The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-12
Magnificent ball PLAYING.

MaSnl0ceHL Dali playing.
Snappy, full of ginger and excitement
of the nerve destroying order.
Filled with sensational playing it was
a contest that kept the bleachers and
grand stand in a culver
Both teams played splendid ball and
almost every man did work of the
stellar class. To see the game and
watch the brilliant plays yesterday was
a Joy untold
large crowd was in attendance but
not such as the splendid game deserved.
With such playing as was seen yester-
day thousand people should be out at
the ball grounds today, for the battle is
going to be a bitter one.
There was hot batting, swift base run
ming, stolen bases, two baggers, three
baggers, fine fielding, great pitching and
a general hurrah as of old about the
game. The coachers of both teams were
in the megaphone business, and Pat
Rollins was in full voice with his organ
pipes
Both pitchers did fine work and the
support given them was superb. Three
errors are charged against each team,
but only one cost a run. and that was
an excusable error of Harms, from whom
the ball bounded over in right field and
got in a chump of weeds. Every man
was in the game and was there to play
ball.
Raleigh scored once in the first in
ming and once in the seventh, while one
New Bernian crossed the plate in the
eighth. That was all, though at various
times men were on second and third for
each team, but big league" playing kept
them from scoring.
Fillman, first up for New Bern as the
game began, famed out. Devlin hit
hard to Childs, who stopped the ball and
threw the runner out at first Maginnis
singled in right reached second and
third on wild pitches, but died there
when Randolph flew in deep left to
Ferris. The first up for Raleigh was
Ferris, who promptly swatted a three
Dagger in the red gulch over in right
field. Pastor and Soffel. who followed
him went out from pitcher to first, but
Captain Kahn whacked a single in right
allowing Ferris to score, while the crowd
yelled its delight. Kahn stole second,
but Curran went out from pitcher to
first.
In New Bern's second. after Foster
struck out, Thackera hit in left and
reached third on a wild pitch. He stayed
there as the next two went out. pitcher
to first. In Raleigh half nothing was
done.
In New Bern's third, after Bass famed
Fillman walked, but when Devlin batted
to Childs there was made the prettiest
double play ever seen here. Childs rush
ed the ball to Soffel at second who got
it in one hand and whirled it to first
In Raleigh's half Ferris and Pastor fam
ned and Soffel reached first on Fillman's
tumble, but was caught trying to steal
second
In New Berns fourth Maginnis singled
and advanced on Randolph's sacrifice
Foster flew out in right, Thackera reach
ed first on Soffers error. but when he
played to second to let Maginnis score
that runner got caught at the plate
In Raleighs half with one down Curran
put three Dagger in to right of centre
Rollins batted to second and Curran
trying to score, was caught between third
and home Rollins was on second, but
Harms few out in right
The fifth passed quietly and New Bern
did nothing in the sixth, Kahn stopping
Nard hit ball near first and ending the
inning. In Raleigh'S half Kahn gave
Fillman fly which he muffed and then
stole second. Curran batted to short and
Kahn was caught between second and
third, while Curran was caught off first.
There w9s rcthirgu doing for New
Bern in the seventh. For Raleigh, Rol-
Inns hit clean in right, advanced on
Karn's sacrifice and scored on Whites
single in centre. Childs smashed a two
Dagger in left and later reached third.
but Ferris batted to first and was out,
while Pastor went out. pitcher to first.
leaving two men on the bags.
In New Berns eighth came a run. Bass
hit in centre, Fillman famed, Devlin
went out on foul fly to first. Maginnis
hit single in right. 1t got away from
Harms on the bound was hid in clump
of weeds and Bass scored. Randolph
few out in deep left. In Raleigh's half
Soffel hit by the ball limped to first and
Kahn was given a free pass. Curran
tanned and when Rollins batted to Fill |
man there was a double, retiring Kahn
and Rollins.
New Bern came up gritty in the ninth. |
roster led with a single in right and
stole second. Thackera gave pop fly |
10 Cnilds. Templin flew out in deep
centre and Foster reached third. 1t was
up to Wind. for if he made hit or
there was an error Foster would score