The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-31
WAsFOURTEEN TO TWO
Billet Froof Ned and Wolf Ealing Beer
la'y Marks for the Truckers Yesterday.
FAST FIELDING, RUNNING AND HITTING.
Eddie Leach and Patrick Rollins I'm
.ne POINTS for the Home Tcam,and
with the Good Work of the other
Members ''rcd's" Herd Was Nicely
Rounded Up for Slaughter.

mere was very good crowd at Lea
que fark yesterday afternoon to witness
tne second game of the series between
lea SuiliVan's New Haven Club and
.he IrucKeis, and those present saw a
very good game OF ball, not simply be-
cause the home team won. but inst
SIMPLY because IL was ye.y fair r,mp-
saIne which was interesting from all
Standpoints. Clever base running. good
team work, excellent hitting and fairly
clever fielding was the rule, and what
more crank may wish to see is some
thing beyond the comprehens,on of the
writer, and suffice it to saw that If the
truckers VIII only keep up the gait they
nave started with there are good times
IN store for Portsmouth rooters. The
New Haven Club is one composed of
good material. no back numbers, so to
s?eak, nave membership thereon. They
are young, know the game and are
capable of and do put up Il strong con-
test, when all things are considered
Ihe trouble with them Yesterday was
that they could not hit old, relia BILE
Eddie Leach. That old boy was as
steady as Il clock. and as cool as a cake
OF Ice at the North Pole. He let them
down with just eight single. scattering
hlts, and yet he was not doing half of
what he Is capable of doing He saw
mat he had the "Nutmegs" on the
crater and he did not care TO humiliatc
Them too much. Now word right hc:e
about Eddie. He Is in better condition
IMAM he has been in for wears. He is
training and working hard and the peo-
PIE may expect excellent work from him
ms season. The Truckers gave their
twlrle:s good support. Rollins was in
the game with both feet and a new can.
and the way that Mick" can catch ball
ana ms QUE hits is very nourishng and
refreshing food for the rooters. In fact
the whole team, without one exception,
knew they had work before them and
ihey went at 1t and accomplished II in
a business like way. Eddie Glenn start
ed the ginger by cleverly stealing
bases in the first inning.
Lefty Mari banged the leather good
and hard too. My, how the Cap" can
iind the leather when 1t rolls any where
in reach. Glenn. Hall and Holman
touched up "Ted's" pitchers and by
the way. they were the best he has, too
They being nothing more or less than
"Buttet Proof Ned" Garvin, and Bear
Eating Wolf" Mackey, but the first
named was not proof against the good
eyes" the Truckers had yesterday, nor
was the latter in shape to eat EN- up"
for the boys just reversed the order OF
things and ruined the Indians reputa-
ton. for they just literally gulped him
down whole. Champion Joe Burke
didn't do thing TO Mr.. Bullet-Proof
pitcher in the first inning, when two
men Were on bases, but hit out n cork
Ing double. and sit down on second and
give the cowboy the laugh. Hargrove,
as of old, covers all the ground in CEN
tire you are looking for. He hits the
ball, too. but he has not as yet gotten
completely out of the habit OF hitting
ut high balls or batting flies all of
which, however. will be mastered by
him before the regular season opens.
j. Pot lsieman is all that is necessary
out in left garden. Handsome j. Pot
could not land right on the ball yester-
day. but he can do 1t all right. Watch
him and see.
q1eilman and Hall were quiet, but they
kept their eyes open and their feet in
motion, and the base runner that gets
away from those two boys are got to
be "beauts." See the appended score: