The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-04
Staudine of che Clubs.
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
The HiIl Climbers Are Indebted to
aS the Umpire.

The Hill Climbers defeated the Gran
gers yesterday by score of to 4. and
Umpire McDermott Is undoubtedly
( largely responsible for the victory. for
though the home team made several
errors that We're eventually costly, the
visitors did not put up anybody's brill
liant game In the field. and 1t was enough
to make pitcher and his support lose
heart to hear foul called two-base
i hit, to say nothing of palpable errors on
balls and strikes, particularly in the
Z case of Lampe In the 7th, when he was
called out on three strikes when he
should have had his base on balls.
e3& Boylan twirled an excellent game, al
4 lowing only S hits, and Keeping them
we'll scattered, except In the 9th when
4 Pats two-bagger produced two runs,
Is Lampe UP 10 the 5th pitched remarkably
good ball. but finding that he was up
against the umpire as well as the bat
\ ter, let down after that, though, in fact
only II hits were obtained OF him.
In the first two innings neither side
8 scored. The double steal OF Mari and
4 Bourke was brilliant. The former had
L gotten his base on balls and reached I'd
ON Rieman's sacrifice. Bourke had also
walked, and with Magee at the bat, they
faboth purloined n base before the visitors
s got their eyes open In the third inning
Lasnpe beat his little infield tap to first
and reached I'd ;on Doan's Wild throw,
eho oS VA htfil . oul W llllic. NleInHn
i was hit by q pitched ball and stole I'd ;
n Boylan stopped Bourkes hit; 1t bounced
4 out of his hands and was caught by
!: 381cGann, who threw the batter out ut
first. 1t was fast play. but Lampe
2 scored on ii. The last half of the Attn
inning was notable on account of Il
q pretty double from Bourke to Magee
sMcGann had hit and stolen I'd. Fear
was out to Bourke, and Smith had been
e given his base on balls. Little drove a
hot one to Bourke. who blocked Mccain
n IN his effort to reach third and threw
1.-The batter out at first.
Then came a carload of trouble. 1T
I STas the fifth inntng. and the Changers
q @ad Drawn a. zero. Behan opened the
4 inning for THE Hin Climbers, getting his
irst on Pete Halls error. Boylan adj
Z Yanced htm to second on a sacrifice
sfte reached third on P:ckei.ng's out and
& Came nome on & passed ball Leahy was
y gwen MS base on balls, and came home
s$on Dolan's uhree-bagger into deem left
q centre. Mccain knocked ,the ball down
I Ihe lett foul Zine to the score board
81 was in the opinion of nearly every
one present a foul ball. Every one In
y ms press stand. who certainly had even
speuter opportunities of Judging than did
fbhe umpire, deemed it a foul, Rut Mr.
McDermott called 1t fair and stuck to IT
+ while Dolan scored, and McGann trotted
4 no second. Fear brought the latter home
on q ,centrefield hit, and Smith flew out
to Mari.
III VisitoTs made two in the s;xth
n IN the seventh the ball hit I.ampe's has
ana the umpire called 1t strike II
3 only took two more to retire him and no
EDt them. MARI followed with a hSt and
secured second safely on Smiths error
alderman fouled out ITO Pickering. Rourka
walked, and another beautiful steal wa,
= 2erpetrated, Lefty going to third ana
s sourke again landing on second, Mari
tscored on Magee's hit.
Inc eighth was eventful Portsmouth
! Could not score, and the visitors mo[ft.
II Two after which the inning was closed
10y q handsome double play. Heilmon
4 getting Fears ball and throwing Nc
5steEa1lll Out at second Hall did similar
& service for Fear at first In the las,
4 inning MARI drove an unlucky lonp, Nv
20 Behan. who gobbled It up. Rienya y
4 nat TO left and persisted at second
Z tsourke going to second on tielder's
4 synofce, Magee was given mis- base nm
oaais, and Rollins scored them both
ION a long two Dagger to centre Hor'
grove ended the inning flying out IA
Lea,hy. 'u' 70
The score is appended in tabulat ted
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