The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-21
Inc CLAIMS" Get Twenty-Five Hits.
Twenty-Five Runs, and Only Two
Errors. kageY Completely
Knocked Out. McPartlin's
Great Work.
Where the club. Play ro-uorrow.
NOrfOIk mt PorSsuiouth.
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Petersburg al lsoanOEe.
S,nuain- tn. clubs.

Do you ask il the Norfolk team can
play ball, or have you ques STONED their
ability Ia do SO. If you have, YOU are
respectfully referred to the game the
boys put up Friday afternoon against
the team that ~ second in the race for
the peunnnt, ana ii that Is not sufficient
to convince that the "Clams" know IA
thing or two about the national gume,
why Just please allow your mind to
revert moment to the game yester.
day afternoon, and though you may he
stubborn aud hard to convince, vet,
deep down in your own mind and heart
you are fully persuaded that pop"
Iute's family OF ball players can really
put up magnificent exhibition of the
national pastime.
Therefore, knowing that they pos
sess tue ability to perform the duties
expected OF them tou most satisfactory
degree. 1t Is not expecting too much of
them that thoy sturt right III now and
climb up to a more desirable position
in the percentage list. The game YES.
terdny so far NJ the home team was
concerned, was replete with fast field.
ing, good base running and excellent
hitting, aud if the team would only do
half as we'll on nu average. AS they did
yesterday afternoon, they need not
fear many defeats,
10 pnr;icalarlze would occupy more
space than The Vuu1NIAN eau spare,
but as the score lis appended you eau
see what each member of he team did,
10 hit rs they did against pitcher
with reputation like kagey has--and
he is good twirler-is "bulm Of
gllend' to the wounded spirits oil the
a IN a l,,,t
With such work lis yesterday and Fri.
days before them they have "cheered
mp, AMI are inst as ardent and EN-.
thusiaslic rs over.
McPnrtlin is whit Pop" Tate calls
"corker," whstever that ls, but the
probable deiiuition OF tho word means
something unusually good, SO II TINT be
correct McPartlln ls u "corker," for
that gentleman would not allow the
visitors but live little. measlcy, scatter.
lug hits, which is certainly not nppre-
cinted M all by the Lynchburg rooters.
who were anNiously awaiting the news
at home. Aud TO help the csuse along
McIarthn made Just Us many hits us
The whole aggregation Of 'Hill Climb
ers. OF the visitors let 1t be said that
they played as If they didn't care
whether there was game or not. Sev.
eral balls were hit III the field, which to
an outsider looked easy, but the Lynch.
burgers would look at each other and
allow the ball to fall between them,
After kagey retired from the game in
the seventh, when Berryhill went IN
10 pitch, the whole field was twisted
ana changed INTO such distorted
mass that IT was hard to keep the run
OF things. Plock followed Berryhill as
pitcher. Then more changes followed
until every man, with the exception OF
two, had played two or more positions,
ana the visitors looked as If they were
glad wheu the last man was declared
out, and got hustle on them which, If
the same amount OF ginger had been
expended IN the game, would have
changed the Shut out" to at least one
run. SEQ the score: