The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-05
BOSTON, 13; ORIOLES, II
FIRST OF THE TEMPLE CUP SE-
RIES PLAYED AT BOSTON.
BALTIMORE HAD MOONLIGHT, BAD LUCK
Nops and Nichols Both Hit Out Of the Box, and
the Bostons Saved Their Necks by
Daring Base Running and
Lucky Hits.

Boston, Oct 4.-The new champions
took the first game for the temple cup
to-day, defeating the Baltimores in o
close contest more through a combinA-
ton Of lucky hits and daring base run.
ming, assisted by darkness in the last tive
innings, than by any great superiority
of play. e
Neither team showed championship
form. while the work of the home team
was at times very much below the mark.
The Orioles batted Nichols out of the
box and would have given Lewis a sim
liar dose if they could have seen the
ball in the last two inings. As it was,
the game ended in the moonlight, the
umpires keeping the players at it until
some time after sun-down.
The weather was perfect, a mild In
dian summer day, with no wind and
clear atmosphere that was conducive to
snappy playing. One of the biggest
crowds of the year turned out and with
the assistance of the famous ''rO0ters"
and two bands, the enthusiasm when the
nome team took the lead in the sixth in
ming was almost unparalleled on the
south end grounds. Only two bases.
were allowed on hits into the crowd at
left field and this also mitigated against
the visitors
Jennings was easily the star Of the
game, his batting being terrific, while
his great work at short was much bet
ter than that OF his rival Long. For
tie home team, Captain Duffy led his
men in hitting and base running.
baltimore started the game ike win
ners. pounding Nichols hard and before
the home team realized it, four runs had
come over the plate. Boston, however,
was equal to the occasion and hit Nops
/ just as hard and scored three runs.
| Baltimore added one in the tbird
through fine batting by Kelley and
| Heltz. Long bunted well in the fourth
and scored on Befgen's single ana an
/ out. 5T88 laf56EI
Both teams scored two runs IA fbe
nfth, the visitors through hard rams hv
! Jennings, Kelley, Stencil, BOYLE ana
loves poor throw, and the home team
| by two errors and some daring basa rnn-
hahg Then the visitors started III ~
clneh the game. MeGraw. JENNINGS
Kelley and Doyle all hit safe and hard
anu but for fine work on Longs nort
more than three men would have score5,
~ nome players were not dismayeG
anu encouraged by the rooters they
1 poaaaea over the field and by taking
aespe,a'e, enances scored FIVE runs. tax.
fbn
gama a ff FT - the the
Ihe visitors forged ahead again i. ~.
seventh. Lewis who had taken Njc5oTs
| piace' being hit hard. Boston hal
me change to score in their half b,,4
could not quite connect. ou" +
Then came kick for the paD,o 20 -
called, but although the snn yy1s 'o,It ~. O
slght the play went on. IA HarniItor !,
saved the game in the eighth by two mar.
velous catches and the Bostons, wont =,
10 WIN. 1t did mot take long for thp7 tive.
necessary runs to come over the plate and
again the home team was ahead, Inc
iast Ihnlng was begun in the rapidly fad /,
ing .tWnlght and while the Baltimora2
lrlel nara 70 see the ball and did sue =
ceed In making couple of hits th., 4
strain was too much and after two baN
struck out, Long threw the last man
out at first. Score: gad} 0ue 4yea ~T.,e
Boston, 900 1f25TOt2 x-13 10 a Is
Baltimore, 010 023 20O-12 20 a.
Earned runs-Boston 4 Baltimore IL
Two-base ,hits-Lowe, Long, Jennings,
Kelly 2; Reitz.
Stolen Hamilton, Stah and
Bergen.
First base on baIls-By Nops Z.
Struck out by Nops 2; by Nichols g.
~ Lewis 1.
Passed balls-Bergen.
Wild pitches-NOps
Time of game-2:12
Attendance-10 1000 Umpires Emslie
nd Hurst.
THE PENNANT PRESENTED.
Boston, Mass, Oct 4-The Roston
baseball club received a pennant as Ma
tional League champions at the IRE
mont theatre tonight. Mayor Quincy
made the presentation speech ana Mana
ger Selee accepted the pennant in behalf
Of the club the members Of which, to-
gether with the Baltimore team, occu-
pied all the boxes Of the theatre. The
theatre was crowded, and the players re-
ceiyed warm welcome when they took
their seats. AT the conclusion Of the
second act Of May Irwin's play THE
Swell Miss Fitzwell," Mayor Quincy and
Manager Selee appeared before the cur
tain and the former in few words pre-
sented the pennant. The pennant is the
gift of MisS/-rwin, and is a handsome
triangular TDanner with the words
Champions of 1898" in red letters on a
back ground of white silk. Captain Duf-
fy.r of the team, was repeatedly called
for but would only bow his acknowledge
ments to the ovation.