The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-06
That FOURTH OF JULY GAME
1t Was a=Pretty One Up to the
Sixth Inning.
Several Thousand People Gathered to
See What Turned Out to be n
TravestY on the Game. Both
Sides Are Somewhat TO
Elame,

argument, one side claiming, of course,
that they were right and had been i'm
posed upon, while tho other side was
as equally emphatic IN their express
Bions that they were the ones who had
been treated badly, aud both would
then refuse to listen to the voice of
reason, but would keep on widening
the breach until the last spark of
friendship had expired, and they would
never, never again know or understand
the definition of the word friendship.
The VIRGINIAN shnll take no SHE in
its report of the game of baseball
played in Norfolk Thursday afternoon
between the Norfolk aud Portsmouth
teams. but shall strive hard TO give the
facts in the case as they appeared to
its representative, who WIS n close OBJ
eerver and saw nearly all that hap
pened, having position on tho top of
she grand stand, where n full, free and
uninterrupted view OF the scene could
be had.
Long before the time for the game
TO be called crowds OF people were weud-
ing their way to the Park, everybody
seemingly going in one direction and
with one idea in view, and that was to
see the two rivals for supremacy on
the ball field meet aud do battle IN q
clean and geutlemauly manner With
the better class of people the motto
picked out was "May the best club
win."
When at $3.50 o'clock umpire Nc,
Iaughlin called play every available
space was occupied and the largo as
semblage present, numbering nearly
1000 people, were packed together as
close as IL is possible to put that many
people, and still the field was en-.
cronched upon TO large extent. All
along the right and left field beachers
and IN front of the grand stand people
were standing eight and ten deep, aud
ell around the entire fence of tho park
were seated people OF both sexes ger.
vously awaiting the beginning of the
great battle. The great crowd up to
this time having shown a decidedly
pleasant nature
The game started with Weeks and
Ijrandt as tho opposing twirlers. and
Inc hrst four Innings were PLAYED with
out any great amount Of kicking,
although the Portsmouth players pro.
tested against the gradual encrouch.
ment on the field. The crowd as tho
Ra.dt went on, kept moving up step by
j. step to the edge OF the diamo until
vacant space of at least twenty feet
was left between their renr rank and
the railing Of the bleachers. Right
fielder Knox, of the Portsmouth team,
being unable to field ball that hnd
been hit 10y Kelly, ON account of the
crowd refusing to move for him, came
IN and entered protest to the umpire
for which action lie WINS rounily hisaed.
Kelly went to secoud on the hit, us
the ground rule which had been agreed
upon by the captains OF the two teams,
only allowed two bases on ball TINT
was patted or thrown IN the crowd,
Kelly. however, was put out on second
by Brandt throwing tielders choice
from Thoruton's bat to Reed, who
caught Kelly mapping. Thornton went
to second on passed ball, and scored
on McGann's two base hit. Cote went
out TO Thurston by beautiful one.
hand catch in left field, and Weeks
ptruck out.
For the Portsmouth team. Hall went
out Corcoran to Tate. Hnrgrove lined
out hit for two bags; Fuller hit to
McGann- who threw Hnrgrove out
while trying to reach third base.
Brandt pushed hit ont in left center
Tor two bases ANA Fuller reached the
plate. but rs two bases were only nj.
lowed he had to return to third The
crowd Kept getting closer in on the
held proper. Knox then made hit
which sent in Fuller and Hallman, who
had been sent TO second to take
Brandfs place, who had been hurt.
Heed got his base on balls, but Joanes
vent out to Kelly, retiring the side,
leaving Reed and Knox on bases.
Just here is when the greatest trou.
BILE arose. When Fuller was running
from second to third and had passed
third, coming in to the home plate,
O'Hagan was seen to rush rapidly after
Fuller. This occasioned great excite
ment. the players OF each team rushing
In the field and surrounding O'Hauun
and those who had hold OF him. Dur.
ing this melee Brandt ran home and
as he was putting on his sweater some
one struck or kicked him in the stom.
ach with such force that the youpp
man tainted. and after he had par
italy revived lie was taken of the
field.
Then inquiry was made by every.
pody to know what the trouble was
between Fuller md O'Hagan. Here is
Doth sides of it: Fuller says O'Hagan
tined to trip him up or block HIM at
fhird, and he hit or hit at him. OKLA.
gan says be didn't do any such thing.
But this had isnited the intiamabie
material at hand and it WAS apparent
to every body that there conld be no
more ball that afternoon, for the
crowd then surRed in closer along the
third and fret hoaa I,nz