The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-03
Charlotte Again a Winner.

A costly muff started the DuSlneSs.
A wild pitch and failure to back up
the catcher helped it on.
"Biff. bang" six hits off Childs in
nightmare second inning left Charlotte
easy with seven runs.
When the game was over there were
eight runs to Charlotte's credit and five
to Raleigh.
Yet it was a magniicently played
game and the sport of it was enjoyed by
a splendid attendance, who were alter
nately elated and depressed.
Charlotte dampened the enjoyment
somewhat by numerous uncalled for
kicks, and with wrangling among its
players To this Umpire Dolan added by
giving Raleigh the ragged edge on some
important decisions. The North Caro-
lima League has suffered from lob
lot" of umpires.
The game occupied one hour and fifty
minutes and of this one hour forty and
a half minutes were used in playing, the
other nine and a half in changing sides.
1t took Raleigh two minutes to retire
Charlotte in the sixth inning, and in the
ninth Raleigh was at the bat three min
utes The shortest inning was the sixth,
in which both teams were out IN five
and a half minutes.
For Charlotte Weaver opened with a
fly which Soffel gobbled up. Graham
famed, and Armstrong hit to Smith, who
ran too slow to first in place of Tipping
the ball to Childs on first. This is
credited by the scorer as hit for Char
lotte. Osteen struck out.
In Raleigh's half Pastor was out,
pitcher to first. Soffel walked, Kain
singled in right and as the ball got away
Soffel scored and Kahn went to third.
Rollins hit not to first and Armstrong
missed it. while Kain scored and Rol-
Inns was safe. Smith went out on a foul
to Graham. Hook was hit, went to first
and on a double steal the runners were
on second and third. Philbin walked,
and with the bases full Traegar flew out
| to centre.
The bleachers and grand stand were in
| high glee, but alas, before Charlotte
was over its second there was feeling
| akin to the looks of once stiff collar
on a 800 pound man on hot Fourth
| of July.
| Here is an account of the Nightmare
Second in which Charlotte won the
game and in which seven runs were
scored:
Brouthers hit hot off third. Hook ran,
stopped the ball but it got behind him and
Brouthers was safe. With Brandt up he
stole second and Brandt hit in left,
| Brouthers going to third. With Hem
pleman UP Childs pitched low and wild
| and Brouthers scored, Brandt going to
| third Hempleman swatted a clean
three bagger in right and Brandt scored.
/ 7 oL,D Ii irl,Q
| only moved a few feet and waited for it
to drop. Lehman stopped on the journey
to first. as he and everybody just knew
| it was out. The ball fell straight into
! Traegar's hands jumped out and Leh-
| man went to first, while Hempleman
| scored. AppIegate struck out. Weaver
hit in right and Kain threw home to catch
Lehman. 1t was a pretty throw but the
ball bounded over Rollins head and
Childs had failed to back him UP, thus
allowing Lehman to score. Graham
singled in left and Weaver scored. With
Armstrong UP Graham stole second, but
was later caught trying to repeat the
trick at third. Armstrong walked and
OSteen hit in right. Brouthers hit in
right and Armstrong scored. On a wild
pitch with Brandt up Osteen scored and
then Brandt ended the Charlotte excur-
sion around the bases by striking out.
Childs had been touched for six hits in
this inning
But Raleigh fought a stubborn fight.
Two fouls to Lehman and the tanning
act by Kain ended its second half but
the field work it put up was splendid.
In the third, fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh it was three uD and three down
for Charlotte, pretty doubles in the fifth