The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-28
THE BOSTON
RIOTERS HAPPY.
Her Ball TOSSerS Win the Final Game
From Baltimore.
WILL PROBABLY Be CHAMPIONS.
A Monster Crush to witness the Conclud-
ing Game Of the Series Between the
Leaders Of the National League.
Boston Knocks out Three
Pitchers.

Baltimore, Sept. 2S.-Outside Of lit
tie contingent Of faithful Boston root
ers," who are making merry at the
Eutaw House, there is no joy in Bal
timore. 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, the
wizard" Nops, the "southpaw,' and
Brother Joe" Corbett 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 vic
tory for the home team was finally
turned into a rout, the like Of which has
been seldom witnessed on a ball field.
More than $4,000 people saw It done.
and they witnessed the downfall
of their favorites with perfect good hu-
NOR, gathering about the victors and
cheering them heartily at the finish
There have been few, if any, crowds as
large in the history Of the game, and
none could have deported itself better
from start to finish than did that of
yesterday.
There was an awful struggle at the
gates for tickets, then the straining.
pushing and fighting for admission.
then the scamble for a place from
which the diamond was visible, until
every seat had an occupant every inch
of standing room was pre-empted, and
men and boys clung, spiderlike, to
fences, 1agstaas, telegraph poles or any
other point of vantage. The Boston
'rooters," with their brass band form
ed so small q part of the vast throng
that they sank into comparative insig-
nificance, but the band played on, and
the 'rooters" rooted and shouted Just
the same. Finally the teams came on
for practice, and then in due time play
began, and the multitude settled it.
self down to watch the battle of the
Titans. First Boston made a run then
Baltimore made two, then each made
three, and the score was tied, when
Boston added another to it's string.
Thus far all was we'll Baltimore, it's
true, had lost the lead, but not hope
lessly Then the visitors forged to the
front with three more tallies This
was bad indeed, but hope still lived in
Baltimore.
And so it ran until that dreadful
seventh inning. Corbett had been Grip
pied by 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 stir the crowd hoped
on. No one looked for a deluge, as Hof-
fer had apparently steadied himself,
and no runs had been made off him in
two successive innings. All at once it
cam Single followed double, double
foil yed 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 discour-
aged, and wanted to go off and sit
down, but Captain Robinson kept him
in the box. Finally 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, and although
the champions made a feeble rally i'm
their half and hatted out three runs
following it up with two more in the
eighth, their efforts were not more con-
sequent than are those of men who
strive to whistle up the wind
At the end of the game 1000 people
gathered about the visitors, shook them
by the hand, shouted cheerful pleas
antries at them, told them what good
fellows and fine players they were, and
finally sent them away with such a
shout OF appreciation as to make a fit
ting climax for the greatest baseball
spectacle Baltimore has ever seen. The
score by innings follows:
Boston ............1 1 1 1-19
Baltimore .........2 0 o 8 2 DO