The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-13

Roanoke. 81 81 .3yJ
The "CIams" were "shut OUT" Yes,
that is Just what the Richmond club
did, shut our boys ont without run
and they deserve credit for the game
they put up. Tannehill and Foster,
the latter is the man with the crimson
top-knot, cnlled by II few i'll Richmond
"Roddy" aud by others the duke OF
Fulton" These two occupied the
points for the visitors, aud Williams,
late OF the Roanoke team, and Cote,
the man who pevcr kicks unless he Inns
one coming to him, did the principal
work for the Noriolkc.
There WAS fair crowd OF Norfolk
people present, and the audience was
augmented considerably by the arrival
Of n part OF tho Richmond eXccrsion
lists, who, no doubt, came to the City
by the Sea with the expectation OF soc
ing the game terminate Just us II did.
Several of these aforesaid excursionlsts
brought TO the park IA real good load
of ''peaches" anuh. Some Que not in
ltiated will probably say, what IN the
world did they carry peaches" to the
baseball park for? Well, for the bone
fit of those who are mot on" TO the
vernaculnr, we will shy that 'pencbes"
is used when you don't want to say
man has been drIuklug or is drunk.
They hadn't been III the pnrk loug
before the "peacies.' began 20 iermeut
and TINT caused suinc OF them 10 get
''Rcrappy,' unu several of these little
accidents occurred, winch. however,
didn't amount 10 much, rs they were
promptly suppressed by MIR. O'Neill
and his assistants. The direct cause of
these little unpleasant episodes was the
big fat man who wore the rat trap over
his face and II great rubber chest.pr
tector over his breast. HIS name is
]iafferty, and he is tue man who the
Richmond papers snid was such II
splendid umpire. Veg, lie is, from
their standpoint, but there Is ono thing
TO u dead moral certainty. 1t he WAS u
good umpire III Nichiuoui he lett his
good qualities somewhere between
Richmond and here, for he did not
bring any thing with him, So tnr ns
Judgment is concerned about baseball,
that would for one moment lead one to
suspect that he ever knew ANYTHING Of
all about the game.
This Is not SAID because The VIRGIN.
IAN believes that his decisions would
have changed the game SO far rs the
winner IL concerned. 1T would not
probably have made any material
change so fur as the Norfolks were
concerned. No one eau tell whether
the home tenn would have made n run
or not. The NIRGINIAS Is inclined to
think that they would not, but that
does not alter the TACT that rafferty,
deliberately gave Richmond Que run.
aud his other decisions against Norfolk
were OF the boldest, rnukest kind. rnr
VRGINlAN AYERS that both House
man and Groves struck out twice.
or in other words should have
been called ont, from the fact that five
balls came directly over the plate be.
tween the knees ana shoulder. yet this
man who attempted to oticiate as an
umpire saw tit 20 send them to bases
on balls,
Then there was q second base dec
elon against Norfolk that was So clearly
out that no one dreamed he would call
u safe, yet he did, but the straw that
broke tie cGmeps back" was his deci.
BOD Ia the tonrth, when Wells at.
tempted To score from first on Berte's
Two Dagger, and was caught ut least, by
core, loot from the plate, Cote
touched him on the leg us Wells ran
past him, yet Rafferty, had the eff
sfontery to emil the runner safe. Yet.
another: Cote was struck on the can
Drim by pitched ball with sufficient
force to knock the dust from bis head
gear, yet this apology for an umpire
refused to allow him to take his base.
Ihe Wells business came near bring
ing on trouble. mud 1t is fortunate for
Rafferty, that there were men with cool
reason present or he would have Jared
badly. TIE VmGISIAN is proud of the
TACT that he was not molested aud sin.
oerely hopes that no such scene will
over mar the pleasure OF those who at
tend the park to see the national game
played as 1t should be.
The game MS played was q good one.
and although the "Ciams" hit the ball
hard and often they were unfortunate
IN hitting 1t where there was aiwuys n
blue Bird' waiting to light on it.
The home team played good, clean,
snappy, error!ess game and Williams,
VINO pitched so mngnilcentIy, Ger.
talniy cannot complain of the support
he received. IanDehil did the work
Tor the "Blue Birds and although he
only struck out three men, The same
number as did Williams. yet the hits
made by the mon behind him, who
played gilt edged ball, were made
when they were most needed aud ~
such places that it was impossible
field them. The score of the gap :, ~
below for yonr inspections:
great game may be expeU adj ,h;s
afternoon. Flynn will pron NV hs in
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