The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-17
PORTSMOUTH WINS AGAIN
The CLANS Chawed Up In Good
Shape.
NO REASON FOR A DEFEAT.
She Game At the Norfolk Park Yes
serday Afternoon Was Well Played
After the First Inning. Setley
Monkeys With Tate and Gets
Left. Whaley All Right.

Well. this ls the story OF another
defeat for Norfolk. And the most
pggravatIng part of It all ia that the
fellows who came ont OH top hail from
the picturesque town of,Portsmouth.
1t Is tritie trying, to say the least,
bnt strict regard for the truth forces
she writer TO announce that thus far
Portsmouth has the best end of the in
teresting struggle for peununt. 1t is
safe to predict that 30 per cent. OF the
men and women who saw yesterdays
game between Norfolk aud Portsmouth
will verify this assertion. In word.
the events and incidents Of the last two
DAYS have demonstrated that the gen
alemen who hail from the other end of
the ferry are capable of playing bet
der game oi ball than the young men
who are paid ''living wages" to repre-.
sent Norfolk in tho Virginia State Lea.
que.
Four thousand people witnessed yes
ferday's game. For two long hours
they braved pneumonia ami rooted"
for Mr. Sommers pets The wind was
In the west and the atmosphere OF the
young spring dny was keen aud more
ihsn bracing. But more chilling than
fhe wind WAS the realization that the
Sorfolks lost. Baseball defeats are
never pleasant, but that of yesterday
was simply CALLING. In word the
home team all but presented their op.
ponents with the victory
10 be sure the score was close and the
result was really in doubt until the last
hand had been retired. But it is safe
TO predict that every Norfolk "rooter"
would have accepted the cruel defeat
with better grace had the euemy won
by comfortable margin OF runs. The
iact OF the matter Is that Norfolk had
several opportunities TO win the game.
In the first place Mr.. SetleY after max
Ing wretched start settled down and
pitched beautiful ball. Furthermore,
An the last two inning our young men
solved the mystery Of Mr. Leachs puz
Hling delivery and hit the bali for
Keeps.
But-by the way, you will find q
number Of "buts" in this pathetic
etory-our young men are very un.
certain lot. They spoiled all their good
work at the bat by uuexcusable stupid
tiy on the base line and, in point of
fact, had it not have been for their
wretched base running the Norfolks
would have won the game.
1t is not difficult to tell how the runs
were made. In the first inning Setley
WAS wild. and after hitting the first
nan up with pitched bali, gave the
next two bases on balls. This filled th @
bases. 10 cap the climax Setley tossed
mp slow ball to Tate, who lined out II
CLEAN single to centre. The ball gllded
between Hager's legs and ell three runs
Sere scored,
Norfolk made one error in the first
timing annd another In the eighth. In
the ninth they had men on second and
third, with no one out. !, 1t needed but
one run to tie the score, but stupid
base running blighted the hopes OF tue
"rooters" nd-Portsmouth won.
The fielding of Fuller aud the catch
Ing of Vetter, coupled with the work of
both the pitchers proved the feature
OF the day.
The same teams play in Portsmouth
fbls afternoon.
just another word. The work OF the
nmpire WAS more than bad-lt WAS
simply awful. 1t behooves tho Presi.
dent OF the League to look around for
another man. This man cannot fill the
position.
Now rend the score and think of
what might have been.