The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-30
Standing of the Clubs.
THE PLAY DETAIL.
How the Gamc Was Won and Lost ANA
the Features ofIt.

~ Yesterdays was another eart-disease
game, made up of close decisions. brill
liant plays, rocky errors, plenty of
ginger and lots of enthusiasm on the
side.
Both teams put up good ball, with
the exception of the errors named. and
both Pfanm!ller and Lampe were fairly
effective. though the latter was finally
touched up for four costly hits In the
ninth, which lost the game to the GranE-
ers and won it for the Gulls.
The fireworks started in the first inn
ing. Quinn got n base on balls, McFar-
Ian singled and stole second on Har-
groves throw to third to head off Quinn,
Armstrong struck out, Bowerman
reached first on Lampes error. while
Quinn scored. Bowerman stole second,
Stephenson walked and Corbett struck
out Wentz's single scored Mac and
Bowerman. Steve stole third and Wentz
stole second. while Steve came home
Rampgo his base on an error OF Burke
and Pat threw him out at second: MARI
came up for the visitors and drew Il
base on balls; Corbett's error gave RE
man his base; Rollins knocked the ball
to Pfanmiller. who threw Rieman out
at Second. Wentz doing the same trick
for Rollins by throw to first; Burke
ended the inning by going out
In the second inning Norfolk BANKED
and the Changers made one. Hargrove
scoring on single, stolen base and an
error by Bowerman. Neither side scored
in the third. and Norfolk blanked In the
fourth the visitors making two. Burke
led off with a single and scored on Nc
Gees double and steal: Hargrove's out
to right scored Magee.
The feature of the fifth inning was
McEarlans home run drive over left
field fence and pretty double play
from Wentz 20 Bowerman Mari had
ernfn Httt ~ I'M, mn hnat tf,,l
ming catch: Rieman singled; Rollins tap
ped the ball to Jack, who, after touching
Rieman on his way TO second, threw the
sphere to first and Pat went out.
Norfolk goose-egged In the next two
innings. Portsmouth made one In the
sixth and two In the seventh. The la
ter We're made on three hits, Ramps
error and n passed ball. Mari started
the fireworks with a double, and Rieman
scored him on hit to right. Rollins
got first on the aforesaid error of third
and persisted from Bowerman to WentZ
while trying to steal. Burke struck out
and Rieman scored on Armstrong; fall
ure to hold ball. MCGEE hit for two
bases, but Hargrove flew out to Quinn
and ended the inning.
Both sides BANKED in the eighth and
when the ninth came Macs boys glrded
up their loins and started In to win out.
They succeeded amid wild applause
~ eAiS ACoNSio. lNiilp Was TIE lTSl man
up, and he swiped a clean two ba gger.
Ballantyne was put in to bat for Plan
miller, and walked to first. Quinn
reached first on a bunt. With bases
full McFarlan singled and stole sec
ond. Ramp and Ballantyne scoring.
Armstrong brought in two more on a
double to centre. Stephenson and Cor
bett ended the inning by going out.
y When the visitors came up for their
5 half 1T looked like trouble for the Gulls
MARI set the ball rolling with rattl-
ing two-bagger. Armstrong who ha d
exchanged positions with Bowerman,
allowed Rieman to reach first on an
error Rollins was given a base on
balls. Then Mr.. Ramp, who had been
distinguishing himself at the bat. COW
cred nImseif with glory. He proceeded
to get onto Burke's ball, blocked Rio.
man on his way to third. and threw
the batter out at first, MARI scoring in
the interim. Magee concluded the inc
going out from short to Armstrong
The official score is appended:
~ NORFOLK