The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-27
standing OF tho clubs.

For two and one half hours of tense
and delicious agony, an excited throng
OF Norfolk rooters sat in the bleachers
ana grardstand and prayed for q run.
They didn't care how II came. 1t mat
tered not whether 1t was earned or not
A base on balls, wild pitch, error at third
and a passed ball meant just at much as
two doubles and would have been re-
ceiyed With unalloyed joy. Twice or
thrice victory hovered over the CORY
banner of the locals, and almost perched
tnereon, but II was not to be, and when
the Misunderstanding thirteenth was ush-
cred IN amid the gathering gloom of the
evening shadows, when Pickering hewed
single out of Scientists problematical
delivery. stole second on 2:10 sprint and
ambled home to the dead march music of
McGanns two-bagger, as 1t tore great
hoies In the circumambient atmosphere
an the neishborhood of center field fence
groan of sorrow, rage and disappoint-
ment rose, solemn1y to heaven from the
mourner's berYch, mingling with infenial
disco,d with the sound of revelry by
night, emanaiting from the weary but
triumphant Hill Climbers as they gath
cred their bats together i'm front of tho
ladies department.
a prettier, heater, cleverer game has
never been lost at the Norfolk Park
and but for a passed BAN in the third
the Gulls would have won out by a
score of L to o. Everybody was i'm the
performance nerve and oil Jack Wert2
round Boylan easy fruit and proceeded
10 pluck him to the extent of triple,
doGole single. base on balls and
q hard duck hit In the thirteenth being
loit on base In each separate instance
with q regularity that would have dis
neartened a less persistent player than
JACK Ramp got two clean ones, but
could get no nearer the plate than the
captain, nor could Giiroy, with the same
number to his credit
Nortolk's one run was made in the
tnlrd, with two men out, by G. McFarlan
who reached second on Dolan's error
anu came home on VENTS two-bagger
Lynchburg's first run was made in, their
half OF the same inning by Little on She
GIT of base, Boylan's sacrifice. Arm
strongDs passed ball and Leahys hit
For the remaining ten innings every one
BANKED until the last half already allud-
ed 10.
The work done by the local outfield was
the fastest ever seen here. c. McFarlan.
Gllroy and Little Mac all accepted the
most diificnlt and apparently impossible
chances, With the most brilliant success
CSaude. making another swift assist from
centerfield. besides going after any old
pail. obtaining 1T in tine same way his
colleagues ;onl either side of him did
win case and facility that was suIpris-
ing Nor was .he ineld at all behind.
Davis at first divided honors with Little.
who held down THE same sack for the
visitors, both mem doing magnificent
work, tne former being by a large ma :
2ority more in the game when /. came to
life and inspiration than the latter.
Went2 and McGanm played gilt edge
and errorless seconds, while Ramp and
Doian' at third put up great ball.
Pickering may be said to have fairlv
eXceiled himself in left field and nothing
came his way that he did not get with
marvellous CELEBRITY. The Gabors of Smith
and Grove vera not out of the ordinary,
the former spending most of his time
IN senseleas kicks and attempting No
ouilyaaS ths umpire. Behind tht. hat
Fear was fauYless Armstrong; worl,
was not up 10 whatit was the day before.
While catching in the ninth he was
struck in the neck by 4 pitched ball and
knocked senseless. ThurSton took his
place for the remainder of the game
In the box Sechrist. while Il little wild
at times, was very effective. particularly
up to the eleventh, at which juncture ne
mad allowed the enemy only four scat
kering singles. Boylan was almost
equally as effective. as the cesult shows,
In the first part of the game, and more
so than his opponent In the last thrae
innings. The official score follows:
NORFOLK
R.BH. Pc. A. E.