New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-28
BOSTON TAKES THE RUBBER.
BALTIMORE OVERWHELMED IN THE
THIRD GAME OF THE SERIES.
NINE EARNED RUNS FOR THE DowNEAsTERs IN
THE SEVENTH INNING SETTLED TAN
EXCITING CONTEST WITNESSED BY
An ENORMOUS CROWD.

EXCITING CONTEST WITNESSED BY
AN ENORMOUS CROWD.
Baltimore. Sept. 27.-Outslde OF n contingent Of
faithful Boston RIOTERS" who making merry
at the Eutaw House there is Joy in Baltimore
tonight Boston has taken the third game In the
crucial series Is ahead in the fight for the pennant
and there seems TO be little probability that the
champions" can save It. Hoffer. the ''wizard';
Nops the "southpaw." and Brother Joe" Corbett
all went down like ripe grain in hurricane before
the terrific onslaught Of Boston's batteTs. until
what seemed at nrst to be a victory for the nome
finally turned Into rout the IKE OF
which has been seldom witnessed on ball held.
More than twenty-five thousand people sa" IL done.
and the fact that they witnessed the downfall OF
their favorites with perfect good humor. gathering
about the vctors and cheering them heartily al the
finish contrad.cts two stories that have been cur
rent regarding Baltimore baseball public, namely.
that 1t does not patronze the game and that
"rowdyisr' Is the rule on its grounds. Tnere
have been few If any crowds large in the history
Of the game. and could have Geported NseIi
better from start TO finish than did that OF to-
day The may be truthfuly said or the
other of the present series. In none OF the
trio gibe or jeer shouted at the umpire or
player either side. nor was single line assessed
or a player ordered out Of the game. The utmost
good humor prevailed a, all times. and friend and
foe were treated as nearly alike as human nature
would permit.
The story Of what happened to-day may be briefly
told First came the awful struggle at the gates
for tickets: then the straining pushing and fight
ing for admission then the scramble FOR place
from which the diamond was visible. until every
seat had an occupant. every inch OF standIng-room
pre-empted and men and boys clung spider
like 10 fences, hagstafs. telegraph poles. or any
other point Of vantage. The Boston "rooters
with their brass band. formed so small part OF
the vast throng that they sank into comparative
inslgnihcance. but the band played on and the
''rooters" shouted just The same. Finally the
ten for Hft 81 lt
down TO- watch tha hattie First Boston made a
run. then Baltimore made two, then eacn made
three and the score was ted when Boston added
Thus far all was well. Baltimore It Is true.
had lost the lead. but not hopelessly. Then the
visitors forged to the front with three more taies
more And so IL ran until that dreadful seventh
inning Corbe,, had been crippled by a hot liner
early in the play hops had been hatted out Of the
box a little later and Ho1er had been hit for FOUR
for a delngt as Horer had apparently stcadIed
himself and runs had been made OF him tn two
All at once ii came. Single followed double;
double followed single. player after payer Gro-."d
the plate. until. the crowd gr"w a'1"I anu Won
dered II II would ever end. tn" official scorers AL
and wanted to 60 on and 1t down, but captain
Robinson kept him N the box. flnay me Ip. II
figured out that Boston had made nine runs. az
the champions made feeble rally In their bali
and batted out thIet runs ,ollo"ins II up WIN ,wo
consequence than are those Of men VINO strive 20
whistle up the wind. .
During the yolley OF basehits IN the seventh he
crowd was a study A. the FIRST TWO or three were
m tde the vast throng looked serious. then 40 Its
began TO pour out Ike water from trough
smile and then a hearty laugh broke forth, ana
none could have cuJOyed the discontinue of ~"
champions more than did their admirers In ihc
vast audience Of the many hearty and sponiane-
Gus bursts OF applause none was NOR" ringing thAn
that which greeted Hamilton when. In m" fourth
inning after being trampied and severely
stunned By Jennings at second. D" made granh
run for home on loves single. came INTO colii-ou
with Baltimore backstop. md falling heavily.
quickly craWed toward the base. almost falniiug
from the shock "a he touched II
Again at the end OF the gane ten thousand
people gathered about the visitors. shook hem by
The hand shouted cheerful plcasartries Al them.
told them what good fellows and fine players they
were and finally sent them away with such q shout
OF appreciation as 20 make fttng climax FOR
the greatest baseball spectacle baltimore has ever
see The