The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-05
Norfolk, 5; Roanoke, 3.
Lynchburg. s; Portsmouth, o..
Richmond, Il; Petersburg,
where tho clubs Play To-day.
Lynchburg m Norfolk.
Portsmouth tn Petersburg.
asOunONc tu Isi ch m o u Il .
standing OF the clubs.


night over tue result of yesterday .
game with the "Magicisns." Norfolk
having won the series and one over
which. OF course, seuds them upward
III the race, aud makes them a more
dangerous rival than ever OF the
Portsmouth team for third place. Foo
much cauuot be said III praise of the
work OF the club who have won tue
last fourteen games out vi sixteen
played. Neither can all the compli-
meuts be bestowed upon tue players
for MIR. O'Nsiil deserves the respect and
thanks of Mi Norfolk people for his
persistency and energy III getting to-.
gether the club which represents this
city III the Virginia League.
les, represents, that Is the word,
There WAS u time this season when til e
team did not represent the CITY, but
misrepresented her III most uube
coming manner, but that time has
passed and the people look with pride
upon the present.: forgetting the past,
hoping that the future Will UrIug forth
even greater things, yea, even to hitch
ing the "Clam's' percentage to the
third place peg. There was q very
good audience ut the park to witness
the last game OF this season with the
poor work Of Umpire Phelau d good
contest would. no doubt. have take n
place, but, as 1t WAS, Phelan began
early in The game aud SO gariug were
his decisions against the visitors thai
they seemed to lose all hope of win
ning, consequently put up u dull, lat
less game.
This man who was sent here by the
League authorities ut Richmond ia no
more tit TO otlicIate as umpire in q
game of ball than a Zulu warrior is to
be Emperor OF China. 1t is true that
he gave several bad decisions against
the home team. but they were nothing
compared with what he did to Roam
oke. The whole thing IN Il nutshell is
that he Is home umpire, and the Wis.
ltlng club stands but little II any show,
In marked contract to the slow move
ments OF the visitors Was the "get at
'em" spirit exhibited by the Norfolks.
Even Cote got on the coaching line
aud cried. Take little more room.
old map." He WAS relieved by Geer,
who could only say look out, look
OUT" But that WAS enough. 1t showed
a disposition to be III the game, aud
that Is all the patrons want or expect
OF player.
Herr, big Ed" was in the box for
the "Crows" aud be pitched his usu
ally steady game. allowing the MA
giclans" but seven hits. Although if
they had been treated right by Pheluu,
their hit column would have footed up
exactly with that of the home boys, who
made nine hits OH Lloyd, who was III
splendid form aud humor until Phelau
began to work ton him, after that it
was 'all over" Roanoke went out in
one, two, three order for the first three
innings, but scored In the fourth after
two men were out on Stahl's single
Heirs error and Padden's two base
hit. Another run was added in the
seventh on Mills error, Lewis double,
Yiox base on balls and Lloyd's single,
and another man crossed the rubber
III the ninth on Welch's single and
Niox's dandy two base hit.
That was all. Three runs to the good,
against five made by Norfolk, one OF
which was earned in the first Oh Mills
three base hit aud Corcoran's single.
Three men chased around the bases in
the second on Ge!er's slashing single,
Welchs error, Mills hit for two bases
and O'Hagan's pretty single. The fifth
and last run was made III the seventh
on O'Hagan's double and Tate's single,
which settled the game, which was
most pleasant ending from Norfolk
standpoint, but one not at Gil appre.
ciated by the "Magicians" ana their
very many friends.
The chill Climbers" will make every
effort to capture all three OF the games
here, but they will be met with o stub
born resistance.