The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-24
.D|D|T TWICE IN SUCCESSION
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Concluded from Second page.
Brodie took q flyer home last Sum
day and Monday, aud was full of ball
talk from the Old Dominion.
Lippert, of the FARMERS" reminds
one when coaching very foroIbly OF
fog horn" MoHoverter. He is a good
ball player too.
keefer, Turner, Smith, Pender,
Lyons, Sanford, in fact, every member
Of the Petersburg team doport them
selves In gentlemuuly manner on or
oil tho diamond.
a new umpire, napied Phelip. ofllci-
ciatod In Richmond yesterday, and
from the result OF the game. the Rich
mond "cSanks" and ruotsrs" ought to
be Phelin good.
Tho three games scheduled to take
place IN Roanoke next Monday, Tues.
DAY and Wednesday, have been lraus.
ferred TO Norfolk aud will be played
on these grounds.
Pitcher Otis Stockdale made his first
appearance Thursday for Boston, after
his release from Washington. He held
Louisville down to sevou hits, while
Boston WAS making seventeen off Berthe
Inks.
Truly. Ohicago's new second uuse.
man, who played with Norfolk lust sea
! son, showed up well Ia the field on his
first appearance, but did not do ~ 'ch
batting HIS arrival allowed Ev> rett
to 60 back to third base, ard Jimmy
lynn, with his finger tied up in rag,
took the right field.
70 lose the pennant for Richmond
| now, utter having been given every
incentive, opportunity and advantage,
would prove the death knell OF jake
Wells, 30 iar us his career as ball
player aud manager in Virginia is con
| cerned. Jake" knows tubs aud il
| busting accordingly.
! Two games VIII ue played at the
park this AFTERNOON. The first Que
called ut $50 sharp. McPartlIn will
| twlrl tue first game for the CLANS
aud Weeks will oIiciate in the secuud,
or vice versa. AT any rate these two
young gentlemen will pitch. For the
Pelersburg's Gafiney and James will
more than likely do the work III the
| box.
The following special was received
trom hlchmoud last uIght: "Umpire
| brennan las not resigned, az reported.
tie has no idea OF giving up the nee
position lie has. but rafferty, has dc.
|
been accepted. A man numed Phelip.
who is said to have had considerable
experience as AL umpire, has been en j..
gagged. The patrous of baseball are
very much disgusted with the manner
III which the umpire system has been
conducted. Only N this league does
1t often happen that there is no otlic
umpire ut the games"
| The Richmond papers are as 'silept
as the grave" about the way the Ports
mouth lads were treated in THURSDAYS
game. Norfolk and Portsmouth gen.
tlemen who were present uay they we're
accorded one Of the rawest deals imaRi
nable. Ihink of BARLEY" KAN being
on second base aud allowed to
score on passed ball. Caville put out
Of the game because ho disputed the
decision of and walked towards" Baby"
Phillips. the umpire. The above is
only very small part of the iudig
mites henped upon the "rruckers" us
told THE NlEdINIAN by eye witnesses.
But The FlRGlNIAN is free to say ON
Its responsibility, that yesterday WAS Il
shorter day than Thursday. The game
was called according 10 telegraph re.
ports at the same time, yet nine inn
ings could be played yesterday, but
couldn't Thursday. Seventeen runs
wero made Thursday and fifteen
yesterday, yet the game was
called at the end of the seventh
Inning on Thursday, on account
of darkness in Richmond, yet from
a Norfolk aud Portsmouth point OF
view the sun had not gone down
behind the hills Of the western horizon,
Thursday was a bright beautiful day,
| so was yesterday, so 1t is hard to con
celve how 1t could hive been too dark
to finish the game Thursday, yet Zig nt
enough Friday. 1t WAS not "a case OF
darkness 1t could not have been So.
| 1t WAS case of now We are ahead, we
had better take no chances, and the
game was called. Certainly not at the
| diotatIoD of the Portsmouth plAyers.
but very much against tLeir desire and
protests. Is this the boosted Justice OF
which the people have heard so much
OF p? III SO, the less we have OF 1t the
more 1t will be appreciated by all fair
minded people.