The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-09
The National Gnmn ana Those VIII,
Fake t1nrI Iftcrciu

lao National Came and Those Who
Fake Fart Therein.
Clare will play first base to. day for
She Truckers.
There Was only small crowd ut the
park yesterday to greet the Richmond
team.
Every man on the Noriolks had his
eye on tho ball yesterday except Cote,
Herr and O'Hagan.
There are more home run hits made
IN the Petersburg park than on any
other ball grounds in the State.
Kelly and Thornton each made TWO
nome runs IN Yesterdays game. Kelly
had four hits and Thornton three.
MIR. Baird has resigned as ticket
agent OF the Portsmouth team. Another
young man takes his place to day.
eisburg has signed new pitcher
named Hines, from Philadelphia. He
reported for duty yesterday afternoon.
What the "Cisms" did for MIR. James
yesterday was plenty. although the
Farmers" treated Eddie Herr to the
same kind of n reception.
First baeeman Turner, of Peters.
bnrg, must be terror with the stick.
dc had four hits in yesterdays game.
One of them was homo run.
The Truckers" and the "Blue
Birds will play two games this after
noon: in Portsmouth. The first game
~ TO be called ut 2:30 o'clock sharp,
Billy Hallman, Portsmouth's little
'South paw" twirler, is as good as
shere Is IN the league. His only fault
is his wildness. He don't have work
enough to do.
Hallman and Leach will 'twirl" for
Portsmouth this afternoon. the former
in the first game and the latter in the
second. knorr and Flynn, will. IN
al probability, pitch for the visitors
AS soon as ball player begins Ia
feel his Importance and thinks a team
cant DO without his services, 1t is time
then Tor the manager OF tho team TO
cast an anchor to the windwnrd" aud
hold himself Ill readiness for the ont.
break which will surely follow,
Lynchbnrg had new pitcher in yes
terdhy against Roanoke named Ames.
VINO, no donbt, aimed to win his game.
bnt "Hose Shoe" McCann was aeajus,
him. watts de use' of trying to burl:
against the inevitable. "Skinpy" Md
both his curves and his luck with him,
Manager Doyle, of the New York
team, has the right idea about the
players on his team who persist in
getting drunk. He has fined two oi
them heavily and suspended them in.
definitely. This example is a good one
for the managers in this league to fol.
low.
Hall, Portsmouths second basemau
is character on the order OF the
"LoDe Fisherman" in Rice's Eytraya
CANA OF Evaugeline. He does his
work, aud does 1t nicely. He makes
no Kicks, has no complaints to make.
but keeps his own counsel, and is ALWAYS
on hand.
When manager allows himself to be
governed by the fans" who have a
favorite in the club, and he news
along the limo they will lay down for
MIN. then Just so soon will there be n
revolt in the club, which sooner or
later will eliminate in something seri.
Gus. 50 far AS the progress of the oluh
10 concerned.
IHE NIRGINIAN wishes to call Umpire
MeLaughlin's attention to the habit the
different tearas have of coaching from
the bench. i should be stopped. no
matter what club it Is or where thew
arc playing. And, another mutter OF
Importance, which has been 80 long
neglected by the umpires, is the rule
which applies to kicking. No one save
SIZE captains have right TO complain
Oh decision. and then .,IIy e,,, :, ,,.,;,.