The San Francisco call., 1897-09-28
Hardly a Chance Now for
Baltimore TO Retain the
Pennant.
Twenty Five Thousand Peop'e Wit
ness a Most Exciting and Re-
marka Bile Game.

BALTIMORE, MD, Sept. 27.-Outside of
little contingent OF faithful Boston 'rooters,"
who are ma liking merry at the Eutaw House,
there Is no joy in Baltimore tonight. Boston
has taken the rubber in the crucial series, is
ahead in the hit for the penuaut, and there
seems TO be but little probability that the
champions can save it. Hoffer, the "Wizard,"
Nops, the "SOuthpaw'' ard Brother joe Cor
belt, all went down Ike ripe grain N hurri-
cane before the terrific onslaught OF BostOn's
batterS, until what seemed q [ first to be a vic
AOry for the home team was finally turned into
y rout, the like Of v hich has been seldom wit
messed on bail field.
More than $4,000 people saw it done, and
hat they wiiutss the downfall of their
avOrites with perfect good humOr, gathering
- q bout The victors and cheering them heartily
at tae finish, gives the lie direct to the two
stories that have been current regarding the
Baltimore baseball pubic, viz: that it does
not patrCnize the game, and that 'rOwdyism"
is the rule upon Is grounds. There have been
few, II any, crowds as large IN the history Of
the game.
The story of what happened TO-DAY may be
briefly told. First came The awful struggle ct
the gates for tickets, then the straining, push
ing and fighting for admission, then the
scram ble for place from which the diamond
was visible, unril every seat mad an occupant,
every inch Of standing-room was pre-empted,
md men and boys clung, splGerlike, to ieoces,
hagstans, telegraph poles or any other point
OF vantage. The Boston 'roOtarS with their
brass band formed so small a part OF the great
hIOne mat lhey SANK INTO comparative IN
significance, but the band played on and the
rooters rooted and shouted just the slme.
Finally The teams came on Tor practice, and
then in due time play began and the multi
tude settled l's'lf down TO watch the batLe.
First Boston made q run, then Baltimore made
two then each made ,hree. ana the core was
tied when Boston added another 10 ITS stTIug-
Thus far ail was Wei Baltimore, ii is true,
had lost tn e lead, but not hOpeleSSlY. Then
the visitors forged 10 the front with three
more tallles. This was bad, indeed, but hope
still lived IN Baltimore.
And so it ran until the dreadful seventh in
ming. Corbett had been crippled by hot
l-ner early in the play, Nops mad been bRtted
out OF the box little later, and Hoffer had
been hlt Tor fOur runs, but still the crowd
hoped on. No one looked for q deluge, as
HOfer had apparently stesdied himself and
no runs had been made eff him ia two success
sive innings. All a. once II came. Single fol-
lowed double, double followed single, player
alter player crossed the ate, and tho crowd
grew tired and wondered II II would ever end.
The official scorers almost lost their count
II FIR became discOuCa, ed and ;ed to go
eff and sit down, but Captain Robinson kept
Il in the box
Finally the 1usillade OF hits was ended
Hoffer came down fIoIn tine sir, every body
TOOK n long breath. and the scorer figured out
shat Boston pad made nine runs, all OF which
we're earned. That settled IL, and although
tEe Champions made a Il Al rally IN inelr hHt
and batted out three runs fol owing It up
with two more iu The eighth, tneir efforts we're
OF no more consequence than arc those OF men
who strive 10 whls lie up The wind.
During the vo ey OF Dase hits in the seventh
the crowd was "a study. As the first two or
three hits were made the vast thrODg looked
serious then as hits began 20 pour out like
water from a trough, smile and tnen a
hearty laugh broke forth, and none could
have enjoyed the discontinue OF the Cham
plous more than did their admirers IN the vast
audience.
o, the many hearty and spontaneous burs,s
OF applause none were more ringing than that
which greeted Hamilton Wnen, IN the fourth !
inning, after being trampled upon and severe /
ly stunned by Jennings at seCOud, he mad a
grand run tor homo on loves single, ColHded
with Baumore's feshy backstop ana falling
Leavliy plucbily craw leG toward the base, al
most ia n j. e a he touched it. Again, at he
end OF game 10000 people gathered about
the visitors shook them by the hand, shouted
cheerful pleas ntries at tnem, told them what
good fellows and fine payers they were ana
finally sent them away VI a shout of apprC-
baton, fitting climax for the greatest base
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