The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-16
Il UESPORTSh0U1H' 5 GAME
Gut Umpire Joanes' Mistakes Gave
1t to The Richmonds.
Erandt Pitched Superb Game and
Work, But They Could Not
Overcome the Mistakes of
Umpire Joanes.

Tho "Iruckers," after an absence of
evee6, again faced home audience
yesterday afternoon with the Klch-
It o'd club as their opponents, aud for
4, ven Innings they played magnificent
ball. Brandt, who WAS III the box Tor
tue homo team, was simply lnvIucible,
the visitors failing to get Il hit OH his
delivery the first seven innings. The
boys who wore the green aud gray,
were full of life and activity, aud field
ed and ran bnses to perfection. Flynn,
vino has been dubbed the wizard"
'.twirled" for the blue Birds" nnd
lila slow drops. IN and out curves, with
ar without speed, cut no figure with
She Portsmouth lads. for they just hit
dim right along. In fact. he was so
afraid that he would be again knocked
out OF the box that he held confab
aith Jake" but he stayed in md
everybody can see from the appended
4core that he was not in the gamo yes.
serdny with Brandt, who by all means
ebould have won his game, and all who
will take the trouble TO read this arti-
lie can see for themselves why he
didn't.
Portsmouth led of at the bat and
the first ball the wizard" pitched to
CaviIle went spinning out to left field
,or two bases. Bobby Childs followed
with rafting single and Caville
scored. Mailman sacrificed. Childs
vent to third on passed ball. Man
gan hit slow one to Flynn, Cbids
came home. The ball was thrown ny
flynn TO Foster rho iabbed ut ChIlds
20 touch him, but failed to do SO. He
5lbbed at him the second time, but
Bobby" was OH the plate. yet "Old
Soldier" Joanes saw lit to call him out.
This was rank decision, which cost
the home team ran. Harsrove
singled. but Thurston bit fly to
Serte and the side was retired.
Portsmouth WAS ehut out in the next
three innings, but sent a man across the
Iiate in the fifth on Hargrove's two
Dagger. O stolen base and an out TO
Groves. This made Portsmouth have
Two earned runs to her credit. The
Truckers" failed to score III the re
manning four innings, but as the blue
Birds" had not made but one hit aud
10 runs mp the eighth it was foregoue
conclusion in the minds OF the
.rooters" that IT was Portsm outh s
game, and it should have been, too, as
she following will show:
In this inning Berte hit TO left field
for one bag. but secured second on al
error of Cavities. Foster famed the
air, Flynn hit for one base, and Berte
ecored. Just here Is where the trouble
begau. kain hit high fly to short
left field, which neither Faller nor
Gaville could field, but the latter play.
er, seeing that the ball was going to
1all foul, held up his hand to attract
Joanes' attention, and TOOK his time in
getting the ball. which, some how or
other, he lost sight of, and Flynn and
hain crossed the rubber, making the
AIT count as homer" for Kahn, and
sending up she visitors number of runs
ao3.
There was great deal OF feeling dis
played at Danes decision in calling
the ball fair, when there were dozens
of reputable citizens present who were
willing TO testify that the ball tell foul
at least two feet. Joanes didn't move
out OF the position III which he was
standing (back of the pitcher) to see
what it was. but obstinAtely, in face of
che fact that the ball WAS foul, refused
10 say SO. Cries OF 'robber," Give
'em the game. They have bought
you, too, have they" That's the way
sou get square with Portsmouth for
releasing you, is it," aud other re-.
marks aud ordinations too numerous
So mention wore heard.
About this time Jake" went out and
said something to Joanes. aud if any
Que bad any hopes that he would see
Ans error they were ruthlessly dispelletl
when the "Old Soldier" again decided
she ball fair. After this the home bows
seemed to lose interest in the game.
Brandt let up and Smiths single,
Groves two Dagger and ThurstOn's
error gave the "Blue Birds" two more
funs. and thus another victory was
added to their already long string,
See the score: