The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-29
OILS IN awful race for games won this
year" says Jimmy Collins

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OILS nm awful race for games won this
year" says Jimmy Collins.
Young Wrigley, OF Washington. is
showing up as a good fielder and fast
A one-armed pitcher by the name Of
Quillian is twirling a strong game. II Ia
Hugh Daily, for the Atlanta (Ga) team.
Z 11x-Manager McGunniglc. of the
Louisvflles, Is now on the lookout for Il
summer hotel and may locate at Nan
taslet each. 9
The Baltimore players say that Joe
Corbett uses more curve balls, even
when he is in Il hole. than any pitcher
III the league.
So far Hanlon's Judgment in setting
adrift Hemning, Esper. and Mcmahon
has been indicated. They haven't set
the world afire with their new clubs.
Bill Heine is playing the fastest game
OF his life for Hartford. Features Of
nearly every game are the double plays
worked in by him and Paul Radford.
Tom Mcnamara, who resigned from
the Atlantic League has been appointed
on the umpire staff Of the Interstate
League. He takes the place of Ulling
who resigned.
Major Fulton. the millionaire rooter Of
Baltimore, who is travelling with the
champions. has seen every game. exhibit
ton or championship. they have played
this season, either a home or abroad
President Young is quoted as saying
that tile fines collected from League
en- II oil .:,,,,,
records. The umpires are also putting
more men out of the games than ever
before. @
Richmond and Norfolk are getting
their bumps while away from home
This is nothing more than I expected.
Norfolk, however, is doing better than
chmond-Lancaster correspondent Of
Sporting Life.
Delehanty was a fellow traveller Of
President Freedman, of the New York
ciuD, last week, and offered to wager all
his money that Philadelphia would beat
New York out in the series and in The
race His offer was not accepted
Harry Weldon, Of the Cincinnati "I1n-
qulrer." says that Pat Tebeau, Jack
oConnor or Jesse Burkett never saw
me DAY that they had Il field chance
with "AIuggsy" McIraw in the. matter
or blackguardism and billingsgate.'
Didn't some writer on the circuit saw
that the Richmond team was the most
gentlemanly In the league? They didn't
snow much Of 1t here. They acted as
| IL they were Texas Leaguers and cater
ing TO cowboys.-Newark correspondent
of Sporting Life.
The WaverleyS defeated the Atlantic
Citys in the second game OF the series
for championship by q score of TO 6,
| Hatteries: Granger. Richardson anu
ei rs Holand and Coienda. Features
or the game was the batting OF Walsh
and the playing at third of HILL
| ance and co-opera ton.
All McGraw seems to he good for this
year IS TO chew the umpire. for he is
not doing any hitting, and his fielding
| Is way below major league standard.
Baltimore, 1t seems. would be stronger
with ReitZ al second base and Quinn at
third than with McGraw at third and
Quinn at secord-EXchange
a correspondent suggests that The
Philadelphas might be able to purchase
Wrigley from Washington for second
base and either Corcoran or Pichey
from Cincinnati for short stop, and then
by placing Gillen at third base and La
| Joie at first they would have a Young
| infleld that would be very fast.
He could hold his own triumphant
At all stages Of the game
He could hold the hottest grounder
When his fingers touched that same:
he could hold the rooters spell-bound
AS he chased the frantic fly;
lie could hold the cranks' attention
with his Wondrous batting eve:
he could hold q base with prudence
| When the finish doubtful hung;
lie could hold the swiftest pitcher
But he couldn't hold his tongue!
Baltimore News
Manager Williams takes his Olympcs
or the southeastern League, to Newport
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