The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-30
BASEBALL,
Portsmouth Puts Up an Excellent
Game With the New York Giants.

portsmouth PutS Up an Excellent
Game With the New York Giants.
The much talked OF game of baseball
between the New York League team
aud the Portsmouths came off yester-
day afternoon before 500 enthusiastic
rooters, all whom were more than
pleased at the splendid showing our
boys made against the Giants. The
game opened up with our boys ut the
bat and German in the box for New
lork, and the quick way in which the
size WAS retired was not q surprise TO
any ane. New York made two runs in
her first inning, and Portsmouth scored
another goose egg. Then the pretty
work commenced
with Il runner on third base, long
lily to centric field was captured by
Hargrove, who by phenomenal throw
from deep centre. straight into VOTERS
hends, caught the runner from third
Dhse anu retired the side. This was the
most brilliant play of the game. Ports.
mouth comes i'll aud Mullen makes the
hrst hit for one base, but is forced ont
OF second by Netter's hit to second
base. Knox and Hargrove retire the
side. Bsnnon bunts TO third base aud
beats bali to first. Fnke make u beau
tiful stop of Davis hot grounder and
the runner Is thrown out at fret. Tier
man fans three times aud Statlord's hit
to Mulligan retires the side. The great
i'nsie Is IN the box and Hargrove
punches, Joanes makes hit to left field
for one bag aud by bad throw of vii.
son to second secures third aud the
'rooters' run wild. Leach flies out to
second base, Finke liz hit by pitcher
and gets first base Fulmer's ont ra.
one bag. Wilson's Bky scraper is caught
by FInke. Burke Is brought home ON
hot grounder from RusIes bat, Full.
Ter hits to Mullen and is thrown ont at
hrst. Bannon goes out in same way
and ends tho inning.
Inc NTH opens with Mullen at the
bat, who hits to third and is thrown
out. MuilIgan and Victor retire side.
DAVIS gets three bases. Knox captures
Doyle's high lily. Leach makes q bean.
THU catch of Tiernnn's long hit. but
Davis gets III from third before the
ball and New York has another scora
Stafford makes n two Dagger. ami
Burke retires the side by hit TO Knox.
Knox gets hit by pitcher. Harprovo
flies out to right field. Joanes follows
SUIT and KNOX retires the side by run.
ning oil base. Brandt relieves Mnlli.
gan, who, although with lame arm
pitched splendid game. Wilson GETS
first Rusie has hole in his bat and
punches out. Wilson is beanti5nlly
thrown ont by Vetter while humping at
third. Fuller's lily to Mullen retlres
side.
Meekin takes his turn in the boY in
the seventh. Leach hits to second and
Is thrown out. Finke hit long hv 10
left field. which is dropped bv
Burke. Fulmer strikes out aud Fipke
is thrown out trying to steal second
For New York, Bannon foul flies to
Joanes. Davis gets another three
Dagger. Doyle hits for one baroer
aud Davis scores. Herman secures first
on kuox's tumble. by Vetter's uuick
eye. Iiernan Is caught between third
add home.
In the eighth Mullen flies to Bannop.
Brandt make n clean one Dagger. Vet
ter fouls TO Wilson. Knox makes one
Dagger. Hargroyes flies TO second base
aud side retired. Wilson's fiy to left
field is caught by Fulmer after a long
run, Meekin makes three bases. Fnl.
Ter hits TO Mullen and is thrown out AZ
first, while Meekin crosses tho rubber.
Damon bunts to second. and is thrown
out ut first. Joanes is put out by short
to first base. Davis pulls down Lench's
high fly. Finke is thrown out at first
and the game is ended. Below is the
score: