The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-12
BOSTONS LOST THE cur.
Started the Run Getting but Failed to
Keep IL Up.

Baltimore, oct. 12.-The Temple cup
will stay in Baltimore another year. :,
has been won twice in succession for the
first time In its history, and II the orioles
take II again IL Is theirs absolutely. The
former champions also take 60 per cent
of the money paid in at the gates dur
ing the three games in Boston and the
two played here. while the winners OF the
pennant will get but 40 per cent. unless.
as is generally believed. the players have
agreed to divide the spoils equally.
Yesterdays game. like all the others
OF the series save the yirst one, was an
easy proposition for the Baltmoreans,
who won much as they pleased, while
the visitors never appeared TO think they
had any chance whatever. The crowd,
so small that the management refused
TO give the exact number and so utterly
devoid OF enthusiasm that scarcely
ripple of applause occurred. saw ii done
and appeared TO be glad that the game,
which, by the way, was one of the short
est on record, was over and that the
season was ended. There may have
been a thousand people on the grounds.
but a better estimate would place the
attendance at $50. This fact, in view
OF the pleasant weather which prevailed,
indicates that Baltimore baseball en-
thusiasts have had a surfeit OF the sport
for the time being, and that they do
not look on the Temple cup games as
being anything out of the ordinary. At
its conclusion both teams disbanded and
many of the players left for their homes,
two of them, Jennings and Kelley, TO
prepare for the early assumption Of
marital responsibilities.
The orioles put a patchwork team IN
the field, Bowerman being at first and
O'Brien in left. while for the visitors
Stivetts replaced Hamilton in the centre
garden. Later In the game Hickman
went TO left field TO relieve Captain Duffy.
who hurt his foot while running bases,
and Sullivan took Hickman's place in
the middle of the diamond.
All three Of the twirlers were hit
freely, and the fielding was at times
brilliant, especially on the part of Jen
nings and Reitz, the latter narrowly es-
in four double plays and narrowly es-
Gaping accomplishing a triple in the
third inning. when, Duffy's liner land
ing in his mitten. he touched second and
caught Lowe off the base. then lined ii
down to Bowerman to nip Stahl before
the latter could get back TO the initial
bag. The throw was low, however, and
the chance was missed.
The champions began the run getting
I'm the second four hits in succession
bringing in two tallies. The other fell
lows evened up things in their half on
a bunt and steal by Stencil. who took
third on Reitz's out and came home
when Tenncy, in trying TO catch him
at third, threw so badly that Collins
missed it. Clarke then surprised every
one by beating out bunt, and Stivetts'
yellow muff of Hoffer's fly brought an
other run in and tied the score.
In the next inning a single by Keeler,
q passed ball. a wild pitch. a base on
balls to Jennings, single by OBrien
and a long fly brought in three more
runs for Baltimore, and the game was
practically won. Two more were added
TO the winners string in the seventh
and eighth. and the visitors got one in
the ninth, Yeager hitting TO deep left for
three bases and Hickman sending him
home with a corking double. Hickman
died a moment later trying to go 10
third on StiVetts' force hit. Tenny
went out on a fly in Keeler's territory,
and Stivetts made the final out when
Lowe batted to Reitz, who got ii TO
Jennings before Stivetts reached second.
Then the contest for the Temple cup was
ended. and so was the season of 1897.