The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-10
The Howl of the Special Correspondents
of the Philadelphia Papers.
INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATION.
Norfoih VIII Meet Baltimore To-day
..Honcr ana Corbctty vs.. I,fuumilIcr
ana Stichrist- Albert Mott Throws
bouquets at slr. O'SciII-prnise for
tho DIUcbirds.

| Fall River this year.
The Baltimore News special CORES
pondent says Of the Bluebirds:
SOD Fender has been benched in Rich
ihohu, ana the FANS want him released
Cockman, who played third base for
tonnoke last year has been signed by
indianapolis OF the Western league
Albert Mott, the Baltimore CORE
spondent Of Sporting Life is still throw
Ing bouquets at Manager O'Neiil. rs fol-
lows:
Norfolk will play sundry games at
Gloucester, n. j., where the Athletic
cluD or the Atlantic league has secured
grounds =,
Louisville's outfield. with Clark, Pick
erlng and McCreery. Is likely to give
pain to The hard hitters OF the other Bis.
league clubs.
Philadelphia can take comfort in the
iact that there are others. Boston has
neen inundated. and they have company
| in their misery
The house Of Outhelder Pickering, of
Louisville, at Cairo. H., has been wash
req four squares from its foundation in
the prevailing food.
Foxy" Frye has not yet affixed his
signature to &C Hartford contract, but his
delinquency is not worrying Manager
Burns. of that club.
II is reported that q petition is being
| circulated in Richmond to have Jake
Wells manage from the bench and allow
Elsey to cover first bag.
Shortstop Wrigley and pitcher Kim
Die. two graduates from the Virginia
league, are honored with portraits in to-
days issue OF Sporting Life.
1t is predicted that before the mid
season Taunehill will want to eat the en-
tire menu without any urging upon the
part Of the colorcd walters
The Louisville Courier Journal has
he following to say Of Joe Dolan, the
short stop OF the Colonies ana one Of
Manager Smiths many good finds:
| The Bostons left last night for Rich
nond By the Chesapeake & Ohio to play
Richmond to-day. Wet grounds pre-
vented them from playing here yester-
day.
Joe Corbett will lie greeted vocirerous-
IS by his host of admirers here. He
| says he will make mp FOR brother inns
| defeat by unfolding the family escutch-
con on the diamond.
Judging from the tone of the Rich
nlond Dispatch. all is not pleasant in
that place $" far as the team is con-
cerned. anu the knockers are as carly
rs this getting in their fine work
Sholta, who started the big row in Pc
jtcrShurg with Jennings last year when
the Orioles appeared there went to Jen-
nlh:ss on the field in Richmond on We'd
]ncSdaE and apOlOgizetl to him like n man
| With the lialtimorrs here tomorrow.
an opportunity Will be had to see Dick
| CoGan. who pitched for Norfolk in 81
| Cogan has worked his way into Hanlon';
| favor by his promising preliminary
, showing
The Orioles will tackle the Norfoll1s at
| League Park Tomorrow and if the
weather is fair ii may safely be predict
ed that the attendance will be unusually
| large, rs the Baltimore club is a prime
| fnVoritc here.
Boston was the first big league team
to be beaten this year as we'll as last
year. This season the Savannah team
| did 1T, and last year Norfolk If it had
| not rained yesterday-well, that would
have been another story.
! The Baltimore correspondents travel
ing with the Orioles say that Pop
Tate gave them a proper roasting when
he ofiiciated as umpire in the recent cX-
| hibition games" Their statements can
be taken cum grano sails.
! The howl OF the special correspond
ents who sent reports of Thursday's
game to Philadelphia would be anus
| ing II they were not such a CHASTITY lot
OF untruths and unwarranted pcrvcr-
sions. Here is What they say:
| "Iittsburg' $ new pitcher. Tannehill,
was Il great favoritc at Roanoke and he
| told the colorcd walters such wonderful
tales that he never had less than three
TO wait upon him, and they insisted upon
his eating the entire notwithstanding
| Life
The exhibition season here will open
UP Win I\DliptN. ana NIT. . NGIil S team
| has been more than amusing Washing
| ton. In Tact, the Senators tremblcd SO
! hard one day that they shook the dome
| of the Capitol and scared the tariff bill
most to death.
| The team that Richmond put on the
heid to-day does the town credit and
| is the first one yet this season that has
forced the champions to play ball 10
| win. They We're dangerous at every
Stage OF the game, and never gave the
Orioles a chance to rest on their oars
| The battery for Norfolk to-day will be
! Sechrist, pfanmiller, Snyder and Hay
don. The batting order will be the same
as usual. The Orioles will line up as
! follows: McGraw, 1 b.; Kecler, l.. f.:
Jennings, s. s.; Kelly, |. f.: Doyle, 2 h..
| Ilnsley. C. f.; Quinn, 9 b.; Clark c.; Cor
bctt. p; Hafrer. p.
Mr.. O'Neill is quito n sporty man, and
he seems to have picked out u pretty
good team. one that cannot be lriled
With. They will play plenty strong
enough in Baltimore to make Il good ex
| hibition with the Orioles and let the
people see whether the BaltimoreS have
been strengthened as much as has been
claimed"
The greatest Improvement, however
| is noticeable in Joe D0lan's work NJ
short. y good short stop is an article
which had been absent from Louisville
since Hugh Jennings took his departure
| Dolan fills the bill He handles himself
very much like Jennings does. and has
acquired quick snap throw that is
deadly TO all inticld hitters"
! II