The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-09

play ball?' Is the word that is passed
along 1t was really a noble contest,
and one that demonstrates what has
been asserted all along, that Mac has an
aggregation of players that has just as
much claim on the pennant as any team
in the league. a point worthy of note
is the arrangement of the men, every
position fitting like glove. and when
II came to batting, 1t was evident that
the order was the strongest that has been
arranged this season.
Langsford. the first man up. got base
on balls. something unusually for Lilly.
FIe reached second on a wild throw, and,
Mac having struck out, crossed the rub
Der While Armstrong was lodging field
era in left Although Mr. Bonner. who
did the honors in the box for the visitors,
uses his southpaw, Tommy Turner, con-
trary TO his usual custom, batted left
handed. and was phenomenal success.
He led Off with a single to right Arm
strong came home on Bowerman's out to
left, and Stephenson, making his first
appearance since the team came back
from Richmond, banged out a twolbag-
ger to right field, Turner scoring. Wentz
closed the inning, going out from short
to first. Lynchburg blanked.
In the second, with Ramp out. Corbett
drew base On balls. and Langsford
having gone out on fly to right, Bro
Their Joe reached third on McGanns en-
ror. Mac brought him in on safe hit
to left and was himself scored on Arm
strong's hit and Smiths error, after
which Turner flew out to short The Wis
itors BANKED briefly.
In the third inning. with Bowerman
an easy fiy-out to third. Stephenson
walked. McGann made another error,
which allowed him to reach second, and
put Wentz on first. Ramp struck out,
ana steve stole third. At this point Mr..
Leahy, of Lynchburg. lost his temper.
ana Threw the ball to the grandstand,
presumably in an effort to hit the UNI
pire. While he was collecting his wits
and Schabel was getting the sphere
stephenson ambled across the plate
Wentz scored on Corbett's hit. the latter
dying in an effort to stretch n single
into two base hit. When the Hill
climbers came up, they were a little
groggy, but there was blood in their avs
LSrunner look hold of the stick as though
1t We're last chance, and banged the
pail securely to left field. Pickering
reached first on freaky !nfield MI
SWentz got his wing on Leahy's bali
ana AFTER greeting Pickering on hi,
way to second. threw the batter ont at
hrst Dolan hit Drummer home, and was
put out on McGann's hit to Wentz who
tossed the ball to Lilly on the bag
Both teams went out In one, two. three
style In the fourth. In the fifth Tomn,y
Turner swlped a two-bagger to centre
Bowerman met the ball on the end OF
his bat, and sent 1t spinning to left Inv
D2lan. Pickering got his hands on q
put lost IT somewhere. and before II
could be found, the big Baltimorean ba n
ssoreo homerun, and brought Turner
aipng with him. Stephenson. Wentz
and Ramp went out Immediately after.
ward. One base on balls was all the
Hiii Climbers could get In their half.
and neither side scored in the Sixth nor
W the seventh, eighth, or ninth. Turner
distinguished himself in the nth bv
knocking another two dagger, and in the
ninth, by touching 1t up for three bases
In. the eighth Dolan made a remarka hie
one hand stop of Corbett's hit. hu,
could not recover himself in time to mi
the batter out. McGann followed This
up with a beautiful high catch OF Ianpss
1ord,s fly. Langsford's double play in
the latter half OF the eighth was a fsal
ture The appended score tells the
story: 'ie
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