The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-28
ROCKYGAMEATNORF0L
UMPIRES, PLAYERS, AND BLEACH-
Frs MIX UP ~ A SCRAP.
a New Haven Player with Norfolk Bail'
in His Clothes-The Home
Team Wins.

NORFOLK, VA, March G.-Speciai-
The sun went down on rocky game To-
day, and the rooters left the grounds with
mixed emotions.
1t was the last OF series Of three games
between Norfolk and New Haven. ana
the show started with Weeks in the box,
for the home team. In the first inning
Norfolk scored goose egg. and New
Haven retired with five to their credit,
getting three bases off Weeks, and max
ing the score off two hits (singles).
In the second inning. Norfolk at the
bat. Turner got first on error Lanssford'
Wentz, and Meredith followed with SIN
giles, bringing Turner home Ramp mace
a two-bagger. clearing the bases. but third
by a throw from catcher. spiked In the
head by Boyle. who sprained his ankle and
was retired late I'm the game.
Weeks took his base on balls. Stephen
son flew out TO right. Macfarlan went
out from pitcher TO first. Hodge, frst
batter for visitors. got base on balls.
Keister and OHagan went home. Sherer
scored Hodge with base hit. OConnor
drew base on balls and Thornton struck
out.
A COMBINATION.
In the third Norfolk scored seven men
by combination Of four hits and two er.
rors, with two bases on balls thrown in
for good measure New Haven made
three runs. Gilman few to left Boyle sim
gled, and was thrown out at second on
Garylns hit. Hodge drew base on balls.
and Keister and O'Hagan reached first on
errors. Garvin Hodge and keister scor-
ing.
In the fourth, Wentz scored for Nor
folk. New Haven hit.
In the fifth. no score. two fy-outs and
one at first by Norfolk. Good Unfolding
shut out the visitors.
In the sixth. New Haven went to pieces,
Norfolk scoring twelve. four two-baggers
and three singles. helping the thing
along.
New Haven scored three on base on
balls. two singles and a three-bagger by
kiester.
THE SCORE.
Score by innings was as follows:
Norfolk ....................0 4 l2-A
New Haven................J ] 3 o . 3-l2
Batteries: Norfolk-Weeks. Pfanmiller.
and Armstrong New Haven-Garvin.
Mackey. Hodge. and OHagan.
Summary: fwo-base hits-Stephenson
two. Langsford. Wentz Ramp. Three
base-hits-Keister Bases on balls-Of
Weeks. S. off Pfanmiller. !: of Garvin. 3.
off Mackey. 6. Hit by pitched balls-Hodge
and Wentz. Struck out-By Weeks. 3. by
Pfanmiler, 2; by Garvin. !. Left On bases
Norfolk. 3; New Haven. Q. Time.
IL hours. Umpires, Schmidt and Red
ding, Of Norfolk's team.
A GENERAL SCRAP.
At the end OF the fourth inning. New
Ravens catcher. Hodge and Umpire
Schmidt, had hot round In front Of the
grand-stand. and the formers face is
sweiled like a cabbage i'm consequence.
4 general free fight was participated In.
something like eighteen players and
hundred bleachers being mixed up i'm one
big scrap. O'COnnor threw himself into
the breach and received a punch I'm the
face In consequence. The police and
few cool heads prevented bloodshed. and
Schmidt was retired, Redding taking his
place. Another row was almost precipi-
tated when McFarlan shook two of Nor
folks balls out of Boyle's clothing In the
sixth. Two more still missing.