The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-12

rick. Smith. Double plays---Smth to
Halter. Base OH balls--Off Jones. I: Off
Gilroy.l. Hit by pitched ball-Ry Jones
/; by Gilroy 2. Struck out-By Jones 9;
by Gilroy. s. Left Oh bases--Paterson
9: Norfolk, 4 First basc.on crrors-Pat-
erson, |; Norfolk. l; Time, 80 Wea
ther-Ciear and rainy. r'cid--Eair and
bad Umpre-Nlr. Jones.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
(By Bat N. Ball)
The game to-day will be called at
4:15 y. IN.
The revised schedule of the South
eastern League has been made up
Danny Leahy shut OF a run in Pater-
sons second by d beautiful stop Of 4
hot one from Jones stick.
Jupiter Pluvius interviewed Very often
yesterday, and to him may be nscribed
the disastrous third inning.
llcister put up an irredescent game al
short field for the visitors. He also did
the largest share Of the hitting.
Jack WcntZ electrified The crowd by
difficult catch Of u foul fly for which
he had TO run outside Of the right-iicld
foul line.
With the exception Of the visitors
third inning Giiroy pitched an cxcellen,
game. He struck out three men in the
seventh inning
Happy Jack Gih.oy was the recipient
oil bouquet yesterday. but as he was
going to bat he was 100 busy to do
more than smile engngingly.
The Silk Stockings outbattcd the
Brooms yesterday. That's the whole
history Of the defeat. Both teams
played real pennant winning ball.
Would ii not be well to saw OFF on
bouquets. The players appreciate such
courtesieS, but some way they don't
seem to do much after they get them.
Jack Wentz pinchcd the first hit for
Norfolk. making Il corking ;two-bngger
TO left-tield ana scored NorfolkS only
run an earned one. on Smiths drive
TO right.
Gilroy got his medicine yesterday, but
then he had wet ball to, work With.
Three two-baSgcrs in succession of him
We're CLEANED by the visitors in their
sixth inning.
Jones has a very common name. but
the Brooms batting column doesn t
show him to be 4 very common pitcher
Only four hits could our heroes ga tllar
from his offerings
Wagner found Gilroy for n home run
in the rain With Two men on Lascs,
sending them all home. and tue rooters
spirits into their boots 1t was IL costly
hit for the brooms.
That artistic and iubilant illustration
which headed the baseball column in
the Richmond Times on Saturday
wasn't in use long. Newark threw that
little ladder down.
The sporting editor OF The Paterson
Call writes me that Norfolk Is; by no
means Il tail cnder Well should
think not. ! sized the Brooms up as
top notchers from the jump
The rain of the early afternoon laid
dust nicely and made the line Of the
street railroad II path Of claanliuc $.
instead Of a whirlwind Of dust. The
attendance. however, for some reason
was not as large as on Monday
The standing Of the clubs shows GU
riouS situation, with three clubs tied for
second place and two tied for fifth. while
the leading club has the same perccn-
tage possessed by the winning Pitts
burSS ana LouisvilleS, who are tied for
second place in the National League
percentages. In the latter we also find
three clubs tied for fourth place.
Umpire Jones called n balk on Gil
roy when Happy Jack had no intention
Of baking. Gilroy drew back his hand
to deliver The BAH. and in doing so The
ball struck his side and rolled ont OF his
hand. AS q balk is defined rs any mo-
ton 10 deliver the bail 50 as to deceive
l.l raw.
intent was plainly not such Umpire
Jones ruled wrongly