Evening journal., 1897-09-29
WHAT OF THE HARVEST? ?
Baltimore and Boston Start
Down the Home Stretch.
NED HANLoN ON EoPs AND AMOLE

NED HANL0N ON EOPs AND AM0LE
NEITHER OF THESE YOUNG MEN
WAS EQUAL TO SUCH AN
EMERGENCY AS CONFRONTED
THEM ON MONDAY.
The baseball fever is still extant, and
bulletins will be eagerly sought for this
afternoon. 1t Is true that Boston is one
game ahead of Baltimore for the cham
pionship, but to-day Baltimore begins
a series of four games with Washing
ton on the Orioles home grounds, while
Boston begins three games. away from
home. on the Brooklyn grounds s
Manager Hanlon and Treasurer II. r.
Vonderhorst, of Baltimore. deplore
Mondays defeat. When asked IL he did
not think the closeness of the race, and
even the defeat of Baltimore this year,
would awaken interest in Baltimore
and benefit the club financially this
year and next, Mr.. Vonderhorst, with
a gesture of impatience, said:
Il don't know and don't care. The
finances of the club are nothing COM
pared to winning the championship. /
would have forfeited any amount OF
money to have won that game Mon
day"
Mr.. Hanlon, who still hopes for final
victory, said: 1T was not because the
visitors made three runs on Nops that
/ took him out, for | know that STEM
zel's weak muff gave them two OF them
nor that two hits had been made on
him. But It was because Nops was not
pitching ball. and / knew 1t, that
took him out.
81 substituted Amole not because
thought there was any chance to win
hut ! knew Hotter was done and
wanted to stop the slaughter. OF course
Amole did well. The game was lost tC
ms and won by Boston. Amole had all
to gain nothing TO lose and could pitch
well, while his opponents, having tho
game won, were not trying so hard.
do not believe he could have done as
we'll had he been put in at the critica
moment. You may know how l coult
have won that game, but / do not.
The Boston people have fully verified
the Baltimore claim that they know
how to treat people and players de
Gently in the Monumental City.
The Globe says editorially:
most within Bostons grasp
Nothing but failure to meet thu
standard of just public expectation II
the coming games with Brooklyn car
now lose to the home team the sigl
and symbol of glorious victory.
The Boston Herald says editorially
after recOuntng the facts OF The series
Surely we are justified in saying vic
tory came to the better club. The dis
patches inform us that the fairest o
fair play was accorded to the Wishing
team. and that the winners were loudl,
cheered by the spectators. Nothing
but honorable tactics marked the con
test. and thus the game helps in eras
ing the blot that had been put upon tn
seasons playing by thoughtless mem
bers of some of the teams"
BALL PLAYER RETURNS HOME.
George Prentiss, who has been play
ing baseball with the Cape Charlie
(Va) seam. returned to his home i
This city last night. Mcdaniel, VIII
captained the team, will return in
day or two. The Cape Charles tear
lost but two games out of twenty-seveI
prentiss will now take charge of tn
Warren football team and get them i
shape for Saturdays game with tn
Pennsylvania Railroad Y M. c. A.
Jim" Crumlish has returned froi
New York with gold medal which h
won at a running race.
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