The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-24
FATE is AGAINST THEM.
Carolina Virginia Ball Game for the
Second Time Postponed

Second Time Postponed.
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Chanel Hill, y. c., April 23.-tSpe-
cial. Rain in the middle of the third
inning broke up the second game of the
championship series between Carolina
and Virginia and disappointed a large
and fashionable audience. There were
IA goodly number from Raleigh and
Greensboro, and large contingency
from Durham who made Il disagrceable
trip for naught
Hardly enough Of the game was played
to furnish Il correct criticism of the
strength of each team. but what little
was played was decidedly in favor of the
Carolina players, despite the fact that
the score was one to nothing in Fir-
gina's favor when the game was called
The one run made by Virginia was a
present given them by Graves. the Caro-
lima catcher, who made two successive
wild throws to first when the batters
were easily out. 1t was apparent that
the excitement of his first champion
ship game made the Carolina catcher
nervous and erFatic.
The game showed clearly however that
Lawson, the Carolina pitcher, is peach.
and that the Virginia batters could not
connect with his delivery. In the two
innings he struck out four men and not
II ball went outside of the diamond. On
the other hand Carolina got two clean
hits and two other batsmen came very
near fattening their batting averages.
In matter of errors Virginia made two.
one tumble ny second and one bad
mnff of fly by Collier, while the two
b. Carolina were the wild throws by
Graves. The Carolina team seemed con-
fident of victory as Lawson had the
Virginia batters absolutely at his mercy.
Still, Summergill is quite a smoothe april
cot as Il pitcher. though Lawson had
quite the best of the argument as far as
it went
The game opened with Carolina at the
bat. Rogers bunt went tritle too near
Summergill, who threw him out ut first.
Winston, the second man up, raped out
single between short and third, but
was thrown out at second in trying TO
steal second. Mckee foued to third.
Wills led off for Virginia by striking
ont. Graves muffed the third strike and
then threw the ball over Winston's head
Wills going to second. Stepson struck
out and Martin drew Il base on balls
Golfers hit fell directly on the home
plate and Graves again threw the ball
over Winston's head, Wills scoring and
Martin going to third. Hill fouled to
left and Summergill went out on an easy
one from pitcher to first.
In Cardinals second inning Lawson
hit to centre after Belden had popped
up an easy foul to third: Woodward
made two out on an easy grounder to
short, and Hume was given life ON an
error by Wills. Graves then hit long
fly to centre which Collier captured. leay-
ing runners on second and third
For Virginia Hunt and Malloy struck
ont and BOnney was caught mapping off
base, after getting first on balls and
stealing second.
In the third Williams and Winston
popped up easy flies to short and Rogers
was caught stealing second after Collier
had muffed his fly.
Lawson had pitched Wills a couple
of balls when the rain began to fall and
put IN end TO the game.
This makes the second game of the
championship series between Virginia
and Carolina that has been prevented
by rain. the first having been scheduled
for Charlottesville two weeks ago 1t
has not been definitely decided whether
these games will be played off or to de-
eide the championship by the one re-
naming game to be played in Danville
on Nav Z. 1t is probable however. that
these games will be played. the game on
Carolina soil to be played in Winston.
The score: