The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-02
HITS HERE AND THERE.
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THE GIIROY TTIND @

it1IS fERlI AMI THERE.
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TILE GILROY FUND
plrSlnian Staff $500
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What Il sad commentary upon the
ficl1lcness OF the fans Is the fact of the
lack Of response to the Ciilroy fund
Send in your mite for the Gilroy
fund If it be only half a dollar 1t will
count.
Danny Lcahy is keeping up his gilt
edged work ut short field.
Manager Smith started the fireworks
in the ninth with his beauty liner over
third bag.
Pop Tate is hitting in hard luck The
old gent meets the ball, but he can't
get it safe.
President Bradley says l1lsey will not
be released, despite his outbreak He
was fined $50
Weihl looks like Bill Nye since he
got his hair cut bald and his NOUS
tache shaved off.
Gettig gave Pfanny the last two balls
necessary to send him to the first bag
In the ninth inning.
President Barrows was here yester-
day, and was Il guest III the press box
He leaves this morning for Richmond
Harry Wilson reported yesterday and
was on the bench III uniform. He also
made himself prominent on the coach
lines.
Gilroy is doing nicely. He Is carried
out under the trees every day. and he
is Frightening up. He is already look
ing much better.
Louisville has signed Pitcher Roy
Evans, late with st. Louis, and who
pitched for Portsmouth in the Virginia
League last year.
Go out and help the boys win bs
roofing hard, loud and long That 1t
helps was shown in the last four games
played. Help the Broonls to take two
to-day.
Owner Broome Is a sick man. His
physicians have advised q change OF
ar ana quiet and Mr. Broome will
leave to-day for the mountains to re-
cuperate.
The Mosquitoes behaved themselves
handsomely yesterday. shall have to
bury the name OF Thugs, as applied to
them. Ihey were as mannerly as any
team that has appeared here this sea
son.
kid" Jordan has jumped the Athle-
tics and has gone to Hornelsvillc.
where he will play with the independent
team OF that place. That leaves the
Athletics With but two pitchers, Gar
vim and .Amcs
Another new king OF the diamond,
Umpire Goodhart, has been taken into
the league, and is said to bear out his
name. Snyder is the star umpire Of
the league, however, and has lasted
ionger than any other in that position.
Paterson Call.
The Richmond management have
signed North Carolina twirler, and he
is expected here to-day He has only
pitched amateur ball heretofore, but he
Is said to be wonder lie is a. great
big fellow. and twirls with his left
hand.-Richmond Dispatch
Putting Pfanmiller in to bat in place
of Newton was q clever scheme Plan
ny had hit tombstone UP in Newark
pretty hard, and tombstone evidently
was afraid OF him this time 1t opened
the door for McFa:l2.l, and the game
went Glimmcr!ng.
There will be two games To-day for one
admission. The first will be called at
2:30, With Clausen and Wilson as n
battery, and Gettig and Zearfoss The
second game will be called Immediately
after the termination Of the first game
The battery for the second game will
be Bishop and Snyder, Cagon and
Rothfus
a deal is on for trade with Norfolk.
whereby Elsey will go there, and
Claude McFarlan Will come here
Claude would prove an acquisition to
the Richmond team.-Richmond Dis
patch.
What is this? 4 pipe dream? Why
we wouldn't let Claude McFarlan so to
Richmond for fifty Elseys Manager
Smith says the Dispatch man Is or
his trolly completely. Were the Norfolk
management even to contemplate such
deal they might as well shut I'D the
park, sell the other players and retire
from baseball. The Norfolk public would
simply rise up In their might and pro-
test against any such a. schamc