The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-05
TUSSLE FOR THE TEMPLE CUP.
DARkNEss CONTRIBUTES TO BAL
TISIORE'S DEFEAT.

baltimore and ROston Play the First
Game in the Series on the New
england DIamond-It Was BaIti-
mOre'S Game Up to the Sixth Jn-
ping-Heavy Batting Done by Both
Teams-HamiItOn Saves the Home
Team in the Eighth-An Exciting
Game Throughout.
Boston. Mass, Oct. 4.-The new cham
,s,ns took the first game for the Temple
,pp to-day, defeating the Baltimores in
q close contest, more through a combina-
tjon of lucky hits and daring base run
ming. assisted by darkness in the last two
innings, than by any great superiority of
play.
Neither team showed championship
form while the work of the home team
was at times very much below 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 Indian
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 assist
ance of the famous ''rooters" and two
bands, the enthusiasm when the home
team took the lead in the sixth inning,
was almost unparalleled on the South End
grounds Only two bases were allowed
on hits into the crowd at left field and
This also initiated against the visitors.
Jennings was easily the star Of the game,
his batting being terrific, while his great
work al short was much better than that
of his rival Long For the home team Capt.
Duffy led his men in hitting and base run
ming.
Baltimore started the game like winners,
pounding Nichols hard and before 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.
Baltimore added one in the third through
fine batting by Kelly and Reitz. Long
hunted well 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 Jen-
n.ugs, Kelley, StenZei, 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, Kelley,
aud Doyle all hit safe and hard and but
for fine work on Longs part, more than
three men would have scored. The home
players were not dismayed, and, encour-
aged by the rooters, they pounded Nops
all over the field, and, by taking desperate
chances, scored five runs, taking the lead
for the first time in the game.
The visitors forged ahead again in the
seventh, Lewis, who had taken Nichols
place, being hit hard. Boston had a fine
chance to score in their half, but couldn' t
quite connect.
Then came a 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.
Il did moi 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 Score: