The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-16
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II the streak OF yellow dog which
showed iifelf in the Newark team yes
tcrday and he day before could be
coined into CANNES. the lanes Of Con-
S;antinople would not be in II with the
thoroughfares OF Norfolk
or ali the cowarlly. rocky. tricky COM
BIN tons that ever disgraced q dia-
mond. the New jersey men about take
the cake, and it is 70 Richmonds eter-
nal shame that she did not lick the
life out OF them in the three recent
games played In the capital city. for
the alleged bah players from New Jer-
sey are the poores;, mea sliest specimens
OF artists" ;hat have struck here this
season. and proved such beautifully ripe
frui. that 1t was really a horrible pity
TO pluck It.
Had they p,ayed anything like respec-
table ball the Norfo.ks would have let
them Off with al leass one run, but
they came down here wish swelled hclds
anu inflated regulations and the locals
could not deprive Themselves or the
pleasure OF showing thsm up. They so
back North with the glory knocked out
Of them. The contempt or Al lovers of
clean ball playing. and the knowledge
tina, when II comes 10 playing agains, a
team which knows It's busincss. they are
simply not in II. They may be able TO
fake games from some people, bu; they
can't do II here.
THE YELLOW STREAK
! OF yesterdays game ll.tle need be
| SAID. The first three innings on the
! part Of the locals were elitterlng and
| remarkable. Weddge and McFaran
| made wonderful stops and cltches.
NpiIl trnt n Two l,t I, -,
hailing distance OF him. Snyder caught
Ike the measles. y p-e:tier game be-
| hind the bat has not been seen here.
| Newton pitched like n. veteran. doing
as he pleased with The alleged heavy
| hitters from Newark At the bat IL was
| simply terrific. Four successive hits and
a sacrifice were made in the FRS; a dou-
| BILE and four singles in the second; a
| dnuhle in The third; the fourth was a
farce. but had the game been prolonged
| to The reGu auon length there's no tell
| ing where Cnrr;ck would have been b.
tbs time. He would have needed no re-
tnrn ticket home, for he would have
been bliled there. Wt,r0ck was re-
leased Friday night because eleven hits
were Obtained off him. If The manage
men has particle OF consistency Car
rick ought 70 he released Immediately.
and fined mo he bargain for WItirock
oui-pilched him Two to one.
In the middle Of the fourth Il IA In
came up and gave Gilman and his cote
tie an excuse for more dirty work. Gil
man, by the way. ought 10 be confined
In an infant Sauitarium or n lunaiic
asylum. for he ia either The biggest baby
or The cIa".cet man Of supposed intellect
nov loose m a helpless community He
made 4 SpeC:a Gle Of himself that would
have done credit 10 home for mbec!lca
FINALLY, win his n'en oul-p!ayed al ev-
cry point his pitcher practically mur-
nj III
and certain shui-out staring him In
the face. amid the Kisses OF the thou
sand or more Of spec,aiors who had
Iipa;d TO see ha sehal team play bas
ball. Jimmy Gilman and his brilliant
| crew took sneak 10 their wagon and
refused 20 play out the las; n If OF the
! hfth inning. whereupon Umpire Jones
tod the management Of the Norfolk
team tina, the game was forfeited TO
Norfolk by score OF 10 O. as IS Usual
This was done in the presence OF Wiz
neSSrts
Later on, however. when leaving on
!he boat. he asserted that he did no,
forfeit the game. ana refused point
blank I" give the Official scorer any de-
c!sion. saving he would lay the matter
before Pres.den; Harrows Any decis-
lon made WI probably be pro,es ed. and
so the ga anne stands, and until President
l'arrnws Is heard from it canno; be
counted In the nercentagc.
STORY OF THE GAME.
First Inning. McFarlan hit, Lelhy
sacrificed and Mac scared on Shalfer's
long single 10 lef:; Weidige hit and
sole. Shaffer purloining third and scor-
ing on We!hls single. double play
ended the inning. Weihl gong out try
Ing to steal second, and Weddige dying
in All a,temp; 10 reach home on said
attempt. II may be 81 id en- PEASANT.
thai Carrick plainly baked when he
caught Weihl off. otherwise he would
no, have done it,
Wright struck out: Leahys tumble
gave O'iIagan a base J. Ro;hfus few
out 20 W"adise: Sheehan drew a first on
Weni2's cXcusa BILE error, and Cargo
fOuled out TO Snyder.
Second Inning. WentZ struck out; Car
rick made pretty one hand sop OF
Sm!;h's hot one, and threw him out at
first: Baicy's high throw gave Snyder
a tirSt; Newton tanned.
Wedaige was quick as CREASED light
mig when he got Gi!man',s Loi liner with