The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-06
GAME EXCITING, CLOSE
The Shippers Prove Zoo Tough Nut
For Tarboro.
AND WIN THE GAME BY A GOOD START
The Hornets Meet Disaster on Richmond's Seven
Hills and Are Routed by The Boys Of
the "Jeemes" With Great
Slaughter.
Sensational ball playing.

sensational Dali playing.
record breaking game in excite
ment.
Even if Raleigh did lose in the tenth
inning by score of to Z, the intensity
of the last three innings repaid every
body who saw them.
At the beginning of Raleigh's half of
this inning the score was for the Lob
sters and for the Red Birds, but when
it closed two more runs were in and seven
men had been to the bat, two being left
ON bases.
When Raleigh began it's half of the
ninth, its last chance as it seemed, the
score was to ) and two more runs were
made, tying the score, with two men
again left on bases
Then came the tenth and in it's half
Wilmington scored another run which
came from base on balls after two men
were down. Pandemonium reigned on
hleachers and in grand stand when Atz
led off for Raleigh with a two Dagger and
was advanced to third by Hennager's sac
rifce but alas, Sorber famed and Cur
rams fly was not quite high enough to get
by Devin, who ended the struggle.
There were pitchers to burn used in the
contest. Stocksdale was in for the first
two innings but as he had yielded six
hits, one three Dagger and the other a
home run, Person went to he slab in the
third. He pitched through the ninth in
ming, and off him the Lobsters only got
two hits and one run. In the ninth in
ming Curran was put in to bat for Eddie
Person and when the tenth came Smith
had to go in the box. He allowed the
Lobsters a hit and a base on balls. Will
mington tried two pitchers. Warren
pitched for eight innings and in the ninth
after Sorber had swatted the ball for
three bagger and Curran was up, Stew
art replaced him and yielded three hits
before the contest was ended. each of
these being two baggers. Warren had
given five hits during his stay at the
slab, and five runs had been made off
him. Thackera and LeGrande staid be-
hind the bat the ten innings.
The conduct of the Lobsters yesterday
reflected no credit on Wilmington. They
kicked at every chance. and made the
chances to kick, they indulged in attempts
to terrify the umpire, they crowded on
the field time and again, and one Lobster
MeGinnis. wanted to scrap with a deputy
At one time all the Lobsters were about
Umpire Staley and three policemen had to
go on the field to quiet things before the
game could proceed. The persistent kick
ing of the Lobsters was an annoyance to
the patrons of the game, who were dis
gusted with~the silly exhibition made by
the team from Wilmington.
The game was really lost in the first
innings, the error OF Smith who, with two
men down and no run scored, let
grounder slip through his legs and the
subsequent pounding of Stocksdale gave
the thing away though the Red Birds
struggled desperately in the last three in
npgs and victory seemed sure at one
time.
Hearken to this story of the most ex
citing game of hall ever seen on the
diamond in Raleigh. 1t is a record worth
reading
Clayton led off for the Lobsters by fam
ming and Delvin went out from Hennager
to Smith on first. Thackera singled in
centre and when Smith let the ball from
Crockett go by went to third. Then Nc
Ginnis hit in left and Thackera scored
while Dayy went to second. Allen hit in
right and Crockett and McGinnis scored
while the ball was passed around until
Atz got it at third in time to put Allen
out. Then the Lobsters became delirious
and the policemen episode occurred
Raleigh went on and Venable flew out
Stanley lifted a ball way out in the right
chasm and came home on it. Then Smith
made two bagger. Atz flew to centre
but McGinnis muffed the fly and Jakey
was on second with Smith on third Hen
nager went out Clayton to Crockett and
then Sorber batted to third The ball
was fumbled by Delyin and Sorber reached
first in safety while Smith scored. Here
Dsvy Crockett did dumb piece of play
ing He held the ball while AtZ actually
came i'm home under his nose. Person
ended the agony by flying out to Crock
ett
In Wilmington's second Warren flew
out to Sherman, Cranston hit in right
field and came home when Stewart swat
ted the ball in left for home run. Clay
ton followed with three bagger in left.
Delvin flew to Stanley, but Clayton
scored and Thackera few to Hennager.
Raleigh did nothing in its half in this in
ming nor scored again till the eighth in
ming Only once did d man reach first
during this time, and that was in the
fourth, when Hennager hit in right but
was put out at second after two men were
down.
Stocksdale was taken out of the boy
at the beginning of Wilmington's third
and Person began pitching. In this in