The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-04

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! came nearest TO death. took place IN
New York City. and was between the
GIANTS and the Detrults. In that year.
u you remember. the latter won the
National League ponnant. II
was on Decoration Day and there were
70 be two games played. The FIRST one
vas a corker. and Il was that one am
now referring TO. Il took place on the
old Polo Grounds, at One Hundred and
sixteenth Street. and a big crowd was
out. Tim Koofe was pitching
Tor the Giants. and he was supported
behind the bat by Buck Ewing.
me Detroiis battery was none other
than the famous 'PrCtzer Camel.
whose brother was hst month sold By
New Castle. His catcher was
charlie Bennett The ninth
inning came along with the score
70 In favor OF Detroit and the New
iorEs came up with their ,ast half
OF the ninth. Johnny Ward was frst
n bat He made a little dub at. and
IN The excitement he stole second and
third 3asea. The next two men who
followed him went out and Ward was
stu on third with two men out and
the game 2 10 / In favor Of bic oppo-
nents. Then Il was that I sent up a
prayer for strength. The yelling
stamping and hootlng Of that awful
mob l will never forget. but few
moments afterwarl / could have sold
my lie for a cent OF course I was um-
pire. We'll. Ward was always noted
Tor his daring and. 70 the great con-
sternatlon Of an. Just after Bennett
had caught a strike on the batter's
stick, Ward tried 20 steal home while
The ball was passing between Bennett
and Camel The crowd was With him.
but Camel turned. and like a fash
The ball went back 20 Bennett. Ward
started 10 slide twenty feet from the
home plate and lost Il by acarly
foot There we three stood. Ward
on his stomach. arm extended. trying
10 touch the plate. Bennett. with the
ball In hand touching Wards arm: and
myself standing over them. calling
Ward out and giving the game TO De-
troit Al once a roar went up that
oould have been heard a mile. and the
crowd swarmed around me. Every
one wanted to get a crack az me. and a
Gordon % police was necessary % save
me from tina, mob got away az last.
and then and there determined that
was not cut out for an umpire any
longer. Ward later In the day came 10
me and told me that my decision was
correct. but ought 20 have given d
20 him on account Of the play be tried
10 make" That was certainly a very
exciting event. or would have been. n
true. The New Yorks and Detroits
met for two games on Monday. May 81. .
lssC lthe 30th falling on Sunday but
Just how Mr. Docscher's he Was en-
iangered by that mob. a. he calls II 1
Is hard 70 explain. as Mr.. Eagan was I
The umpire al both games on that day. I
! ne uTst OF morning zane which .
Docschcr calls "A oorker." with the /
score 20 In favor Of Detroit. was
won By New York by score q 6 10
!, In ten innings. The New Yorks
scored four runs In the lrs, inning. one
In the seventh and one IN the tenth.
The Dctroits scored all Of their runs
n the third inning In the New Yorks'
half OF the tenth Connor led on with
ny 10 Hardle Richardson. who was
'laying second base for Detroit. Ward
olloWed with a two base bit. and
Icored the winning run on Gnlcapie's
Jingle. Ewing played center feld Tor
ne New Yorks and o'Rourke caught /
icizein. not Camel. whose brother
vas last month sold by New C.s,le /