The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-20
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Yesterdays Norfolk Portsmouth game
was unique one, fraugh with event
and circumstance, errorlessly played ana
cleanly won ana lost. Jake Boyd, the
sou;hpaw phenomenon, just acquired
from Washington, pitched fearful and
wonderful ball. holding the Gulls down
TO five hits, including Turner's triple.
striking out two baItterS, giving seven
bases on bails and hitting three more
in the ribs with the sphere, yet in the
only inning In which the Gulls tailed no
bag was given. He had lHtie or no CON
troll over the horSehtde, never ala ma
the plate with any degree of permanent
cy. did the widest twirling OF the sea-
son, but at the same time proved such
an enigma to his opponents that with
bases full they could not find him. or
when they did 1t was for !nfield ground
ers or outileld flies, all Of which were
quickly gobbled up.
Pfanmiler did the honors for Norfolk
and carried out his part of the pro-
gramme with a cleverness that he has
rarely surpassed. While he allowed one
more hit than his friend, the enemy, he
gave only two bases on balls. He pos
sessed his usual wonderful control, but
was nevertheless guilty of two Wild
pitches which had more to do with the
game than the extra hit.
The first tally was made In the second,
when Hargrove crossed the plate on 4
hit, stolen base, Wild pitch and an infleld
out. Boyd scored in the third on two
Dagger, another wild pitch and two outs
ball into right field for a triple and
scored on Langsford's single.
And heSe the scoring stopped. for
thereafter not a single run was brought
across the plate by either side. In the
six innings that followed the Changers
Go,
some hits, one OF them q two-bagger; In
four of them not man reached first; in
the fifth a man got to second, and in the
ninth 1T looked as though Marr's aggre-
CATION were going to roll up a large ma
jority. Rollins started off with the gift
Of a base. Reiman hit II clean for two
sacks. Hall, who had been put on third
in Bou-ke's stead. was out from Wentz
10 Turner. Then Plan deliberately gave
liargrove four balls and filled the bases
At this juncture everybody was playing
OFF and ready to run on anything. That
Is why the pitcher caught Reiman at
second. He then struck Magee out with
ease and cele:ity. leaving Pat at third
and HarSrove still under Tommy Tur-
ner's watchful care
AS for Norfolk, she had bad luck AS
her heavy hitters stepped to the stick
BOYD proceeded TO wrap them up in his
airy curves. Some of these latter went
peHthu, some before, some undernea TIL
some were four fee. above the batter's
head, and now and then he plucked one
on the shins for luck, while at rare inter-
Vals the sweet music of some SOLITARY
single woke the sleepy echoes of the out
held. For instance, in the fifth. he hit
Claude McFarlan, pitched a ball that
eat could not have gotten with a pair OF
oyster tonss, struck Turner out let Lilly
hit 1t 10 Reiman, sent Little Mac to first
on balls. and threw him out while he
was discussing the burning issues of the
DAY with Capt. Jack. Meantime Mr..
Rollins, of Fall River. was earning his
salary behind the home plate in a way
that, 1t is rumored caused him to lose
TOUR pounds of flesh. genial smile
and several pecks of religion. But Pat
held his end down like Trojan. 1t was
NOT and difficult position and he played
1t absolutely without flaw.
Thurston, behind the bat for the Gulls
played quiet and errorless game and
mad his hands full holding his friend in
the box. The only balls that passed him
We're those he could not get.
The official score below tells the whole
story: