The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-16

Tim upon his first appearance here. but
the muse won't respond Just now. Our
hearts are not attuned to joyousness
A dirge BELTS our mood.
Berkley defeated the All Americans
yesterday by a score of Is to G. Bat
teries Tatem, Dashiells and Rudd;
Lynch and Whitehurst.
1t looks as though it were going to be
hot race between Cooley. Dowd, la
joie, Dclehalrty and Orth for the posi-
tlon of leading batsnan on the Philadel-
phia team.
Manager Stallings spends his Sundays
watching minor league games and look
Ing up promising young material Yes
terday he was at Paterson n j., wit
Messing an Atlantic League game.
To-day Norfolk will make her second
appearance here this season. They are
always Observation-Disclosures News
Probably more welcome than they will
be at home If they do not get n gait on.
Third Baseman Donnclly has been sus-
pended for the remainder Of the season
Dy plttsburg, he having again deserted
the team on Saturday in New York ar
ter having been forgiven for his previous
desertion.
Con Lucid will go with ST Louis. He
received telegram on Saturday to join
the club in Brooklyn Tuesday; but it is
understood, that, according to the agree
ment he has with Denny Long. he will
not leave the Reading Club for ten days
Haven't time to kid" now Brother
Bat N. Ball" Lots OF trouble.-Rich-
lnond State. Goat, too, brother Cardoza.
haven't much inclination to indulge in
AIRY persiiiage myself just now. The
Cherubs certainly gave you q chance to
talk on Monday
The games with the Southern clubs
should be Interesting. Through them
Lancaster may get back to the top
again.-Lancaster Examiner Mighty
interesting for Lancaster no doubt, but
we are finding them cold comfort and
rats on our percentage.
LeeVcr has probably made the record
SO FAR for the present season for a minor
or major league pitcher. One hit is all
mat Reading could find him for, and the
sionsated pcdagoguc will ut once attract
the attention of the big league nagnates
by his work Of yesterday
Chauncey Stewart, of the Cherubs.
Sot q telegram announcing the serious
illness Of his mother in PENNSYLVANIA.
near Harrisburg. He will go 10 her as
game for several days Reddy Foster
takes his place at second
Ihat must have been 4. great game i'm
Norlolk. The BroomS must have ROTTEN
.lrea running baSes--LancaSter News.
GU are probably correct, neighbour Con-
siderlng the large number or Brooms
iclt on bases IN Mondays game In Your
city the l3roonlS haven't recovered from
| their fatigue yet
| Al. Ortiz IS one OF the pitchers OF the
League VINO is given n players rafting
very similar to the one accorded to
frank Dwyer. The majority Of the dia-
| nonu sWatters elevate their noses ,ynrn
| the names OF Dwycr and Ortiz are men
| tloned. they say OF Ortiz that all ne
| nus IS a"5traisht ball and 4 prayer .
put ny counting up the victories it will
be found that the combination win:
| more often than it loses The pitcher
win a trunkfnl of curves that can be
MT is not as valuable as an easy mark"
who can get away with his delivery and
1901 Datsmen game after game. That is
all there is to successful pitching. after
all.-Cincinnati Post.
Harry Hepting was taken or of tho
lots by the Lancaster management and
put IN the Atlantic League. It was a
mighty big jump. Hepting has proved
himself TO be a. good pitcher, worthy ar
the attention that has been bestowed on
! MN. and there is not q Lancasterian in
tGiSSt4ii iii baseball who was not ,i1n.-
| cd at his success and who does not feel
proud or young Iancastcrian gives
| promise Oh winning Il name for himself
| on the diamond. But Mr.. HeDtino.
should not let his success go to his head.
He has told q number OF people that
| Lancaster has not signed him and thu t
! he intends to join Norfolk this week.
The Southern club having offered him
| more money. This is bosh He cant
Join any other club Lancaster has
signed him.-Lancastc News.
| The umpires who don't last long
| enough In the Atlantic League to reach
| the South are becoming more numerous.
! The Hartford COurant says of one Of the
latest to come and go:
| "bmpro O'Loughin was by far the
| best umpire seen here this year Ac-
| cording to the Newark News. President
| Barrow has appointed Buck CarlIn in
lOLoughlins place. He had q row with
! the Newark players Thursday and that
paper DISORDERS 1t as follows:
| IN the fourth inning tombstone, the
| Newark pitcher. was put out Of the
game by Umpire O'Loughlin Bowie had
| been UP In that inning and at least twice
| attempted to bunt the bail delivered by
tombstone. Umpire OLoughlin, whose
home is said TO be In Paterson, did not
| recognize these movements of Royle's
| as hunts. and did not call strikes on him
! Then TOuhcy. the following batsman,
Knocked q home run, bringing in three
| Patersonians besides himself This aE-
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