The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-14
Standing oith. Clubs.


The excitement and interest in the
national game WAS at fever heat ycster
day afternoon, aud a large number OF
ladies and gentlemen gathered ut
League Park to witness the second Of
tho last series of games between the
Norfolk and the Portsmouth clubs.
Promptly at o'clock Mr.. Mitchell
called "play, "and Mills, who. heads the
batting order for Norfolk, stepped to
the plate.
But the "rruckers" made no at
tempt 20 occupy their positions on the
field, but sat quietly ON the players
bench. MIR. Mitchell noted the time
and at the expiration of five minutes
awarded the game to Norfolk by q
score Of nino to nothing.
Why the Portsm outu club refused to
play is of interest to the Norfolk pub.
lie, consequently The NIRGINIAN strove
to learn all the facts III the case md
found that there being matter of u
personal difference between Mr.. Mitch
ell md Manager Brady, the latter dc.
cllned to allow Mr.. Mitchell to umpire
the game, hence the forfeiture to Nor,
folk. When tue announcement of the
forfeiture was made there was no dem
onstration. ss the people were congrc
gated there TO see game and nothing
else.
Many mutterings OF discomfort were
made, yet every one kept cool. a few
minutes after, Mr.. Brady walked in
tho field and he and Mr.. O'Neill had IL
conference, which lasted of and on
from the time tho game WAS forfeited
to about ten minutes to five, when
there seemed TO have been some agree
n al.I ~, II
10 the trout of the grand stand and re
moving hls cap spoke us follows:
"Lsdlee and gentlemen, | nm re-
Quested by the managers OF the two
teams to announce TO you that this is ii
championship game"
Then there were cries of don't play
them" ''piay BALI and little np.
plause was heard, but 1t WAS not OF the
hearty, generous order, hut one OF
those stingy kind of demonstrations
which you can hardly understand
whether 1t is Tor you or against you.
Anyhow the game commenced with
Brandt In the box for Portsmouth and
McPartlin for the Noriolks, and 1t
proved to be one of the prett.est games
of ball ever played on these grounds,
there being only nine hits made IN the
game six by Portsmouth and three by
Norfolk.
There were only two errors made by
each team, only one OF which was
costly, and that was made by Mozart.
lin Ill q wild throw to second, which
allowed the runner TO reach third.
Brandt was IN excellent form and his
work yesterday is OF such n contrast TO
that OF Thursday that the uncertainties
of the game. and especially of what a
WI do nj a
For Norfolk, hlcPartiiu has nothing
in the world to be ashamed OF, for
when 'twrler" eau hold down
team with only Fix hits, he is doing
magnificent work. All the PLAYERS had
life and energy about them. and taking
the game from stand point OF ball
playing, 1t was perfect success. The
game continued until Portsmouth was
In Tor her half OF the eighth, with two
men on bases and no one out. when
MIR. Mitchell called the game on ac
count OF darkness, with the score
standing to > III favor OF Portsmouth,
But there Is great difference of
opinion about the last game, which
rather puts The NIRGINIAN in "A ouan
Diary as to what TO do in this matter,
Manager Brady says emphahcally that
he refused positively to play an exhlbi.
ton game. and that 1t WAS agreed be.
tween Messrs. Reed and O'Neill that
the forfeited game should be waived
and that the game should be PLAYED,
AS announced by Umpire Mitchel, as a
championship one.
Manager late was seen end asked his
eide of the story. and Le said Mr..
Mitchell had no right to make an an
nouncement of 1t being championship
game; that lie did not agree 10 any
such arrangement, and was Just as EN-
phatic as Manager Brady III lis asser.
ton that 1t was only IN exhibition
game.
Mr. MITCHELL INTERVIEWED
Mr.. Mitchell was interviewed las.
night by NlRGINIAN Representatives,
which is given below, He is a rather
elastic umpire. He first said "that he
ala not know and has not known
whether the game was an exhibition
game or whether it was intended as IL
championship game" This is at va.
rlepcn with his statenen as understood
by The VlnGINIAN IN The ANNOUNCES
ment OF the game.
LII later interview MIR. Mitchell
SAID that he "bad announced the sec
ond game rs championship game nj
the request of the MANAGERS ofrtho
clabss Mr.. Mitelsii Is @ Iel4.tLuui.