The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-08-06

Seven hundred people went out TO
Hilton park yesterday and saw the PEN
nant winners administer two defeats TO
the Hornets. Both game- ~ere inter-
esting and well played by both teams.
and the victories of the home team
were due entirely 10 their all-roun6 su-
perior work.
The work of the Champions showed
marked Improvement in every respect.
They hit the ball hard and often. field
ed in almost faultless style and ran
bases with much daring
Stewart and Sweeney both did re-
markable work in the box. and the few
hits that were made off them were
scattered.
The first contest resulted in a we'll
earned victory for the local team by a
score of three to nothing. Stewart and
Bass were the opposing pitchers and
the former had much the best OF the
argument, striking out eight men and
allowing only six hits. Bass was
touched up hard, especially in the
fourth inning, when three singles, a
two bagger and a three bagger netted
three runs. Each pitcher allowed one
man to walk
The fielding of both teams was almost
faultless, muff by Devlin being the
| only error. The features of the game
| was the playing Of both infields-a ond
| hand catch by Stewart. OF Lipp's liner
| and the batting OF Clayton. and OF
course the pitching OF Stewart
The home team won the game in the
| fourth inning. Devlin leads off with
single and goes to third on Warren's
| single. Warren is thrown out at
second McGinnis sends a scorchins
three bagger to right and Devlin scores.
Allen is thrown out by Bass. Frost
hits for two bases and Mack crosses
the plate. Cranston singles and Frost
reaches home. Willig is given is base
| on balls, but Stewart ends the running
by flying to Bigbie.
The second game was a walkover for
the Giants. Hooker was in the box for
the visitors and proved an easy mark.
| Sweeney. on the other hand. held the
Hornets down with seven hits, few OF
| which were punched. The game was
filled with many pretty plays, and safe
hits were plentiful. Clayton and War
rem each made fine stops and will.g
made a good catch OF Knau's fly back
OF second in the fifth inning. Knau's
work at short was easily the feature
Of the visitors play. Warren. Nc
Ginnis. Frost and Cranston led with
the bat
The Hornets started the scoring ia the
first. A base on balls and singles by
Drauby and Knau sends one man
across the plate. They had their second
and last in the fourth on Gates two
bagger and Hooker's single.
The locals score two in the third on
two singles. a base on balls, and sac
rifice.
gift by Hooker to Devlin and singles
by Warren, McGinnis ard Frost.
The rough house began In the sixth,
when the Giants scored six runs and
cinched the game. willig is dead-head-
ed to first. Sweeney singles. advancing
Willig to third then steals second. Clay
ton fans. Devlin hits To- the infseld
and Willig slides in home. Warren
singles and Sweeney scores. AcGinnis
singles and Devlin scores. Allen hits
to short stop. who throws to home plate
| to cut Warren off but Gates fails &c
, squeeze the throw and Warren is safe
Allen steals second. Frost flies out tc
Cranston drives out a two bagger and
Allen scores and Cranston Is out al
third.
The remainder of the game was a
continuation of the fast playing set By
the Giants, ending with a beautiful