The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-26
EVEN DOZEN RUNS WIN
The Tar Babies Win in Second Game
With Lobsters.
THE SCORE MADE YESTERDAY TWO TO ONE
The Richmond Grays Follow the Tar Babies
Example and WreSt the Second Game
from the Shippers. Hot Game
Of Ball at Kinslon.
The games the thing. "

ne SdHle TIE
But while this is true there are several
kind of things and the the ball game yes
terday was al OF those various kinds of
things.
Raleigh and Charlotte as represented
on the diamond by muscular and athletic
young men (King Kelly included) in red
and brown uniforms whacked the ball
around and ran themselves around until
the chalk of the artist who marks up the
runs had given out in "a-cipherin' up 12
for Raleigh and for Charlotte One
dozen for one and a half dozen for
tother.
But speaking of things. The game be-
gan merrily enough with three huns in
the first for Raleigh and two for Char
lotte, followed up by four zeroes for the
Red Birds and three of the same things
for Charlotte, followed up in the fifth in
ming by one run which put the Hornets
and the Red Birds wing and wing.
But in the sixth Mr.. Murray, who was
twirling the sphere for Charlotte, gave
way He had been taken sick in the
previous inning and "time" had been
called for him to recuperate. He was
not in good form and the Red Birds be-
gan to pound him hip and thigh. Added
to this was the further fact that Man
ager Wyn Clark, of the Hornets, took a
sudden idea that it was funny to stand
still and see the balls roll by. When
Raleigh's half was over four more runs
were to it's credit.
This performance was continued and in
tensified until the game was over, the
Senator's fattening their batting average
at the expense of Mr. Murray to the
sum of seventeen hits. In. the sixth
Charlotte took another run, in the
seventh it added two more, there was a
blank in the eighth but one run in the
ninth gave the Hornets their half dozen.
After piling up four in the sixth Raleigh
added one each in the seventh and ninth,
with three sandwiched between in the
eighth. After which the eight hundred or
more people who were in attendance
drifted homeward, some on foot, some in
carriages, some on the electric cars and
some on the excursion train to Durham.
There were some good features, of
course, but in general the game was a
slow one. This was not Raleigh's fault,
however, as it was ready for live and
fast ball, which did not come.
Hennager did some star batting during
the nine spasms. He is credited with
one home run, one three Dagger, and
one two bagger. "Bill D." the ever re-
liable, behind the bat, was as firm as a
stone wall, and as in all games, his
work was of the glittering star order.
Smith, who yesterday first put his heel
against the slab for Raleigh yielded
eleven hits to the visitors, gave them
bases on balls three times and struck out
two. He has a quick and hot delivery
and looks as though he would make a
rattling good pitcher when he learns the
men he is facing.
How it all happened would be a weary
ing story. 1t was a case of botting, bat
ting, batting with fumbles here and there
to help the men around the bags The
home folks enjoyed the game simply be-
cause Raleigh won, while large number
of the Durham lxcursionists did all
they could to and Charlotte's team by
applause, whenever a chance was given
them, which was not often.
This afternoon gives us the last game
for a week, as the Red Birds leave to-
morrow for Charlotte. 1t is expected that
either Collihower will pitch for Charlotte
or that one of their strongest pitchers
will be here. Eddie Person will probably
pitch for Raleigh, and a live game is
primosed to make up for the uneventful
one of yesterday.
The score which tells the story Of the
fo1t