The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-27
WHARTON DOWNS new BERN

WILMIEdTON DOWNS NEW BERN
The A G. Team VictortouD-lThe Second
Game with che Newbera Team Yestor
day-The Decisive Gans Today
For the second time, the Atlantic
Coast Line base ball club, Of this city,
N the New Bern team met on the
diamond yesterday to try conclusions.
On Wednesday victory graced h COL
ors Of New Bern, but yesterday she
saw fit to change and honored the
black and orange of the Coast Line.
Yesterday afternoon at Hilton park,
fully 900 people, among them many OF
\ the fair sex, witnessed the second
| game of base ball, in a series OF three
between the aforesaid clubs, for a
purse offered by the Street Car Com
pany.
PROMPTLY at the specified hour, 4:30
p. m, Umpire Prempert STEPPED behind
the pitchers box and cried play ball."
The Coast Line went to the bat.
Gwaltney, first to bat for A. c.. L. hit
a liner to short and was put out. Gal
loway made a 'hase hit and scored on
Fenner's two base hit. Belden hit to
hire and stole second. Oldham sacrt-
feed to pitcher scoring Fenner. Eel
lers retired the side by a fly to left
field. Person was first to bat for the
New Bern team, n hit safe for one
base. Stith struck out. Herne hit
safe and Person scored. Simmons hit
safe for two bases, scoring Herne. Hol-
land flied out to right field. Penner
got first but was caught mapping by
Fenner, retiring the side.
The second inning was ~uneventful.
Schultz, Sinclair and Hill making the
outs for the A. G.. L., and Clark, Jor-
dan n Roberts striking out in one,
two three order.
In the third inning Gwaltney fled out
to left, and Galloway hit to third and
out at first. Fenner hit a line ball over
first and got second on Simmons error.
Belden hit for one base and Fenner
scored. Oldham hit a fly over the third
baseman's head but Stith made a
beautiful run and caught it, retiring
the side.
Third in~ning-Person led off with a
two Dagger and Stith got base IN a
wild throw by Schultz and stole sec
ond. Herne made a hit scoring Person
but in trying to make two many bases
forced Stith out at third. Simmons
hit to short and Herne scored on an
error by Gwaltney. Simmons was put
out stealing second. Holland struck
out.
Fourth Inning-Zellers hit to pitcher,
out at first. Schultz struck out. Sim
clair got first on error by third base
man and stole second but was caught
mapping and was put out. Clark hit to
short, out at first. Jordan hit for
base. Roberts struck out. Person hit
to second and got on error ad-
vancing Jordan to third. Stith hit a
hot one between third and short, scor-
ing Jordan, and Person scored on wild
throw by Zellers. stith hit safe but
Herne hit to short and was out at first
retiring the side.
Fifth Inning-Hil hit a grounder to
| first and vas out. Gwaltney hit to
short but Stith fumbled and Gwaitney
| got safe on first. Galloway hit to second
and got base on error. Fenner got a
base hit but Gwaltney was put out
trying to steal home. Belden retired
the side by striking out. Simmons for
New Bern got base on balls but was
forced out at second by Hollands
grounder to short. Holland tried to
steal second but was caught out. Pin
ner then retired the side by striking
out.
Sixth Inning-Oldham hit to Clark
n went out at first. Zellers struck
out. Schultz was hit on the arm. by
the pitcher and took his base and stole
for two bases, and Schutt scored.
Hill then struck out. New Bern failed
to score, Clark, Jordan and Roberts
retiring the side without reaching FIRST.
Seventh Inning-Gwaltney hit a pop
fly to second base and was out. Gal
loway hit a grounder to second, with
Clark tumble safe on first, and stole
second. Fenner struck out. Belden
hit to short but Herne muffed the ball
and he made second. Oldham hit a
two Dagger to center scoring Galloway
and Belden. Zellers hit to pitcher and
was put out. Person hit to short, safe
on first by Fenner's error and was put
out stealing third. Stith hit for n
base but tried to steal second and was
put out. Herne also got a hit and was
caught naping off first base, retiring
the side without scoring.
Eighth Inning-Schutte hit safe to
center for two bases. Sinclair made a
sacrifice hit to pitcher, advancing
Schultz to third. Hill struck out.
Gwaltney hit safe, scoringSchutte. CAL
loway also hit safe to left field and