The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-11
TRUCKERS TAKE ANOTHER
The fTobacConists" Meet With
Another Defeat. A Close Margin.
Moynihan Pitched SuperblY and Al
lowed Only Four Little Hits. Will
lis Also Did Well, But Not
Well Enough to Win. Called
in the Eighth.

The second of the series of games
between the "Iohacconists" nud tho
"lruckers" took place yesterday, aud
like the game of the preceding duy, 1t
was captured 10y the oitsmouth lads.
Willis pitched for the visitors aud
Moy nihnn twirled the sphere for the
green legged chaps representing Ports
mouth, aud notwithstanding the threat
eniug appearance of the elements, there
was Ii fair sized audience present to SEQ
it, aud tho result proved of sufficient
remuneration for those who love to see
good struggle. 1t was good game
Of ball r,plu.e with life, aud good field
ing. The Iynchhurgcrs were not
strong with the stick, they only find.
ing lin" Moyuliam for four scatter.
lag singles, while the "rruckers" were
more fortunate and succeed, Il in get
ting seven hits oil Willis, 30 the public
can see by the appended score that the
game was we'll contested from the
start to the finish of the game.
OF the three runs made, two by
Portsmouth and one by Lynchburg,s
only one was earned, the other two,
one by each team, being counted
through errors Of kuiiert aud Smith of
the visitors, ard the Lynchburg run
counted through al error OF Reed.
But for these errors the score would
have stood | to Q i'll favor of the homo
club, who, strange to say, play winning
ball ut home, yet seem III perfect
state of utter collapse when away
Knox WAS III the game AMI got
Team OF which he Is q member, as we'll
Ss making the first run.
The visitors had one or two chances
TO score, but The longed tor Int never
came, consequently those who were
left on the bases bgu to lake their
positions on the field and bear their
chagriu M best they could, which they
did III very clever manner, jollyIng
each other and bandylng words good
naturedly with those who tried to iuk o
with them. Capt. Berry hills friends
on the right field plGachers were tuerr,
rs we'll as the big red faced man with
the wnrt on his nose, he having con
cluded TINT it was far more comfort
able 10 SEQ the gene from the inside
thun 1t was to bear the odlum OF being
crack scratcher or knot holo umpire
Brennan has improved considerably
III his work, and neither side had any
great reason 10 kick ut his decision,
III fact the only real kick made during
the evening was made by Manager
'
brennan called the game at the end Of
the eighth inning, Oh account Of dark
ness. They kicked considerably, but
MIR. Brennan, who lis the sole judge OF
such things, said 1t was too dark to
play, ana called the game
Manager Smith entered q verbal pro
test. bat his protest will, in ali proba
billty, share the same tate OF the pro-
test entered by Portsmouth against the
very same decision gwen by MIR. Bren-
nan when the Portsmouth team played
III Lynchburg last week. The Truck,
ers' said 1t was not too dark to con.
time the game then, but MIR. Brennan
and the "Iobacconists" SAID it was,
and so 1t went. Yesterday the visitors
said there was sufficient light to cou.
tinue, the Portsmouth team said there
was not. Mr.. Brennan thought there
WAS not enough light TO finish the
game, consequently called 1t. Here are
both sides Of the question in dispute.
For further Information of the game
consult the appended tabulated score: