The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-12
WON ALL THREE OF THEM
And the last Game Was Shut
Out For Lynchburg.
Mailman Pitched Fine Ball and Did
Good Hitting. The "Tobaccon-
lists" Fielded In Elegant Style,
But Could Not Hit the Ball
Safely When Needed.

The game yesterday between Lynch
burg auu Portsmouth closed the regu
lar seuson i'll tins CITY. But the most
Interesting pnrt Is yet to come-iu the
games between the tcums of the two
cities for the Chapman X Jukeuun
prize. There ure five games to be
played III this series-two in Forts
mouth, two in Norfolk, the third one
IT, DO played on the grounds uecidei
by lot. These games, OF course, are
causing the people of both cities To
falk great deal, aud many wugrrs have
been la.d on tho Duul result.
If Portsmouth, should be So fortunate
ns 10 win three out of the five, there
would be much rejoicing amoug the
iricuds oil the truckers, who would
then have won both prizes offered Tor
superiority, the Gale cup already being
their property from the fact that they
have won the series OF games scheduled
between the two clubs. But the friends
VI the Grows say they huve no fear
of the outcome of the iinul result So
far Ms the second prize is concerned,
aud nre ready and willing for the bat
tie to begin. Both teams seems 10 be
confident Of success, therefore series
ut thoroughly Interesting games are
Locke! for.
Sow 10 the game rs played ycster .
uuy. llallinau WAS III the box for the
home team and did very fine work.
lie wu5 great deui slender than
usual only giving five meu base on
buhs. lie struck out two aud the
"TobacconIsts" could only find his
delivery tor Elk scattering hits hcuiues
lie made two singles. one OF which sent
homc the only earned run Of the game.
Aluson, LynchburGs pitcher, was Int
safely eleven times, with total of
fifteen Dnsrs. aud, but for the very
,ue support he received his record rs
II twlrlrr would have been very much
uIshgured.
Mcintyre, IN a wild throw to first,
made the only mlspiny charged to the
visitors, while HnrgrOve's error OF
MurUu's ground hit 20 ceuter field cost
nothing, Us "Huigy" threw the young
ninn out at second. Reed made the
other error OF the truckers" on
! hompson's hit, bnt. like the other
lluy, thompson dIed on second, from
Cbiids to Ihurston. Portsmouth made
her first run on bnso on balls aud
HatRrove's tNo. bnse hit. The second
ian crossed the plute ON ''Bow and
-arrow" lhurstuu's dandy "hree.
Dagger" aud liailman's single CnvIll
tcore. he third and laut run came III
III the ninth, this way: Reed was Int
by pitched bali, advanced to second
GA mills sacrifice, took third on
uhurston's out to Plucl. aud scored on
Mclutyre's error OF liullman's hit.
he boys from Lynchhurg went out
in almost regulnr order until the ninth,
when, after two men were tnsy outs,
they had the best chance of the after
noon 10 score, "trnnkie' Ferguson
mudtd on one OF Hallmnu' :
cIrves aud reached first safely, Smith
got u base on balls. advancing "Fergy''
u second. Mason Int the ball hard
bat 1t was foul ana didn't count. but
lie ueXt chance he got Mt the leather,
he banged" 1t hard and sent 1t out
where snapper" Fn!le: was Standing
guard, and Ii was all over, aud the
boys who ure away up III the percent
age column, found themselves 'shut
out by the green legged" chaps from
PORTSMOUTH.