The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-29

ed never hatch: when, In the
course of human events, II becomes nee
eessary to roast n home team 1t were well
TO go about 1t with heart OVERLOOKING
with the milk of human kindness, and
an eye single to the good of all concern
ed. including not only the particlpa nts
In the game, but the dear public which
is expected to root itself into a delirium
OF gladness the long sweet summer
through.
That is now what is about to be done.
There may be excuses for game like
mat put up at the park Yesterday. but
IL does not lie in the power of the team
management to tell us what they are.
II is, however, easy when all is over to
tell what ought not to have been done,
Shlel among the latter was the putting
OF weeks in the poX. This swift man
with the Southpaw has not only not
earned his salary since the season open-
ed. anu II is more than he used to get
by the way. but he has not done justice
either to himself, his employers or the
PUBIC winch once took him TO it's heart
OF hearts. This is the bare. bitter truth
that must be told Weeks pitched good
pan last season. If he don't do a SINH
lar Trick soon the chances are that he
Will go and join Rusie In the the wild
and woolly West.
In the second place. the team should
not have shown itself capable of ca n,,ch
whose words are ALWAYS tipped with
money. couldn't help feeling weary to-
ward the last. and the indefa tiea BILE
Meredyth los. the voice which is max
ing him famous. Armstrong was in a
bad humor throughout, and showed IT,.
which he shouldn't have done, even if
ne did nave reason for feeling sore
Wentz and Turner PLAYED their usual
steady game. though the former has one
error to his discredt Stephenson
seemed TO have lost heart after his dis
astrous attempt to bunt. when he should
have hit. Thompsons drop of Little
Tate's fly in the third was costly. Langs-
ford. who is under the weather. was OF.
and Redding filled his place as we'll as
could be expected OF him. and there was
nothing unusual either wav about Ramp,
except that he didn't hit the ball as
often as he has been known to do.
Add TO this that the visitors did not
play anybody's errorleSs game. that their
base running. fielding or batting was not
IN any way remarkable. save Harry
Tate's magnificent acrobat!c catch of
Gilroy's centrefield low fiv In the ninth.
then consider that. wthal. the home
team was plainly outplaved. and you
can draw your own conclusions.
AS for the story of the game, II Is one
of those tales that might as we'll be left
untold. McFarlan did most of the work
for his aggregation. In the first he hit
safely, stole second, and died on third
Weeks went in the box and gave two
men bases on balls. They both scored.
There aret hose who say that Umpire
Cline was responsible for part Of this
trouble. Well, maybe he was-but it's no
use kicking on the umpire
In the third, with two men struck out,
Redding hit safe. Mac reached first on
pitchers tumble of his little infeld tap.
and stole second again, but persisted
there Weeks gave Williams his base
and he scored OH Thompson's muff Of
Harry's fly.
Weeks gave two men bases in the
fourth. Willis who had reached first
over the corpse of Whitehll, scored on
Wentz's wild throw. The latter part
OF the fifth was marked by the prettiest
play of the game. when Redding caught
Whitehills hot, low fly and threw Wrie-
ley, whom he caught mapping, out at sec
ond.
In the sixth MacFarlan banged a liner
into the pitcher, which blIstered his arm
1t was safe enough. and the batter
reached first. Armstrong sent him to
third on a beautiful double. Turner
struck out and Mac was thrown ont
at home as he desperately tried to run
the gauntlet of the entire Roanoke nine
Then Wentz flew out to centre.
Grove was presented with base In
the sixth, reached second on a wild
pitch, and came home on Stephenson's
failure to get Williams fly. Then Pop"
was given an easy base, stole second.
ana was batted home with Williams by
the wizard Wrigley.