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Wilting in the heat
Canton Advocate, August 19, 1899
WATCHMAKERS LOSE SEVENTH STRAIGHT
Callahan Pitches Well, But Relievers Hit Hard By Middletown
MIDDLETOWN--A week ago, the Canton Watchmakers' chances for a berth in the Buckeye League play-offs looked better than they ever had. The club was tied with Youngstown for first place, with a string of home games just ahead.
The Watchmakers promptly lost all six of those home contests, and things turned out no better in their first game at Middletown yesterday. After Charlie Callahan held the tough Red Sox batsmen in check for eight innings, two relief men allowed Middletown to tie the score in the ninth frame adn then defeat the Watchmakers, 6-5, in fourteen innings.
This treatment was nothing new for Callahan, who suffered a remarkably similar fate against Youngstown on Tuesday. "I am doing my best," Callahan said. "Sometimes you get lucky and win games you should not have won. I suppose it was time for me to be unlucky."
The Canton club's loss left them five games behind Youngstown, a club that appears to be playing its best ball of the season when it matters most...
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