The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-31
NORFOLK'S EASY MARKS.
THEY WERE BADL Y DEFEA TED fEo'
TERDAY BY THE GIANTS.
The New Workers Batted Her All Over the
FIeld-The Home Boys Were Quickly
Disheartened-sOo Spectators.

NORFOLK. VA, March 3o.-About 500
Norfolk "crenks" and "rooters' turned
ont tits afternoon TO witness the game
tato.oo, tho New York Giants and the
xorf,tk cub. Of the Virginia Stale
League despite the cold, biting wind,
which swooped down on the grounds
from CHefs peake bay; but the cold
weather did not cut any figure, ana the
loca1 enthusiasts are happy tonight
nom the fact that their team was able
10 bring I'm eight runs, while their bitter
rivals from acrcts the river-Ports-
mouth-got nothing but goose eggs
yesterday
The weather was almost TOO cold for
good ball playing. but the grounds were
IN good CCLdition The Norfolk team
rlayed i'm q listless sort OF way The
bows from the Metropolis batted Herr all
over the nfld. He DID not seem to have
any control oc the ball. and had sew
er4l wild litches. His support YVES also
very poor.
The Giants made five runs in the
FIRST, and followed that up few minutes
later by scoring sixteen more IN the
third. This seemed to dishearten the
home team. In the fourth inuil < Setley
was put in the box for the local team.
and pitched fairly good ball TIE fea-
lures Of the game were two-baggers by
Davis, lcmc run by BanLon. Of the
New Yorhs and a home run ~ O'Hagan,
Of Norfolk. when the bases were full,
he bringing In four runs in the ninth
inning. Score:
New York ......56 f6f266fx-25 % 3
Norfolk ......... 90 001300 IS Is Il
Batteries Moekin Clarke. Rusie and
Farrell; Herr. setley. Geier and Tenley.
Umpire-Manloye. Time-2IO.
Philadelphia and Newport News.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. March %
Spccial.-The Philad -lphia team and the
Newport News club christeued the new
base Tan PARK between here and Hamp-
ton. this afternoon. Score: Philadelphia,
81; Newport News, 3
Lyncnburg Wins.
LYNCFBURG. VA. March ;O.-Spccial.
The Lynchburg League team met thu
Bellevue High School team today, and il
five innings defeated tn, visitors by
score OF thirty-four 10 enc. The game
was entirely too one-siied to he inter-
csting.
Lynchburg's First Game.
LYNCHBURG. VA. March 30.-The first
game Of ball here this season was played
to-day between the Lynchburg State
League team and the Bellevue High
school Club, and resulted I'm a victory for
Senator'S Badly Beaten.
SAVANNAH, GA, March G0.-Pitts-
burg had a walk-over with Washington
here, defeating the Senators by score
Of H. 10 /. Ghe Senators could do moth
ing whatever with the Pittsburg twirlers.
while the Pirates batted Washingtons
pitchers all over the field.
Score: r. H. T.
Pittsburg .....1 24O24 20-i5 ~ !
Washington % / - 90 ~ o q o. .
Batteries: Hawley, Killeen and Kins-
low; Boyd, Ma!arky. Mercer and Mcclure.
Baltimore Team In Bad Way
BALTIMORE. March 30-A correspon-
dent with the Baltimore baseball team
writes from New Orleans: Manager
Hanlon is worried about his pitchers.
McMahon will not do any pitching for
month or six weeks after the champion
ship season begins. Hemming and Esper
are far from being In good physical con-
ditiOn. Manager Hanlon has said nothing
to these men. as they are not under con-
tract until April lst. Then ne viii tell
them that any one not in condition by
April 18th will go to the bench without
pay"