The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-22

ball, l shall Immediately take steps to
hold Mills, or prevent him playing
with any other team.
Very respectfully,
JonN L. BRADY,
Owner Portsmouth Baseball Club.
The. following is the article alluded
to by Owner Brady:
mills, who has played the last two
! games with Portsmouth, is under CON
tract with Owner O'Neill of the Nor
| folk club. This player i'll talking to
| The YEGlSIAS yesterday said the
Portsmouth manager had an oppor
tuuiiy to secure his services for the bal.
ance of the season, but did not accept
the chance. That MIR. O'Neill had
made him q better offer ind lie nc
cepted it and would appear in q Nor
folk uniform tomorrow. This prob
nbly means Colliilower's release and
McGann's going to right field. The
NIRGlNIAN was told that the above was
true on Monday, but did not uso it
from the fact that it understood from
very good authority that Manager
Brady had secured the services OF Mills
for the balance of tho season., which
THE NrnGINIAN thought was II good
move
In reference to Owner Brady's letter
The NIKuISIAS reproduces the article
i'll question. The public can SEQ ut a
glance, that it ID absolutely correct.
the truth of it being completely er.
tablished by Owner Brady himself.
Mills the player in question, told The
NIRGISIAN, III the presence OF several
gentlenen, what Ito intended doing,
aud said, furthermore, that Owner
Brady had nothing whatever to show
that he had become Il member of the
Portsmouth team. So far as TIE NIR.
0ISIAN is concerned. Owner Brady's
talk of being misrepresented aud
treated unjustly is oil ''bosh" aud
buucombe. The public generally
know what is truthful, right and just,
aud upon their verdict The YmGINIAS
is content to rest.
In tho first game at Lynchburg yes.
lerday Tanuehill was found for fourteen
hits, while tho Richmond Club only got
six of Ames. In the second game the
Hill Climbers came nenr batting both
Gillon and kniu out of the business,
securing nineteen hits, making n total
Of thirty three hits in the two games.
Richmond got eight off Mason, making
their total number Of hits fourteen for
the two games, just exactly au manv MS
Lynchburp got III one game. There
fore. there was "a difference of nineteen
hits III favor of the "Hill Cllmbers.'
But Just watch Richmonds batting
average take a great jump after they
get home.
Horse Shoe" Mccain was in the
city yesterday enroute 10 Hampton to
join that teum. which is u member OF
he Peninsula League. skinny rays
la 1nmnHI hj9 nnntrapt with tha tINn
g%icians" because they fined him S35
for getting drunk. He said he wouldn't
stand it, SO took French leave. This
league should purchase such protec-
ton that when u player willfully VIC.
lates his contract, as has McCann, that
he could be blncklisted. The VIR-
GILMAN adds that the term of expulsion
should be for nluety-nine years, renew
able forever.
"Old Soldier" Joanes, recently with
the Farmers and Behne, lately re-
leased from Richmond, are reported to
have signed to play ball either with
Newport News or Hampton in the
Peninsula League, which is composed
OF the two cities mentioned, and two
others which THE NIRGlNIAN Just now
Is unable to name.
Ten errors in the first game.with
Roanoke yesterday. What in the
world were the "Clams" trying to do?
beat the worlds record for wretched
fielding.
Lynchbure by defeating Richmond
twice yesterday sent up her per cent
nge TO within 81 points Of the "Blue
Bride"
McPartlin pitched great ball for
Norfolk yesterday.
o. new umpire named Ford OBLIGATED
yesterday IN Roanoke.
The National League ann,r,.