The Washington times., 1902-05-18

TWO men struck out, for Reub was thor.
oushiy reused and put on extra steam.
Dick ives got out of a tight place in the
Iatter half. for with two on base and only
one out he struck out the two batsmen
Neither side could do anything in the
elghth' and the ninth opened with the
score sun 90. perfect storm of cheers
sreeted the first Invincible Eastman as
ne stepped to the plate. He responded
py sending safe hit to center. His sue
lessor was hit by pitched ball. which
made two on base and none out. The
next man sent a long. high fly TO deep
ieit neid, and as II was evidently impos-
sipie Tor Wilbur to get il, the base run
ners raced for home and the Inyipcible
rooters" went wild with Joy. Hats and
hags were thrown in the air, and pande-
monium reigned.
Wilbur had started for the ball at the
crack OF its impact with the bat. Nat
uraiiy neet runner. he exerted himself
TO the utmost, and ran swiftly to the
fence, with his back to the bali. When
almost at the fence he turned his head.
leaped for the ball, and, to everyone's
surprise, gathered IL in safely Almost
! before anyone could realize what had han
pened he threw the ball in to second
and the second baseman touched the bag
and shot the sphere to first, thereby COM
pleting triple play. The two base-run-
ners were too far of their bases TO regain
them in time TO prevent being put out
IL would be impossible to describe the
frenzied joy OF the Perseverance party as
they shouted, danced, and waved their
flags in mad delight
''Now's the time to win!" shouted a
Perseverance admirer. as Harry Hanford
came TO the bat. But Harry could only
send little fly to Dick Ivns
Jack Henderson had made a safe hit
every time he had come to the bat, and
this time was nc exception, for he caught
the first ball pitched with a terrific
swing. and sent a seethirg grounder past
shortstop for two bases. Teddy Ensign
got base on balls, and both runners ad-
vanced on a clever double steal. With
one out and two on bages 1t can be i'm
agined that the excitement was intense.
Rex Ticknor went out on a foul fly,
making two gone.
Charley olmstead was beseeched to
make a safe hit and win the game He
drove a brisk grounder to Dick Ives, who
scooped II up and retired the runner at
first, making the third out.
The score was still to 0, and an extra
inning would have to be played. Every
one felt sure that the tenth inning would
decide the game. but the teams kept up
their even. steady playing, and no bats
man reached first in The tenth. eleventh.
twelfth, or thirteenth inning. In the
fourteenth and fifteenth innings the In
vincibles got men on bases, but sharp
fielding prevented them from scoring.
During the next three innings the pitch
ers did remarkable work. Despite the fact
that they had pitched practically two
ordinary games, they stood the strain
well, and did not let up for moment.
Dick Ives struck out nine men in sue
cession during the sixteenth seventeenth
and eighteenth innings. Reub used a mix
ture OF slow and swift curves, which were
very deceptive. Had 1t not been for the
splendid fielding behind him, however, he
would probably have lost the game, for
many a supposedly safe hit was killed by
the brilliant work of the Perseverance
inheld and the outfelders covered them
selves with glory by making difficult
catches
The spectators were aglow with excite
ment and expectancy. BY this time most
Of their voices were husky from continued
cheering, but the bright colored flags
waved as vigorously as ever.
In the nineteenth inning a double play
with two men on bases prevented the In
vincibles from scoring. Perseverance
was unable to get a man to first.
AS the twentieth inning opened the sun
was setting in the west, and 1t was gradu-
ally growing darker. yet the score was
still the same-0-0. The first two In
vincible batsmen made safe hits. There
was a cheer at this, and the joy of the
home team was increased when Dick Ives
sent both men home with rattllng three
base hit. Their long pentup enthusiasm
was let loose unrestrainedly, for in all
the twenty innings there had been no
score up till this time.
The gloom on the Perseverance side of
the field was naturally Increased when
Harry Hanford dropped an easy fly through
sheer nervousness. Dick Ives got home
on the error, making the score 30 in IA
vor Of the 1nvincibles. Reub gritted his