The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-02
PORTSMOUTH.

Leach, p............ y OIL
Totals ..........H 10 10 "a is 8
ROANOKE.
AB.R.BH.P.o. A. e.
Cockman, 3 b...... $ ! ! 3 II
Groves, !. f.......... 2 oil
Williams. e........ 2 OIL
Tate, e., b......... IL 0 '0l
Wrlgley, $. s........ D fl
Tate, H., C. f........ 2 3 IL
Goshnauer. 3d.. 3 l 9 3 IL
Whitehill. r. f....... o 2 OIL
Willis, p............. OIL
Totals .......s6 II IA 81 IS
SCORE BY INNINGS:
Portsmouth .........0 2 0 1 Q o o 2-1O
Roanoke .............o 90 o. 0x-11
Summary: Earned runs-PortHmouth,
3; Roanoke. .. Two-base hits-Marr,
Magee, Rollins. Rieman, Cockman,
Groves. Base on balls-OT G. Rieman,
4; off Willis, 2. Struck out-By Wills. 1.
Wild patches-Rieman, 2. Stolen bases
Magee. Hellman. Leach 2, Groves, Will
lams. Fl, Tate, G'7chnauer, Willis. Sac
riec hits-Rieman, Burke, Williams
Left on bases-Portsmouth, o; Roanoke,
3. Double plays-Heilman and Magee;
Whltehill and Tate. Umpire-Wood. Il
DUST OF THE DIAMOND.
The "Old Reliable" Eddie Leach is
equal to all emergencies.
Brandt or Mcnamara, for Portsmouth,
and Klmble or Lipp for Roanoke, this
afternoon In Portsmouth. III
Portsmouth has a good fielding and
hard hitting team. Yet, notwithstand-
ing these facts, they seem to be down
on their luck"
Twirler Willis has no terrors for the
Changers. They took TO him kindly,
making thirteen base-hits, with q total
of about twenty bases.
Roanokes representatives pull togeth-
err, and their batsmen seem willing at
any time to make a sacrifice OF them
selves to push comrade around the
bases.
That was rather ungenerous in Pop
Tate yesterday when he refused to allow
crippled man to have runner. He
may get hurt himself and II would serve
him right to make him suffer still more
by making him do his own running
George Rieman. the new Portsmouth
pitcher, played in hard luck yesterday.
he Is undoubtedly good man; but when
things go as they did with the Roanokes
yesterday, there is hardly any pitcher
who would not have suffered considera-
bly, at their hands.
Manager McFarlan yesterday picked
up man for the emergency in the per-
son of Mr.. Blankenship He Is a Man
chester boy, and has been pitching ever
since he was kid: though he is COM
paratlvely unknown. His record In yes
terday's game with Richmond shows
that he is Jewel. Owner O'Neil stated
last night that he did not know how
Mac had obtained Blankenship or
be permanent
The individual batting averages of
me Norfolk team up 10 yesterday are as
follows: Turner 1863: Stephenson, 296;
McFarlan, ESQ: I.angsford, PA: Wentz,
234; Armstrong. ISL; Ramp, $50; Thomp-
son, $50; Gilroy. 400. The average num-
Der of hits made by each club per day
up to the same day are as follows: Nor
folk, Sal; Portsmouth. $40; Richmond,
s66: Roanoke. 1881; LynchburE. 1915;
Petersburg, 11.75. a total of 75S hits
| have been made by the six clubs since
the season opened. barring those Of yes
terday.
In all kindness, the Virginian advises
Umpire Wood to resign his position. He
| is not the proper man for this league
| from the Tact that he Is not fast enough
| 10 perform the important duties assigned
MN. His eyes are bad. and the mapori-
| ~ or his decisions on balls and strikes
| are simply ridiculous. The pitcher and
oatsman both suffer alike. Apparently
| ne shows NJ partiality, but when an
umpire doesn't seem 10 appreciate the
iact that bail mus; come over the
plate, between the knees and shoulder
10 be called n strike then it IS time to
ask Tor change, and get some one who
can tell what is strike, and what is
not strike. To resign now will relieve
MIN of the humility of having to retire
| later on.
Managers Wells, of Richmond. and
| breen, of Petersburg. have united in n
complaint against Umpire Wood. Chief
| OF EMPIRES Belts will be asked to look
out Tor man whose work will be more
| satisfactory, says the Richmond Dis
patch
| Ii Was n Pretty Game.
! Richmond, Va. May I.-While the sec
ono game of the series this afternoon be-
| tween Norfolk and Richmond resulted in
defeat for the Champions, it was quite
me prettiest played game of the season
ana the 1000 or more cranks who Wit
messed 1t were given their moneys worth
| IN every respect. Score: