The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-02
pickering on. on being hit by a bat,ed

'Pickering out on being hit by batted
ball
''Boyd called out for interfering with
thrown ball
SCORE b WINNINGS
Portsmouth, -. 00ll1o1 2-6
Lynchburg.. ...... 600 10 By
Summary: Earned Runs-Portsmouth
Burke. Threc-base Hits = Pickering.
L5ttle. Home Run-Marr. Left on
| BNses-Fo:tsmou;h, .: Lynchburg I.
Stolen Bases-Boyd (2). Bruner Picker
Ing, IIargrove "a. Smith. Mari CD,
Burke, Mctiann, Fear. Double Plays
Bruner. Holman and Stephenson;
Boyd, Holman and Stephenson. Bases
on Balls-OT Bruner 4: off Brown, 8.
Hit by Pitcher-Boyd, Hargrove Burke.
Struck Out-By Bruner. 3; by Brown. 3.
Sacrifice H5ts-Marr. Reiman. Passed
Balt-F'-ar. Wild Pftches-Brown.
Time of Game-2:O5, Umpire-Judkins.
MUSIC OF THE SPHERE.
Jimmy Little, the man who can't hit,
got u double and a triple to his credit
But for the fact that 1t would make
no change in Portsmouth's rank among
the clubs. yesterdays game would I'M
doubtedly have been protested
BY a queer coincidence Lynchburg,
the leader of this half of the State Lea
que series. has the same percentage as
the two leaders in the National Lea.
que.
Manager Pruden. Of the Suffolk team.
was down yesterday. and said nc had
loaned Stephenson to Mari for a day or
so until Suffolk has another game. Ports
mouth people would like to see the man
agement hold on to him.
Mr.. Smith, Of Lynchburg. may think
1t Is smart to make such show. of him
self as he did In the right field in the
first part OF the seventh yesterday. No
one else does. A fine of $40 for insolence
would be about the proper thing for
such behavior.
Predictions would likewise be out of
place. The man has not been born who
can foretell what u season VIII bring
forth. One thing Is certain There is
good timber in all of the clubs and the
NEXT two months will be productive of
some rather startling surprises,
The Little Defenders defeated the
Pilgrims yesterday by score of l3 10
IL The features of the game Were the
pitching OF C9tlin and the batting Of
Thon. Batteries-Little Defenders:
Catlin and Bradford and Payne; Pill
grims: Wrenn, White. and Miles
The Brambleton champions will go TO
Suifolk this afternoon and attempt to
wrest victory from the semi profess
sionals of that town. They have since
reorganization the strongest amateur
| team in Norfolk. which was proven
yesterday afternoon when they defeat
ed the Olympics. Their pitcher held
the Olympics to four hits.
Portsmouth rooters saw yesterday
what they have long desired to look upon
stephenson in Portsmouth uniform.
! HAD Steve been In right and Mari on
first, the result would have been better,
for the big fellow is a fast out-helder
] and cannot be said to be an expert at
first Magee is on the bench for a few
days.
And 20 the first half closes. Some peo-
pie might feel inclined to 60 into an
analytical discussion of how and why
each particular club happens to hold the
! place 1T does. The writer does not. for
he is aware of the fact that every man
In the State who has kept UP with base
bali has different opinion on the sub
| 1ect, and that II would be as useless TO
| try to convert a rooter to opposite views
| than his own as 1t would be to attempt
to bail the Atlantic Ocean. SO what
| would be the use? The clubs are where
| they are for the womans reason-be-
| cauSe-and that word covers "a, multitude
| OF sins.
| Richmond V.Osl.