The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-09
LYNCHBURG.
SCORE BY INNINGS:

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SCORE BY INNINGS:
Norfolk ..............3
Lynchburg ......,...0 0 OF D U
Summary: Earned Runs-Norfolk. 4;
Lynchburg. /. Two-base Hits--Tl ner,
2; Armstrong. Bowetman, Mcfarian'
Three-base Hits-Turner. Base on Balls
of Co, bett. q; off Drummer, 4. Struck
Out-By Corbett. 3: by Drummer. q Left
on Bases-Norfolk. 4; Lynchburg, y.
Double Plays-Wentz and Armstrong;
Langsford and Armstrong; Leahy, Nc
Gam and Little. Sacrifice Hits-Bow-
erman. Stolen Bascs--Wentz, .: Steph-
enson. Time OF Came hours. Umpire
Belts.
MUSIC OF THE SPHERES.
Blankenship will be off for some days
yet on account of an injured ankle
Boylan will be in the box for Lynch
burg to-day. They are banking on him.
Bruner pitched steady and fairly ef-
fective ball. but the home team punched
the hits he allowed.
Turner had better watch his batting
average He only hit the ball times
out of at the bat. He should have
made 1t an even half a dozen.
Ramps error was not a costly one.
The boy is all right, and there Is not a
better third basemann in the league.
To err is human, particularly in base
ball.
wentz and McGann divided honors
in the matter of fielding. though the
latter made two bad errors in the first
part of the game. Our man also had
more chances offered him, all Of which
he accepted without error.
Gilroy will pitch for the home team
to-day. Everybody knows Gilroy now,
He hasn't lost game since he wans
dered into these woods, and It's O warrf1
game at the North Pole when he can't
split the plate. The game will be called
at 1880 sharp.
Turner's genial jollying was missed
at first, but Reddy held down the bag
with accuracy and precision. Every
now and then the Bleachers on the right
could hear Tom murmer: That's all
right, Joe! Lots of ginger everybody
lots of ginger!"
The following players. preferring to
play ball rather than not be in the game
all the time, have at their own request
been 'farmed" out. Meredith and
Waite go to Hopkinsville, Ky, and
Thompson to Owensboro. both places
being In the Blue Grass League or
course, they are subject to call when
needed at home. Redding will be un-
conditionally released. and rather ex-
poets to sign with one of the State
League teams. All four OF these boys
are favorites in their way with the
baseball-going public, and will be
missed.
In sizing up our new battery, much
that is complimentary may be said.
Taking Corbett first, the youngster
surprised many who are laboring under
the delusion that he was in the game
on his big brothers rep. Don't believe
word of 1t. He pitched a great game
Yesterday, as the record shows, allow
Ing the visitors only hits and scatter
Ing them so thoroughly that. save in one
instance, they did no good. He sends
very swift ball across the plate, and
II mas a dangerous curve attached. He
also showed himself to be a cool hand
and fielded his position skillfully and
errorlessiy. As for Bowerman, he is
quick as cat, and has an arm on him
mat was originally intended for cata.
pult. but which by constant effort ne
has trained down to a second bnse
across the country throw which start
led the opposing team so that during the
entire nine innings not one of them stole
pase or even made so much as one
sickly attempt. The big boy IS in the
game at all stages. too, batting, fielding
coaching. any old place Corbett has
10 his credit two hits out of three times
ct the bat, run and assists; Bowerma n
mas hit, run and put outs.
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