The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-17
Standing Of the Clubs.

We tip our chapeau to Evans. While
not exactly the eighth wonder OF me
world. Portsmouth's brand new ar'fcie
of heavy artillery successfully poseo yes
terday as a living picture of the cXempll-
fication of the high art of scientlhc twirI-
ing, and, as they say at the dime muse
ums. II was we'll worth the price or ad-
mission.
Fol an hour and twenty-four mute
by the slow descending sun, and throush
nine scintillatory innings the Blue Birds
sought ass.duously and with unceasmg
perseverance ITO fathom the insoiuble
mystery of the new mans pot pourrl
gof assorted curves. II was a Nalh'
though noble effort, for through the IN
tire gullant battle only two hits were
obtained with n gap between them large
enough to bridge the first quanser strttchl
of eternity (more-or-less). In each or
shese Isolated events the swipe was
good for two bags, Fender being the
lucky Individual In the second inning,
and Groves in the seventh. Having CD
tanned a start In this 'fatuitous manhlr
neither one eve came home, thougn
both did get as far rs third, where they
perished with the visions of the blessed
home plate dangling farttsticaIly ara
Ea~ntafizingly before their anxious optics.
The Champions played a great and
errorless game, but werd butting their
heads against a stonewall so far as their
I'd GtI lucSl Clioll w = N$h'itNo NoS WI
cernJd. Jake Wells, at first, especially
distinguished himself by giving a practi-
cal Illustration of the usefulness OF the
India-rubber man In baseball. His fur
reaching abilities saved n number OF
errors, but he was not as fast In fielding
his position as Magee, who is putting up
q superb game in that respect at the ini-
tial sack. Boland, as usual, did splendid
work in a quiet way and had his arm
with him. So did Pat, but he didn't
have much chance to use it. He made up
for 1t though by catching n difficult high
foul fly, which won for him as much up
plause, as though he had made a circus
one hand catch in deep centre.
Bourke again covered himself with
glory aathitd. Hall at short and Reiman
at second did the thing up errorlessly
and skillfully, and Hargrove was in it
knee deep at the bat, on the bases and
in the field.
And now we come to the obituary OF
Mr. Malarkey. Death loves a Ginning
mark and that is, perhaps, the reason
THAT this Adonaic and blitheful youth
from the City of Seven Hills was cut
down so suddenly Inc u~ncermoniously
III the ninth, at the very moment when
the fnal issue of the game hung in the
unreliable balances of fate.
Up to this funereal occasion Malar-
key had pitched wonderful ball. his de-
livery being practically inpenetrable. OK
cept lhe MIN ana elSlhth innings, when
he was found for two lonesome but love
~ singles, beautiful in their solitude and
as as Il red clny Virginin
fillside. With e~ightlgrinning goose eggs
at them from the score hon ri
n Changers came up in the ninth with
q new brand of determination manufac-
tured expressly for the occasion and
guaranteed 10 be effective. The Kid was
the nrst man up and was led gleerulIv
TO the slaughter by Jake Wells. 10 whom
ne had lined a red hot one. LEFTY AIorr
waited with S~partan-like patience ana
was rewarded with u base. AT this pnlnt
fhe diurnal Vesper chimes began to MAKE
music IN the bleachers. ana when RnI-
Inns lifted the sphere gracefully over ina
second base 1t developed into a had cosa
on rhTS QUIZ wild bells Bourka stennnd ~
nrst on the mutilated corpse of the ceniol
Pat, who persisted f.om Berte to pend",
II remained for the trusty Rejman 10
pring Lefty across The plate with a hit
"hlch Gould not be fielded on a2oonnt ~
It's calorific qualities. Harry brousbt IN
Two we'll earned runs with a SAFE 1m.. -. 80
centre. hagee advanced him 10 saronJ
on another hit. He stole third and ,bnn
purloiIsed the home plate Will a clA ,tten
ness that proves him TO be a cantain ~ -
the art of stealing bases. Hairs ont 60
GUIDED the fireworks. III
ihe Official score Is appended:
PORTSMOUTH.