The age-herald., 1898-05-08
Tied the Score in the Ninth and Ills Single Won the Game for the Sea GuIls in the Eeyenth-Mahony Umpired
 the Game We'll.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
the Game We'll.

The locals errors were responsible for the loss of the game yesterday. But even as it was it took the Sea Guls eleven innings to win the game. The contest was close and exciting from start to finish and abounded in sensational plays
 Meyers, the elongated individual who cov- CTS the initial cushion for the Sea Gulls, was the bright particular star of the ev- ening. His home run in the ninth tied the score, and his single past short stop in the eleventh sent Gray across the plate with the winning run. For the locals, Haller and La Porte did good stick work getting three and four hits respectively. While Veitch landed safely on the ball only once, the bingle was the cause of two of the Reds crossing the rubber
 Umpire Mahony again officiated and his work was vastly more satisfactory than that of the day before. He renders his decisions according to his Judgment and gives evidence of developing into first class handler of the indicator.
 On account of the cool weather, only about 5OG fans were in attendance. But any true rooter would sit through a snow storm to see such game as was played.
 Both sides were blanked in the first in- nings, but in the second La Porte got to first on a hit to left took second on Jones tumble of Veitch's grounder, went to third on Gilligan's sacrifice, and scored on wild pitch.
 In the fourth Haller hit by second base for one base, and reached second on La Porte's single past second. Haller scored on Jones' tumble of Veitch's easy grounder La Porte taking second. He stole third and scored on Gillgan's fly out to Shan non.
 Runs in the Fourth
 Charleston began her run getting in the fourth. Meyers hit a single to left, which Knox let go through his legs, Meyers talk ing second. He got to third on a fielder's choice and scored on Gilligans error on Bammert's hit
 Streaker led off for Birmingham in the fifth and hit a single to center field. White followed with a hit to left, sending Streaker to third. Knox hit past first for one base, and Streaker scored, White reaching sec ond Haller fouled and LaPorte hit to left for one bag, filling the bases Meyers fum- bled vetch's easy grounder and White crossed the plate. Knox also attempted to score, but was touched out at the plate. Gilligan flew out to short, retiring the side.
 For Charleston, Jones hit to left for three bags and scored on Greys two-bagger in the same territory. Gray stole third and scored on Montgomery's wild throw to Hal Ter in endeavor to catch Shannon.
 In the seventh the Sea Gulls were suc- cessful in sending two men across the rubber. Jones hit to left for one base and reached second on Grey's single past first. Gray executed double steal and Jones scored on Gilligan's bad throw to catch him at the plate. Gray reached third on the play and scored on Tenders sacrifice.
 Added Another One
 Tn the eighth the Sea Gu1ls added an- other tally to their total. After two men were out Kling hit a single to left, went to second on Steelman's single to right, and scored on Jones' single to left.
 In the ninth after two men were out Hal Ter hit to right for one base. La Porte a single to leftshrd emf shr dnfw hrdlcm ing second. The score was to in favor of the Sea Gulls and the crowd was at fe- yer heat. When Veitch came to the bat, the crowd cheered him, for they remem- bered his home run of the day before. The third baseman was equal to the occasion and cracked out a beautiful three bagger to left field, Haller and La Porte scoring. The crowd went wild and the game was won.
 For the Sea Gulls Shannon and Fender were easy outs and the spectators began filing out of the grounds. thinking it was all over. Meyers was at the bat, and after making vicious swipe at the ball be caught one of Streaker's benders on the end of his bat and sent the sphere on a voyage of discovery over left field fence. The score was again tied and extra innings had to be played
 Neither side scored in the tenth and failed to tally in the eleventh.
 For Charleston Jones reached first on Veitchs error and got to second on Gray's single. Each moved up a bag on Shannon's sacrifice. Fender hit a hot one to Veitch and Jones was nailed at the plate. Gray reached third on the play and scored the winning run on Meyers single past second base.
 The Game
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