The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-02
Raleigh is Defeated.

the second game of the new series yes
terday
1t was a >lendid game of ball. Ex-
element OF Tabasco Sauce variety
was ladled o.. in big doses.
Ashenback was present but he had
left his watch at home. 1t was hoodoo
and he had it double locked in safe with
lock of Pat ItAllns' hair.
For, it is deemed necessary to relate
in these chronicles, Pat, the jolly Irish
man, who does the back stop act for
Raleigh, has had his hair removed, and
his mob shows up like a billiard ball.
But to the game. A great gathering
was on hand. for the struggle was ex-
pected to be desperate. The Hornets
knew this too. and they feared the Grey
Eagles SO much that again they put
Bishop up to pitch.
1t was a blankety blank affair up to
the third inning, and in this the Hornets
earned one run, while by reason of Hook
dropping short thrown ball to him
from Pastor another run gave Charlotte
two.
Thus stood the score till Raleigh's
seventh came around, and then three hits
in succession, Rollins. Smith and Hook.
Melted two runs. balancing the score.
But Charlotte did things in the eighth
when Osteen, Brouthers and Brandt gave
a fireworks exhibition of a single, a
home run and a three Dagger, with two
runs as the result. This lead of two
they increased in the ninth when Weaver,
who had walked. finally scored on
+, little dinky ball which slipped away
from Leonard.
While Charlotte led with two runs the
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two men over the plate the crowd went
wild. 1t was then a two to two game.
This soon changed to a to to two, two
game Sounds like whistle. does two
to two, two) and Raleigh fans hoped
that the Grey Eagles would do the two
act too, but Charlotte changed the
rhythmic score by making one run in the
last sDasm.
Mr.. Will Wynne umpired, and did SO
very creditably, making but few errors.
After he called play BALI Charlotte
started the game and Weaver went dead
head to first, but was caught trying to
steal second, while Graham and Arm
strong, feeling heated. famed. In Raj
eigh's half it was Soffel, out pitcher to
first. Pastor out, short to first, and Kahn
on a fly to centre field.
Charlotte began it's second in great
shape as Osteen put a two Dagger in
centre and BrOuthers walked, but Ashen-
back swatted the air, and when Hemple-
man batted to Pastor, there was double
to Soffel and Smith. For Raleigh, Rollins
led with clean single in centre and
advanced on Smiths sacrifice, but Hook
was out, Bishop to Armstrong, and
Philbin gave "Artie" Brouthers an easy
foul.
In Charlctte's third Lehman flew to
Soffel and Bishop let Smith catch an
ugly foul Off first. With two down
Weaver hit in right and stole second
when Graham was up. The latter hit in
left and Weaver scored, Graham going to
second. Armstrong batted to Pastor,
who was near third. He Tipped the ball
TO Hook who dropped it and Graham
was safe on third. Osteen singled in
right and Graham scored, after which
Brouthers flew out to Traegar. For
Raieigh 1t was Traegar, Leonard, Pas
tor, who died from the pitcher. third
base and short stop to first.
In the fourth it looked for Rail
eigh, for with Ashenback out from
Leonard to first Hempleman walked, and
when Traegar muffed Lehman's fy there
were two on the bases with one man
down, out blShop famed and Weaver
flew to Smith. back of first In this in
ming Rollins was hit below the belt by
a pitched ball and was laid out for
awhile, but pluckily played on. In Rail
eigh's half Soffel, Kahn and Rollins went
out at first, Soffel batting there and the
others to short and second
In Charlotte's fifth Graham famed
Armstrong gave Rollins a foul and
Osteen batted to first. For Raleigh
Smith sent a hot single straight over
second and Hook reached first on a bunt
which BrGuthers threw to Armstrong
who was OFF his base. Philbin hunted a
little fly Inside of the line to third and
Bishop muffed it. but it was an infield
ny and the batter was out as men were
ilrst and second and none were out.
Traegar's third strike was called on him.
rather bad decision and Leonard
famed
In Cha ,-tte's sixth Traegar muffed a
ny from arouthers. and Ashenback. hit
on the I'D, went to first, but was later
caught b~tween bases. Hempleman few