The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-15

for Portsmouth. Paraphrasng the
burial OF Sir John Moore. the feelings
Of the Portsmouth rooters might aptly
be epitomized as follows:
Not sound was heard, not a funeral
note,
AS out of the grounds they hurried,
After Hargy's tumble of q beautiful fly.
With which all their hopes they
buried.
All things considered. 1t was n hard
game to lose, and were the truth known
to no one on the field yesterday did the
1atal error which defeated the home
team bring such extreme sorrow as
10 Hargrove, its unlucky perpetrator
The mutability of the great national
game was practically demonstrated in
the game yesterday. The unexpected,
which always happens, and is never
looked for at the point at which il &C.
ours, occurred yesterday when the Nor
folk faithful were trembling in their
boots, and with Portsmouth feeling
cnlrpy and confident with one run to
the good. 1t seldom happens that an
error proves as costly as the one of
yesterday, and 1t would not be human
nature If recriminations, denunciations
ana aspersions We're not cast upon the
uniucky Hargrove by the earnest and
enthusiastic adherents Of the Brownies
a KICK coming" and that they extended
their neither limbs in no uncertain wnv
In making their displeasure known NAV
also be chronicled. Both teams nlaved
good and fast ball, both manipulators
OF the sphere ministering to the wielders
OF the ash In decidedly capable and
uhtouchable manner, though Brandt
was touched little the hardest. Had
the men behind him found the leather
and perforated the circumnambient
ozone with base hits when there was a
call on the market for base hits the
result might have been different de-.
spite the deplorable contretemps which
lost the game.
OF all sad words of tongue or pen the
saddest are these: 1t might have been
AS 1t wasn't, the faithful adherents al
the brownies must get another firm rrir
on their fond hopes and urge them on r.
urae the bannar and pennons of Inc
proud hildagos from Norfolk in ths
portsmouth dust to-day.
When Umpire Cline put the hall IN
Iiotioh there were at least 1900 spec.
eators IN the grand stand and bleach
ers- me adherents of the hired mer
from Norfolk, and the earnest summons
ers or the diamond toilers of Portsnnu,t
We're letting themselves be heard fron,
MARI, the first up for the Brownies
was jolted In the loins by PfanmiI,a,
ana ambled to first bag: Magee made
three cabalistic passes at the whirline
Spie,e anu fetired ITO the seclusion OF
the bench, while Mari pilfered seconG
ottoman, despite the terrible and son,
destroying presence Of Bowerman he.
hlnd the bat. Reiman tookiposition me
lined hot one ito Ramp. who got ON
digit on it,tbut failed to connect. Ma,
going to third. Patricio Sagasta RoIIin.
was the next performer and while h
n ~.
place Pthe ball Reiman was filed VIII
a longing to roost on SECOND bag anf
ailowed mis- longing to lead him in ,ht
desired direction. On the throw dow
MATT started for home, and while Roi,
man entertained three Norfolk men in q
game OF touch me, touch me not" Mar,
scored and Reiman was opposed of h,
LahgA1ord. rollins lifted one into tht
empyreaR which Langsford gobbled.
AS Langsford tended the argument fo,
portsmouth SO he opened 1t for Norfoll
by a straight drive over second no
tMoF'arlan, after Having two strikes
sWanted one to left field, and gory lock
ed Armstrong followed his chiefs exam
pie with "a drive to right field as a yarla.
fion, while Langsford cantered home
The next three man up were retired {,
one, two, three iorder.
Neither club scored again untirthe flftr
dnning, when Hargrove, the first man nm
was hSt on his vaccination scar n,
Pfanmiller's ili-advlsed delivery. Jumn
Ing Jack Heilman was an easy out froT,
Ramp to Armstrong, but hisiout advanc
ed Hargroye one hole. Then came al
unexptGted' diversion. Willie Brandt
! after multiplying Ion ball or two, turned
i contrary and pushed hot one 10 lef
&els. While Mari was negotiating a
the plate for q fair delivered ball Har