The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-25
ROANOKE TAKES A GAME
BY Superior Playing the Mountain
eers Win.
lHE PRETTIEST OF THE SEASON
Norfolk Lost to Roanoke Yesterday Be-
cause the Visitors Played Better
Ball. Lawson Pitched Good
Ball, But Was Batted Heav-
lily. Lloyd Effective.

IN the humble opinion OF the writer,
she 700 or moro men and women who
paid their way to the ball game yester-
day received more than the worth of
their money. This mnch is certain, the
exhibition given by the Norfolks and
ahe KoanOkcs confirmed ell the ingre.
dleuts of II baseball. sensation.
N the first place the work of Roam.
oke's pitcher was simply superb aud it
is but just to state that our own MIR.
Lawson pitched very fair game of
bail. At the start IT looked as though
the visitors Intended TO pound MIR.
Lawsou's curves NIL over the lot. Thew
,tnrtod III on his ''laZy drops" with
startiiug energy aud ut tile close of the
very first inning had piled up two solid
two huggers aud pretty single. Fig
urstively speaking, the majority OF
minor league pitchers would Lave lOet
shcir heads under like circumstances.
Sut Lawsun's strong points are his
courage aud colincss. Iu short. lie
Cannot uo blamed for the loss Of the
game. for, ~ II matter o. Iact, he
pitched winning ball from Start 10
snisG.
Truth to tell, our young men lost the
game ON It's merits. They could do
auttlDg with the delivery OF Lloyd ana
aes'dc usri very poor Judgment IN
EunnIng buses. Five scattered base
hits and only tEreU OF them were clean,
viii rot VIA . game OF ball from any
wei balanced team. Ii Is best to face
shc hitIutIuu without iiipchIug aud
Knowing the eveLts md incidents to
sheir three games with Roanoke every
ampnr,iui critic uinSt confess that our
aean Is about ~ erratIc un aggregation
a. ever faced an umpire. The team
9acKs balance nud cartinge. We are
weak LohluG the bat, and the least said
about our pitching strength tue better.
Ne need ouiiic!uers, Gud more import
out than all, We need team work.
Harry . i!ug.u Is u steady and re.
liable player nud,n.l things considered,
ahc best field captain mat Manager
SUmmers eau secure u; tins stage of
abe proceedings. But II behooves
o'Hagnu TO p0y more attention to hls
men while they are on the li,li and
ahinE less Of cisarctte emokiug. II
O'HRgan's throwing arm cyur comes
around he Will develop iuto II HiaT, aud
even as 1t Is, he has the hest judgment
OF any man seen here tins season, hut
he must make up his mud to put in
more time on the cos hing lIue and
less in tie obscure corne. oi the lot.
Suve for the aforesaid bitmish nu fault
gest of the iutield Is all right,
Whnley, who, hy the way, did not
play yesterday, aud Corooran viii, IN
all probability develop into stars.
HOLMAN bids fair to round mp IN time
aud when he does, the chances are
more thnn ever that lie will piny good
ball. The ma docs not cover any too
much gronnd, int he is beautiful
RLrower, and when III "iorm" Iuo
batter.
TO make long story short, the most
sameutabo weakness Is in the ontiiGiG,
Manager Sonmers might make u
aen strike by making Hegor one OF the
catchers They say the mnn can hold
all kinds OF speed, and there rs no
doubt but what his throwing to uascs
would discount that OF any of the
present back stops.
McCnnn Is by long odds the luckiest
suHu III the business, and has certainty
done some far work, but Dame For
aune is woudroua tickle, and it is safe
60 predict that McCanus luck will not
remain with him forever. On his
merlts the man cannot riny fast euonga
Hali to hold regular position on the
Seam. Sommers might iipd 1t 10 his
advantage to hoid the m!n for gen
crui utiIity." Harry tinupimrn should
bo kept III center field. flo is slowly
Gut surely coming up to his Inst sea
sons point. McCregry would fill the
hole in lott. end iurthermore, he could
sump III and DO world of good i'll the
pitchers box.
When McCaeary joins in and Som
mcrs shifts the men around bit the
good people of Norfolk need have no
acnr OF the future. Hnger and Goier
can do all the catching, and Herr and
McCrenry can do the bulk Of the pitch
ing. Dame Rumor has it that Lawson
will not sign, but If Mcdonald can gain
control OF the bgll lie ought to be able
10 help out the two reg uiar pitchers.
Judged from his WORK III the last two
games. Rogers Will do IN night field.
There are dgrk hints about his throw
Ing, but ho handles the ball all right in
the field and has all the ear marks of IL
batter, and he knows u thing or two
about bhse running, which Is saying q
good deal.
Come to think OF it. this is The story
of yesterdays game, and 1t Is bnt pro
per to dnbblc tor u moment with the
events ana incidents of the afternoon.
do my mind IT was u very clever game
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