The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-06

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Newton relieved secrst in eighth In
ming.
1Rattcd for Newton in ninth inning.
Summary: Earned Runs-Norfoll1. l !;
Richmond, .. Two-base 1lits-Weihl.
Elberfeld, .; sholta. Three base Hits
Foster. Home Runs Elsey Stolen
Bases-We.hl, Wentz, Foster. Double
Plays-Goodenough TO Wells. Off New
ton. Wells. Kahn: off Schmidt, Mc1Tarlan,
Vent. shafrer. Hit by, Pitched Ball
by Newton, Goodenough; by Schmidt.
Weddige. Struck Out-By Secrist,
Hargrove; by Schmidt, Secrist. We'd
d.ge, Wentz, Heydon. Passed Balls
Foster, !. Lett on Bases Nor
folk, S: Richmond, 5. Base Hits--Off
First Base on Errors-Norfolk. /; Rich
mond, |. Time-1 80. Wenther-Unset-
tied Fleld-Fair Umpre-McNamara
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
U3y Bat n. Ball)
Kahn isn't doing any puroinng Of
hases on Snyder.
The Lancaster Examiner is probably
the newsest of our Northern exchanges
in SO far as relates to baseball gossip.
to cal! foul hit of kair's, which struck
third bag, which was obviously a fair
ball.
Shaffer made a beautiful one hand
stop of a hit by Schmidt and followed
II by another Immediately on q hot one
from Elberfeld's bat
Weddiges throwing to first base is
so true apa unerring that it is a!lnos;
automatid# He has yet 10 throw wild
to Shaffer on the other corner
Snyder is unquestionably reliab BILE
and safe man behind the willow. His
throwing TO second station Yesterday
was delightfully."- true and effective
Hard luck in the very first inning.
The bags full and with only one man out,
We!hl hit dinky fly to Sholta. who
threw Weddige out at first. completing
a double play.
Another one of those dubious home
plate decisions was made by Mcnamara
yesterday, only in this instance ii was
on Richmond player, whom he al
lowed score.
The heart shaped armor with which
Mcnamara protects his manly bosom
and Dalpita ting heart suggests that an
appropriate poem for him would be
Only an !Arnlov Bearer Would Be"
Too bad it was cloudy before the be-
ginning of the game With the first
bal pitched Old Sol came out ana smiled
while the sky, before obScurcd. cleared
rapidly and revealed the azure heavens.
What the Bluebirds didn't do for Sc
crist in the fatal eighth Newton finish
ed by filing the bags. 1t was an un-
fortunate and painful occurrence. Sc
crist should have been allowed to re-
main.
Reading has signed an entire new out
field in Leighton. Hill and Minnehan.
Hill it is presumed. is the same out
fielder who played last year with Roa-
noke. Spratt. who played centre re-
GENTLY, Is playing shortstop.
The Lancaster players were greatly
pleased with Norfolk and tho hospita-
bic treatment they received there.-Lan-
caster Examiner II is instructive to
note the contrast In the comments of
the Lancaster team In regard 10 their
treatment III Richmond.
Eddie Leach was in the city yesterday
FL Mino Eddie is looking well and for
an engagement He Sos he has not
signed with the New England League
as reported. and is still open for offers
Leach has undoubtedly several more
good pitching seasons up his sleeve.
All the Lancaster players speak high
ly Of the Norfolk team. both for their
playing abilities and personal qualities
Captain La ROGUE says it is n fine
all-round club, strong at the bat and
in the field Richmond, he says, is not
so strong: the men are too light and
weak at the bat.
Hard luck! heard on every hand yes
terday. il wasn't hard luck. Far from
it. 1t was hard hitting. and by the
wrong people at the right time. There
is no sainsaying the self-evident fact
Schmidt was more effective than Secr.st
and his satellites helped him out well
with the bludgeon when good hard
swats were the greatest desderatum.
Wot ell, Say! dis Is TUT,
Ter have lot o. dubs like doze,
Who can't field Il ball wdout mufY,
An can't hit ter win er suit O. cloes,
Trow US down like dis.
An say! Dis Mcnamara,
He amt SO warm. I don't tink
He gave de boys de boom tara -ra,
De out an out cold rinky d.nk.
OATS What he did.
The team leaves this morning via Nor
folk and XVnsfarn for oh n Por