Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-10-05
THE TEMPLE CUP.
Boston, Champions, Takes
First Game from Baltimore.
It Was a Close Rub, But 10000 Peo-
pie Helped Boston Win.
kit hoIs Ba'tcd Out Lewis Substituted-Gam
Finished in Moonlight.

Boston, OCT. 4.-lne new cHdiilplOIlS
took the first game for the Temple cup,
today, defeating the Baltimores in a
close contest. more through combina-
ton of luck hits and daring. base run
ming, assisted by darkness in the last
two innings than by any great superb
ority of play. Neither team showed
champion ball, while the work of the
home team was at times very much be-
low the mark. The Orioles batted
Nichols out of the box and would have
given Lewis a similar dose if they
could have seen the ball in the last
two innings. AS it was, the game
ended in the moonlight, the umpires
keeping the players at it until some
time after sundOwn.
The weather was perfect, mild and a
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 ''rooters'
and two bands. the enthusiasm when
the home team took the lead, in the
sixth, was almost unparalleled in 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 general work
at short was much better than that of
his rival, Long. For the home team
Capt. Duffy led his men in hitting and
base running. while Hamilton took two
flies in center field on the dead run.
Baltimore started the game like Win
ncrs, pounding Nichols hard and be-
fore 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. In the second Baltimore went
out in short order and Boston could
not score. Baltimore added one in the
third, through fine batting of Kelly and
Reitz. Long bunted we'll in the fourth
and scored on Bergen's single and an
/. out Both teams scored two runs in
the fifth, the visitors through hard raps
by Jennings. Kelly, Stencil, Doyle and
loves poor throw, and the home team
by two. errors and some daring base
running.
Then the visitors started in to clinch
the game McGraw, Jennings, Kelly
and Doyle all hit safe and hard and bul
for some fine work on Longs part.
more than three runs would have been
scored The home team, however. We're
not dismayed, and, encouraged by the
rooters, they pounded Nops all over
the field and by taking desperate
chances, scored five runs and took the
lead for the first time in the game. The
visitors forged ahead again in the sew
enth, Lewis had taken Nichols place,
being hit hard. Boston had a fine
chance TO score in their half, but could
not quite connect. Then came kick
for the game to be called, but although
the sun was out of sight, the play went
on.
Hamilton saved the game in the
eighth by two marvellous catches and
the Bostons went in to win. 1t did not
take long for the two necessary runs to
come over the plate, and again the
home team was ahead. The last inning
was begun in the rapidly fading
twilight, and while the BaltimOres tried
hard to see the ball and did succeed in
making a couple of hits, the strain was
too much and after two had struck out
Long threw the last man out at first.
The score: