The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-05
THE CHERUBS WIN BACK.
HOTLr.cONr ssrED AND CLOSE
CANE WJlrH NORFOLK.
Ciausen Pitched superb hall and Never
More Than "a Single hit Wac Gotten
on ~ IN In AN Inning.

NORFOLK, VA. May 4-Speciai.-Very
much to the surprise OF some l.soo root
ers. who asse mbled at League Park to-
aay. Richmon took a game from Norfolk.
1t was one OF the scrappiest' noisieS''
most hotly contested and heart-rending
AFFAIRS ever experienced here.
Portsmout h and Norfolk. In their palm
lest days. u ever eqnailed IL.
In the box for Kichmond was youth
20 fortune md TO fame unknown, VINO had
never had his praises sung In prose OF
rhyme. on Stimmeli by name. who pitch-
cd a magi iificent game. holding the ioeais
down 10 three hits up 10 the eighth'
when Sudth's men found nun LOT 'n'ee
more in "a bunch.
In tho, first inning Mcfarland hit,
Leahy went out TO Wells. Shaffer walked,
Weddis.e few out TO Goodenough. Weihi
drew a base on balls. anu Wentz went
out from Barley TO Wells.
Ell,erfeld came up for Richmond ana
punScd the bali over into short righ''
h..frer mured IL; Elsey sacrihced' mar.
gr Owe walked, stole second, EiperIeiu
STORING on Mes bad throw TO second
sjholta hit and stole, went 10 thiro on an
alleged balk Hargrove scoring IN inc
meantime Goodenough new out 10
Ieahy: Wells drew a base and s'oie' Me
threw Sholta out at third.
In the second Richmond went out one
two. three. Norfolk BANKED.
In The third Richmond went out In
order Hargrove. having hit. was thrown
ont irving TO steal second. Leahy came
nm for Norfolk and knocked a Triple
Shaffer dumped the ball 10 Goooonough.
who returned II TO the plate 10 head on
Ieahy. Mcnamara called him out. III
was claimed by Norfolk an unfair de-
ersion. and IL took ten minutes Tor he
two teams to discuss II with HIM, Gliroy
being the only man 10 remain In the helu'
In the fourth Sholta hit. and was sacri-
feed TO second by Goodenough. dying
there. Wells and Kahn being easy outs
Norfolk Jared no better.
The fifth was notable only Tor "ehtz
catch of Stimmell's low liner
Norfolk scored her first run. Clausen
reaching third on Elberfelds wild throw,
and scoring on another error by the httle
third baseman.
There were no hits by either side.
In the sixth Harry hit went TO second
on an infield out. stole third. but could
not score. Norfolks three all went out
from Kahn to Wells.
The seventh was also unproductive TO
both sides. Wells died at first. Kain hit,
steal. Foster persisted f om Wentz to
Shaffer.
IL was In this inning q Norfolk player
tossed the ball over the fence. Captain
Wells called the umpire's attention TO IT,
but as Mcnamara did not see II, he I'M
posed no fine.
Sholta then threw the ball out into the
field against centre-neld fence. ii cost
him s.. Fifteen minutes were consumed
squabbling.
The eighth saw more scrapping Rich
mond went out in order. Shaffer came
up for Norfolk and hit. but persisted from
Kahn TO Sholta, Weddge going TO first
and stealing second. In attempting 10
score on Weihls single he was thrown
out at home by Elsey. 1t was close de-
cision. but a fair one. Norfolk did not
see 1t that way. though. and lively row
ensued.
Mac" wanted to turn the bear loose,
but remained in the game upon urgent
request by both sides; Weihl tailed on
VENTS hit. tying the score.
In the Ninth: 1t was one. two, three
with Norfolk. Richmond came In. Har-
grove fouling out TO Me; Sholta got first
and second on VENTS error, third on
Goodenoughs out. and scored on Jake's
long single, winning the game! Score:
NORFOLK