The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-08
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Judging from the way the Norfolk
baseball team played yesterday Owner
ONeill must have taken the boys
around the corner aud read the rio,
act to them. They played ono of the
suappiest games OF the season. and AS q
consequence they defeated ths boys
from the Magic City in the ensiest pos.
sible manner, thereby again steering
clear OF last place
McPartliu was in the box for Tate's
men, white McCauu. he OF horse shoe
inme, did the twirllug for the visitors.
MIR. Mccain must have lost that lucky
omen OF his, as the home tenn hit him
hard. AT the same time the fielding OF
tue men behiud him reminded one of h
lot of school boys, Cavauaugh alone
haviug five errors to his credit.
Every man Oh the home team PLAYED
as though they were intended to chow
the Norfolk pubic what they could do
III the liue OF bail playing They
played with u vim aud suHp that was
refreshing to see, aud IN sharp con
tract to the manner IN which they have
been playing during the pust wognmes.
bile 1t liz true that the "Clams" had
five errors to their credit, Tate having
three OF them, they still played win
Mug ball. Another thing that was re
freshing TO the Norfolk rooter was the
manner IN which the "mouruers"
coached. There was always two men
on the lines, aud they infused plenty
OF life into their comrades by the man.
ner i'll when they talked.
The pitching OF McPartlin was all
that could Do desired. He held the
Rounokcs down TO seven hits, and ONLY
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than one hit. that being the third.
When three singles Melted the visitors
one earned run. lie WAS cool and
steady throughout the game with the
exception Of tho seventh inning. when
he forced run in by giving MCCAIN q
base on balls.
The home team started the music in
the first inning. Mccain, the first
man up, lined the ball out for two
bases, O'Hngan followed with another
hit OF the same kind, scoring the him
BILE second baseman. O'Hagan went
to third on CoIcoran's sacrifice aud
scored on a passed ball. Thornton
made hit, but was left on third as
Geler flew out to Cavanaugh. Another
man crossed the plate in the second on
a base on balls and two sacrifice hits,
Five runs were tailed in the fourth on
two singles, three errors aud d base On
balls. The good work wss continued
III the fifth, when six men made the
circuit of the bases on two singles, two
errors and home run hits by O'Hagan
and Corcoran. After this the MA.
giciaus" settled down aud tue Grows"
were unable to get another runner
across the home plate.
Roanoke's first run was made IN the
third inning on Collinower's error and
Stabl's two-base hit. In the fifth
Schorer led oil with a single, and after
Lewis and Stahl were disposed of, Lit
tic and Padden made singles, Scherer
scoring an earned run. The sixth was
productive OF two more runs
on base on bnlls, u tielder's choice
and hit. Padden scored the las, run
for his side IN the seventh on O'Hagau's
error, Cayanangh's single and two
bases on balls, McPRrtln forcing him
home from third. Padden led of in
the ninth inning with two base hit,
fiox went out 10 Corcoran, and Mo.
PartIin filled the bases. by giving Cav
anaugh and Welch four bad balls each.
but Mccain and Scherer were UNEQUAL
to the occasion. and the side was re.
tired without a run.
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