The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-15
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The baseball season is over. Norfolk
is unquestiouably i'll third place and
day, Tor the last timethis season,
Norfolk aud Portsmouth met on
the diamond and very large
crowd of people assembled TO
see the season finished. Both clubs
had good following and 1t was plain
TO be seen that considerable feeling
had been wrought up between the
friends OF the competing teams.
But everybody snt quietly. aud, bar
Eing few jibes, there Was ut the start
nothing suld or done which would
rnilie the feelings Of those who, in
baseball parlance, are known as root
ers." Umpire Mitchell called "play"
at the appointed time. aud. just before
'doing so, announced that the game
wns to be "a championship" one.
Norfolk now certainly occupies
third place III the percentage
column. The game had hardly started
before men with more enthusiasm tunu
discretion, began to wTangle, and in
several INSTANCES came To blows, which,
Z of course, caused til uproar, and us II
matter OF course the progress OF the
game was impeded.
These were uuciled after consider
able force aud persuasion, but it had
gotten those b1nt upon having trouble
III such frame oi mind, that they
hardly knew or cared what they SAID or
done. These little scraps" however,
were nothin 4 rs compared to the con
fusion accustomed by an error of IIur
groves, who threw wild from centre
ielu to catch Weeks ut third, the ball
went 10 the fence lat Tho ieft iieid
hleachers. ana Weeks tried 10 score.
bU Ihurston Eelded the Dall to Childs
"a linie L. put out Weeks, bnt MIR.
Mitchell decided that II Was IA blocked
hal! aud Weeks scored. rortsmuuth
players claimed tho ball WAS uul
blocked. while Norfo!k's men claimed
that 1t was.
Then Lnudemonium reigued su-
preme, the field Was crowded II seemed
II tae "twInkiipg on an eye" AMI 1t
WAS some tine before lie crowd would
give way. Such pushing, hugging ana
kWnk!hS with Ill occasional Gtow passed,
WAS u seen" Tor IN artist. But every
thing has nn endlng, so did this affair,
nnd the slaMs Proceeded to play the
came. IN gfsat contrast to what ha-
been written came very pleasant
occasion. AS Corcuran. who 10 doubt
Is the very best >nie!ier III tue
Siuse League came 10 the bat, Umpire
Mitchell whs requested to call time aud
Judge brooke. N company with MIR.
a. (. Ipum, Owner O'Neill and Alr.
i. Is. Nrdui!l, the popular represent
s,ISe ri the L. g. Williams
Iopscto Company, walked on the
field to tns front OF tho grand
sland and III II few appropriate
remarks presented to Jack" Corcolau
a Nh t,.I - al,
popular prayer on the Norfolk club.
aocord!rn to tn= ballots bearing the
description Of the NUsegay tobacco tro
ply.
Thefe was generous applause, aud
Corcoran ncknow lodged the gift by
tsFlEc II, while II broad, good natured
smile covered his couutehauce. inc
present bears the Inscription: Pre-.
sentea 10 the most popular player of
tie Norfolk club by tile T.. G. VII
Iisme Tobacco Company, of Rich
m0nd. The game way again !esumeu,
hut II Was destined to Ge stopped sud
denly again, for Just ABOUT TINS time
Thornton missed his glove. ana being
told that the tLlIG nnsemau OF the
PottsmoutL's Lad II lie walked over to
The iepch upon which the "lruckets'
were seated, aud short conversation
between him aud Ihurstuu ensned.
The latter tuddenly arose. ami ian
over 20 tie Portsmouth bus" ia the
lett heio, wagon Enclosure. Thornton
followed hun. Ibu,sion 90. IL glove
from conc one i'll the wagon and gave
IT to lhnfntcn. both pluy ere started
10 80 dihor.Bt ways. wen il seems
something "as 9 .!d by one of them,
when iley MuihCd Jap cloge to each
otuer npd were talking, wbeD Sudden
iy n0mt one, dressed in piEck or Gatl.
ointbes, struck Thornton, who retain
stvd, and, III moment almost, ihcre
wan Ice Of wraugIing humanity
unused Together. Umbrellas, walking
csBes. ana bats ware as thick as il WIS
possible for them 10 be on al occasion
Of This KIND, and for time II looked
ssif the matter would terminate seri.
uusly
Finally The fight aud fighters were
quoted down. nud ii was discovered
fnat Thornton had quite severe cut
gu tho forehesrd near ito eye. which
eya TItnesseB state WINS the result OF
being struck with ''black lack" or
come other dangerous weapon. At any
rats Thornton WAS being struck vt by
ssseral men. lie held his own
against what seemed to be great
o de. The VIRGINIAS iried to
gather the facts III the case,
Int 10 learn nuytHinr positive on this
tcJa:iun wuo sik- ioui:iug TOR The 70.