The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-03

q somewhat higher altitude.
on Monday Boyle hit q fly to right CEN
tire. The ball struck in chickering's
glove and bounded up in the air again |
McCreery, who was running toward |
Pick" captured the ball before it fell
to the ground.
An analysis OF the situation at Louis |
vile discloses the fact that the long
string Of victories that have gone to the
credit Of the Colonies has been due al
twirling corps, with Fraser and Hill as
star performers on the rubber.
Chicago's showing at Saturdays
game, after having won only three
games at home this season, stamps the
towns in the League. Cincinnatis fol-
lowers quit them after winning ten
straight and then losing four games.
am indebted TO the A. G. Spalding
company for handsome reporters
score book, bound in red russia leather
and stamped with name in gold. 1t is
one OF the many artistic outputs Of this
firm. whose sporting publications are
known and circulated the world over.
Claud NTcFarlan is playing a brilliant
centrefield and the Paterson scrlbes
class him and Hargrove as the two
crack fielders OF the Atlantic League.
had the pleasure OF seeing two sensa-
tional catches by Mac last Sunday, and
on the coach line lie surprised me-
The aSininity Of the Atlantic League
schedule makers is daily becoming more
apparent and plainly evidences the fact
that the Southern clubs were not con-
sidered. 1t was Just Norfolk's luck to
nd RI
against heavy odds in the town Of New.
ark for long spell.
Because Jack Gilroy won last Sun
days game some OF the Brooms in
sisted that I was the mascotte, but L
am confident that Jack carries his own
little mascotte with him and don't need
any outside fetishes. Happy Jack has
won every game away from home and
lost the only one he has pitched at home
Here Is Barney Dryfus' forecast Of the
championship: II have already bet 500
that Boston will beat out Baltimore
Hanlon made q sad error OF Judgment
| in depending OH his young untried pitch
ers. and McGraw is not playing up to
his speed. Hanlon also made a mistake
In separating from Brodie. "-Washing-
ton Post.
Charles Reilly, the Senator'S third
baseman. spent few moments in
dreamland in the fifth inning Sunday
Becllley was stealing third base and
McGuire's throw TO catch him was low
Reilly made an effort to reach the ball,
but 1t bounded and hit him in the right
Jaw, putting him out. 1t was some
| minutes before he recovered, but he
gamely went back into the game.
That inshoot from Fraser that inter-
rened the combative bump on Jack
Doyle's cupola Of thought would have
called for an obituary il some less ten
der plant than Jack was the recipient
or the blow. DR.. STICKY, who diagnosed
the chronological outshoots on Jacks
dome, testified that the nervy little
Hibernians skull would ward off the
doWnshoot Of q pile-drlvcr
While acting as gatekeeper of the
Srandstand in Paterson, Temporarily.
last Sunday for geniar Manager Mckee,
or the Paterson Club. L had a new one
gave me the smiling eye and scnten-
tiously remarked, "Neighborsm "All
right, neighbours" said T. though I didn't
understand the graft. When Mckee re-
lleVed me | asked him about it. oh"
said he, eve have 10 pass our neigh
bors whose houses adjoin the grounds
so as to square them and have no kicks
against Sunday ball"
have seen the Brooms play away
from home and am still in a quandary
as to the reason of their many defeats.
Iaklng the Sunday game in Paterson rs
| a criterion can conscientiously say that
the cause is not poor fielding or hitting
They hit and fieded brilliantly, and
with a handicap OF four runs against
them. with cOmmendable grit, they went
at the enemy and won out by sheer
hating. Consequently it is not as
fielding or batting team that they are
weak Is it in the box? Giroy has
proved himself a treasure. Newton, by
winning q game In Newark has demon
started that under the decidedly adverse
circumstances attending q game in that
city he has good metal in him. Clausen
has also the same argument in his favor.
Ffanmillei' in times past and even this
year, has proved his ability, but has
been unfortunate in being twice ptted
against the Thugs in Newark. Famil-
iarity breeds contempt and upon this
hypothesis Pfanny, after his first de-
feat in that city, should not have been
sacrificed again. Other than against
Newark, / am confident he is as effective
a tWirlcr as any in the league. Sum
ming UP, then, we find that the pitching
staff, while not decidedly strong one,
is uniformly q good one. Where, then,
are the faults? One Of them I can, and
have already pointed out. namely, that
OF stupid base running. In this respect
there il; room for vast improvement.
When the BroOmS return home the
mornings should be devoted TO work
looking to q marked reversal of form