The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-01
WON TWO OUT Of THREE
The CLANS" Do The Truckers"
to The Tune of 7 to S.
The New Pitcher Moynihan Found
Tor Twelve Hits. McPartin Won
His Game by His "Magnif-
cent Twirling." Eleven
Errors We're Made.
THE VIRGINIA LEAGUE GAMES.
Portsmouth. 5; Norfolk, I.
Richmond, I; Roanoke, 3.
Lynchburg, 3; Petersburg, 8.
Whore ia. Cimb. piar To-Day.
NorfoIn nj Petersburg.
N"auoHe at Portsmouth,.
f.Y1c1burg ~ Richmond,
>tauaing Of ,hr Ctub..

Dlu Nofioik win? Well, she did aud
Notwithstanding the fact that tho WISH
tors mado grand squirt in the fourth
inaiDg and tied the score and made
things look a little "sqnally" for the
home team, the "Cams" pulled away
from them III the fifth by lead of two
runs and kept that advantage through
ont the game. The game was not one
ot Drliiluncy, or even one well played,
tor both teams made errors that boys
on the lots would hardly have made, so
easy were the chances presented.
here wus Il fair RssembaRe of
people present. representing. of course,
sho interest of each team, and when
opportunities were presented the root.
ers did not fall to make themselves
heard, especially WAS this 80 after
Norfolk had sent five men across the
rubber III the first aud third innings.
while Portsmouth had only scored one
run. To tell how 1t all happened
would take to much space, but q brief
resume is given.
Mccain, tho first man to Rrasp thu
willow at the plate, lad good eve
and walked TO first. O'Hugen pushed
out hit, Corcoran followed suit, Tate
hit out iielder's choice. which scored
McGann, O. tiagan went out from Full
Ter TO Childs, Thornton made o good.
clean single and Corcorau and late
scored, but Thornton died trying to
stretch his hit INTO a two Dagger. The
next man went out at second after get
tiug his base on balls Portsmouth
got her first run by II base on balls to
CavelIe, that young man stealing sec.
oud and crossing the rubber on Onilds
two base hit
Portsmouth failed to score in the
second aud third, while Norfolk swelled
her number of runs to tive by adding
two more to the three made in the first
inning, on errors OIL Childe and Hall.
and Geler's hit for two bases and
Cote's single, making the score stand 5
to IN favor of the home team. Nor
folk got goose egg IN the fourth, but
not so with the visitors, for they made
a grand rally, which came near winning
the game.
In this inuing, Childs. tho first man
up. got his base on balls, so did Man.
gan, who followed hun; Hargrove hit
fly TO Corcoran aud Fuller struck
out; two ont and two men on bases
Hail inced McPartlin, "whack," away
went the sphere for pretty two base
hit, aud Childs and Mapgan came
home; Moy sent out grouud,r
for one bag and Hall scored: Cayelie
followed suit and Moyuihan chased
himself home. Kelly allowing Ca
veIle's hit to pass him; Thurstou ended
the agony by striking out, IL feat that
he performed three times III success
sion, this being the third time. The
score stood then 3 to 8. but No, oil,
went IN and succeeded in getting tw ,
men across the plate. Geier went O Il
from Hall to Maugan. Kelly got AIT,
Cote got Int by n pitch,d ual
McfnrtIln walked. making three
men on bases. one out. Nc
Gnnn hit a little tiny grounder to
Moynltau, who threw very wild to
Childs, to cut off Kelly, aud the result
of this move was that both Kelly and
Cote scored. O'Hagan hit to I'hnrston,
who tielded McPnrtlin out at the plate.
aud Corcoran went ont to Fuller.
That was enough; the game was won,
for neither side scored again aud the
"Cinms" marked up one moro defeat
against the Truckers"
Mclartlin pitched a superb game,
only condescendIug to allow the Ports
mouths SIN scattering hits, OF which
they were fortunate enough to bunch
three in the fourth. Portsmouth had
III new "twlrler." of whom The Viz.
GINiAN has spoken. He made favora
bic impression, Notwithstanding the fact
that he was touched up for twelve hits,
several of whieh were OF the "iuugo"
or Texas League" order, and thure
were two or three of them which
looked as If they could have been easily
captured. but were not, which, Of
course. helps to fatten the batting
average OF the Norfolk lads.
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