The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-30
NORFOLK WON HANDS DOWN
Eddie" Herr Proved a Stumbling
Block to the Truckers"
The "C'sms" Put Up Magnificent
Game, While the Ragged Field
ing Of the Home Team was u
Subject Of Much Comment.
Leach Hit Hard.


hard and tim0iy hlttIng was the cause
of the Norfolk club adding another
victory to their list, aud from tue Same
cause the TRUCKERS" dropped peg
cover ia their percentage. There was
large Dumbcr OF people present ut
League Park to see the contest, and
much speculation was INDUCED III,
during practice. as to the relative
MERITS ot the two clubs, aud the time
for the game to commence was eagerly
wish, 4 Tor. Promptly ut 1880 O'Clock
Umpire Phelan set the bail In motion
amid applause from admirers of euch
Team.
Eddie Herr occupied the box for tho
Norioik's, and the knowing ones
Thought the Truckers had something
akin to n lead pipe cinch." from the
sact that heretofore Herr had been
very easy for the homo team. and it
uas ouly natural for the "rooters" to
thlnk that what had been doue, could
se rspeeted with interest, and this
Thought almost blossomed into
IA full boomed, certainty when
Eaville. the first man up for
She Pertsmouths, ''smaekod". the ball
out against tue fouce III left centre for
Two bags, but who unfortunately tried
70 stretch il another base and went out
on third. Childs lined out pretty
.iugle aud the homo "rooters" were
very much in the Game, while the sym NJ
pathiZers aud admirers OF the "Clams"
Wsre "hluc" aud mutteriugs of take
him out" were heard.
But probably Eddie" had learned
thug or two by previous experience.
He remembered we'll what had been
done to his slow drops ami i'll und out
shoots, SO proiitIrg by experience, he
brnpsd up and settled down both ut
tho same time, and the consequence
MAS not q Portsmouth man crossed the
plato for the Iirst tour innings, the
men going out in almost one, two,
ahrea order.
But 1t was different ut the park, SO
Gar rs the reading Of the game Is con.
cernvd. for from the very start Pop"
aud Ing boys took exception to what
tpey termed tho "roasts" of MIR. Pie
lam ard nude the air resoupd with
tbeir emphatic aud deuunciatory pro-
sests. But MIR. Phelan paid no atten-
tlou to them, but went on and per-
formed his duty AS be saw it. Whether
he WAS right or wrong in his decisions,
that is left Tor the people to say who
were ON the grounds.
Bat. 80 lar rs TAE YIRGINIAN is con.
cerned. 1t liz free to say that both sides
eutared at times. But 1t had no idea
the young RIAL intended or desired to
favor either club. But such Is the
game, aHd the appended score will go
q long say III convincing the public of
how 1t was played. Certainly one no.
siceablo feature OF the game was the
entire absence OF any kicking on the
part OF the home team, except occa.
sioually to gently demonstrate with tho
official who handled the indicator W en-
he called strikes on them when they
thought Inherently. However, the
game progressed moro smoothly
after tho first two innings, aud
avery one OF the players of
each toaM settled down TO business.
But much to the chagrin OF the Ports
rnouths "ians," the visitors were
strictly business, and they made the
most of every opportunity. Eddie"
1oaeb, who every one knows, can"twirl"
Grat GLASS bnll, was put In against
Che "ClamU." and as said before, 1t was
almost q feresone conclusion that
Portsmouth would win, but see what
the "mourners" did for that popular
young goutlsMan. He was hit once
zach in the first and second inning,
which with base on balls Melted the
Oysternen ono run. Then followed
ihe third, when three singles and
double and errors of Hargrovo and
Cavil!s sent three OF the black ROBBED
ball players from the town OF Norfolk
acror: the rubber. Two more runs
were added to their score IN the fourth
on two singles and McGann's aud
Cavities errors.
Two doubles, Heirs triple, Thurs.
ions error aud Joaues bong hit by a
s,itehcd ball i'll the fifth was
tho cause of four men reach
-'hOme, sweet bRme." The score
stood then 10 to l in favor of the team
that il in fifth place. They were not
satisfied then. for III the sixth McGann
made two very costly errors, which, in
conjunction with "Pop" Tate's hit for
two bases, Melted two moro runs, max.
3ng q total OF twelve runs, as they failed
60 score again in the remaining two
innings. Portsmouth made two runs
in the eighth by Mangan lining out
AIT. Hargrovc getting hit with pitched
ball. Balls slashing single and Geiere
orror, making their total of runs three.
The visiting team certainly put up one
Of the finest exhibitions of the national
GAME seen on these grounds this
season.
They scemod to be able to hit inst
when il was needed and hit hard. while
on the other hand, no matter how hard