Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-25
THE HOSOR NORFOLK's.
The BrOOms Break Lancaster's Win
ming streak.

LANCASTER, PA. August A.-(Spe-
cial)-To the Norfolks the honor be-
longs This afternoon they broke the
Lancasters' winning streak. and after
twenty-one straight victories, the Ma
rooms met with their first defeat. Two
games were played. and the Maroons
heightened their string by taking the
first. The second was lost through errors
by Captain Madison and Third Baseman
Hannivan. But the southern lads put
up an article Of ball that deserved We
tory. and the proud distinction that goes
with the defeating OF a club that has had
such a phenomenal run of success as the
Lancasters.
In the first game Mcfarland had the
locals guessing for five innings. The
Maroons i'm that time got only two hits.
and the same number Of runs, but in the
sixth the sluggers began to get in their
work and singles by Leidy SeybOld.
Ward and Sprogel. and a three-bagger
by Wente followed i'm rapid succession
Aided by VENTS tumble. five runs were
batted in, which were more than enough
TO cinch the game for the locals The
Norfoks could do but little with Sprogel
Kelley got two hits, Mcfarland an equal
number and Centre-Fielder McFarlan
and WentZ each one. They were well
scattered and resulted I'm only two runs
The first was scored I'm the fourth in
ming by Mcfarland. He singled, went
TO second on Weihls nice sacrifice and
scored on VENTS hit In the ninth.
Cote got a base through Buttermore's
muff. and scored on McFarand's double
Snyder had a great catch OF foul fly.
Weihl pulled i'm another hard one, and
Wentz played a great game at second.
accepting twelve out Of thirteen chances.
Hannivan. Madison. and Ward did the
best fielding for the locals, and the last
named led at the bat
But for errors, the Norfolks might not
have had run in the second game.
Mlsplays by Hannivan, Madison. and
Roth partially gave them their five runs,
but even with this they would not have
had enough to win if it had not been for
two pieces Of marvellous fielding in
the first inning by WentZ and Pfan-
miller, which clearly cut the locals off
from two runs Buttermore opened the
game with a fly TO short right-field,
Wentz ran after it and made great
one-handed catch Ninety-nine chances
out of a hundred he would have been
safe and in that case he would have
scored on Hannivan's two-bagger, which
followed Leidy then drove terrific
liner right at Pfanmiller. 1t looked like
n safe hit. and should have scored Han
nivan. but Pfanmiller pluckily reached
out and pulled it in with one hand.
Wentz made several Other pretty plays
and his work all the afternoon was eX-
ceuent. Weddige made a beautiful catch
of a foul fly in the fourth inning. All
the Norfolks in this game did gilt-edged
work Pfanmiler was very effective du-
ring the earlier innings, but in the
seventh and eighth the Maroons began
70 bunch hits. three being made in each
of those innings. However. sharp field
inc prevented scoring, and the locals
could not break down the visitors lead.
loo Yeager was in the box for the Ma
Rooms. Only nine hits were made Off
him but four came in the first inning.
Kelley. who singled, got second on
Roth's wild throw, when he should nave
hen ont. and scored on Leahy's single.
T.eohv was retired at third. Mcfarland
singled and Weddige reached first on
Hannivan's tumble. This should nave
rnode three out. Weihl singled and Nc
Tarland scored. In the fifth, Pfanmilier
vent 10 first on Hannivan's wild throw,
ard scored on McFarland's hit In the
novt inning. another wild throw by Han
,,iyan gave Snyder has base, and he
scored on hits by Cote and Kelley
Ieahy scored the fifth run in the seventh
on Nadisons tumble. McFarland's hit,
and Weihl's out. Score