The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-08
A BRILLIANT TRIPLE PLAY
Childs, the New Pitcher. Strikes Out
Seven in Four Innings.
CHARLOTTE AGAIN DEFEATS DURHAM
And New Bern Takes Second Tumble. The
Score at Charlotte is Seventeen to
Five, at New Bern Eight
Especial the News and observer.)
to Two.

Wilmington, n. c., May 7.-Raleigh
made it three straight here today.
Wilmington was never in sight of victory
all the way through. But it was a fine
game. characterized by punching of hits
and sharp fielding. A beautiful triple
play by Raleigh in the fifth inning fairly
took the breath away from the five hun
dred spectators. The stars who took
part were Pastor, Soffel and Hook. Two
runs had been made and the play was
most timely. Pastor caught a hot liner
from Maginnis' bat. He threw to Soffel
and caught Matthewson, and Soffel threw
to Hook, catching Brown. 1t was SIM
ply great
The new pitcher Childs from Georgia
who joined the team in Wilmington, was
tried by Raleigh, and proved a very
speedy and effective twirler. He was put
in in the fifth inning, and struck out no
less than seven of Wilmington's men in
the remaining four innings. In the
eighth Maginnis. Dommel and Brandt, all
mighty wielders of the willow, went
down one after another before his fast
delivery, He has wonderful speed. He
hit Fisher on the arm in the ninth in
ming and knocked him out, Dommel hav-
ing to run for him.
The punching of hits by the Red Birds
was very noticeable, as we'll as their
shary work in the field, only three errors
being charged up to the team. Whining
tons fielding was also very good on the
whole
DOmmel was fined $500 for kicking
against decision of Umpire Mcnamara
In the first inning Pastor walked, Sof-
fel famed, and Kahn hit safe sending
Pastor to third base. Hook went out
to short stop, and Kain was caught off
second Brown struck out. Matthcwson
hit to short and was out at first. Ma
ginnis hit a safe hot grounder between
first and second, and Dommel landed a
hard grOunder between short aud third.
Brandt struck out.
Raleigh went out one, two, three in the
second, and Wilmington Jared likewise.
Leonard made fine catch of a high
throw to first in this half
in the third inning Soffel alone got to
first on q hit to the left of third base,
Latin alone for Wilmington reached Tie
initial bag, on a hit past short stop.
In the fourth Sherman reached first
on an error by Brown at second. Ma
ginnis for Wilmington got to the bag on
SOffeis tumble. Dommcl reached second
on Sherman's tumble, sending Maginnis
to third. Brandt struck out. Henry's
high fly to Kain was gobbled up. Kain
then made a magnificent throw home
from right field, cutting off Maginnis at
the plate.
The fifth netted four runs to Raleigh
and two to Wilmington. 1t began by
Leonard striking out. Charters landed
a fly close between third and short, and
was safe at first. Pastor hit hot
grounder which bounced over third
baseman's head Soffel hit a safe liner
to center field and Charters beats the
throw homo and Pastor gets to third,
with Soffel on second. Kain lined out
to right of left field, and Pastor and Sof-
fel scored, Kain reaching third. Hook
hit Srounder to short, and was out at
nrst Kain slid home on the play, get
ting in by one inch. Smith struck out.
For Wilmington Fisher and McCan
both walked. Latin bunted and beat
it to first, Brown hit a hot one to first,
who made a beautiful stop and throws
home to Smith, who muffs Fisher and
McCan score, and Latin gets to third.
MattheWson is hit by pitcher. Now
Childs goes in the box for Raleigh.
Maginnis lands out hot one to Pastor.
who catches it and heads off Matthewson
at Second Soffcl throws to third and
catches Brown. 1t is a beautiful triple
play.
No one got to first for Raleigh in the
sixth. Dommel hit hot one to right
field and reaches the bag. He gets to
second on a wild pitch by Chlds, and
scores on another. which hit ihe plate
and bounced clean over the catchers
head. Brandt struck out, and Henry
likewise. Fisher walked, and Mccain
popped to Smith. who made a pretty
catch.
In the seventh Childs struck out:
Pastor sends a little one to short but
Dommel muffs at first Soffel hit safe
ly Just back of short stop Kain hit
safely to left field, and Pastor scores.
Hook hits hot grounder to pitcher and
is out at first. Smith hit to third and
is headed off at first by Dommers fine
catch.
Latin struck out, Brown hit safely
between first and second, and in trying