The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-26
THE FIRST GAME WON
By 1sFarlan's GuIls, Who OutpIaysd the
Visitors at Every Point.
RICHMOND WAS SIMPLY NOT IN IT.
Despite tho Fact that Eorrolk's In.
Held fs Crippled Good Hitting.
Fast B"se.RunninG and Great
FieidinG Won the Day Two Games
Will he Played To-day.

DESPITE the crippled condition OF the
Guiis they won from Richmond in an
easy canter Yesterday, outplaying them
az every point. Ramp having been
( Davis was played on third, a new posi-
fion for him. Rothermel, at short, is
more or less of an unknown quantity
except In the matter of getting ground
mans: and there he is known to be de-
cldedlv weak. Jack Wentz was at the
old stand. and notwithstanding the fact
mat his finger Is still painfully sore
nlaved beautifully and errorlessly.
IRON the very beginning 1t was easily
discernible that the fight would be for
ipioou. II was case of intense enxiety
4 on both sides to wilma matter of ven
Eeance, on the part of the locals for the
treatment received in Richmond during
S Inc last series. and of stubborn pride and
fng on the part of the visitors. The re-
suit was scrappy, hard-played. ging-
cry. quick. interesting game such as
wins the hearts of the notorious and
causes glad smile to fit over the usual
Nv serene countenance of Owner O'Nelll
as he watches the tide come In at the
gates
Act one was quickly over When
S!eve stepped to the bat, he found n
second home-plate about five feet nearer
me pitchers box than the bona fide
rubber. as take off of the Richmond
4 plate. which some people who have an
s 1nconvenient eye for little trifles like
1hat' alieGe, used to be about two feet
nearer the pitcher than the rules re-
duired. After some discussion, the UNI
pre-, who had even then begun to con-
slider life burden, removed the bogus
plate: Upon it's reverse 1t bore the
Savstic letters. BRADLEY" In this
round. Norfolk got a man as far as third
( and Richmond showed one to second.
a hit. a sacrifice, steal and a base on
t'Dails 1alied to eYentuate into tally for
the Gulls in the second. owing to the
neady work of the opposing infield. The
Blue Birds went out one, two, three.
AT this iuncture, a fight in the right
dtetd bleachers attracted some attention,
9 ana relieved the strain for a few mo-
ments In the next inning three men to
enc bat was the best the locals could do,
& ana and Berte scored for the visitors on
2Rothermels first erro, Bailey's hit and a
couple Of centerfield outs.
"a Mac. tied the score in the fourth.
s uniting for two bases and coming home
4on Gilroy's single. but Viox brought in
2to1. u
The fifth inning opened auspiciously.
( Cleye walked: c. Mac. singled; Arm
strong reached first on ffelder's choice
! Tue n slient Man going out at third: Davis
scored Mac on q hit. Armstrong coming
IN on Boland's error, A. Mac going 10
nrst A. stole second and Davis stole
nome About seven Blue Birds jumped
vi umpire seek, hguratively speaking
s and demanded in language not loud
but but, deep to know, why he allowed thu,
Inlis to purloin bases that way. To
reach them better than to ask such fool
ISM questions. Mr.. Beck stuck a two
Fingered fine on Shota, who led the at
tack. and upon his continuing to tu-
multously tnt4rrogate, ordered him ont
I or the game. Sholta refused to leave The
grounds until called off by Jake Wells,
affer Beck had drawn a stop-watch on
nim Then Kahn was substituted and
: ahe game went merrily on. The capital
CITY men got only three men UP In their
half OF the inning.
Norfolk added two more runs to her
: score IN the sixth by means Of Kain's
error and the good hitting of Wentz,
Ghrov and Armstrong. The Birds got
nfse by good base-running, and Berte.
I 'syho had been unusually silent, began to
3 MARBLE gently 10 himself, while Null. ),
smoon the bench. softly stroked the place
3 lsSnsFe his mustache used to be, and felt
s Siau y was someone else in the box.
IN the seventh inning the locals blank
-,si and the visitors clipped off another
y saa. being materially assisted by Roth