The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-18

eleven hits and two runs.
O'Hagnn got four hits yesterday.
Two OF them were three baggers.
Good eye. Harry.
Tho ball player who dallies with
"booze" is flirting with an enemy that
| will soon capture him.
| Muilarkey has been released by the
Washington team. Here is q good
chance for Norfolk to get good
twirler.
| Geler, Corcoran, Colliilowor and Mo
Pnrtlin each succeeded in Ginning out"
two hits OF tho Lyuchburg pitchers
| III the game Yesterday.
OF tho Texas League players third
baseman Boyle. fielder mcfarland and
pitcher Page are mentioned as good
timber for the National League
The games between Portsmouth aud
Petersburg Monday, Tuesday aud Wed.
nesdny vii: probably settle the uuos.
ton oil which club will finish third in
the race.
Pitcher Chard. under Norfolk's sus.
pension for desertion, tried to catch on
with Pittsburg for trial tho other
day. but Manager Mack was on to his
curves and turned him down.
Things have come to such a pass that
1t Will he absolutely necessary for the
salvation of decent baseball to prevent
even the captains addressing any re.
marks whatever to the umpire.
1t is rumorod That Umpire Mitchell
has decllned to umpire any mcregnmes
Ill Portsmouth,. The VIRuISIAN homes
that the gentleman will reconsider his
determination, and go on and perform
his duty. He ia too valuable a man TO
lose.
Ortiz pitched his first full game for
Philadelphia yesterday against the
Bosion's, and won. The "Beau Eaters''
| got twelve hits oil him, while the Phil
| lies touched up Stivetts aud Ryan for
twenty ono base hits. Lurrah for Orth.
| The principle of making up a
pitchers record on the number OF
games won and lost is wrong, for there
10 many game lost by tho ragged
| work OF the men behind him. Tho
proper and only just way to nut the
| pitcher In the proper light ia to calcu
late the number of men who faced him.
the number of hits made of his deliy
| cry, the number of bnses on balls given
aud how many mon lie struck out.
Then you will DO able to Judge intclli
equity pitchers ability.
Tho Portsmouth team has for tho
past ten games shown up iamentably
weak generally. Manager Brady
no doubt Is cognizaut of this facii,
therefore The NlRaINIAN ventures t.
remark that few changes should be
made. Mills, Evansvillos seoond base
man Is In the city, aud his fielding aut
batting record Is Il good one. Hu
error column Is noticeably clean, Will,
the hit column gives him credit for .
) aud i hits game. His record ha,
been looked up, and the above il lust
what Tie NIndiNIAN found. Sign THU
player, us he says ho would like t,
play with Portsmouth. Play him OF
second, nnd pnt Hall to do the work II
short, and let Thurston or som,
other player take care OF the tcrrltor,
IN right field. This 10 merely sug
gesilon and Manager Brady can nc
upon 1t Just ny 1t suits hls fancy. lii,
Petersburg team IL now lnuyerou
rival of tho "Iruckers" for third place
und unless something is done IN tn,
way of additions. or the present meI
taking great brace, it is highly prob
ab!o TINT the Farmers" will come II
under the wire ahead of Manager Brn
dy's men.
The NIRGISIAN clips the following
from yesterdays Richmond Times il
reference to tho game between Rich
mond and Portsmouth Friday:
During the first hall of the seventh
inning very disngreenblo lnciden
occurred. Umpire Mitchell hnd nm
pred up TO this time in his usual iail
and impartial manner. but Owner
Brady. of the Portsmouth team. he
cAms SO insulting and insoleut in hi
remarks that Umpire Mitchell lett tn,
field, md refused TO umpire the game
delay OF about half MI hour occurred
endenvoring TO secure an umpire [,
finish the game.
The Richmond club were finall,
compelled to accept substitute um
pre- to continue the game. and wer,
SO disgusted with the treatment tina
they seemed TO entirely lose thei,
snap and vim. aud lost the game.
Umpire Mitchell has refused +,
umpire IN Portsmouth after his treat
ment OF to day. The assault upo1
Umpire Joanes by Owner Brady OF
yesterday. coupled with the treatmen,
of the Richmond players. has caused
u great decrease in attendance at that
place."
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