The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-05
A NECK TO NECK SCORE
Richmond Left Out in the Cold by
Portsmouth.
GAME A FARCE FROM START TO FINISH
Newport New and Whining on Play Double
Header and the Tar Heels Are Defeated
in Both Games. Shut Out in the
Morning Game.

That was a puzler on the Raleigh
diamond yesterday afternoon; an en-
tanglement of brilliant plays coupled
with academic features and a neck to
neck score that wound interest up to a
high pitch and never let the excitement
flag until the ninth, when Hennager
took that fly from McDade and Raleigh
stood one to the better, and the scorer
blacked the board 10 for Raleigh and 8
for Norfolk. The contest started on the
old fashion style, when big scores were
piled up, but the playing improved
later.
Yesterdays was a hitting game Nor
folk took IL cracks off Person while
Raleigh clipped Z from the Norfolk
twirlers. Lehman, Norfolk's catch
went behind the bat worse for wear
When Leitner, the mute pitcher, cast a
badly off ball at him in the first Leh-
man raised his kick and went to the
bench. He had a fearfully bunged-up
hand however, and his act won SYM
pathy He went back and tried it for
awhile, but in the fourth Norfolk shift,
ed her battery and Slagle went in the
box Kemmer caught, DAILY took first
base and Dannehower appeared in CEN
tire field. That did not improve the sit
uation for the visitors for in the fifth
inning Slagle gave seven bases on balls,
and there is where the Senators trotted
the diamond.
Venable Raleigh's new shortstop,
was up TO the game and had luck TO
boot. Three times out of five at the
bat he was presented with first base
on balls. and each time he made the
circuit and touched home safely. He
also made a feature play in checking
Spratt's grass-cutter and landing it at
first
Raleigh's field did some pretty work.
Norfolk's hit came just wrong Several
times bases were filled and nothing
gained, and when Dannehower knocked
home run non one was on base
The Senators started out clipping,
and for five innings their stock was
above par, but the Shippers had made
four runs in the fifth and challled up
another in the sixth and the score stooa
8 to s. Then came four innings of bat
tie royal. A ten INNING game was in
sight and the rooters stretched and
implored. Luck, to shed one more favor
on the home team, which was getting
most of the patronage of the tickle god
desS. Well that run came and it was
in the ninth Kelly had walked to first
by base on balls, Meade was hit by
ball and Kelly moved to second Then
Venable tried to bunt and struck out
LeGrange got a base on balls, and that
filled the diamond, Kelly perching on
third and only one out. Person sent a
long fly to left field and Mullin roped it
iii and made a pretty throw home, but
Kelly had touched the plate and the
game belonged to Raleigh. Stanley
went to first. but Sorber's fly was
caught and the board said to s when
Norfolk came to the bat Daily made
first on a hit, Spratt was out on a foul
that LeGrande took in, Morrisey shot
a high fly, but Stanley was waiting for
that ball and sent it to second. blocking
DAILY and securing a double play. Nc
Dade's fly lodged in eHnnagers hand
and the game was lost to Norfolk.
When Umpire Staley said play BALI
Stanley took the bat. and Leitner gave
him first on balls, which seems a bad
start. Sorber's sacrifice carried him to
second; pass ball put him on third,
and Atz's hit brought him home. Then
Kclly's hit to left and Mullen'S error
brought Hennager home and two had
crossed the plate But Norfolk quickly
tied that. Mullin got to first and Smith
ripped the ball over in Sorbers terri
tory, and both Mullin and Smith come
home Then Kemmer. DAILY and Spratt
never reached first, so the board saio
2 to g
In the second Venable got first on
balls, made second when LeGrande lost
first and came in home on Persons
two bagger. Sorbers grounder was
captured, and Person trying to run
third was put out by Spratt. But Raj
eigh had one that inning, while for Nor
folk McDade struck out and Morrisey
and Lehman never reached first.
At went out at first in the third in
ming, while DAILY took in beautifully
long fly from Hennager and Mullin in
left did the same for kelly's sky
scTaper. Norfolk had better luck
Leitner was out on first: Hennager got
Mullins fly. but Smith was given first
on balls. Then Meade missed KEN
mer's fly to right field and Smith came
in home: Stanley failed to capture
Daly's fly and Kemmer scored Spratt
ended this by tanning out. In the next
inning Norfolk made the shifts in her
team.
The visitors were one ahead when
Venable and LeGrande We're holding
posts on second and third The rooters
yelled when Stanley took the bat ano