The age-herald., 1897-08-08

Icy was hit by pitched ball. This filled ithe bss 8. NcPhee was the next man up. The first hal that Haw1ey pitched alnen he called three balls in succession. 1he next ball was wGds Qf the p.ate, asd McPhee started for. the base, And the tying run was on Us way 10 the plats, when DWyer sang out. "s.rlke.' This
 Et bali ess SIS 5t 5 .5 sst sis tsss 53ss hiES E9s It was Certainly below the knee It was palpably a ball, and McPhas started for firLs = gallop, while the tying run was once more headed for ihe plate. Then, to ehe consternatf n of everybody, the Pitts burg players ard FIawley included Dwy- CT again yelled, Shike.'
 For ssco.a the crowd dtd not know what mad ppsnsd They saw the Pitts buig players run for their bench, and though- that they were angry and had quit the game Decausa McPhee had b en given his base on balls. They could not rlalize that Dwyer had actually called a bad ball a strike ard robbed his team or a chance to win a game. The specta- tors were angry beyond measure. There were some mean things said about the Geneva boy. There is no doub about Dwysrs horzsfy He meart 10 do the flght th1ng, but he was badly off in hts judgment.
 Had he let aTePhes go to his base on Ns4I- clnnati team safd he should have done. Corconan would have ben home with the fylng run. The bases would stll be filled, wi.h Henie Peitz, Inc best batter the iteds nave dnl pinch, at the bat. Hcinle has bsen hitting of late, when q hit Wats badly needed. It is fairly gooa be that Heinie would have sent the requisite run across the pla,ie and the game would have been won th-n and there
 The la. 4.H.- ston, of the Burlingtons He is said to be one of the smoothest pitchers the Wes.- ern association ever had ard the Bsan- eaters expect to do wonders with h.m. Wonder how he classes with Rusie anu Brett?
 Ex-Champion Jim J. Corb .tt, of pugi is- tic fame, finding it too early for stalt ng In a blood and thunder five-act romance of the dime novel type, and too late to get in the ring with Lanky Bob. will play base hall for a while. He will figure at first base with the Western assocati n, playing with all the teams, turn about, Tor which he gets a percentage of the r. cefpts Of each club. He will don the uni form Aug. IT and makes his initial up- plananee at Burlington.
 Maybe the Reds won't have a picnic this week. On the home ground they will face the Pirates, Browns and Colts. If they play with their usual snap and bril- liancy they should climb the golden lai- der by easy stages. While the Reds will be feasting on pie the Beaneaters w.ll have some hard cruSts to magtlcate. They pay series of six games with tire Giarts three at home and three in New York The Champs however, will have pud- ha 1~id dnerr tl,a days and the Quakers the remainder of the week. It is no cinch, though that the Champs will find a walk-oyer A.th either team .ss z-l-hls. .i3
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 An unusual thing in base ball is sldd to nave occurred at Portsmouth, o. a few uays ago. The incident is told as follows py the correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer: An interesting game of bah was played Sunday afternoon at Indian Run, Ky, between. the local team and a .edip .esd,ip rom thls city The rear end of the Village church. a frame building. is used as back stop for the catcher. lAt the end Of the second inning, with the score U 10 U, the minister came around the cor ner, announced that prea ching was ab5ut 10 oegn5 andi fequested that pay yNbe sus- peEh51. The Umpire accordinelv called the game and the players ana spectators nled into church. The services lasted an hour, and after church the game was of to 3. .ls.. ss -,
 St. Louis continues to Feign supreme lord high keeper of the tail end of tha league. Chris will awaken from his slumbeas, perhaps, when too late to know that Kindness and courteous treatment of his men will have a stronger bxring on them than his recent etfeatmert,e of them.
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