The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-28
THE HORNETS HIT
THE BALL HARD
Bunched Hits and RaIeigh's
Errors the Story.
AN EXCITING CONTEST
Greensboro and Durham Play Very
Close Game.
AND DURHAM WINS BY ONE RUN ONLY
The Solemn Sea Gulls Sadly Sc amper to a
Lower Deep Under Swatting by the
Boys Of New Befn's
Team.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Raleigh 5, Charlotte S.
STANDING O FTFlE CLUBS.
TO-DAYS' SCHEDULE.
Charlotte at Raleigh.
Greensboro at Durham.
Wilmington at New Bern.

We thought it was Greek meet Greek"
But it seemeth now that it is a
Slaughter of the Innocents."
Again the Pennant Winners on their
own ground went down before the Char
lotte Hornets, the score of 8 to 5 being
the fruits of the contest.
The cause of this is not far to seek.
1t came because happily punched hits by
the visitors and a few costly errors by
the locals made conjunction.
Then, too, while the result might have
been closer, the umpires decision on a
slide of Barley Kain's to second that the
runner was out, pulled Raleigh's score
down couple of runs. against the judg
ment of a great many who saw the play
and who do not agree with the umpire
that Kain was out.
Oh, don't misunderstood, we are not
saying the umpire lost us the game. Not
at ALL 1t would probably have gone
anyway, but this thing of getting the
cutting edge of the close decisions grows
trife monotonous, that is all.
Mr.. Jack Sherman, one time of the Raj
eigh team, was the umpire yesterday and
he leaned back trifle far in his
anxiety to avoid the appearance of
standing in with his former colleagues.
Besides this he needs to be little
spriyer in chasing himself around the
bases and being on the spot when these
close decisions come along.
Our 900 people went out to see what
would happen with Eddie Person in the
box. He pitched a rattling good game
and struck out one dozen of the Raleigh
players, as against two who famed when
Roy pitched.
There was some of the ''hit and rum
playing INDUCED in yesterday. A single
and two triples in the first, with three
runs, three singles, a double and a triple
in the sixth netting four runs, and a sim
gle, with free ticket and an error in
the eighth producing one run is how
Charlotte had eight runs to it's credit.
Raleigh's first dawn of hope came in
the fourth. after Charlotte had began
the game with three runs. In that inning
two singles, a double and an error Won
three runs. while in the sixth the same
number of hits, without the error, cor
rallied two runs. In the fifth inning
singular to say with three hits one
after another. not run was scored, and
Raleigh stayed in the hole.
In Raleighs seventh Person was a
paralyzer. In swift succession Smith.
Farrell and Hook struck out, and Myers,
first uD in the next inning did the same.
The first inning was really Raleighs
and Hook at third got his two
errors in this inning. Cooper reached
first by an error at third. but was put
Of Init 70 Do
landed a three Dagger in right, Arm
strong went out to Smith on a foul.
O'Steen lifted a three bagger in left,
scoring Weaver, Ashenback reached first
on Hooks error, while O'Steen scored
Brouthers made a hit and Ashenback
scored, after which HemDleman failed
to land on first.
There was some snappy playing then
for three innings and Raleigh's fourth
came. In this Smith singled in right, |
Farrell batted to third and Smith was
thrown out at second. Hook and Far
rell were safe on first and second, be- |
cause Brouthers, at third, fumbled. !
Myers hit in left and filled the bags.
Traegar swatted the sphere for two bags
scoring Farrell and Hook. Roy flew out |
in centre and Treagar scored on Per- |
sons error in handling the ball thrown
to home. Pastor died from third to |
first
Then on. went the tie until the sixth |
came for Charlotte. Armstrong drove |
grass cutter in right. O'Steen hit in |
centre for two bags, Ashenback lifted |
three bagger in centre and the two run
ners scored. Brouthers hit IN left and |
Ashenback scored. Hempleman made a ,
measly little hit in by first that should |
hava aAbeen handled. Lehman died, Roy |
10 II. Person reached first on