The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-26
CHERUBS LOSE A GAME.
PIANMILLER AM CHhSBRO DO
FINE WORK ron the TEAM.
The Locals We're Outbatted by tho Visitors,
"a Two Errors Helped to Lose tho
Game TO Norfolk.

Nearly two thousand OF tho faithful saw
the Cherubs run up against "A snag at
Pinel Park yesterday afternoon.
The snag aforesaid was in the shape
OF one. Pfanmiller. who cssayed TO twiri
for the Norfolk aggregation OF bali tos-
scrs. And he was successful The
wiley twirlcr placed all kinds of stumb-
ling blocks in the way OF the Cherubs. and
they were unable TO secure more than six
hits, which were scattered along at pain
ful intervals throughout the game.
CHEsBRO TWIRLED WELL.
And. on the other hand. the Chcrub's
twirler, ChcsbrO, put q few KINKS IN MS
curves and CAV the crew OF the Mary
Jane lots of trouble in getting their sea
dogs across the plate.
sad as IL may seem. Brownie Elbcrfcld
was responsible. indirectly, for two or
the runs made by the Crew. In the fourth
inning. Wcddigc went out on "a foui fy
TO Foster. and Knowles put a hot one 10
Elborfeld who handled IT all right. but
when he recovered and threw TO hrst the
ball went a mile above Wells head and
Knowles was safe on second. Then Wcihl
went out. which would have been the
third man. had the Brownie not thrown
wild. Wentz put the ball out for three
bags, scoring Knowles and coming in
himself on Smiths single.
The game was n hot one. both twirlers
doing great work. The inability to
bunch their hits was the cause OF the
Cherubs not being up I'm scores, but their
fielding was splendid. with the exception
of the wild throw of Elberfcld and tho
misjudged ball by Barley in The eighth,
on which Ieahy scored.
MADE ONE RUN.
Nothing was done to the credit OF tho
Chcrubs until the eighth. but some pretty
playing was done. In the second, Stuart
singled and STOLE second. lie was play
ing off second. when Pfanmiller threw
the ball down and in sliding back IL
struck Stuart. knocking him out for a
few minutes. Wells took his place which
he held until his tern az bat when he was
released by CHESHIRE. Billy Smith acted
in a very silly fashion. when Wells want
ed 10 place Kahn on the bag for Stuart.
insisting that no one but Wells himself
should run, and then making him put
Cheshro in 10 relieve himself.
In the NTH inning Wells singled and
was sacrificed by Foster then he attempt
ed to reach the plate on Chesbro's hit.
At third he was badly blocked by We'd
dire and delayed long enough to be
caught between bases and put out. AL
most "A duplicate OF the play in Norfolk
on last Monday.
HOW IT WAS MADE.
Kain went out on a fly to Smith in
the eighth and Elberfcld was hit with
the ball Elsey put "A hot one 10 Weddige
who threw TO second and cut Elbcrfcld off,
while the runner reached first safe. BY
a very close call Elsey stole second and
scored on Sfuart's twO-bagger.
In the ninth Foster got as far as third.
hut anchored. The Norfolks made two
errors in the fourth. Knowles reached
second on Elbcrfeld's error and scored
on the t~hree-baeger by Wentz. the lat
ter going in on the single by Smith. In
the hftl Pfanmiller tripled. but got no
farther. for the next three men went out
In order. Mcdonald saving the run by a
magnificent stop OF Weddige's hot ground
r.
Leahy singled I'm the eighth and went
20 third on Kain's error. scoring on
knowles out TO Elsey. Wiehl singled i'm
tho ninth. went 10 second on Wcntz's
hit. got TO third on a choice and scored
on Snyder's single. Smith was put out
at the play by a fine throw by Barley
from right field and the game was over.
The correct score follows: