The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-22


: club would win. Wilson. OF the visitors,
made his debut in the box and hue clearly
demonstrated the fact that ne is pitch
ers OF high merit. and hits were rare and
scarce. until the third inning, when
PORTSMOUTH succeeded In punching four
singles on the young man. which. with
the advancement of the men on bases,
B caused by striking a batsman with a
! pitched ball, sent three OF the Changers
& across the rubber. In the other four
+ innings the Portsmouth lads went down
3 In almost one two, three order, and only
4 got one hit in the fifth. making the total
LOT hts Ave
The "Hill Climbers" hits were scatter
ing, and but once did thew succeed In
getting n man any further than second
base They hit hard at the ball and
( tried all kinds of schemes and devices to
1 score a run, but thu Changers were play
4 Ing fast ball. and the boy who did the
n stellar work for the home team, doomed
I up as giant when compareo with the
visitors twirler. McAIamara pitched
wonderful ball. and thnse of the six
hits credited to Lynchburr were of the
order and variety known as Texas Lea
guers." The Colorado lad was cool and
! calculating, and he. with smile of conf
dsnoe depicted on his not over handsome
c CO.., t..I, put EN- over" and then
the "Tobacconists" could not do a
thing to them" 1t was a game of ball
to be enjoyed, and everything was going
along swimmingly until the first man for
Portsmouth came to the bat In the sixth
inning.
Harry" waited. and though dnt OF
exercising that great vlrvWe. patience,
he walked down to the bag which Jim
my" Little was guarding and forthwith
proceeded to take "a little more lead"
K Mcnamara came to the plate as the next
hitter. and he received considerable APP
+ plause as he did so. He was waiting
for good one to come over, and giving
Z Harry" the tip. that king of centre
fielders. made dash for second, and by
u great slide. succeeded in getting there
safe. 1t was clean, char stolen base.
MoGann failing to touch him by a foot,
and so Umpire Belts decided. This
started Mr.. Smith. who is no stranger
to Virginia. and especially is ne we'll
known to all who patronize the games.
This gentleman walked in from centre
field, threw his big glove down at Mr..
Belts feet and acted in very wild and
demonstrative way.
Z Belts thereupon ordered him out of
the game, but he positively refused to
obey, and after jawing as much as he
pleased at the umpire. he walked out
in centre field and stretched himself out
on the grass. Mr.. Belts then told him
& 20 come IN, and went SO far as to appeal
To JlIlillS lLllllt, WHO captain the
Lynchburg'S. to make Smith come in.
but Little had no influence upon him
whatever, for ne stubornly refused TO
bulge. Smith knew he was wrong, for
d his own second baseman said Gt loud
enough for hundred people TO hear
that he did not touch Harsrove YET he
insisted in acting in the way described
Belts therefore declared the game for
feited to Portsmouth by a score of nine
to nothing.
This Mr.. Smith is trouble breeder
and Mr.. Umpire Belts should have got.
) ten policeman and put him off the
Y, grounds.
This Is not the first time that he has
behaved in this unbecoming and ridicu.
4 lous manner, and the sooner he Is dis.
ciplined the better 1t will be for all cen.
eerned. He certainly does injustice to
{ the people he represents, for the people
OF Lynchburgs who are interested I'm the
game and In the team, are true sports
y men, and never bubble or take water
Z In any way, shape, form or fashion, but
s meer the enemy Hike men, and when the,
are fairly and squarely beaten I'm any
thing. never seek by dishonest and un.
manly methods to hide their weakness o,
inability by acting, On a rude, unsports
manlike, and thoroughly disgusting
q manner, especially as their was not the
least excuse On the world for b. Smith
.s not greater than the League, and hi
should be told SO In plain language. al
rs tS as much under the control OF the ufn.
y pre- and the league authorities, as an,
g ssher player, and he should be made
q g realize this fact right now-dmmedL
s eseiy. and forever.