The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-07
NORFOLK WRGINTAN: WEDNESDAY,. APRII7 u 1897
The BALL is STAR TED
Sharply Contested Game Between the Regu-
lars and YanIgenS at League Park.
GOT A LINE ON THE NEW TEAM.

Good Work All ArOuud-Thc Pitch.
crs--Claude lIcFnrlan Leads IL,
| Bnttcry nnd Happy Jack Puts the
| First Ball Over tho Fence-Mnna.
ger Smith Has an Accident,
A large number of lovers OF the great
! american game wendell their way 70
League Park yesterday to witness the
first exhibition game Of the season and
incidentally to get 81 line on Smiths
| aggregation of artists Taken all in all
the event was very enjoyable and. to the
crank, instructive.
The struggle was between the Regu
lars and the Eanigans, the line up at
NEG ULARS. YANIGANS.
Shaffe-, Lib. Gilroy, $. s.
Ileahy, g S. HaSdon, G..
| a1cFarlan, e. f. Wilson. l.. f.
! Weddige, SD. Sechrist. G. r.
Welhl. /. f. Snyder ID.
Me. c. New ton. !. f.
Wentz. 2b. Messic, ID
Hargrove, T.. +. Shipp. 3b.
Pfanmiller. p. Cial,sen d.
This line up held for the first four in
nings, after which various and sundry
changes and shifts were made OF such q
nature and curiousness that no living
man could keep the track Of them This
was done TO give all the pitchers a
chance in the box. Ship and Messick
were borrowed from the Olympics, Will
liams' strong amateur team Mr.. Fred
Z. Chisnell umpired With his usual gra &c
and good eye, to the satisfaction Of all
The game was Interesting for several
reasons. but chiefly because Of the fact
that it enabled the rooters ia see what
kind of q pitching stan Manager Smith
has gathered about him. The latter, by
| the way, strained himself Monday even
ing IN making slide, and will probu bly,
not be in the game for some days, much
| 10 the regret OF his friends and the
management.
When the game started off it looked
like smuggling match. In the first four
innings the Regulars had swipcd out
twelve hits and brought in twelve runs
In the same time the Yanigens had land
ed safely eight times and brought seven
men across the rubber. After that, how
ever, both sides settled down beautifully
anu only one more run was made, tina {
| one being To the credit OF the Regulars
OF the pitchers. Sechrst showed up in
best form. though he game of yestcr-
day was no criterion by which to Judge
any mans twerling capabilities. Only
| one hit was maize off him in three in
ninss; twelve were made off ClauSeu IN
| four innings and six of Pfanmiler in
he same time; there were two off New
| ton in two innings; two off Wilson in
the same time, and one off Jack Gilroy,
who pitched one inning-the last.
| On the bases the men on both sides
showed up we'll. With. the exception of
Shipp, who had difficulty in holding tile
| ball, though he did valuable work and
went after everything. Lcahy, Gilroy,
Sliatier. Snyder, Wenta ana AIessicl<
iielIed their positions well. Weddige has
not yet gotten himself into playing
\ y, f..~, l.
work to show that he has pnenomen-
onal arm on him and is as quick as a
cat on his feet.
The outlicld wasn't overwhelmed with
chances but all that went there were
accepted errorless!y with few cyccptions
so TAR as the IaniGens We're concerned
McFarlan. Targrove and Wcihl easily
sustaining their reputation FOR fast
work. Behind the bat both Me and
Hayden were all that could be asked
though the latter had trouble With high
fouls. But all the men showed a re-
freshng Willingness 10 &c for everything
and anything, and this in itself is vir-
tue so great thar an occasional failure
] 10 get difficult bah may be pardonel
/ for the effort.
At the bat Claude was himself again
| leading Oft with a home run. 4 double
| and g. single. Clausen raped out three
doubles and Gilroy IL double and a
homer. putting the first ball Of the sea
son over the fence. Shaffer who played
his base with Il grace and efficiency that
| Won him the good opinion OF every one
likewise developed a marvellous faculty
Of getting TO first every time he went 10
| the ba t-once on 4 single, once on a dou-
| Die. twice on errors ana once on
ielders choice. Enough was shown by
the stick work OF the Regulars TO prove
! that they arc n batting crowd
| All the old men were given a hearty
glad hand when thcy ca mo ND for firS;