The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-25
command 1t, which he will DO with few
more weeks OF practice.

command 1t, which he will DO with Il few
more weeks Of practice.
| a game Of ball was played in Hun
| tersville between the Norfolk TUTORS
and the Huntersvllles yesterday the
score. stood two TO one. In favor OF Inc
Norfolk Juniors when the game Was
| called at the beginning Of the third an
ming on account Of rain.
Pickering was in his element Thurs
| day in the Louisville Brooklyn game NO
| left-handed pitcher showed his head,
and he drove out four good singles be-
sides allowing Clarke to score the win
nlhg run IN the thirteenth inning. In
the field he played fine game
If the medico twirler, NcJamcs, would
diagnose his cigarette habit. he Would
| mayhap find that the insidlous weed,
wrapped In tissue. interfercs with his
twirling. The cigarette habit wrought
| ruin to Mike kelly'S eye, and Is /, Sc
rious handicap to Il pitcher as it racks
and unsteadles the nerves.--Washing-
! ton Post.
AlcCreery administered severe re-
| buke to the Knockers Thursday III
| Louisville by his fine work at the bat
! AIcCreery had been playing in hard luck
| and fell n victim to band or hammer
| users. He took desperate chances and
| was rewarded by two singles when hits
| meant runs and sacrifice In the tenth
which sent Clarke TO second and ena bled
\ him to score on Pickerngs hit
| "Stahl, the BoSton's outiieldcr, drafted
! from Buffalo, is one Of the best speci-
mems of q natural born hitter / ever
pitched to" said the metico twirler. Nc
James Gle was in the Virginia League
| with me in 1898, and In one game he
| n Mt bo
bat And who was the pitcher that
Stahl was Eanlmering out Of joint"
broke in Tom Brown 81 may as we'll be
| frank and tell the truth. l was the
pitcher" responded Jimmy.
At League Park yesterday an interest
ing game Of baseball was played by the
| renowned Red Stockings and the Attn
| letics. both colored. local teams. Lewis
was pittcd against Dan Mcclellan The
| former was knocked out or the box in
the fourth inning and Stewart, of the
Hygeia Giants. of Old Point, succeeded
| Lewis and held the colts down. The
old vets Cred Stockings were outplaycd
at every point, and only succeeded in
] tielng the game in the fourth inning
While dust was flying on the diamond
! similar to storm on the Sahara. The
| feature was the pitching Of Dan McClel-
| Ian, who struck out nine men. Owing
to lain only five innings were played
Score by innings:
| Red Stockings -. ...........1 Q 0 IS
tAtnieIlcS .......0 y 0-0
Batteries: Lewis. Stewart and John
Mcclellan; Dan Mcclellan and Mills
Umpire-Wiggins.
The Athletics will play the Ports
mouth Giants at League Park to-day
Game called at D. M
There is no luck in pitching" re-
marked Tom Brown. Take for in
stance the case OF Jesse Tannehil the
young left-hander who pitched against
us in Pittsburg last Saturday He was
favored by the elderly tickle old lady
known as Dame Fortune. / read in the
Pittsburg papers that Tannehill was q
wonder. That he had speed to incinc-
rate. and more curves than the cog road
UP Pixies Peak. All was able to dis
cover in Tannehill was rainbow curve
about as sweeping as the hoseShoe curve
| on the Pennsylvania railroad. The plot
| to JeSSe'S curve was q case of one OF
| Conan Doyle's detective stories as re-
| CARDS mystery. Jesses curve gives it.
| sell away to the batsmen as soon as
1T exits from his palm. AT tho same
time we were unable to hit him and
| made but five SafctieS off him. His vic
tory was purely q case of luck. as 1 can
| prove by any player on the team or any
| team that has faced Tannehill. If Tan
| nehin had repertoire Of puzzling
| curves and speed to back it up I could
| see where he would be Of service as a
pitcher in the major league.
The following poetical efusion taken
from the Wheeling 1ntelligencer is print
ed here for the benefit OF those whose
| hammers are raised:
when the locals strike a snag,
Keep a-rootin';
! Don't lay back an chaW the rag,
Keep a-root!n';
If the boys are tro:t:n' lame,
Pass the gla d hand just the same,
knockin' never wins game,
Keep a-rootin'!
! Seasons young an games been few,
Keep a-rOotin';
Wait your turn, IT'S shortly due;
Keep a-rOotin';
Lose game, why sort O. grin,
Times comm when you'll win,
| Winnin' streak'll soon set In,
| Keep a-roOtin'.
i Every dog must have his day.
1 Keep a-rootin';
Things'N shortly come your way,
| Keep a-rOot;n;
Hang your kicks upon the wall,
See the pennnnt in the fall
i Hands all round. We bleachers, ALL
Keep a-roOtin'!
Something has got ter be did! The
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