Evening journal., 1903-10-13

The great tri-State championship
baseball game is being played all over
again by the rooters today and many
of the faithful are wondering how il
happened. AS matter OF fact both
Wilmington and Harrisburg held Cam
den too cheap, ana the splendid game
played by the Jerseyites should have
landed them the cup, but Frysinger's
bunch had a streak OF luck that no team
on earth could beat.
Billy" Grays hard hitting in driving
the ball over the right field fence twice
practically won the game from VIII
mington. assisted by Noight and Bro
derlcks errors and Honmans poor
base running Grays hitting sent in
fve OF Camden's six runs.
The second game was a hard luck
one for Camden to lose. The boys from
Jersey had Harrisburg beat at every
stage. Hartley was wild and was hit
hard, while Dovey kept the cup VIM
ners guessing all the time Nallin's hit
to Hoffman. which went FOR three bases
on account of the latter falling down
was what won the game. This contest
was called in the eighth inning ON ac-
count Of darkness.
Many hooters Saw Game.
When the first game was started
there were probably 5000 IN Columbia
Park and 1000 more rootors entered
before the second contest began. The
sympathy OF the crowd seemed 70 be
about evenly divided, as all three OF
the teams got a great send-on when
they came on the field.
Ex-Mayor John A. Fritchie OF Har-
risburg; William Buckncr of Camden,
and ''lzzy' Hoffman, of the local team,
nlpped the coins at l3O o'clock and
Harrisburg won the toss, which decid-
ed that Camden and Wilmington would
play the first game. After each of the
Two teams got about ten minutes pre-
lminary practice, the game was called
al o'clock with BausWinc and Adams
umpring. Wilmington was represent
cd by a large delegation and the fans
shouted themselves hoarse when
'Rube" Faulkner walked out TO the
pitchers box and Barton went behind
the band Pollock and Rementer was
Camdens battery.
Game Starts.
There was nothing doing in the first
inning FOR either team although Faulk-
ner backed King and hit smith, the two
first batters.
Wilmington got the first tally Of the
game in the second on Browns single
and Bartons three-base hit Hits by
Barton and Brodericks ana Gray's err
ror scored another run In the fourth.
Wilmington had an excellent chance
which dlsgusted the fans. lazy" sim
gled, Ballantyne walked and Campbell
bunted safe. filling the bases. Voight.
the next hitter, Knocked a long fly TO
left, and Hoffman, instead OF holding
the bag and scoring on the return of
the ball, ran half way up the line and
waited To see If the ball was caught.
King captured the iiy and Holman had
TO return TO prevent a double play. Such
work as that from a player that has
been In. the game as long as Holman
~ is cusable-..lza a~fIeflmsn held hjl
base his run would have tied the score
Henry singled In the fourth and Ora,
hH the bai over right field fence, whicl
tied the tcore. Kings single. Voghtl
error aud Brodcrick's error gave Cam
den two more Ia the sixth. Gray put thl
ball over thc fence again IN the eight
and fhc last inning Perkins, two-has
hit down the right field foul limo gav
the boys from the sandy State ancthc
tally This pu. Camden four runs 10 th
good
Wilmington made great effort TO ti
the score in the ninth but fen one rui
short Holman reached first on Smith
error. but Ballamlyne and Campbell wen
easy outs. Voieht INIT a hard one agains
the right field screen and reached sec
ond. IIummels single scored Hoffman
and Voiglst end John crossed the rubbe
when Brown hit 60 right for two sacks
A hit hy Faulkner would have tied lh
score, but the "Rube' popped up an cas-
ny to Gray. The score Of dhe first gam
follows.