The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-29
WON BY THE TRUCKERS
Lefty Mars Selected C.nplny Of Fast
Ball Players Teach the Steers Something.
VISITORS OuTfIELDED AND OU1BA1TED
The New Haven Club Played strong
Game Rnd behaved Like GcntIe-
men-The Home Teams Superior
Hitting, Fielding and Basc Rum
ming snatched Victory from Defeat

The world-famed Ted" Sullivan, ac-
cording to appointment. made months
ago. with the Portsmouth club, yester-
day brought his Connecticut "Nutmegs"
over to our city. that they might strike
up an acquaintance and friendship with
the Truckers. and probably Tied"
thought, and he is a man Of great mind
and ideas. that he might also have a
chance to tell the Changers" how he
raised the crop he has now on hand, and
what climates they grow best in, and
perchance he had, in the innermost re-
cesses of his soul a kind OF hopeful or
decidedly positive belief that before the
"Nutmegs" he carries around with him
had been on exhibition very long that
strangers would crowd around him, ask
ing him for directions in obtaining such
full crop of the article which fills it's
most important duty when grated over
the top of n well-made milk punch. For
the New Haven Club is a first-class COM
pany of Woodworking, earnest and
clever ball players. and they were re-
| ceived and treated as such in Ports
mouth. and one strong enough right
now, under proper conditions, to make
any minor league team in this country
get right smart hustle on them to beat
them. Yesterday was the fourth time
this team has played together, and
IL they keep up the wonderful improve
ment made I'm the past few days until
the season opens. neither Ted" Sulli-
van or the city which they will repre-
sent in the Atlantic Association need
have no fear OF the result.
The game yesterday was a very fine
one, indeed. when everything is taken
| into consideration. The weather was
raw. and even overcoats failed to keep
those in the grand stand and bleachers
comfortable, yet a fair-sized crowd was
| present to see the Truckers smooth the
| rough edges of the Nutmegs to the
tune of six to five. The Chamhersburg
| boy. Willie Brandt. did the tossing of
| the sphere for the home boys, and now
we'll he did 1t can best be underst ood by
| a glance at the appended score. where
you will find only eight hits charged
| against him, three of which were made
| In the first Inning. He was well sup
| ported by Lefty's students, only two
| errors standing against them when the
| last man was put out In the ninth in
| ming. The game was one of interest.
and at time really exciting and conside-
| rable roofing" was done by the faith
| ful. 1t looked at one time as If Lefty's
| crowd was going to be beaten, but clever
fielding and fair team work brought
| them from the rear. and crowned them
| Hictors of their first real contest of
| the year. The work of the team. was
| clever indeed. Two errors for the first
game. why that is playing great ball.
and although the boys hit the bali
hard. yet through the clean work OF
the visitors, they We're unable TO make
more than ten hits. The "Nutmegs''
put IN two very good pitchers. Fry and
| keefe. and they did all they possibly
| could to win, but the Truckers were
| In the game. and shut Ted's team ont
| seven innings of the nine played. The
| first inning Brandt hit n batsman and
| gave another his base on balls. which.
in conjunction with three singles. Melted
the Su!livanites four runs They got
| one more In the fifth. and that was all
| The home club scored in five innings of
| the nine, and had considerably more
| men left on the bases than did Cantain
G!man's company.
| Taking the game into considera tion
from every standpoint II was well NAV
| ed, some sharp fielding and clever Ia 90
running being INDUCED in on both sides.
Rleman. Hall. and Holman CARRYING off
the honors in ta!s particular. Whiln
| Glenn, alarr, Jones. and Heilman each
mad two hits to their credit: Burke and
| R!cman bringing up the rear with ono
each. portsmouth people are well salts
| neu with their team, and they are salts
fled that the Truckers Will plant the
pennant winning aspira lions of more
IMAM one team before the season closes.
The score follows: