The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-18
standing of the Clubs
THE PLAY DETAIL.
How the Game WINS Won ana Lost ana
the Features oft.

the Features oft.
Fhirty-eight hundred fans and cranks
yesterday saw Portsmouth defeat Nor
folk In an exciting game of ten eventful
innings. Those present were composed
of all sorts and sizes. 4 very large con-
tngent knew more about the game than
the players and still larger could sit
in the grandstand and blenchers and
beat Belts umpiring, two to one-or
thought they could. Everybody rooted
and rooted hard. and considerable tenn
per was exhibited, though no one hit any
one else. There were friends who came
into the grounds who are not speak
ing now. but that Is one of the features
OF the great American sport.
The victory of the Changers Is directly
traceable to Redding and Weeks, whose
miserable work In the third can only
be explained upon the hypothesis of
bad case OF rattles. In that disastrous
inning the ex-right fielder gave two
bases on balls, q single. two-bagger and
home run being made off of him. Then
Weeks was put In the box. hit n man.
gave four bases OH balls and was hit to
the extent OF three Dagger. 1t was
undoubtedly an,error, and serious error
OF Judgment putting Redding in the box,
& ana the blunder was doubled when the
substitution was made In the third
The contrast between Yesterdays and
4 Thursdays games was marked, and the
two are not to be compared in point of
clean, pretty work
Brandts work in the first three innings
was very bad. being too Wild but he
steadied down and pitched great game
as soon as his team got the lead.
Schmidts pitching was gilt edged and
glossy, particularly when one considers
the time and circumstances attendent
mi tta 1,Rxy
Stephenson was the first man I'm for
Norfolk and received first or pals. He
obtained second on Halls error. stole
fhird on Armstrong; strike out, Mac
having drawn base on balls He then
came home on Rollins throw TO third,
crossing the plate to the melody of 1000
different sounds, varying from n veil to
gtoan. Mac tried 10 steal third and
was thrown out by Rollins. Portsmouth
went out one. two. three.
Hargrove made n beautiful catch nj
lAangsford's low centerficld fly. Wentz
having gotten 10 first on balls, was ad
Hanced to third on n righttield two-bap
ger by Ramp, Schmidt walked to the
bat, and taking one of those graceful
poses for which he is rapidly becomlue
famous. lined red hot three Dagger
straight down the third base line. and
scored Wentz and Ramp. Redding hay
NNAts ephNN' Il pFisN Oll DtllS. stole a Dret v
second, and, Schmidt going out home
crossed the rubber on throw from Rol.
Inns TO Hall. McFa rlan flew out TO left
with man on third. Portsmouth wsnt
10 the bat, Rollins and Hargrove going
out in succession. Rieman reaching fire,
on an error by Wentz and dying there
On Halls out to short.
IN the third inning the trouble beca,
anu 'NoEloii found all she was LOOKING
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Went out in order. Heilman led off fo,
the Changers with a pretty single r.
iett and reached second on Stepheneor,s
lallure to stop the ball This saarot
10 worry Redding, and when the PORES,
mouth delegation began to make III.
afternoon hideous he lost his nerve
Bfandt swiped a two-bagger easy ana
scored Heilman. Glenn and Mari bn,l
were given bases on balls and T,rond,
was thrown out home. Burke reachjne
first on feeders choice. Rollins ,bn,
banged the sphere out of sight over COW.
ireneid fence. cleared the bases mn
chased himself home In canter HI
ding was taken out of the box on[
weeks substituted. a large sized haaia -
resulting In the ranks of the vis,tins
spectators. The new pitcher broke hi,
own record. He started off by hittine
Hargrove, who got second on vii
throw by the pitcher. Relnan w.,,
given base on balls and Hargro'.I
stole third. Reiman reached secoSi y,
VENTS drop of Armstrong's throv.
Hall drew base on balls and UeIin !,
reached third on a hit TO right IN,
sent the three men ahead Of him hnro
Brandt walked to first and Glenn Wa,
struck out. Mari next walked an,
Burke flew out to McFarlan. ending III,
prolonged agony. "a
Norfolk's next three batters up wen
out In order and Schmidt was put /,
the box. striking Rollins out easy. Har
grove went out from pitch to first an,
Langsford making n beautiful sion n
Reiman's grounder, threw the batter OH,
The only thing worthy OF mention N
to the seventh was Glenn's sensations
catch of.rArmstrongs extreme rightfieI
Hy in the sixth. In the seventh Ram
followed Wentz. who went out. with
hot single to centre. the ball being stor
ped on a high bounce by Hargroyt
Ramp went out at SECOND on Burke
stop Of Schmldt's hot grounder: Schmld
stole. second beautifully and mad
third. Pfanmiller. who had replac
ED Schmidt in right. struck o.,
and the inninG ended. Portsmouth
shree batters next up went out easy.
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