The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-26
PLAYERS AT THEIR BES7
FOUR MORE GAMES FOR ONE.
FIVE FOR THE OTHER.
THERE WERE $4,000 PEOPLE PRESENT
The Tense Excitement Made the Game Nerve
Destroyer--The "Rooters" Cast Down
Playing was Practically With
out Flaw and Brilliant.


Baltimore, Md, Sept. 25.-It is again
nip and tuck" between the Champions
and the Bostonians in the pennant race,
with the Champions a scant nose in the
lead by virtue of having won to-day's
game With the finish in sight and but
four games left to play by the one game
and FIVE by the other, misplay of any
kind from this time on will probably
cost the maker of it, the distinction of
team on earth and cause him to get
smaller, instead of larger share of the
temple cup money. With this fact in
view, it is no wonder that the players
on both teams are straining every nerve
to win, and that the outcome of the
contest is of vital Importance to them,
and of intense interest to their partisans.
Two of the most exciting games in the
history of baseball have resulted from
this condition, during the present series,
and Monday promises to bring another.
Yesterdays was a nerve destroyer, and
it brought joy to the hearts of Boston's
followers To-day's was another, and
although the home players were never
beaded, not a soul on the ground felt
that the result was beyond doubt until
the last man in the ninth inning had
been retired. More than $4,000 people
saw it, and not one of that number
would have missed it for a farm. All
but about $50 of them, who came from
Boston, are supremely happy tonight,
and each and every lover Of the game
IN Baltimore is prenared to swear that
there never was Sch a pitcher in the
world as Hoffer, for it was mainly by
the superb work of the wizard that
the victory rests with Baltimore.
He batted well, felded splendidly and
pitched magnificently as the score viii
show. SO did Klobedanz for that matter,
and not a man of the eighteen played
badfgg the game being practically with
our errors, that of McGraw being quite
.ss<xcusable, while the stick work was
uniformly good Two plays which do
not figure as errors in the score, cost
runs, however, and one of them prob
ably lost the game for Boston. This
was an effort upon the part of Collins
to field nice little hunt, by McGraw
down toward third base. 1t might have
ed it while still in fair ground, it went
dozen yards or so into foul territory
and Doyle and Hoffer scored on it. The
other was a very eXcusable muff by
Reitz, of Longs chop hit to short CEN
ire, filing the bases and giving Duffy
chance to score on the ensuing play.
On the other hand, both Collins and
Reitz did brilliant work at critical times.
Doyle and Robinson cut off a run in
the seventh in this wise: Lowe, with
Hamilton on third. was caught between
first and second. While Doyle and Retz
were running him down Hamilton sprint
ed for home but quick as thought, Doyle
returned the ball to the plate. 1t was a
fine throw and fine catch, and the cap
cain of the Champions sat down good
and hard upon the sliding Bostonian, al
most crushing him with his two hun
dred and fifty pounds of solid flesh. The
attendance was 1S,O75. Score:
Baltimore, 120O0021x-6 13 1
Boston, 00000OAe1 1073 10 O
Batteries: Hoffer and Rol inson; Klobe-
danz and Bergen. Umpires Emslie and
Hurst. Tine hours.
St. Louis, Sept. 25.-Ci1 cinnati had
things their own way il. botSs games to-
day. the Browns not being in it at any
stage. The Reds batted out victory in
the ninth inning. Only five innings were
played in the second. Attendance 1900.
Score:
st. Louis, O02111O00-5 IA /
Cincinnati, 000010114-7 13 .
Batteries; Hart and Douglas; Ehret
and Reitz. Umpire Pears. Time 2:15.
Second game:
st. Louis. 01005-6 10 3
Cincinnati, 34100-S -
Batteries: Donahue, Coleman and
Douglas; Ehret and Shrieyer. Umpire
Pears. Time 100
Brooklyn, N. Y, Sept. Brooklyn
won both games from the Quakers this
afternoon. The Brooklyns decided to-
day to save Kennedy for the games a
gainst. Brooklyn needs two of them
to stay in the first division. Attendance
3.1O0. Score Uirst game0
Brooklyn. 31204x-15 Is 8
Phil elphia, 200001OOO- 3 z
z ..reries: Payne and Burrell; Dunkle
and Boyle. Umpre Carpenter Time
1 40.
Second game)
Brooklyn, O0010002x-3 z 8
Philadelphia, O00fOOOOO-O 4 .
Batteries: Fisher an Burrell: Wheel
"A4t (A~AAANNhS' shupAIG Val ApGAlGLs
Time 1:3S.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sc 25-Chicago won
the game on a de ion which ratified
the home team conn tely 1t was in the
sevept1 when the 4 ore was tied. The
bat " was trying to send Lange to his
bose on balls Frf%.obbing the ball wide
Of the box. Lange stepped to the ex-
treme limit of the opposite box, and hit
one of the easy balls for two bags,
scoring two runs. Game called in eighth
on account OF darkness. Attendance O.
600. Score:
Pittsburg, 000100OO-1 3 1
Chicago, 1O000O25-S IA 3
Batteries: Gardner and Sugden: Thorn
ton and Donahue. Umpire Mcdonald.
Time 2 hours.
New York. Sept. 25.-Washington scor-
ed five runs in the first inning, but
Rusie was an engine afterwards.