The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-17

& the Pride of Portsmouth-the Changers
Ito the tune of I to 4.
The bleachers and grand stand were
crowded to their capacity, there being
$500 rooters present In all their glory,
and literally on the tip-tl,e of anticipa-
ton
A large contingent Of the fair sex was
in, evidence, and made a noise In their
own charming way The Portsmouth
delegation was probably as large as that
from this side
Not single one of those who ex-
pected great playing was disappointed
1t was national ball. and both teams
played 1t. Neither side had been able
TO get the advantage. though Norfolk
had the best of it in hits. Still, Leach
4 Kept them SO scattered that they We're
7 inefeoiive. Everyone had ginger and
lots of it. and the man who can find
rault with the way the game was played
must be hard to please.
When stephenson stepped to the bat
for Norfolk in the first n wild cheer went
Z up from the assembled multitude or that
poruon OF II which halls from this side
OF the river. Deafy got his eve on the
Dali and swiped IL out to centre. wbnro
II was gobbled up by Hargrove. McFar-
!an knocked 10 short, and was easily
thrown out at first Armstrong sharing
IKE rate from second To first.
Stem bat seemed 10 have a hole In
II. ana he was struck out before his
!rienas could realize it, Mari few ont
~ N''ephenson, and Burke getting his
second A'o'i'iis Hy 10
turner was the first man up in IN.
second second. and went out from second IN
Us. Lanssford followed suit from
shoI. 10 nrst. Wentz split second Will
lhe nrst single OF the season. and Ram
went out from short to first.
asrgroVe reached first on nrat,,,
sansie' ana was caught off by Pfanmii-
ter. Langsford made a difficult r.,tch
-. .elihah NY Hall walked to first
81 u WAS was moved to third by a two-bagrer
OF Heilman's. He never got hon, So l,
Leach struck out i0f
schmidt opened up the third nv @ hit,
~ uird. who threw him out a. g.
ai'iI,iiler went out from short to firet
anu stephenson knocked nrettv H.,
rignt into Hargroves hands. "S
Glehh reached first on balls sto,o
second very cleverly. and was tbrov.,
o nhana ny Ramp, who had just made
liner 7. catch of Marrs hot high
broneht was brilliant play. and
prousht down the bleachers -
to first oul from short
McFarlan led off in the fourth Wit,
d single to left, and was throw nm
seeonu oy snort. Armstrong ara n
ner Followed with outs anu ur-
noilihs' Hargrove and ReIno,
first. t'o'h second to
LA Langsford went out from second %
Ramn anu s,n VENT singled beauiifullv,
new out to right, and Pfannu,a schmidt
aa!i' Heilman and Leach went o,'t 'i ne,a
Two. three for the visitors oi'e'
stephenson hit to left Mac e.,,,-
s ahu armstrong reached first nm -
- centre, remaining there. Turner ~,
Langstord. who followed him ,,oin u. 'i
on easy hies. Mari, Burke ana p6r Vut
VEN OUT IN rapid succession for Pnr,s
iiioh. me seventh opened IN Wiz
Wentz. 1t did him no good for s re- by
Ramp. Schmidt nor PfanmiIIer ra,, ithei
nrst after him. The same 10 ieu
Portsmouth's next three batters vi
grove. Reiman and Hall ar
IL was In the eighth that the frer,.
began. Stephenson started the $3.50
With two-bagger. McFarlan str,,o,i e's' u
armstrong singled and Stephenson Wu
nag reached third on Leach's wild mitch
crossed me plate amid deafenine an.
pause and discorded yells scoring ~
first run in the hard fought game IT,
nes moved Armstrong up with a e,ne,,
70 LETT and was himself sent around ~
third on Langsford hit. Turner scorjna
lWentz. for the fourth time. knockeG
q single, Langsford moving up one
Ramp reached first on an unfortunate
error OF Halls. Wentz going to second
ii,tangsford scoring. Wentz then stole
;tnlru and Schmidt reached first on ar
error by Hargrove and was forced o,,,
oy..Pfanmiller. who reached first or
Hesder's choice. Stephenson swiped an.
,n ,Il two-bagger. Schmidt and Pfanmil.
sss scored. and Moe went out fsosn short