The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-16

they could have gotten him down here
In the Virginia League for two dolll.s
and the cost OF telegram.
Bobby Lanksrord is playing with the
Tcrre llautc, Ind. club.
There's something in the air OF the
Old Dominion which natures ball play
crS.
Young Wrislcy. Wazhlng,on's snbstl-
tutc player, put UP quite game in CEN
ire ile,d.-P,isburg Post.
Joe Burke. Pun vettcr and Long
Mike" Ryan. lac OF Portsmouth, are
playing sharp bal for Evlusvi!ic
Brownie Foreman has captured Grand
Rapids. The little aortal side pitcher is
doing clean box work again this year.
Pitcher Mcpa'tlin has been released
by Toronto, and Pitcher Sellcy is now
with tina, team. Both these men wee
once with Norfolk In The Virginia
League. and of he two should say
that Mcl'artiH t: far ana away Il better
man than SNAKE" Sciley.
The Lancaster In,e'ligcnccr has the
Ian: Young Mcf'arli IN. who Il playing
SO strongly in centre Held for No: folk.
is Columbia lad. He war born there.
but has been away for some years. In
THO winter he Is a sporting writer on the
Louisville Post.
Scchrist won his game in Newport
assistants. SeChr:::t has signed with
New Bedford. and w!l leave al once
for that city Me VIII 20 10 AShcviIle.
c., to play with the club OF that
city. and with which Al. McFHr,an ana
Pitcher Wilson are playing good bail.
When 4 comes to roofing for n ball
player Martins Ferry, O.. is entitled 10
the prize. Every man in town. from
preacher TO slilOn Keeper. is Il DICK
P1dden enthusiast. and WI fight the
person who says anything against him
They even carry It so far as 10 stop
Pittsburs IA pc Which ;hey think does
not give paddcn his fun share Of pubic!-
~, and subscribe for one which Is more
friendly TO their iCwnsman.
THIS Is what the Hartford cores
pendent of Sporting life Gays Of Umpire
Jones: IT 81 hoped that some Other
umpire besides Jones VIII umpire tho
mex; home series n games here. ari his
work - not a all satisfactory 10 Hart
ford pntons Of the game. He allows
too much Kicking hy The PLAYERS. and
seems 10 labor under the dplusion that
one bad decision Is rec:ified by another
made N favor Of the o:her side"
Chick" Stah leads the Boston team
In batting. a careful scrutiny OF the
young blood IN ;he Big league VIII DIS
close the Indnb.tahc fact that the Nlv-
ginnia League turnD1 out more success
ful youngsters than any OF the other
la IN Ia
S:ahl. Geier, TanucA!N. Pickering. Do
Ian, Wrgley, Corhct, and Pahden. OF
Padden Sporting Life SAYS this week:
The PittSburg club picked Up a pre-
In Dick padden. lie : playing second
base in high class style"
Umpire Jones' ana his conferes, who
came down here with the Northern
teams seem to have leaning toward
them, to the disadvantage OF the home
teams. Not alone here. bu. also in
Richmond If sectional feeling Is 10
have anything Ia DO with The trent
n,cnt Of the TWO teams in the South by
Northern umpirtc, II VIII be necessary
10 teach these officials a lesson in a
way they won probahly think fOrci-
ble but one which would no doubt prove
cffoc ual. President IA rows is earnest
" Invited 10 instruct HI; staff TO en-
force their commands and rules without
fear Or favor and to allow no shade az
preference to be observable in his treat
mcnt OF clubs, he they OF the North o:
South l. Is a Northern man who
writes the. and mean what say:
that the evident preference shown by
Umpire Jones. and his meek acceptance
OF the vile abuse or Gilman and his
gang, as against ;he rigorous trea ment
Of the home team. has been very ap.
parent and should no longer be ai!owad