The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-28
$4,000 PEOPLE SAW IT
BOSTON'S FATAL FUSILLADE OF
Drums IN SEVENTH HALF.
RIOTERS ONLY MELONS ON De VINE
Icy Make Merry at the Eutaw House.
Else is IoyIess- The Victory Take in
Good Part--Hoaer Hit Higher'n
Girov'S ki !.

Baltimore, Md, Sept. 27.-OutS:de Of
little contingent OF faithful Boston
'rooters" who are making merry at the
Eutaw House, there is no joy in Balti-
mere tonight. Boston has taken the
rubber in the crucial series, is ahead in
tie fight for the peInant, and there
seems to be but little probability that the
Champions can save it. Hoffer, the
| wizard" Nops, TIE South Paw" ana
Brother Joe" Corbelt, all went down
| ike ripe grain in a hurricane before the
| terrific onslaught of .3oSt0n's batters,
until what seemed nj first to be Il Veto
nv for the home team was finally turned
| into a rout the like OF which has been
seldom witnessed ON a bail field. More
| than - 900 people saw it done, and they
witnessed the downfall of their favor
ties with perfect good humor, gathering
| about the yictors and cheering them
heartily at the finish.
First Boston made a run, then Bahi-
more made two then each made three
and the score was tied when Boston
added another 10 its string. Thus far
was all we'll Baltimore, It's true, had
lost the lead. but not hopelessly. Then
the visitors forged to the front with
three more TALES. This was lad indeed,
but hope still lived in Baltimore. And.
so it ran until that dreadful seventh in
ming. Corbett bad been crippled by a
hot liner early in the play, Nops had
been hatted out of the box" Il little
later and IIoffer had been hit for four
runs but still the crowd hoped on. No
one looked for ,deluge as Hoffer had
apparently steadicd himself and 10 runs.
had been made off him 10 two successive
innings All at once it came Single follow
cd double. double followed single, player
after player crossed the plate, until the
crowd grew dazed and wondered if it
would ever end The official scorers
almost lost their count. Etoffcr became
discouraged and wanted TO 80 off and
sit down bnt Captain Robinson kept
him in the box Finally the fusillade
of hits was ended, Hoffer came down
| from the mir, everybody took n long
/ breath aud the scorers figured out that
Boston had made nine runs, all Of
which were earned That settled it ana
although the Champions made n feeble
rally in their half and batted out three
runs, following it mp with two more in
the eighth, their efforts were not more
J
strive to whistle up the wind. During
the volley Of base hits in the seventh the
| crowd was a study. AS the first two or
| three were made the vast throng looked
serious, then as hits began to pour out
| like water, from trough, a smile and
then n hearty laugh broke forth, and
none could have enjoyed the discomfi-
ture OF the Champions more than did
| their admirers in the vast audience. OF
| the many hearty and spontaneous bursts
| OF applause none were more ringing than
that which greeted Hamilton, when in
| the fourth inning, after being trampled
upon and severely stunned by Jennings
at second, he made grand run for
home on loves single, collided with
Baltimore's fleshy back stop, and falling
heavily plucxily crawled toward the
base, almost fainting from the shock, as
he touched it. Again at the en- ,ssDf the
game 10000 people gathered alb I the
visitors, shook them by the hand, s yuted
cheerful pleasantries at them, told them
| what good fellows and fine players they
We're and finally sent them away with
such a shout of appreciation as to make
a fitting climax for the greatest baseball
spectacle Baltimore has ever seen. At
tendance 25,375. Score:
WV - Wv -
Boston, 1 3 l 3 009 1-19 %
Batteries: Corbett, Nops, Hoffer, Amole
and Robinson; Nichols and Bergen Um-
pires Hurst and Emslie. Time 2:25.
New York, Sept. 27.-Bases on balls
| by Meelin and errors behind him were
responsible for the Senator's runs Mer-
| Ger pitched n good game and the Giants
were able to hit him effectively in only
one inning. Attendance 1000 Score:
New York, 0000030O0-3 7 4
Washington, O3O003O0O-6 3 2
/ Batteries: Moollin and Warner; Mer-
ccr and Mcclure. Umpire Lynch Time
1855.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 27.-It was Chi
cago's game mp to the seventh inning.
after which the Pirates found the ball
and batted in the winnings runs. At
tendance 1900. Score:
Pttsburg, 0000023x-5 13 /
! Chicago, 0210O0OO4 T 9
Batteries: Hawley and Merritt; Thorn
ton and Kittredge. Umpire Mcdonald.
Time ! 80.
| st. Louis. Mo-, Sept. 27.-For the first
| time in two years the Browns took n
game from the Cincinnats. 1t was
pitchers battle between Rritenstein and
Donahue. A tumble by Corcoran and an
other by Ritchey cost the Reds the game.
Attendance 500. Score:
ST. Louisi 02003 0n0x-5 Z o
Cincinnati 0000400OO-4 g Q
RnttcrieH Donohue and Douglass
pretens-ein and Shriyer. Umpire Pears.
Time 1:50.