The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-22
LYNCHBURG.
SCORE BY INNINGS:


Portsmouth ...................O 800 %
Summary: Earned runs-Portsmouth,
/. Two-base hIt-Pickering. Base on
balls-On Wilson, 4 off Mcnamara, /.
Hit by pitched balIs-By Wilson, 4; by
/. Wild pitches-wilson, 2.
Stolen bases-Marr. Glenn, Hargrove
and Hallman. Left on bases-Ports-
mouth. 4; Lynchburg. 4. Double plays
Leahy. Mccain and Little. 2; Reiman,
Holman and Mari. Struck out--By
Wilson. 5. Umpire-Mr. Belts.
FROM BAG TO BAG.
Pop Tate. 1t is said, will be signed
by Petersburg.
Louisville will play Pitcher McCreery
at third base.
Turner and Stephenson both got home
runs yesterday.
Reiman covered second bag for Ports
mouth yesterday in fine style.
A Terre Haute dispatch says that
Rusic has left Indianapolis TO Join the
New York Club.
Observant and well-posted oranks say
that Lynchburg has no license ito win
from either Norfolk or Portsmouth.
Norfolk has cause to rejoice over the
splendid article of ball the Ravens are
putting up since the season opened
Mcnamara was put In the box yester-
day for Portsmouth and demonstrated
his ability as n horsentde prestidIgateur
of undoubted ability.
Both Wells of Richmond and Breen
OF Petersburg are after Kagey, recently
released from the New Yorks. Peters
burg, however. has the inside track.
The majority OF the spectators Mt the
game in Portsmouth yesterday regrett-
| ed Fhe occurrence which precluded the
| finishing of a decidedly exciting game
The defeat of Norfolk by Petersburg
| = 1lXr h,y
| the fans. No team on earth could win
every game played. is their consollng re-
| Election.
| Umpire Belts firmness is most COM
| mendable feature of that Eentleman's
| work, though his ball and strike deci-
| Slons are as rule not satisfactory to
| either team.
Manager Smiths asslnlne actions in
| Portsmouth yesterday deserve the sever
| est censure. Disobedience of the orders
81 his team captain appointed by himself
Is but poor example 10 set to the other
players.
| Mr. e. M. Isaac is the recipient from
MIR. j. c. Morse. of the Boston Herald
of pocket score-book, compiled by him
expressly for baseball reporters and off,
clal scorers 1t is Il compact and handy
| little volume
Second-baseman Sholta, who was re-
sponsible for the Baltimore riot in Pc
with Lynchburg for d!sorderly conduct
1t would be we'll TO keep an eye on this
gentleman upon his arrival here
Jumping Jack" Hellman, Ports-
| mouths short stop, is winning che plau
dts of friend and foe by the great game
ne is putting up for the Changers. His
playing yesterday had gilt fringes on 1t
as long as beared ladys whlskers.
Ortiz. formerly of the Lynchburg team
promises TO be the star pitcher OF the
Big League this year. and will make
Taylor, Carsey, Inks, McGil and Lucid
of the Philadelphia team, do their best
to make as good a record as he viii
have at the end of the season.
The Philadelphia players think well
or Eyler. their young pitcher, who they
regard as coming star. They hat
against Eyler every morning in practice
and can do very little with his delivery
which. they say. is exceedingly decep
| tive.
Pitcher John w. Ely. Jr., of Lebanon
"a, whose services were claimed by
the Detroit and Mobile clubs. has re-
celved notice from President Young To
report to Mobile. Ely says he Will not
play with Mobile
The iirst series for the championship
has shown lamenta BILE weakness I'm the
| Giants In New York, an Improvement
In the form of st. Louis. Louisville and
| >S'''NoS'' u iaiiuit ~ YET Te0Ch their
form in Cleveland. Pittsburg and BaIti-
more and about the same strength as
last year at Cincinnati. BROOKLYN alone
has shown great Improvement. and
should their pitchers continue in good
| form and no snag be struck by them
they may be expected to be in a Geh,
even for the flag.
AN IMPRESSION CORRECTED
The Norfolk baseball reporter Of +ba
Virginian, learning that complaint lie
made by the mana cement of the Ports
! mouth Baseball Club, of the paragran,
appearing I'm the Virgnian of the 1Sth
abiding to the game to be played IN
| Portsmouth, viz, The assurance is civ.
en- that those who attend the game fror,
| Norfolk will be we'll treated and n, die.
tnrbance need be feared" wishes TO saw
that he had no desire 10 reflect upon nv
wounds feelings, and he exceedingly re-
grets that such an impression should pre-
val. The paragraph was written hast
ana rs purpose was to secure n la rea
attendance from Norfolk The remarl
Inc assurance IS given" was the ASSN
ahce pf the reporter alone.
II Was n Good Game.