The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-27


Yesterdays game showed only too
plain to Norfolk rooters that Jake Wells
has secured better team than Billy
Smith. &
In centre field the two clubs are about
evenly matched, but nowhere else has
Norfolk come anywhere near touching
our team. F1ohmond's3 club can out
most ease when playing the club from
the city by the sea. Facts are stronger
than claims: facts ere stronger even
sometimes than q record.
Not a Norfolk man stole base. but
look how the qrays ran around the
bags bag AS TO the fielding why the club
mat IL today wearing Richmond on
their shirts can field with the best in
the Observation-Disclosures State.
am duty bound to contradict some
Of the above Brother Cardoza, Norfolk
has a better ball club than Richmond;
put IN some points Jake Wells crew
excel, and have not been remIss In
concedlng that much. AS hItters, the
Cherubs do not excel the Broo1ns. AS
1ielders. with the exception Of first base
the Broonls are as fast as the Cherubs
As oase runners. as gingery. never-say-
ole, gft-up-and-git, players. the Che
rubS so far excel the Brooms that there
rs no comparison. It is In these quail
ties that the Cherubs outshine the
brooms as the moon outshines the North
star. The pitching staff Of the Che
ruos is tar superior to that Of Norfolk
also, and in this alone lies tho major
portion Of the Cherubs strength. Give
Norfolk Stimmel and Lever and the
CherubS won't be in it with the
brooms despite their brilliant base
running and fielding. One unhappy fall
ing OF the Brooms is to give up when
the opposing club gets q lead The
Cherubs OH the contrary fight To the
last ditch and never know when they
arc peat. If manager Smith could in
ocuiate his men with some OF this never
say-die virus, many more victories
would go to the credit Of the Brooms.
a letter from Manager Billy Smith re-
ia.lFe TO Fridays game contains some
interesting information In part. he
says: Ae
DO wish you could have seen this
maj, III, -, Harlln umpire We played strong
uphill game and had them beat and
IN the eighth inning he started to give
Us the worst Of It, He would call ball
arter ball when they were strikes. Some
OF the people left the game and said
t the oiq not want to see a game like
thing I ever saw. Wells said himself
that he was giving 1t to us He would
let them do anything We would have
smut them out but he called Elsey safe
When ne was out two feet. I never in
al my life saw such case of robbery.
They could not hit Pfanmiller. They
would stand on the plate and get hit.
ana ne would let them take their base.
SONG to the clubhouse after the game.
Cariln said to one OF the Richmond
plavers: Didn't do all could for you
10 Wlnr SO you can see what we had
to go against.
we kicked and he fined us all and
when the Richmond club kicked nothing
was said l understand he is coming
, 20 Nortolk again. I am getting tired
Carlin ought to be protested against and
put out the league. He would call
strikes on us when the balls were not
near the plate and we had to hit at
everything. We hit the ball when men
were on bases and he could not rob us.
Why, it was funny to hear the Rich
mond people say they don't want any
game like that and left the grounds. .
There is no longer any use in diseuts-
ing the fact that the patrons OF base
pail In this city are thoroughly and
heartily disguised with the showing
made by the I}rooms in their recent
games here and In Richmond They de-
mand that some effort be made, and
made at once, to strengthen the pitching
made and remain unfulnlled. Patience
mas ceased to be Virtue with them
ana IL the local management ever ex-
pect to profit financially by their venture
IN baseball 1t behooves them to heed the
demands OF their patrons. It has been
clearly demonstrated that Newton is
what may be termed a fortuitcus pitch
er BY that I mean he will win a game
occasionally when least expected. but
IS not to be relied upon. He is q good
man TO keep. but should be stabbed with
better and faster running mates OF
our three available pitchers PfanmiIler
IS the one most to be relied upon, but
away from home even he Is vu1nera Bile
and an uncertain quantity. Clausen. the
truth must again be told. has not done
anything for the team. He has pitched
tairly good ball. but, strange as it may
seem. the club will not or cannot hit
when he Is on the rubber I do not wish
to be understood as finding fault with
the team. have failed to find an en-
thusiast who Is dissatisfied with the
team as a fielding organization. Other
Than on account of its weak pitching
corps and the disappointing showing Of
knowles at first base, they have bur one
complaint to make, and that is upon the
weak base running and their woeful la Gle
or asgressiveness. With an opposing
club IN the lead they virtually give uD
q game. Coaching. such as is INDUCED
IN by other clubs. we never hear; Jolly