The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-04-10
NORFOLK PUT UP GOOD GAME
The Home Team Getting Move
on Them.
THE BOYS SHOW IMPROVEMENT
Setley and Herr Did Fine Work in the
Box. The Grounds Were Heavy,
Nevertheless Errors Were Few.
Another Good Game Ex-
pected To-Day.

clouds, the game between the Bostous.
ex champions, and the Norfolk team
came OFT on schedule time with about
600 OF the faithful rooters in attend
snce.
Although the grounds wore in the
worse possible condition for d scientific
exhibition of the National game, those
who were present cav one of the best
games that the Norfolk team has yet
put up, aud q good many of the dis
grunted faces have already taken back
q number OF the ugly things they hnve
said about the aggregation of bull play
ers who will uphold the fortunes of
Norfolk in the coming State Lenguo
conteBt
Herr was in the box for the home
team and for four innings held the
bean eaters" down to six scattering
hits. which Melted them Only one run,
but in the fifth they succeeded IN
gsuging his slow drop and batted out
tive runs. He retired in the sixth.
after two more runs had been made.
Setley going in in his stead. Four
more runs, making n total of eleven,
were scored before the Colts succeeded
In getting the third man out.
They scored one each in the seventh
ssd eighth and retired with eighteen
hits and thirteen runs to their credit
The Norfolks began their run getting
in the third, when n base on balls pre-
scented TO Huuptmau, n hit by Geler,
Heirs sacrifice aud Whaley's two bag
ger Melted tho home club two runs.
They scored another III the fifth on
Hoaman's base on balls. Hauptmans
sacrifice and Heirs single. They failed
TO score again until the ninth, whom
Ragers home run started the fireworks.
MCCAIN got life on Longs error aud
came in on Hotlmnn's three Dagger to
right field, the latter scoring on Geier's
hit to centre. Setley retired the side
and ended the game by striking out,
and the Norfolks had record Of ten
hits and six runs on their side OF the
tally sheet.
Although our boys were beaten, the
showing they made yesterday was very
satisfactory, and has done much to-
wards restoring the confidence of the
public III their ability TO play good
ball. The games heretofore put up by
them have been far from being whit
the local patrons of the game had been
led TO expect, but yesterdays work
demonstrates the fact that the loose
playing of the local team has been due
more to the lack of condition than
from inability to play good bali.
skinny" Mccain, who was given
trial In left field yesterday, play fast
ball, and ''looks like lind" although
his hitting was slightly oil.
Corcoran and Whnley both put up
good game and will mike n good team
when they have worked longer TO.
gether.
Eddie Herr's old friends were well
pleased with the showing he made and
look to see him do good work IN the
box this season.
Hohmen's three Dagger was timely
MT and Is sample OF what he will do
when he gets in playing form.
The games thus far this season have
been far from what ID generally known
as dirty" ball playing, and tue Nor.
folk public has heretofore been un.
familiar with the kind OF ball FRS.
BasemRn Tucker and several of his
colleagues Of the champions of the
United States put up against the minor
ieague team OF Norfolk. The first time
tucker reached first base he prevented
- hngan from fielding the ball by
brutal punch in the stomach; after
belng thrown out Mt second base IN IL
subsequent inning he smacked the ball
out OF little Whaley's hands, and in the
ninth interfered with Geier on the
line 30 that he was put ont ct second
base.
Long, the short stop, seemed to think
1t necessary, i'll Order to beat the Nor
1olks, that IT was Ais duty to cripple
young Wbaley, and almost succeeded
III doing SO III his effort to prevent him
from completing double plny. Such
practices may be all right IN National
League games, where the teams are
supposed to be evenly matched, but it
has heretofore been the popular opin.
Ion that Boston ought to be nbie to
peat Norfolk without resorting to dity
Dali practices. Harry Wood umpired
good ball for the frs; four innings.
The BsiIimores will play Norfolk
fhis afternoon at O'clock. Kissinger
VIII pitch for the visitors. and it is
probable that Mcdonald. Norfolk's
new. left handler. will twlrl for the
locals. Perry Carr, q catcher from
CINCINNATI, who arrived last night, will
be behind the bat. Score: