Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-24
FAST AND CLOSE CONTEST
Home Boys Made Winning Run in
Tenth Inning, When Score Was One
to one-Disasreed over Dead" Ball.
The Score.

Lodge, No. 559, Fraternal Order of
Eagles. victory over the Fort Monroe
Artillery School baseball team on the
Casinoo diamond yesterday afternoon
in the presence of 600 of the most en-
thusiastic Fans" that ever gathered
10 see baseball game in this city.
The local supporters of the National
game claim this was the best exhibit
ton Of baseball ever seen on the Ca
sino diamond and certain it is that
H. was one OF the closest and most eX-
citing games ever seen in this city, for
from The opening Of the first inning it
was "anybody's" game until the last
Artillerist was put out at the close of
The tenth, when the score stood 2 to l
in favor of the Eagles"
For five innings neither side was
able to score a single run and but few
men reached second base. while none
had Travelled as far as third.
The First Score.
In the ending of the sixth, however,
the Artillcrists succeeded in sending
one man across the rubber for the first
talley. They made the run by timely
hitting, assisted by an error. The To-
cal boys did not score until they went
to the bat in the beginning of the
ninth. 3nd that score caused dispute
between the players and the umpire,
Mr.. Martin, Beclius, of the Eagles"
walked 10 first ON four balls. Maloney
followed to the bat sending a clean
hit over the third bag. which struck
spectator, standing beside the base
running line Derrick, OF the Artiler-
lists, wen. for the ball end Becllus cir
cled the bases TO third. Instead of
throwing the ball 10 the pitcher in or
der to get it in play, Derrick threw to
second to catch Maloney, who was
stealing from first Beclius went home
anu Malonay took second, the umpire
ruling that the ball had mot been in
play, as the pitcher had not received
II while IN his box. He allowed Beck
us score 10 count and declared Ma
loncy safe on second. Captain Hall.
Of the Artillerist team, registered a
protest and hundreds of spectators
thronged out OH the diamond, drawn
on by curiosity.
Walked OF Field.
After ten minutes of arguing pro
and con, the Artillerists walked OFF the
field, declaring they wonld not play the
game out. Finally tie players sue
ceeded In persuading the captain to re-
sumo the game and once more the field
was cleared and the umpired cried,
PLAY ball.
The Eagles" were unable to score
another run in the opening of the
ninth and the artillerists were also let
down with an 0. For time in the
ninth 1t looked as if the visitors would
win out. They succeeded in getting
two men on the bases, one on third
and one on second. when only one man
had been put out 1t was at this juno
ture that Rcvel, the Eagles" pitcher,
showed good head work and won foc
himself place in the hearts OF the
local fans which it will take many.
poor plays onFshis part to loose. The
fourth batter.iof 1.-THE inning faced him
and Revel sent them over the plate in.
fine style. The batter famed the air.
three times. The fifth man came up
and Revel dropped him. an easy one.
Fest, the batter, struck it down third
base line to John Foley, who fielded it
In fine shape. throwing the runner out
at home and putting the side out.
Tenth Inning.
The Eagles" wet to the bat at the
opening of the tenth and last inning.
Revel wasithe first man up. By.'keep-
Ing his eye. on the ball" he induced
the pitcher for the artillery school to
give him four balls, and he walked to
first. Hampton was the next man IN.
and he gave Reyel chance to steal
second and struck out himself. The
artillersts catcher failed to hold the
ball and Hampton started TO first while
Revel began covering the dis
lance between him and third. The
soldier catcher threw to first, striking
Hampton in the back, and before the
ball was recovered Revel had
scored the second and winning run for
the Eagles"
The artillerlsts came to the bat at
sthe close CT the tenth and Monroe was
stho first man up. Afer getting two
strikes he flew out to Maloney. at
short. Raymond was next and he fan
ned the wind for three times, making
two hits of his side out and no men
on the bases. Wilson was the third
artillerist UP and he succeeded in get
ting free pass to first on balls. Der
rich, the next man up, hit out for a
base. advancing Wilson to sec.
sond. Hall, the next, was allowed to
walk thus filing the bases.
A Critical Moment.
g This was indeed critical moment
and the supporters of the Eagles be-
gan to have fears. Again Revel3 came
ito the rescue. He tossed the sphere
at Stinel, the next batter, with such
force that Stinel was unable to get the
ball clear Of the diamond knocking tt
down to Foley at third Foley ifielded
the "hot" one cleverly and carefully
tossed the sphere, over to trusty Jack"
SMagee, who froze to it as he did in the
good old days when hewas considered
among the fastest In this city.
& The agony was over, the, Eagles