The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-02
Standing oiine Clubs.
The Game in Detail.

So far as can be ascertained no one
who saw yesterdays game of baseball
at the Portsmouth Park has yet died
from an overdose of joy. 1t was an
exhibition that was hard on the roOters,
hard on the participants and hardest
of all on the umpire. The latter. if the
unclad truth be told. deserved all the
trouble he ran into.
Nc, 1t wasn't Cline. That gentleman,
when time was called, failed to project
his portly figure into the range of root
orial vision, and sigh of relief was
heard to go up from the assembly OF
careless enthusiasts, as well as their
more ardent and anxious friends. Sub
stitute umpire was called upon, and in
the first two innings was admirabl COR
rect In his decisions, winning many
hEurative pats on the head from the
spectators for his good eye and fairness.
Then the third inning was ushered in
most auspiciously for the Changers.
Bruner drew base on balls and was
advanced to second on Marr's sacrifice,
going to third on 4 wild pitch Hall
man walked. So did Boyd with the
bases fun Stephenson few out to Grove,
who returned the ball to Little In
getting back to the bag Boyd uninten-
ttonally knocked the ball out of Lit
ties hand. The latter made no attempt
TO recover 1t and everybody came home
Judkins declared that Boyd had inter
fered with the ball and called him out
, allowing Burners tally to count, on the
tTounu tnit lie reached nome Det6r6
Grove returned the ball. The other two
runs he asserted were so much wasted
wind. 1t was a manifestly unfair deci-
sion, but Judkins stuck to 1t In the
midst Of cyclone of clomor and counter
oussing enough to rattle a copper liver
ed professional of years experience.
The score would have told another
story but for this unexpected flight Of
the umpires mind from its natural habi-
tation. Thereafter he was off on every
a h.A 1,n 1atA L
strikes and strikes balls until the luck
less batters and puzzled pitchers did
not know what to look for.
Neither Bruner nor Brown distn-
guished themselves. The latter gave
eight bases on balls, hit three men and
made three wild pitches. allowing seven
hits. The former gave only four bases,
but combined them with hits in such n
way as to be very disastrous. In the
last two innings he was touched up for
two three baggers and four singles.
These, with two gifts of bases allowed
five tallies and lost the game, which up
to that time the locals had for their
very own, in spite of Judkins and errors.
OF the latter, Portsmouth had five
and Lynchburg two. Both of the latter
We're costly, and two of the former.
Fear was decidedly off behind the bat,
catching about the worst game OF the
season. Nor was the work Of Rieman
particularly brilliant, and bases were
purloined with facility that finally be-
came monotonous. Especially glitter
ing We're the steals of Hargrove. Mari
and Boyd, the first named making four
Outside ef this there is very little
about either side worthy of mention
and still less of compliment. The home
run OF Marr's was one of the prettiest
ever seen on the grounds. Lefty hit
for what looked like three bags, the ball
going deep into center field. 1t was
helded none too fast, and Mari. by
swift sprinting, crossed the plate. Do
Ian played u magnificent game and
Pickering made one of the prettiest
running catches of the season Boyd
did clever work at second. Beyond
this there was nothing unusual.
The score is appended: