The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-01
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LOST THE LAST CHANCE


Baltimore, Md, Sept Gothic ghost
or Il chance that Baltimore Elii TO win
the peELiant for next 1cason no longer
EXISTS. III vanished early in to-day's
game when the Senators fell upou DR..
Pond's curves, battcd him ont of the
Dos and took good, long lead in the
loufth inning, after which the Orioles
seemed TO lose heart and played list
leSSly AID without ambition. In The
meantime the score board was showing;
now easily the Bostonians were taking
their game away from Barnie's men in
hTonklEn. ana the las- vpStiCc OF hone
Slowly died out in the breasts of the
handful of faithful rootcrs. who still
ciunS TO the belief that Brooklysl might
lake one from the leaders and give the
h.rus Chance To catch up by winning
al four from the Senator's Those who
nave studied the g.. me closely, how
ever, had no such hope. as it was an
parent to them that the Washington
men had been playing in better form
'h@l nave those frCrn BROOKLYN in re-
cent games and then 1t was known TIM (
me Washington mana cement was very
anxious to win at least one from BAL
t!morc, ana would not be displeased to
nave the ncnnaclt go to Boston. To
mem, therefore. the result of to-dly's
game was not unexpected, and it is moi
SAYING too much to assert that the re-
SUIT is not altogether unwelcomc in Hal-
l'inorc, Tor the reason that IL Is gene
rally admitted that I:oston was provnd
10 have the better club In the recent
remarkable series played IA Raltimorc
ana all lovers of the game. no matter
WAT iht'r pre1ud.ccs. are contcclt 10
see the trophy nj the championship FIJI
To the lot OF the best team. Tho ont
come OF both games was watched. how
ever. with Grcat interest, and wherever
crowds Gathcrcd bulletins were rfnd In
them. In almost every instance the
news that Boston had cl!nched il and
mat the championship was no longer
"a doubt. was received with satisfac ion.
ana in some cases with cheers.
This was notably the case at Pimllco.
where the result by innings was read
from the annOunccr's box during tho
irot!nS races in progress there. \
postponed game will ne played to-mor-
row. ANA with Saturdays contest the
season in Baltimore will come 10 an cnd
On Sunday morning morning the Orioles
will DEPART for Boston with the hone that
they may ut least save the Temple Gun
and gather in the lions saare of the gate
receipts
The story of to-day's game Is like n
story OF stern chase at sea. Wash
.nSton started the run getting i'm the
llrst inning. Setback getting IL pass to
hrSt and going to second on Gcttman's
single no centre. Dc3Tontrcville blc,ted.
II went up I'm the air and DR.. Pond might
nave worked n double play II he had
held 1t, but it slipped through his fingers
ana the bases were full. Mcclure foulcd
out to Doyle, but Tucker banged one into
ieft, sending Setback. and Gcttman
across the plate with two runs.
baltimore then got one on McC,raw's
boundcr, which jumped away from De-
Montreville; Gcttman's iugrle of lem
ninS'S single. allowing him To go to third.
and kellcy's long fly out to Brown,
brought him In.
IN the third DeMcntrevillc singled and
stole second. going ito third on Robin
sons poor throw. TucHcr's long ny to
Stencil brought IN the run, aided by
Jake's poor throw to head DeMontre-
vile Off. Brown also reached third in