The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-15
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Well, who would have thought it !
Two games In Que afternoon from the
leaders, and one of them twelve inning
game. Why, it is just "cnrryiug on"
and the meek and loWly "Clams" who
were looked upon as easy, have ut last
arisen in their might, and tnught the
"Blue Birds" that they were mistaken
in looking upon them with disdain, and
notwithstandi their opinion of their
own importance. and the eide remarks,
end sarcastic aud lrouicai expressions
in reference to tho softness of the
.'Clams," they found ont, and that, too,
with interest, that there was another
team III the league, and that team WAS
the Norfolks.
1t is aggravating to calculate that
Your hen will hatch out just MS many
chickens as You put eggs under her,
but when the time comes for the little
chicks to peep out OF the shell 10 find
that ouly II small part of your caiculn.
tion materiallZe. just 30 with Rich.
mond. They had no other idea but
that of taking two out Of the three
games, and possibly three, aud the re.
suit 10 astonishing to them, and great
is the grief thereof in Richmond.
The first game started with Gillen
and Kelly as the battery for the visit
ors and McPar;lin aud Cote for the
home tenn. Both clubs were full of
"ginGer" and from general appearance
were III the pink OF condition. Both
teams drew blanks for six straight In.
mugs, McPartliu up TO this time only
allowing the Elchmonds three hits,
while the Noriolks had succeeded in
finding Giilen for only four hits.
Both pitchers were doing excellent
WORK anu 1t WAS mp and tuck between
them for the mastery. The "Clnms"
succeeded IN scoring their first run III
the seventh on error of kuin and stu
giles by MoGann aud O'Ilagan. The
'rooters" were Wild, SO to speak, and
they set up II mighty shout. "Shut 'em
out, Pop" Hold EN- down, Mozart
lin md other familiar expressions
were heard. and from the way the home
boys were playing II looked very much
as II they would do Just what the
''cranks" advised them to do.
In Kichmond's bali OF the seventh.
after two men were out, Bradley hit II
fly ball to right field close TO the foul
line, which bounded among the car
riages, and before Colinower could
field the ball he had made the circuit
OF the bases, Then there wasn't SO
much Joy over this, and some OF the
fans" begin to lot their faces grow
long.
But there was no use of feeling
'blue" for the visitors never had the
least chance of making another run
and Just fell down in one. two three
order for the remaining five innings.
Norfolk made i've runs in the twelfth
inning. Here ID how 1t was done.
McGnnn walked, on four hnlls o. uagnu
made'n pretty sacrifice, Corcoran Int a
high fly 10 left neld along the foul
line. Smith made n good run. for 1t
got partially under it, but dropped the
ball, thereby making an error.
1T was rather hard chance. but il
was an error just the same. Into hit
"beaut" over second base and Nc
Gam scored. Thornton flew ont to
Bradley. Chances had hero been pre-.
euted to retire the side, with only Me
Cam scoring. Geier got hit. Cor
coran and late scored. Collitiower
hut one among the carriages for IL
"homer," sending Geier ahead OF him
Cote sent DADDY" grounder for one
bag. but died on first, rs McPa1tliu
went out on lily to left field.
Five men bad crossed the plate, and
Notwithstanding The fact that iouf hits
were made, ore of them being Il
"bomer," not one of them was an
earned run, from the fact that chances
had been presented to retire the side
bSfore man had scored save McGann.
who was givon his base on balls
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