The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-07
.oNE MORE FOR -LyNCHBuRC
She Won Yesterdays Game on Her
Merits.
"A VERY PRETTY GAME PLAYED
The Hill Climbers We're Supurb at
the Bat. Two Thousand People
Witnessed One of the Prettiest
Games Of the Season. 1t
Was Clean All Through.

g.
many of them the tirst ladies' in the
city, witnessed one of the very best
games of the season nj the Norfolk
Park yesterday afternoon, when Lynch
burg won from Norfolk by score OF
3 to 0.
The attendance of Indies was so large
that the pavilion provided for them was
packed aud number of the fair sex
were forced to occupy seats among the
gentlemen rooters of the grand stand.
Fortunately none of them were forced
to the bleachers.
The grounds were in excellent con.
dition. the weather thoroughly enjoya.
BILE aud both teams played for keeps.
Why Lynchburg won can be easily
explained and the visitors were Justly
entitled to the victory. Nothing but
the ranEest of hard luck could have
deprived them of their laurels.
Assuming that the teams equal in all
points except at the bat, the result
would not have been changed. Lynch
burg being much stronger yesterday
afternoon with the stick. Herr pitched
good, strong game, wns well sup
ported, hut WINS struck ten times,
while kagey contrary, TO expectations,
was equally rs effective aud was touched
up for only three times.
FIRST INNING.
When play, ball was called Norfolk
went TO the bat and Whaley stepped
up to the plate. He was the Young
man who bstted the National ,teums
with such ncceptabihty. On this coca
zion. however, the best he could do
was to fan the wind.
O'Hagsn, usually one OF the reliabes.
hit the second ball that came over the
plate to extreme right field high iiy, but
unfortunately foul and did not count.
Kagey had not settled down to and
one, two, three. four balls were an
Dounced by umpire and O'HnSau
walked to first.
Corcoran, Norfolk's brilliant short.
stop and safest hitter, came to tue
scratch looking as sober as n Judge.
There are no flies on Corkey ana there
was ripple of applause. he put
swift grounder between first and
second and made one base, O'Hagun
going to third.
Hager, the eccentric batter. who
KNOCKS home runs or nothing. Was the
next man with the stick. One strike:
two strikes; Norfolk kicked; one bali:
Hynchburg kicked. kagey settled
down and delivered beauty right over
the plate, aud with the power OF
hercules, Hager banged away with his
piece OF timber. He made a connec.
tlon. but decidedly slight, pop to
third being the result OF his effort, and
sut. called the umpire. Corcoran was
phrown out while going to second and
she side was retired.
LYNCuBURG HALF.
Smith to bat; ball to centre field,
,aade first base; Mcintyre to left, goes
hrst, Smith to second: Berryhiu
knocks to centre. goes second and
brings two runs in. Ferguson bat;
grounder to shortstop aud out The
next two men go out. retiring side.
Score: Lynchburg >. Norfolk 0.
SECOND INNING.
Hauptman struck ont; Hoffman. !,
2. strikes and out. Geier, high Gy
to center and out
LYNcHBURG.
Leahy at bat, l ball; two balls; /
strike; short grounder to short stop
and out at first.
FLOCK at bat, four halls, takes 1st,
ont while making ID; Kagey out, while
stealing Sd. No change in score.
THIRD INNING.
Purcell short grounder TO right. on,
at trst. Herr bat, grass cutter to Short
makes first. Whaly sent ball to pitch.
ef and out at first. O'Hagan high fly
10 right and out, retiring side.
LYNCHBURG,
Smith knocked to second, out at first
Mcintyre, high fly to center, made
second on bad throw. Berryhlll struck
to shortstop and Mcintyre caught ont
at third. Thompson knocked high Hy
70 extreme left aud went to second.
belryhiil came in. Thompson in at
tempting 10 make third was thrown ont
retiring the side.
FOURTH INNING,
Corcoran gwen first on balls, Haper
Knocked to short and Corcoran was
IhsoWn out at secoud aud Hager Mt first.
danptman pop mp to first aud out.
LYSCHBURG.
Schabel fly over the shortstop and
made frst; Ferguson to first and ont
Schabel caught ut third and out; Leaby
hot ball to right, good stop by Gerer
man made first on O'Hagan's want of
attention; Flock struck out; Leabv
caught going TO third and thrown ont
by Hanptmen, and four men out in this
inning.
FIFTH INNING,
Heuptman, one. two, three. ont.
sSeler, short grounder to second ONT
at first. Purcell OOPS up to short and /