The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-28
LATE SPORTING NEWS.
The Orioles Lose in the Third
Contest.
Over $4,000 People s aw the
Struggle.
While $3.50 Was the Total Attend
ance for the Series-Baltimore
Still Has a Chance for
the Pennant.
ATTENDANCE DURING SERIES.

Total ..----..-....--........... $50
Baltimore, Sept. 2S.-Outside of little
contingent of faithful Boston s'rooters'
who We're making merry at the Eutaw
House there was joy in Baltimore last
night. Boston has taken the rubber in
the crucial series, is ahead in the fight
for the pennant and there seems to be
but little probability that the champions
can save it. Hoffer, 1.-The wizard; Nops,
the ''southpaw," and Brother Joe'' Cor
bett all went down like ripe grain in a
hurricane before the terrific onslaught of
Boston's batters until what seemed at
first to be a victory for the home team
was finally turned into a rout the like
which has been seldom witnessed on a
ball field
More than $4,000 people saw it done, and
that they witnessed the downfall of their
favorites with perfect good humor, gath
ering about the victors and cheering them
heartily, gives the lie direct to two stories
that have been current regarding Balti-
more base ball public, viz: That it does
not patronize the game and that 'row-
dyism" is the rule upon the grounds.
There have been few, if any, crowds
large in the history of the game.
The story of what happened yesterday
may be briefly told. First came the aw-
the straining, pushing and fighting for
admission, then the scramble for place
from which the diamond was visible, until
every seat had an occupant, every inch of
standing was pre-empted, and men
and boys chung, spider-like, to fences,
fagstaffs, telegraph poles any other
point of vantage. The Boston ''rooters,'
with their brass band, formed so small a
part of the vast throng that they sunk
n inS h11f ia
band played and the rooters rooted
and shouted just the same. Finally the
teams came on for practice and then III
due time play began, and the multitude
settled itself down to watch the battle.
First Boston made a run, then Balti-
more made two, then each made three
and the score was tied when Boston add
ed another to it's string. Thus far all was
well. Baltimore, it is true, had lost the
lead, but not hopelessly. Then the visit
ors forged to the front with three more
tallies. This was bad, indeed, but hope
still lived in Baltimore. And so it ran
until the dreadful seventh inning.
Corbett had been crippled by a hot liner
early in the play. Nops had been batted
out of the box a little later and Hoffer
had been hit for four runs, but still the
crowd hoped on. No one looked for
deluge. as Hoffer had apparently steadied
himself and no runs had been made off
him in two successive innings. All at
once it came. Single followed 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. Hoffer became discouraged and
wanted to go off and sit down, but Cap
tain Robinson kept him in the box. Final
ly the fusillade of hits was ended, Hoffer
came down from the air, everybody took
a long breath and the scorers figured out
that Boston had made nine runs. all of
which were earned. That settled it, al
though the champions made a feeble rally
in their half and batted out three runs.
following it up with two more in the
eighth. Their efforts were not more con-
sequent than men who 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 hits were made the vast
throng looked serious; then as the hits
began to pour like water from trough
smile and then a hearty laugh broke
forth, and none could have enjoyed the
discontinue of the champions more than
did their admirers in the vast audience.
OF the many hearty and spontaneous
bursts of applause, none was 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 a grand run for home
on loves single, collided with Balti-
more's f1eshy backstop, and, falling heavi-
ly pluckily crawled toward the base, al
most fainting as he touched it, Again,
at the end of the game, 10000 people gath
cred about the visitors, shook them by
the hand, shouted cheerful pleasantries at
them, told them what good fellows and
fine players they were, and finally sent
them away with a shout of appreciation
as to make a fitting climax for the great
est base ball spectacle Baltimore has
ever seen. Attendance, 25,375.
Score by innings:
Baltimore .............-...2 2 o 0 0 0 3 Q-10
washington, Sept. 28.-Bases on balls by
Meelin and errors behind him We're re
pitched a good game. and the Giants were
able to hit him effectively in one inning.
egtfR f3r b1 Wrey he game was
featureless. Davis was injured in the
BY FUCKERS 5 Knee. He recovered shortly,
however, and resumed play. Score:
New York ....Oo0 osoo-s 4
Batteries--New York, Meelzin and Var
Umpire-Lynch.
ST LOUIS 5: CINCINNATI f.
St. Louis. Sept 2S.-The game was a
pitchers battle between Breitenstein and
Donohue. A tumble by Corcoran and
another by Ritchey cost the Reds the
game. Attendance 500. Score:
Cincinnati .......--oooo4eo
St. Louis -.-.-..--.-.-o 0 o SIS Q
Observation-Disclosures, Breitenstein and
Schriver: St. Louis. Donohue and Doug
las. Umpire-Pears-
PITTSBURG 5; CHICAGO 4.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 2S.-It was Chi
eago's game up to the seventh inning,
after which the Pirates found the bali
and hatted in the winning runs. Attend