The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-17
WON ONE and LOST ONE
1he Truckers" Divide l4onors
With the "Blue Birds"
Crandt Showed His Superiority Over
Tannehiii Hallman has Sprained
Wrist and was Taken Out. he
was Doing Fine Work.
knorr Hit Hard.

nonors were evenly divided in tho
two bail games between tie home team
aud the visitors Yesterday. here was
q fnir audience present TO cheer the
"Ifuckere Oh to victory, aud uutwith-
standing the many deieats they have
met with recently there were lots OF
people present vito believed they could
plai ball. aud whether they won or
lost they were determined To stick by
the colOrs of the home team. or course
ihey preferred seeing thrm win, and u
club lever sinrtsd III battle with more
encouragement thnu did the boys who
represent this city on the diamond.
Lven those who are known by the
sobriquOt Of knot hole umpircs and
crack scratchers and peppers sent up q
ehout and told our lads to EAT 'em
0p." Get ut 'em, shouted the big
red faced man with IL vert on his nose,
who claims Kuot hole III tho centre
field fsuce as his own individual prop
erty, aud WHO always stands ready to
defend his rights IN the premises with
nus who dare dispute his ownership Of
the said hole.
knorr aud t'oetcr were put in by the
2sichmoud manager us their battery,
and the odd reiiabio," Eddie Leach
aud Bobby" Guilds performed the
rame duties for the TRUCKERS. Ports.
mouth made one run in the lirat on a
base on balls to Cavlie. Child's eacrl-
lice aud singles by Maugau aud Har-
grove. The home boys failed TO score
a9sin until the seventh. when they
managed to get q muu across the rub.
Der OH singles by Mungan, Hargrove
aud hnrston, making their score stand
'wo at the ending Of their half of the
niRtb.
Richmond scored in the first on
bLitl's scratch hit gni errors Of
Jhurston ard Chllds. TAey were
tlnnked IN thu next three innings. but
Ihs fourth yielded them two runs on q
l.i by knorr, Halls error, when u
pretty double should have been com
yieted, and hit 10y Housemnn.
Another aud the last run was scored in
the eighth on Brndley's and House
mans hits and Fulier's error. Thus
the score stood to = IN favor OF the
blue Birds, aud each aud every
member ui their team had sweet
smile on his face aud strutted around as
81 as much to say: "luuse fellers can't
play bail, mud | wonder WHO told You
ucould." Well. who can blame them,
They nrc making strenuous eilorta to
E!u TINT much coveted prize, the
'pennant, for they realize that it
means great deal, III more ways than
one, to every member OF the team to
be known Us one Of the "peuuaut"
winning team o! the Virginia League.
kuorr was found easily by the
"lruckers." who got 8 hits of his de-
livery. Heis. indeed, we'll named "I,ucky
Jack, for the boys hit him hard
and cent the ball spinning out in the
field, as the outs Of Groves aud Smith
will show. but. fortunately for Kuorr,
DE had fast outtield behind him, or
they would IN all probability have been
chasing leather for longer period
tban they were. Leach pitched his
asual heady md steady game, and
would have won his gamo with ease
ssd he been given good support at
critical times, aud the score would
,nve been one to nothing i'll favor, OF
the Fuckers" az every ore of the
runs scored by the Richmonds were
traceabie directly to Ohilds. Thurs
ton. Hail. md FulIer's errors The
score follows: