The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-25
HOW THE CLUBS STAND.
BALTIMoRES BEATEN.
Bostons Outplay Them at Every Poin,
and Go up Head.

Bostons Outplay Them at Every Poin,
and Go up Head.
Baltimore, Nd, Sept. 24.-Nearly -
oUo people saw Boaton's baseball players
beat the Champions day and take the
ted IN the exciting race for this sea
sons championship. One hundred and
thlfty-nVe of these people were Boston
iins, VINO came over to root for thci!
| club. Bedecked with red badges ana
armed with tin HONS. they made noiss
enough for ten times their number, and
Tonight they are in an exceedingly
cheerful frame of mind Not 50 witf
the rest of the crowd, for they have nc
excuse to make for the beaten Cham.
pions. The game was fairly won. b.
superior playing, tlnrnlier barring, bet
Ter base running and sharper, cleaner
iieldinS, in which Long and Tenney
played probably the most conspicuous
parts, two of Longs and one Of Tennay's
catches being of the sensational order.
AT first 1t looked like an easy victory
for the Champions, when the visitors
went out in one, two. three order In sue
cessive innings and the Orioles had two
fallies tucked away, but there was a
change in the fourth. Doyle, usually
faultleas in his fielding. fell over an
easy bounder right into his hands. gave
Stahl life and let Tenney in wiki a
run. This piece of bad playing was fr!-
lowed by bit of hard luck, when Stem
Eel banged three-bagger, burt was in
SANITY caught trying to come home on
poyle's easy one to Collins A period OF
lcmoralization, which does not sho ~ in
the score, overlook the Baltimorears at
this iuncture and two runs put the visi-
;ors In the lead.
This lead would have been overcome.
rs tie sequel shows. but "Brothe. Joe"
cinched IT for the visitors by presenting
them with two runs In the seventh 4
throw over Doylcs head in trying to
frld an easy bunt, wild pitch and an
ether fall down on simple little groun-
Ter by Doyle. netting these runs, after
gilt edged chances to retire the side had
beef. Offered and lost. 1t seemed quite
hopeful for the Chat pions again In the
ninth. when Doyle, Reitz and Robinson
singled, one after the other, sending
Doyle in with a run and Reitz followed
with another on McCraw's single, Quinn
going out in The meantime on long Gy
10 Hamilton. With four runs in, two
men on bases and only one out, IT looked
good for Baltimore, but Long jumped
| away up into the air, pulled down
Keeler's red hot liner, threw 1t to Low,
| a.. second. and doubled up Captain Rob
inson, who had incautioualy lit out fo,'
| third base when Keeler hit the bail.
This ended the agony Attendance, 49,
| 9o4. Score:
II. Fl. e.
Baltimore :. 100000 "a 12 3
! Boston :. 80 OIL 0 . 0-6 . 0
Batteries: Corbets, Pond and Robin
son: Nichols and Bergen. Umpir3a-
EmSlie and Hurst Tim <,-':15
The Boston RIOTERS. h, ~ao by Con-
gresham John +. F:tZGerald, of that
city, hired = brass band tonight and
gave the victors a screnade and rccep-
ton at the Eutaw House. Tomorrow
they will take the band to the grounds
to help root for the visitors. Coi!.ns
third bascman, was hit in the eye by a
| battcd ball during practice this after
room. nrl tonight the injured mem
Der is swollen and d!scolored. He ex-
| poets to be in the game tor morrow, how
ever