The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-12

possesses n charmed life. doing battle
with dozen or two red SKINS" and
coming out of the scrimmage without a
hair ruffled, and leaving barely a man TO
tell the tale. Then there Is the hand
some. lovable hero, who carries with him
magic charm, causing all the pretty
women he comes in contact with to bow
down at his shrine, and all he has to do
Is to wave his magic wand, as it We're,
and all in his little world hastens to do
his bidding. And, again, you have read
Oh the dign!hed unbending man of iron,
who fears neither man nor beast. but
buckles on his armor and without fur
Their ado, rushes dn upon his numerous
enemies, and with one single stroke Of
MS damascus blade. he cleaves in twain
dozens OF able-boded and coura geous
warriors.
But the hero of this story Is not either
OF the Kind spoken of. He Is the plain.
piunt. Woodworking and clever centre
nelder OF the Portsmouth Club. His name
IS ttargrove, and he is a timer by trade
iY.ng IN The city of Norfolk, and playing
bail in all the league cities of the Sta,e
But the writer is depressing lust n Iitt,e
anu iurther remarks along this line
Woulo tangle up the thread of the story
20 such degree that those who are moi
used to following complicated affairs of
the Kind would become bewildered, and
rhroW the paper down in utter despair.
JAKE Wells at Its head hove into +ha
CITY OF portsmouth bright and early ysc-
lerday and forthwith proceeded 10 set,I.
themselves comfortably at Mulyey,s ~
tei vernon where they whiled away ths
une Pleasantly until the gong soundad
SCI away Tor the field of battle. They
eot tnere on time, and the Granrers va
ceired them with wide open aims The
plueplrds' were invited to make thnm-
serves free with the grounds, which inv;
t S they accepted with alacr!ty. ana
u.spol'eu themselves in such n livnIv
nlahher that folks who did NOT know
,ehein intimately, imagined thai ..Iai.n,,
mad injected an unusually large dos aNe
ginger IN each one of them
wen, the game started, Kasev ana
Doldna uoinS the honors for the "Hust-
GERS while Brandt and Rollins 80
an ms stellar points for the "Granpers ;,
En- pire Ciine Started the ball and the
IN the first inning, which would mn.
nave been had Cap" Mari ,,,'o,.
cose 10 his hitting on third base m"
second inning was productive of nna
run Tor each club. the third and four,I,
were Dianks. In the fifth each of III.
Son..ehs siues tailed another run. The.
score standing 2 to .. Portsmoutb v.a.
goose-egged in the sixth, bur WIN, ,Ss
VISITORS did in the sixth was az Ch.ri;s
Lee says, plenty nuf." Three mn
chased themselves across the pIata anI
u was done thus wise: Rerte reocha1
hrst on Jumping Jack Heilman,s arrn,.
Boland singled, Kagey made q beautif,,i
sacrifice. Kain hit to Reiman ,.hn
neided 100 slow to catch Berte AZ 'he
plate; Turkey" Groves touched ths
leather for two bags, and the por,s
mouth team were in the ''consomme
Tor Roland and Kahn came home ana
the ''Hustlers" had by hustIing. hustlaG
up IN all in six innings just five rms
which, at that stage of the game was
three to the good was
Ihe seventh was shut our for both
CLUBS. But in the eighth the Changers
did some execution and here is hotv II
was done: Burke flew out TO Wells
Shaffer hbt for one bag. Harry did
likewise. Heilman walked and the bases
were loaded; Brandt famed the air: two
out; Lefty put beaut over Bob" Pen
derss head and Shaffer and "Hargv''
scored; Magee went out from Berte IN
Wells, and the inning was over MAX
Ing the score then 6 to in Richmond's
favor. You who were not there should
have heard the "rooters" who rooted"
in real, old fashioned style II was
pleasant music TO the ears of those who
were roofing for the home team. es
pecially as 1t seemed to have a tendency
TO help keep the visitors from scoring
in their half of the eighth. But they
were one ahead. and the "rooters" kept
roofing and roofing hard
Everything was in great state of
excitement, and the Portsmouth faith
fuis were bordering on q state of col
lapse. But read on, here Is where the