The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-26
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what the players could do. Both sale
after tho game That they failed Eto Sci
wherein the players on the Paterson
team would be any improvements oyer
| those at present Dlayina the positions
WIN inc fhillles.
Despite President Freedman's warn.
Ing not to pitch Gettig, he having been
allowed to go to Newark to play second
base only, Newark yesterday allowed
him to officiate. What will the harvest
be? 5s .IT
President Pulliam remarked that if he
had his pick OF the Senators that next
10 Mercer he would rather have Wrig-
ley than any other man on the rolls
The Colonel IS overlooking several good
things at that.
l was told yesterday that Jack Gill
roy, It was discovered, was not suffering
from appendicitis. but from an abcess
of the kidney. Whatever his ailment
may be, he has the sincere and earnest
wishes Of the fans for an early recov-
cry.
The Indignation Of the fans I found
yesterday. after they had read the Man
chester Leaders diatribe was un-
speakable. Staid lawyers, doctors, and
prominent business men were loud in
their condemnation or the vile and un-
truthful article
The Brocllton club has accepted the
offer Of Hounton. Texas, for KnoX's re-
lease. Fifty dollars was offered and re-
fused. One hundred dollars was asked
Tor and secured. The Houston club has
been wired to send on the money and
notify Nick Young of the transaction
Captain John IT. Brady was telling
n crowd Of fans yesterday what q glo-
rious thing 1t was to be manager and
owner Of baseball team. why"
said the jolly Captain, when I had the
Portsmouth club in the Virginia League
and they won a game from Norfolk
the boys as [ came down the street
would fling UP their caps, and cry
"Flurrall for Captain Brady. He's got
the oniest team in the league. If the
team won the second game, they would
suggest brass band and fireworks, and
when the third game was won, they
wanted to buy me q house and lot
Then the team would go away, and
when the news that the first game was
lost came over the wire they'd turn to
one another and ask, Whats the mat
ter with that dod gasted umpire" When
they lost the second game, the question
would be propounded, Whats the m o.
ter with our team anyway" Then
when the third game was drorPed, some
one would say. What in the mischief
does John Brady know about baseball
anyhow" An the gazelle-like Cap
tain mopped his jolly visage and saun-
tered on.
The other day I published an item
that Mr.. Hugh L. Cardoza, the brightest
baseball scribe in Richmond, was also a
coming ball player and was Industrious
~ practicing team at N1ayo's Island
l,llc ~ II.
home. Mr. CardoZa, in Thursdays
State. denies the impeachment In the
following words:
Bat N. Ball." that combination OF
Weldon, Caylor and Morse. The Vir-
ginian's clever baseball man, has de-
voted about two inches OF his valua Bile
column 70 the sporting man Of the
State. BAT N. Ball" tells the Norfolk
folk that the writer Is coming ball
! player; that he will be in the major
| league some day. Somebody has jollied
Brother Isaac at the expense Of the
States man and he has wasted n few
inches Of space. EIe has always said nice
things about the States baseball column
and coming from a man like him 1t is IN
deed compliment, but he has made q
mistake when he says the States man
ls q ball player. Anybody who knows
him will declare that "Batty" Is mis-
taken"
My information as to Brother Cardo-
za's baseball playing ability came from
his brother laborers on the States staff.
who kindly furnished me with the ex-
cellent copy, and tho information that
MI. Cardoza was too modest to write
anything about himself or his team. If
l was mistaken, the fault lies with nv
lnIormants IN the, State office If Mr..
CaTdoza is not IL clever baseball PLAYER
ne certainly ought TO be one, for a man
who can write SO !nteres tingly Of the
great national game as he. could GER
talnly give practical demonstra ton.
Before I cry quits with Mr.. Cardoza.
would like TO say that he Is unuurs
tiohaoiy the faiTest and most Impartial
or the baseball scribes In the C,a.pi,al
city No harshness or venom. such as
put recently sullied the pages OF q
Richmond paper. ever creeps into his
column: He writes the truth as he sees
Il. and In behalf Of the Norfolk team and
the baseball loving public in this city,
a One.Sided Game.
PATERSON, N. j., June est was q
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