The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-28
CHARLOTTE WINS
IN THE LAST INNING
Raleigh Loses by a Score of
Five to Four.
"A FINE GAME PLAYED
Wilmington Wins From Statesville
by Score of s to /.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL RIGHT
A FINE GAME PLAYED
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL RIGHT
7, Chicago a. New York a, Cir
cinnat 2; Brooklyn 5, St. Louis 10.
Such Are the Scores For the
National League.

Committee of the North Carolina Base
ball Association last night the follow
ing business was transacted:
Tarboro's protest of the game in
Durham on account of rain was up
held, and the game was ordered to be
played over again.
Wilmington's protect of Red Gill
gan was upheld, and Gilligan award
ed to Wilmington. All games in which
Gilligan participated as a member of
the Durham team were ordered to be
played over again.
A schedule committee was appoint
ed, consisting of Messrs. S. b. Alex
ander, f. w. Habel and w. S. Howard,
who are to report to the president of
the league on or before August LIST.
There is q new topical song which
must describe in detail Raleigh's hard
luck story in yesterdays game. 1t is
entitled: Her Busted Heart will Never
Bust Again Charlotte had no license
to win. They were beaten fiat. Raleigh
had cinch on the game -four to one
Little Person had pitched elegant ball.
allowing only two hits. We held three
big aces in the shape of three runs to the
good, and the pot was ours. Then the
Charlotte buffers come piking in with an
inside straight, catch the right card and
gather in the long green. That's just
about the luck Raleigh had.
If the shoe had been on the other foot; ;
if Raleigh had been behind and such a
batting rally had come at the eleventh
hour, why it would have been "out O.
sight" the fans would have gone wild
and a gross of straight-jac would
have been necessary to have held them
down.
But that is another story. The luscious
peach was nearly in our grasp-we could
just feel the fuZ on it-and then the
step-ladder broke. Little Person went
up in balloon and before the parachute
could be cut loose, the four runs so nee
essary to Charlotte had come across the
plate, and the game was all over. There
was no shouting however. Folks wore
long faces coming home and spoke in
whispers.
Raleigh started the game with two runs
on base on balls, an error by White,
a sacrifice and two base hits. Another
run was added in the third on Crock
ett's e-bagger and Cooper's rank
muff of Atchison's easy fly. One more
run was made in the seventh on a sec
ond three Dagger by Crockett and the
stupid playing of Crawley, who failed to
throw Atchison's groundor home. Crawley
hadp lenty of opportunity to catch the
runner at home, but seemed daZed. He
finally touched Atchison out at first
Charlotte got her first run in the sew
enth. Up to that time Person had them
at his mercy. Cooper got to first on a
wild throw by Crockett, and came home
on Whites three Dagger to right.
Then came the heart breaking ninth.
Dickson, the first man up, drew a free
pass to first, CraWley got a hit and Meade
came along with a two Dagger, bringing
in one run. Cooper was hit by Person,
which the umpire wouldn't allow, so Per-
son steamed up a trife stronger and
pasted him a good one in the short ribs.
This filled the bases. White hit dan
gerous fly to centre which Burbanks took
care Of and by fast fielding held Craw-
ley on third. Then all the fiddle-s strings
broke, for Cuddy damned the ball down
in the bitches and briars in left field for
a home run, clearing the bases. The
inside straight was made and Charlotte
took the pot.
1t was hard, hard luck The features
of the game were Crockett's batting,
Cuddys home run, two particularly good
plays by Burbanks in centre, one catch
cheating Cooper of home run, Whites
one-hand stop of Bevin's liner, Char
lotte's licking and the umpires balls
and strikes" decisions. He showed no
favor to either side, each of which suf-
fered equally, but his judgment was rank
and the batters were all out of humor.
Charlotte kicked continually from the be-
ginning of the game. 1t was absolutely
unnecessary-both sides were truly roost-
ed and they knew it. CraWley was par
ticularly offensive Only in one instance,
when Cooper was sent back to the bat
after being hit by a pitched ball was
there real reason to become noisy.
Meade started a row in the ninth by
refusing to get on the bench ordered by
the umpire, and many of the spectators
crowded upon the field. But the matter
passed off and what looked as if it would
develop into a small sized riot end in
simply lot of hot air.
The league ought to have hired and
paid umpires. 1t will cost little money
but it will put stop to many things OBJ
jectionable to the spectators, players and
the kindly disposed and obliging gentle
men who are entced into the perform
ance of burdensome and disagreeable
definite certainty of jibes and jawing.
The score:
Raleigh: