The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-26
The following is the standing of the
clubs. including NesterdaY,s games.


Baltimore, Sept. 25.-It is again NIP
and tuck between the champions and the
Bostonians in the pennant race, with the
champions a scant nose in the lead, by
virtue of having won to-day's game.
With the finish in sight and but four
games left to play by the one club and
five for the other, a misplay of any kind
from this time on will probably cost the
maker of it the distinction of being a
member OF the best base ball team on
earth and cause him to get a smaller,
instead of a larger share of the Temple
cup money. With this fact in view, it
is no wonder that the players on both
teams are straining every nerve to win,
and that the outcome of the contest is of
vital Importance to them and of intense
interest to their partisans. Two of the
most exciting games in the history of
base ball have resulted from this condi-
ton during the present series and Mon
day promises to bring another.
Yesterdays was a nerve destroyer, and
it brought joy to the hearts of Boston's
followers. To-day's was another, and al
though the home players were never head
ed, not soul on the grounds felt that the
result was beyond doubt until the last
man in the ninth inning had been retir-
ed. More than 1900 people saw it, and
not one of that number would have missed
it for a farm All but $50 of them who
came from Boston, are supremacy happy
tonight, and each and every lover of the
game in Baltimore is prepared to swear
that there never was such a pitcher in
the world as Hoffer, for it was mainly
by the superb work of the wizard" that
the victory rests with Baltimore. He
batted we'll lielded splendidly and pitched
magnificently as the score will
show So did Klobedanz for that
matter. and not a man of the
eighteen played badly, the game being
practically without errors, that of Nc
Graw being quite excusable, while the stick
work was uniformly good. Two plays,
which do not figure as errors in the score,
cost runs, however, and one of them prob
ably lost the game for Boston This was
an effort upon the part of Collins to field
nice little bunt by McGraw down to-
ward third base. It might have rolled
foul, but Collins accidentally kicked it
while still in fair ground. 1t went a doz-
en- yards or SO into foul territory and
Doyle and Hoffer scored on it, The other
was a very excusable muff by Retz, of
Longs chop hit to short center filling the
bases and giving Duffy a chance to score
on the ensuing play. On the other hand
both Collins and Reitz did brilliant work
at critical times.
Doyle and Robinson cut off run in the
seventh in this wise. Lowe, with Hamilton
on third was caught between first and Sec
ond. While Doyle and Reitz were running
him down, Hamilton sprlnted for home
but quick as thought, Doyle returned the
ball to the plate. Ii was a fine throw and
a fine catch, and the captain of the Cham
pions sat down good and hard upon the
sliding BOStOnian. almost CRUSHING him
with his two hundred and fifty pounds Of
solid flesh. The attendance was 1905
Score:
RHE.
Baltimore .....1 2 0 0 2 1 Ks 10 /
Boston .........0 0 0 0 0 2 0-3 10 O
Observation-Disclosures and Robinson; Kobe
danz and Bergen. Umpires-Emslie and
Hurst Time hours
st. Louis, Sept. 25.-Cincinnati had
things their own way in both games to-
day, the Browns not being in it at any
stage The Reds batted out victory in the
ninth inning. Only five innings were
played in the second game. Attendance.
1900. Score: R.HE.
st. Louis 40 o FL 1O0 O-5 /
Cincinnati 40 0 0 / 4-71 .
Batteries-Hart and Douglas; Ehret and
Peitz. Umpire, Pears. Time 2:15
Second Game: RHH
ST. Louis ...........,......0 / 81 10
Batteries-Donahue, Coleman and Doug
las; Ehret and Schriver. Umpire, Pears.
Time $780,
Brooklyn, Sept. 25.-Brooklyn won both
games from the QualSers this afternoon
The Brooklyns decided to-day to save
Kennedy for the games against Boston.