The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-07
HILL CLIMBERS" WON ONE
Clare Could Not Hold Them Down.
You Know the Rest.
CSth Was on His MettIe and Only Let
the Portsmouth Team Have Five
Hits. The Visitors Played
Great Up Hill Game. Two
Games To-Day.

The "Hill Climbers" scored q victory
yesterday from the home team, and
The 'routers" for the TRUCKERS" are
lot i'll rs amiable and pleasant frame
of MUD 10 day as taey were yesterday.
Tie boys OH the other eud OF the line
IRE doing the smiling act snd shaking
bands with each OF er. aud already
comments aud criticisms of what
swell do for them to day" eau be
beard on all sides. OF course this is
merely imaginary. but it comes pretty
neur eclGg true, us we have oil been
,Lere before many time, many Il
time. he visitors played q good,
clean up hill game, aud they won 1t on
<hu!r merits us ball players. 1t il true,
tae home lads had lead OF three
Guns OF them, but nat fact cut no Gig
ure with Capt. Berry hill aud his men,
Cor they just 'jollied" each other along
end when the fuul test came they
we're equal to the occasion and batted
cut the necessary number of runs to
Win.
Ii happened like this: Orth occu.
pied the box for the "IobacconIsts, "
aud while he Id not a phenomena. he
Is a pitcher with a cool head, de
ceptlve delivery. and withal q reliable
man, uud his work in the box yester
day only strengthens the good opinions
held OF him by those who know u
good thing when they see it," This
Sonug nun started in wild, aud
through his failure to find the rubber,
aud singles by Maugen and Fuller,
shree runs were marked down to the
credit of the home team. Three men
we're given bases in this inning. Ports.
mouth stock of course increased in
value. aud 1t WAS "iollnrs TO dough
outs" that Portsmouth would win.
But things changed i'll Lynchburg' s
bali OF the second, Plock made but
aud scored on Clare's attempt to catch
sim asleep on the first bag, the bull
Goiug uuder the bleachers and Flock in
home. Lynchburg scored two more
runs aud tied the score i'll the third,
after two mensswere out. on singles by
Alclutyre, Berry hill and Thompson. 1t
Vas really aggravahng, but there was
no help for it.
Portsmouth failed to score again
nntil the eight, when. through errors
Oi Leaby, Orth and Mcintyre, stolen
base Gnd Thurston's hit to right field
two more were added, making the total
Aumbsr secured five. The hearts OF
tLe true and devoted "rooters" swelled
with pride and beat with fond anticlua
sion OF another game from the "Hill
CITY singers"
Everybody was smiling and con
graduating each other over what they
surely thought was theirs. I'VE Ger
thinly have good team" There ain t
none of then that can do u.s." "Say,
who toie youse fellars dat youse cud
play ball., and other e1pressions we're
heard, but "in the midst of life we are
In death. This may DO just little
Gar fetched but it Is very applicable in
this case, for the visitors just went in,
In their half OF the uInth aud hgurative.
ay speaking, killed Clare.
Thompson picked out good straight
ba!l, and he sent it ont for three bags.
Ratlert. he Of tho frog IN the throat
srouble. raped out "beaut" to right
field. which it seemed ought to have
been captured. Plock did the very
came thing, and Orth, who had only
allowed the "Iruckers" five hits, felt
chat It was his duty to still hnmiliatc
the wearcrs OF the gray and green by
lining one out in right centre for three
bases. That was enough, the winning
run was made aud there was only one
man out, and Lynchburg's percentage
took an upward flight. The score:
ioRisaoi ~. LISCHBUEG.