The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-02
SIXTH INNING SURPRISE
Wilmington Won Her Third Success
sive Game From Charlotte.
TARB0Ro DEFEATS sTATEsTILLE 6 TO
Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia and New York
Are the Winners in the National
League. The Al enhance
Large.

days account is of necessity of the
Laura Jean Libby variety, for the
game yesterday was conglomeration
of blasted hopes, overwhelming dis
asters, tremendous situations, heavy
villain, a bunch of heroes, an as
founding rescue from inevitable doom
and joyous and happy ending, al
together d love-feaSt of uralioyed
bliss. Yes, it was Laura Jean Libby
from beginning to end-the real
thing and it set the cranks going.
1t opened up just like the novel,
t'Her Widest Dream 100000 edition
Monroe & Co., publishers). ut was a
winters afternoon, dark and gloomy.
The pitiless rain beat increasingly
upon the window panes.' Yes, that's
the way it began. The Flat-bat
Grafters from the Bull City jumped
on Quick from the very start and the
hits rained on the out-field in pitt
less manner. Indeed, it was exceed
ingly dark and gloomy for the States
men. Card, the first man up. was
sent to first for beng hit by the
pitcher. AS matter OF fact it was
his third strike and the ball hit him
after he had struck at it. Neverthe-
less he was ordered to the initial bag.
And here is just where the Umpire
came near robbing the home team.
Card should have been called out. The
rule on this point is emphatic. Still
he was spared. So this is the Opening
motif of the story-gross injustice to
begin with. Now see how it happens.
Burns goes out, pitcher to first; Lee
Grand gets a base on balls; Weldon
saul flies to- right. Thus, you see,
these should have been out and runs
left on the bases. 1t was otherwise
the hits commenced raining. Clark
cracks out a two-bagger to right and
on Crockett'a wild throw home, Card,
LeGrand and Clark score. Three runs
1.-The situation became complicated.
Wilkins gets a hit by Short and lrm-
sher drives one safe to left garden.
Carr follows with another drive to
centre, which Burbanks throws beau
tifully to the plate and Wilkins is
chased down between third and home
on his attempt to score. Four hits,
a. base on balls and a hit by pitcher,
together with wild throw, all i'll
one inning. Pretty rank, isn't it?
By way of q counter motif Raleigh
Introduces one run in her half OF the
first chapter. Bevins' base hit, Per-
sons sacrifice and Kelly's two Dagger
do the work. The heroes are strug-
Cling hard against the combined
fates. The Flat-bat Grafters quickly
offset this lone run. Mangum hits
safely and is doubled up on Cards
f1y to Quick. Burns hits safely and
comes home on LeGrand's three-bag-
ger to left. The pitiless rain, 1t still
raineth!
Quick is taken down and new
hero steps upon the scene to under
take a rescue. He puts temporary
stop to the present disorder by retir-
ing Weidensaul on a fly to right.
The Statesmen return without max
ing Roadway.
The third chapter opens. Clark
strikes out. Wilkins gets a base on
balls, but Irmsher hits an easy one to
short and Wilkins is cut down at sec
ond. Really the new character is to
be the savior of the down-trodden.
But. 10! Carr gets a two-bagger.
Mangum gets two-bagger, and Card
gets a two-briefy the rain has de-
veloped into a cloud-burst. The lead
ing character is relegated to the back
ground again-in left ield-around
little Person the interest of the story
now centres.
Quickly he retires the third out on
an easy chance to Kelly and from
tbenceforth a better day dawns for
the Statesmen. A small rift of clear
sky comes in the latter half of the
third chapter. Bevins gets to first
on Clarke's error, and Person comes
along with a Texas Lacquer over
short. Then Farrell-he's the most
beautiful character in the whole sto-
rv-lines her out to right for three
bases and two runs come home. Kelly
sacrifices to second and Farrell adds
another run Crockett also sacrifices
and Kelly, who is on first because
Weidensaul stupidity tried to catch
Farrell at home, goes to second. Atch-
json and Burbanks are easy outs and
chaDter three ends with brighter
hopes. The Flat-bat Grafters are still
three runs to the good.
The fourth chapter is merely de-
scriDtive. 1t doesn't take up the
thread of the story and makes no
changes in the condition or circum-
stances of the various characters. The
BEGINNING of the fifth chapter gives
no change of the situation, and gives
no hint Of the denoument which IS TO
follow. But here was where the de-
noument was billed to appear. The
denoument is here defined as a rank,
yellow, mono-metal, cankerous, worm
eaten muff by Card in centre field,
with Person ON third on Carr's error
and Farrell on second after hit and
n steal. 1t came with the appear
ance of new conspirator in the play.
Mangum was sent to the bench after
Farrcll's hit and the great and only
Dannehow stepped in the box. Kelly
hit the ball out to centre right in
Cards hands-and he dropped it.
Think of it! The crack fielder of
The league making such play-moss-
covered, with barnacles and sea-weed
clinging to it. Oh, it was pitiful. Two
runs tailed. 1t is really the only