The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-17
POERTSMOUTHNE

tumble by Thurston and Kahn scored.
Two men on basea ami one out Brad.
ley struck out, making two "birds
dead, but Jake" "has got his eye
Oh tue ball" you know. and his nice
siuSle brought IN Groves, and House
nan came trotting over the rubber on
Ihurston's rank error Of Berte's hit,
which also enabled Wells, who had
stolen second, to score. Foster hit a
foul fly, which "Bobby" Childs
squeezed. and the side was retired.
Five to one IN the third inning, in
favor Of the "Blue Birds" Is what the
scorer man" said. aud it was true.
Every body thought we were beaten.
Bnt game of ball is never over until
the last man Is out, aud the uncer
tainty of the game is hero exhibited.
Hargrove. the first up III the fourth,
got his base on balls, Tnurslon singled,
Fuller followed suit. Hall hit cork.
ing" single, poor Tannehil, how he
was suffering. Hallman struck out,
Caville lined out daisy" Childs got
struck with pitched ball, Vetter
famed the air. Three meu had scored
aud three were on bases. Maugan
came up smiling. grasped the willow,
"bang, 'whiz, went the sphere clean
out to the left field fence. Three more
men crossed the rubber, and Maugan
stood on the second bag as calm and
serene as u May morning. He was left
there, however, by Hargrove going out
from Kahn to Wells Was there any
noise? You should have boon there
aud heard it; everybody shouted. he
knot hole umpires were in ecstacies, aud
the big red faced man with wart on
his nose, got that member caught side.
ways Ill his hole and his erie. added to
the din. Six runs. Yes, that's all,
and the feathers Of the proud "Blne
Birds" were dropped considerably. AS
the score then stood 7 to . against
Jake" and his really good aggrega
ton OF bull tossers.
Both sides were blanked in the fifth,
Richmond made two in the sixth on
Chlld's error, and singles by Wells.
Berte and Foster. Neither side scored
III the seventh, and just here with
track OF ball, and instead of Manguu
being called out on strikes, as he WINS.
he should have been given his base on
balls. His attention wns called TO the
mistake and he very pleasantly said to
the official scorer that lie should have
called his attention to it, aud at that
moment something WAS said to him from
the right field bleachers which MIR.
Mitchell took offence at and left the
grounds, refusing to finish out the
game. Mr.. Mitchell was TOO impetuous
III his action. Every body present knew
that he did not make the mistake pur
posely. In fact the Portsmouth people
have great confidence in the honesty
of AIR. Mitchell and look upon him us
the best umpire in the State league,
and he should not have acted SO
hastily.
After waiting for some time to secure
referee to finish the game, MIR. Sam'l.
Mills, late second baseman of the
Evansville. lud., club, who happened
to be on the grounds, Was induced to
oticiate, and he finished out the game
III very credtable manner. Rich.
moud's heroes failed to send another
nun across the plate. while the Truck
ers were more fortunate aud added
three more runs to their score in the
eighth Oh two singles. q helders choice.
base on balls. and an out TO Bradley,
AID the score stood ~ to at the end
OF the game, and the Portsmouth club
had broken their string of defeats
much to the satisfaction of their well.
wishers and admirers. Score: