pearsall struck out.
FOURTH TIMING.
Virginia-Pearsal got to first on
IJohnston's double. billiard hit to John
tStDJi NtIO IlIEN Ohb siltltl SN'lA''s
! Garnett thrown out by Gregory HaN
ton hit to right, scoring Dillard.
Bonny hit to Gregory forcing HaXton
out at second.
Carolina Stanley thrown out ut
/ first. Winston struck out Gre
CORY hit safe to first Bailey nit, fore
ling Gregory out at second. Carolina re-
tired.
FIFTH INNING
Virginia -McKim init grounder TO
centre. Cochran hit to Stanley, who
made double play, assisted by Winston.
KEN hit safe McGuire out on fly to
IGarnett. Graham base on balls.
Whitaker hit hot liner through Me-
IGuire. johnson hit TO second, forcing
4 Whitaker out Pearsall given base on
balls. Three men on bases, two out
! Stanley sent high foul, caught by
Marshall
SIXTH INNING.
virginia Marshall safe at first Dill
Hard makes sacrifice. Garnett hit.
Bonney hit fly to Whitaker, was out but
: scored Garnett. Cochran grounder hit
to centre scoring HaXton. KEN out,
hitting Ay to Gregory.
Carolina Winston and Gregory
bases on balls. Bailey hit safe,
three men on DsLsSS bLcul
} made. sacrifice, scoring Winston. Gra-
: ham hit safe to centre, scoring Gregory
} and Bailey. Whitaker hit safe, made
/ second on wild throw by Marshall
} which scored Graham johnson hit
{. safe by muff by MeKim. Whitaker
e scored. Hill goes to bat for first time,
r out on fly to right, scoring Johnson.
t Stanley hit two-bagger Winston out
z at first.
SEVENTH INNING.
Virginia goes in box for Caro-
\ lima and is more easily hit than Pear
= sail, whom the Virginias could not
d find at all. Kem out on fly to Gregory.