The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-06

CO. NEW York.
ark club, has been released by Grand
Rapids.
Griffin only made one error OH the
Western trip.
Lachance scored twelve hits in the six
games played last week
Taylor had the honor Of pitching the
first shut out Of the season for the Phil
lies.
Pittsburg is said to be after Pitcher
Elliott, Of the Jackson amateur team, OF
Chicago.
Johnson and Dexter will alternate in
the shortfeld during the Eastern trip
of the Colonies.
nels and Senators, Jimmy Rogers was
retired on four flies to Setback
Jim Stafford, exchanged by Scrappy
for Holmes, is the best emergency hitter
thus far on the Louisville team.
The New Yorks scored three more runs
than the opposing players in the late
Western tip, but won only four Of the
twelve games. i!..
Manager Stallings did not come home
with the Philadelphia team He tarried
IN the West; it is thought to make a deal
for q new shortstop.
Freedman offered Eagle Eye Beckley
to Washington, st. Louis and Louisville
before the first Dagger with the Dirdly
orhs was signed by Cincinnati
Sechrist lost the first game he pitched
Tnp NTo,x. L Il o.. I
pitch we'll but because his club did not
hit well. He pitched q good game
Jimmy Grove has been released by Sy-
racuse. If Grove is in his last years
form he wouldn't be a bad acquisition
for some Of the Atlantic League clubs
in need of an outflelder.
Gus Land, or Turkey" as he was
dubbed when he played with Norfolk,
has resigned his position Of umpire in
the Texas League, and is now in st.
Louis.
The Norfoll1s arrive home tomorrow
and will play the Philadelphias here
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
On Thursday. Friday and Saturday the
Hartfords will play here.
Roy Evans, who did good work for
Portsmouth last year, has been released
by Manager Nicol, OF the ST. Louis club
Evans married a st. Louis girl less than
a month ago, and is now looking for an
engagement.
Al deal has been effected in the Allan
tic League, whereby Gilman goes to
Paterson, who gives Sminlk to Newark.
1t is probable that Louisville will sign
Wagner for short. Claude McFarlan
recommended him.
Pete Hall is now playing short field
for Now Bedford, and is as usual a big
favorite with the fans. Pete's playing
was always reliable and snappy. and he
is withal a gentlemanly fellow who was
we'll liked, off the field as well as on
After many days the boys will once
| more be seen on the local diamond. All
things considered they have done well
on their first trip away from home and
should be greeted with q large audience
tomorrow. A jump upward is what
they will make now
jim ISowles, the new umpire appoint
ed by President Burrows has been Off
ciating in the Eastern League. He is
not given O. very good recommendation
for efficiency by the scribes Of the
North One of them says that Knowles
decisions are always precisely aurora
borealis.''
Louisville is in the market for sec
| ond baseman. Manager Jimmy Rogers.
who has been playing the bag, does not
come up to the mark, and President
Pulliam is said to be securing the coun-
try for a man to fill the position. What's
the matter with our own Jack Wentz?
He can be gotten for a price. I should
venture to assert, and considering the
| fact that Dolan has made success with
| the Colonels, Wentz, who in my estima-
| ton is every bit as good an infelder as
Dolan, should certainly be able to hold
up his end without trouble in the big
| league
| took the time to compile the base run
ming statistics Of the Atlantic League
for the period Of one week taking
the week beginning May Gath and ending
May 31st. The result revealed some GU
rious facts. Here are the figures:
G. SB.
Richmond ........ .....G %
AtnlcllcS ...... 80. .......t ~
Newark .......T Is
Lancaster as 13
NorIolk -. -. .......G II
Reading -. -. -. .....6 9
Paterson ......I )
1t will be noticed from the above fig
ures that Richmond leads in base-run-
ming by large margin, with Norfolk q
poor fifth. In the games above recorded
Richmond made 81 hits, the least num-