The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-20
PETERSBURG WIS VERY easy
Portsmouth Is Slowly But Firmly
Settling In Third Place.
James Was Hit Freely and Moynihan
Was Found Quite Lively. But The
Hustle The Home Boys Got
On Was a Big Factor In
The Game.

Portsmouth,, in defeating Petersburg
yesterday, widcnel tho distance be.
tween the two clubs for third place just
few poiuts. There was n fair crowd
present to see the game and, of coatss,
she Portsmouth people were somewhat
Clsted over their clubs success. This
IS only natural aud it 10 to be expected
that the "rooters'' IN each town will
Sell for their club to win. and II noise
and confusion will do any good
they will do their duty in that
direction toward winning the game.
Portsmouth, as we'll Gs every other
League city, has her iull quota Of
"crapks," 'fsns" aud "rooters," who
want their pets 10 win every game if
possible, and when they do win, why
they just enjoy it TO their hearts con-
cent.
But there was not man. woman or
child at yesterdays game who know
anything about the game, or were III q
position to see, who did not believe
that Brennsn, the umpire, was dealing
very unfairly with tho Petersburg
team. He was not In lit condition to
ot1iciate IN the hrst plsce, and in the
second place he went so far as to want
to tight with player who disputed his
decision. lie uses sluug phrases in call.
lng runner out, such ns "high brush"
aud other eXclama.ions,audt then laughs
ct what he snys, thinking, no doubt,
that he is witty. Petersburg certainly
was badly treated by this nun, not only
on balls and strikes. but on base de-
slslous.
1t Is truo that his ecsions made no
great change III the game, for the
PortsmoutL club would have won
easily hau he given Petersburg Whist
wns right. The home team made hits
at the proper times. and took udyan-
tage of each mispIry of The visitors,
aud they play ed with more suap and
sim thnn they have exhibited for Il
long time, while Petersburg found
Moynihau for II hits, that boy kept
them fairly we'll scattered, while
James WIS touched up for 10 hits, and
she home team WAS fortunate in get
Ting hits when there were men on
bases, who had gotten them either by
1helr hitting or on errors of the vsI-
tors.
y resume of the game would but bear
ont the assertion that Portsmouth
Tonld have won just as she did, and
won easily, es has been said. yet this
fact does not alter the work of Bren.
Han, who is no more fit to be al UNI
pre- than De Is 10 De u ltcu states
Ambassador to England, and every.
body who has seen him knows that he
Is not nj all fitted for that high and
Important position.
He-is not man to inspire confidence
iu the audience, or demand respect
from the players, and tho sooner he is
bounced. the better 1t will be for the
game. vi the game, there is nothing
oil unusual interest to chronicle. Mills,
Vortsmouth's new man, did not have
any difficult chances. in fact, was not
called upon to do much work at second.
But one lact was noticeable and TINT
%as that his presence on the team and
the changes that had been made seemed
60 ill the boys with confidence, ami
they started IN the game full of ''gin-
ger, aud they kept 1t up all through
the game, and il they will only take
the advice of the big mnn with the red
lace and warl on his nose, who
eh"uts from the outside of the center
field fence "Ret at EN-, they need not
!enr losing their grip on third place
Its cinch" II they only continue to
work together Us they did Yesterday.
Portsmouth people of course want
their team to win. but they are of the
Aind that want them 10 win on their
merits and not by any underhaud
work OF the umpire. and if Brennnn is
tailoring under such an impression the
sooner he relieves his mind of it the
eooner lie will show good judgement
aud discretion. The score folows:
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