The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-29
TEXAS STEERS IN EASY MARK
They Were Trounced to the Tune
of l9 to 8.
N0RFOLK'S GOOD TEAM WORK.
Five Hundred Ball Cranks Saw Our
Boys Win Their First Game. a
Lively Lot ofYoungsters. The
New York "Giants" Will
Play Here on Saturday.

The preliminary baseball season
opened i'll Norfolk yesterday and ! 900
cranks sat and shivered at League
Psrk, when Norfolk trouuced the Texas
steers to the tune of 10 to 3.
No interest has been lost in the no.
tionsl game, Judging from the applause
given the boys, and the fair sex who
were present. Joined III with the male
fans.
The season opened auspIcously for
the proprietor Of the ceut head
quarters, opposite the grounds, and
the houses resembled piece OF fly
paper in summer.
Az to the game. The first three in
nings were hotly contested, Dains
nev.r beng III the leaf however, but
after that they seemed to go to pieces
and the Norfolk boys played havoc
with Pitcher Clark. 1u the ninth
inning Nortolk jumped on to CLARK aud
Ted Sullivan saw his pets chasing tho
leather i'll all direct ons. Hodge, Lit
tic Erny," who wears the pad for
Houston, didn't play with his old time
snap, ami was evidently very sore with
the showing of his new associates.
Every body has his troubles" SAID
Shorty. land we've got ours now"
! mug Vi hlChGES hellS gov III LIS
as usual, as did Gilman.
To Judge of the playing qualities of
the men whom Manager Sommers
season 1t is, OF course, too early. Suf.
fee to say they showed good team
work, which, If kept up, will make our
club formidable one.
Two of Norfulk's batteries were tried
yesterday and Gier, aud Law.
son mud Tenley. Setiey needs timber
: ing up, and as he is known us warm
weather pitcher yesterday was against
him for good showing. OF GIer, the
fat little catcher, II can be snid "ne 3 u
peach. or soon will be Que. His
throwing TO bases Is accurate aud very
few balls pass him. Lawson. the last
man III the box, Is gong to make his
mark as twlrler, aud not one hit or
run was made oil OF his delivery. Ha.
ger carried oil the donors in batting,
sending the sphere over centre fence
for "homer." Corcoran, O'Haguu
aud Hauptman will, with y little pruu
tice. get into their old time style of
playing. Rogers, "a new man. did fair W
well IN right field.
Whaley, our second basemau, will
not be discounted in the League, luug
ing from his playing yesterday, AS he
accepts every chance. There Is one
man, Inst but not least, on the Norfolk
team that can ut once he termed gilt
edged" and that ~ HOLMAN, who is
gong to hold down third bag. 10
caught the ''fans" ut once, aud any bali
that passas third bag is likely to be in
visible. Holman is also batter, AS
bis stick work showed yesterday, he
making home run hit to right field.
On the whole Manager Sommers eau
congratulate himself on having rs lively
set OF youngsters as can be found in
q minor league. The fans" can paste
this III their hat for future reference.
a word as to the grounds. They
have been improved somewhat, one
noticeable feature being the new en-
trance to the grand stand, which is in
the centre auu reached by pair OF
stairs leading up from the ground. A
few bleachers have been adued aud the
patrons OF the game cannot grumbe AS
TO accommodations. The press gal.
lery" will be moved to tho lefthnud
side OF the grand stand, where the quill
drivers will Judge as to the merits of
the men later on. AS it is some time
TO the opening Of the regular season.
the men will have lots of practice, and
when Norfolk meets Portsmouth Auril
10th. look out for the score, which will
be duly announced.
Tho hub will Rcnefit vorxbody.