The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-21

poy could nave gotten with ease. AS 1t
was the man with the lost horseshoe
alias the beardless Svengali, allowed The
bail Ito get within the capacious hollow
OF his remarkable left and then bounce
almiessly to the mother earth This bril-
M .nu play was productive, ultimately,
though Immediately of two runs, which
Won THE game. How he did It Is a pro-
plem which thousands are trying to
solve, which caused a sleepless night to
uncounted rooters, which makes ono
besides which the knotty questions of
lie and dealth sink into insignificance.
UP to that fatal and unique moment.
cream, gingery baTl had been played and
every one was satisfied. Bowerman had
gone on first in the place OF Armstrong,
VINO was out of the game on account OF
an inconvenient wasp bite on sChs. neck
Badlentyne caught and held his Job down
sSn SUI Richmond had picked up
put him in left to relieve Sanford Who
Ii reported III.
In the first inning the home team
banked in one, two, three order and
richmond scored one, Kain, the first man
up, peing THE lucky Individual In the
next inning Richmond drew three to n
goose-egg and the Sea Gulls made two.
turner, the first man up. flew out 10
second; Stephenson walked and was ad
Nanced one on Langsford's hit Both
men tTotted home on Wentz's two bar-
ger into left. Ramp went out from short
to first. and Wertz died on Ihird TO the
tune OF Blankenship's bait madly fan
hlng the aIr for,three fruStless and stick
less strikes.
In the third inning Norfolk made NIT
hain waited and got his base. stealing
second. Behan and Groves flew ont and
fenaer sWipes double 90 centre, which
seha n KAN home Then Wells flew out
fourth. The fifth was more interesting
iSallentyne led off with q clean two
Dagger; McF'arlan hit him home and
Went out trying to reach second Bower
III. I ns, out was Thrown out at third
py WeFis, who had just set on the re-
mains or Tommy Turner. The visitors
IN their half tied the score Behan fol-
lowed Raify's example and lined out one
BOT BOT Two pasesi Groves went out from
close ,deeision; Pender, for the, second
nme. got In The way of Rlankenship's
SGGtVetess inshoot and took his base,
'Weils sent Behan home on a rafting
tbirS fr anu perished trying TO obtain
20 Ramp; Boland's ,hM scored Fender
and 1mmerman's out retired the side
nialarkey,s beautiful home run was
the only tally in the sixth.
Then came the regretable and .o-
rowfM seventh. Ramp secured hnsa
on balis; Blankenship went out from Ro-
land 70 Jake on three strikes: Ra1lsn-
lyme Tanned the air, and McFarlan MT
, LIZ spnere'iovsr the fence easy and nice
ne flew out 10 Zimmerman
,,,iN VISITORS came to the bat and would
nave BEEN blanked dead short, hut FOR
memberships blanlSuty bank error
Groves got his base on balls; Penden and
Wells flew out. The Manchester man ia,
Isola a drop fly drop; MoFarlan failed
20 mold Zimmerman's wicked Low, fiu
and this error placed the batter on CO.,
ond ana Groves ON third. Berte snr-
prised his best friends by making hi,
WHICH brougih2Nboth of his predeoessor,s
~ ~ Maiarkey accommodaJtingly few out
70 9. Stephenson. Score, to 6. This was
Fhe aast of the run-gettng, for hotS
s s!t cnadked up nothing but goose-egpe
I7nereaiter. The agony is further nros