The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-08
PORTSMOUTH BASEBALL. CHAT.
Food for The Roolcrs nmd the Truth
rerSelS Told.

Food for The RooIcrs md the Truth
TerseiS Told.
me baseball crank and rooter is again
prevalent in the land and one can
Seafcely start u conversation now. on
any subject. without having some one
break III on you aud ask Say,
what do you think Of our teumY' Then
the sublime is left far i'm the distance
una every one catches up the refrain,
as II We're, and so OH it goes and will
50 continue until the chilly winds of the
tali tell us III unmstakable language
tnat the rooter's home. the bIecchers
VIII be deserted. and left to mediate on
Wnat might have been" until the blue
pirds or the coming spring begin TO
Carol their sweet and glad songs of
spring time and baseball.
PORTSMOUTH had hard stroke of th,,
diamond fever last year but to all an
pearances. and the present condition of
the minds OF those who love the game
last years attack was only what the
SHnaii hoy would call lust a touch.
LOT during the past few days that gen
tlefnanly ball player and manager. MIR.
SharleS Mari, has introduced to the
portsmouth public several OF the men
VINO are TO do battle in the coming prn-
ti' ,uce' ana who are expected TO up
hoiu the glory Of our dear old city.
ihe past several days have been de-
weather. and the boys who are to wenr
ihe tan and brown. took advantage of
IL ana HE'D themselves to League park
TO loosen up their joints gradually. so as
10 escape the more toiturous ordeal of
breaking in all al once
Their presence there, naturally attract
ed small sized crowd each day OF the
ever faithful. who enjoyed Themselves
DS lndulging In speculation as to what
this and that fellow would do and wha:
u peach another fellow would be If
they only had him. ana so on through
the Who'll" decaluEuc of the baseball lam
Sua6e. But sufficient Introduction has
peen written 10 say what Will follow
so here goes Just for n few lines in re-
terence 10 the men who Maynard and
watson have placed under the protect
ing wing of Lefty Mari:
Pat. Rollins. Il thick set smooth faced
Jolly-lookinS young man. is set down al
ready as a prime lavorite not so much
dear reader, for his good looks, but for
the great game OF ball he is capable OF
playing He is getting climated ana
acquainted. and The Virginian predicts.
IT he remains with Mari. andl really there
is.no fear Of Fall River getting him. tina,
through him Willie Brandt will prove
one of the best. If not the Very best
twirler III the Virginia League. tol-
Inns knows the game. is cool and being
acquainted with Willie's weakness. from
association as Il pal Of his. h" knows jus:
what 10 do when the big boy from lluE-
erstown gets "a little Off in his delivery
He Is a great fielder and hitter and Is a
prize worth having.
John ilialman is Il shots;op in the
fullest sense of The term. Mind You
not in the abstract but solely. wholly
and purely a gem Of the first water.
He is Il gOod-naturcd. willing and an
Nious 10 play ball. and the way he can
scoop up groundcrs. daisy cutters and
hot liners should be a warning 10 those
who have boosted of what they are going
10 do 10 Portsmouth.
Then there are more CT them built
the same way as Hickman who will wear
q like uniform. Say. for instance. Willie
Hargrovc. What is the matter with
him." The answer naturally suggests
itself. He is all right" and 50 say we
all. but only wait. JUST be patient fer
Il little while longer and see what &
glorious game Harry" will put up this
season. He Will prove a terror with the
stick, and many an aspiring pitcher will
Eroan beneath the burden of trouble
placed on him by "liargys'' work with
the bat. and rs for all that goes in
centre garden throw parting kiss and
bid the batsman take Il quiet siesta until
his turn rolls around again on the bat
ting list.
In great shape both in mind and body.
He is not Boosting as Ia what he is
going to do to all the rest Of the clubs,
but he is hard at work doing what all
good managers do. and that is seeing
that his own house is I'm order before
attacking the condition of the domicile
of another He knows his business. and
when the names Of such men as Paul
Jones. Lone Fisherman Hall. Joe Burke.
lanes l. Mcnamara Joseph Ricman.
Edward Glenn. William Odwrll. Edgar
Leach Willie Brandt. William NouEhi
and William Mailman are attached 10 a
Portsmouth contract. there is hardly
and necessity for saying that Portsmouth
peopla are well satisfied and are lot
losing any sleep over the sanEuinc cX-
pression$ of an over-conttdent crank.
who will have TO do better ball playing
| than he has ever done before, and more
Of il before he can convince the public
that he was not talking through his
! hat" CHARLES i. ebANp.
missionary Meeting.
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