The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-10

mond, nothing could bo learned Of
how the boys played.
No one seems to know why Capt.
Berrybill put Raffert in the box to
pitch yesterday, when he had Mason,
willis, Mckepnu, and Ames on the
bench.
CorcorRn for Norfolk and Hargrove,
of the Portsmoutbs, lead their respeo-
tive teams in the race for the Nose.
gay Tobacco trophy. SEQ advertise.
ment in another column.
Another sample of the able manage
ment OF business pertaining to the
League was the scene ut Petersburg
yesterday in the game between tho
"MuGicians" and the Farmers" as
usual, the umpire was the caueo OF it.
The voting for the most popular
player goes merrily on in Portsmouth.
The scoro card boy was very much
sought utter yesterday. A big vote
will be polled. and the lucky player
will then have nn opportunity to see
how mnuy friends he has. There arc
only two more days and those who de-
sire to vote had better attend to 1T. A
ballot goes with each score card.
The Iumor that the Richmond Times
has the official percentage is mistake
The Times has 10 more official table
than any other paper. Norfolk and
Portsmouth and tho other cities have
been slow in sending in their oiliciul
score sheet. Norfolk aud Portsmouth
hnvo not sent IN theirs yet, 80 how is
1t possible for the Times to have auy.
thing official, when thore ia nothing
official to get.
The following was received last night
from The NIRaINIANs currespouuent
ut Richmond. 1t will be seen that the
plan advocated by THE VIRGINlAS will
probably be adopted:
ut is expected that there will be n
meeting OF oil the owners of the base
bill franchises i'll tho Virginia League
soon aiter the season closes to rsorgnn.
iZo for the next year. The plan that il
most likely to be adopted 10 to huye
one man All the dual position OF Pres
don't and Secretary, anu take all his
time ia conducting the affairs of Ito
league.
This scheme scems to meet with
general approval. Tho umpircs will
better men secured. All OF this talk
about Richmond not being IN tho
League is bosh. This city cannot get
80 Wv +'NN'o.i"i hbi tuA. III lb
not gong to give up the good thing
nc has.
The following clipping taken from n
letter of the special Richmoud cor.
respondent of the Sporting News, III
reference to tho game aud the way
1t is conducted in Richmond, will prove
interesting reading Just now:
Every thing has been running
SmOOthly down in this frl I..n,n.,
until this week, when Wells began TO
work Small, the new Secretary. in the
same way that he worked Woodall.
The papers in all tho cities have been
protesting against the way tho League
| Is managed. but 1t Nil amounts to
| naught As the result of this comb.
| nation between Wells, Small aud
Woodall i'll the management of the
| umpires, etc, Mclaughlin hus resigned,
| Gs no man with any manhood could
| serve under this combination. The
managers of the other cities have been
making kick, but " ellis and the gang
publish In the home papers that they
have no kick coming to them md SO
matters run on.
Wells hns all the papers here with
INN aud consequently no man has any
show TO get back Mt him. The out of
| town prees are continually showing
him mp, but ns he has mnde himself
solid with the newspapers here bv tuk
Ing tho reporters on the trips with him
aud other little tips. nothing is ever
copied from any other papers to show
up the man that Is running baseball Ill
this town"
POLICE COURT.