The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-17
'RAH FOR THE BIRDS
ON PERCH OVER ALL
Again the Hornets Make a
Futile Fight.
HOOKER'S FREE PASSES
Raleigh Leads While Wilmington
Lags to the Rear.
AND THE RAVEN AGAIN CROAKS ZERO"
Like Little Red Riding Hood the lobsters Find
Wolfe in Their Way and He Leads
Them Into the Land of
Emptiness.
HOOKER'S FREE PASSES
Raleigh Leads While Wilmington
Lags to the Rear.
AND THE RAVEN AGAIN CROAKS ZERO"

Three bases on balls, hit. wild
pitch and a passed ball, and the result
ant, three runs gave Raleigh another
victory yesterday over the Mecklen-
burgers, whose united efforts only land
ed two runs.
The game was well played and about
500 people expressed their approval OF
the various plays as viewed from the
bleachers and grand stands, the afore-
said bleachers having fun with Capt
Clark, of the Hornets, till Clark grew
fatigued with the gentle ''hammering''
that was accorded him.
Their ewere some brilliant features
during the afternoon. Sherman. who
was the backstop for the magnificent
pitching of Cyclone Smith, dashed al
most against the grand stand on dead
run after a foul which he captured
Smith, sprinting for bunted ball in
the fourth inning, sat square down on
Mother Earth" and threw his man out
at first. Curran made swift catch
Of Swanders fly in right, and usally
whenever a ball landed near Red Bird
it WAS gcbbled up.
The Hornets showed up in fine fettle
and Hooker pitched an excellent game,
but for one fatal inning when he went
up in the air and let the Red Birds
fly from base to base, being aided in
doing the thing up brown by Catcher
Gates, who failed to hold up wild
pitch and let another ball pass him.
Charlotte opened up with three men
who failed to see first, and Raleigh
took a whack with the stick Buck"
Powers, Raleigh's returned shortstop.
was hit with the ball and found his
way to first Stocksdale sacrificed and
advanced him. Stanley walked, but
Sorber flew and Atz went out from
third to first, closing the inning
In the second both teams got q man
on the bags but neither scored In the
third three Hornets, aGtes, Hooker and
Weaver tried to do something, but fail
ed. For the Red Birds, Powers and
Stocksdale famed, Stanley singled and
Sorber skyrocketed in left
In the fourth both teams scored but
Raleigh had the best of it, On an err
ror by Powers, at short, Bigbie reached
first, Swander's sacrifice moved him to
second, Swander being thrown out on
Smiths set down throw. Murray
drove the ball to centre and Bigbie
scored, but Drauby flew to Hennager
and Knau was put to sleep by Atz to
Stocksdale
Int it's half Raleigh had "Midsumer
Nights Dream" affair Hooker at once
deadheaded Atz and Hennager and Cur
ran retired on a foul fly to Gates just
after the runners had advanced on a
passed ball. Sherman then walked and
on a wild pitch Atz scored. Smith
hit hard into the left pasture and Pro-
fessors Hennager and Sherman chased
each other home. Powers flew to CEN
tre and Stocksdale retired Smith by
batting to Clark, who gave it to Knau
at third. This ended the inning, but
the three runs that won the game had
been scored.
In the fifth two of the Hornets reach
ed bases after two men We're down.
Hooker walked and Weaver singled. but
was out when froced at second by Big
bie's ball to Powers. For Raleigh, Sor-
Der got his base on balls after Stanley
was out and the next two men failed
to see first. In the sixth each team
got hit, but nothing more, and the
seventh was three men up three men
out story for each.
In the eighth Weaver led off for Char
lotte with hit and Bigbie flew to Pow
ers. Swander's foul fly was captured
by Stocksdale, while Sherman got down
on his knees. Murray lifted a three
bagger i'm left and Weaver scored, Muir
ray being kept at third by Sherman's
clever stop of the ball thrown in to keep
back Weaver. Drauby walked, but
Knau was thrown out at first on the
ball he batted to Buck" Powers.
Just here an accident occurred that
came near being a serious one. Knau
made wild rush for first and tried to
go head first under Stocksdale. His
head struck Stocksdale below the knee
and Knaus head was thrown back with |
jar. 1t was hard hit he gave himself
and he was dazed awhile
Raleigh's half added nothing to the |
score, Atz and Hennager going out on |
flies to left and right. while Curran |
checked up from Clark to Drauby. In |
it's half Charlotte did no better as |
Clark was out from Powers to Stocks
dale. Gates famed and Hookers foul
fly was scooped in by Stocksdale off j
first
The admirers Of the Red Birds will