The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-04
HITS HERE AND THERE.

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HITS HERE AND THERE.
(By Bat n. Bald
Pot LEHMAN is playing first base for
Dayton
The New Bedford Club has released
Fetc HALL.
Little Billy Hallman has signed with
Hloomsburg.
Roy Evans held Cincinnati down tc
fou. hits on Friday.
THAT rolling stone, Pitche. Setlcy, is
row with. the Milton C'a3 club
-Car,icl1 surprised himself by putting
the bail over the fence in the second in
ming.
Manager Manning, Of Kansas City. has
signed Pitcher Bruncr once with Lynch
burg.
We ought to make it four straight
from the tai!-enders 10 make up for our
last three defeats.
Brockton has had plenty Of $500 offers
for young pitcher Shecka!d but 3 hold
ing him for $1,500.
Umpire Lynch says Joe Corbett has a
remarkable curve ball, and uSGs It a
Sfeat deal in q game with much effect. :
Tate. Newton, Snyder and McTarlan
did the hitting Yesterday, but 1t was not
consecutive. Pop IL getting his eye back
Pitcher Afalavkey. OF the Syracuse
team. IN Syracuse the other day, s,ound!y
;hra@hed travelling man for insulting
Mrs. Maiarkcy.
Richmond has made it four straight
from Paterson They deserve their due
mead OF praise for the feat All, could we
have but done likewise!
It's poor consolation-but Norfolk
threw four aces and took the first leg
from Newark.--Paterson Call. And it's
poorer consolation for us-we lost the
other three.
The Mosquitoes landed on Newton ear
" in the game and made it moral
certainty For all that, the B-ooms hit
just rs hard. but they might as wei no.
have hit at all.
When Richmond goes to Philadelphia
on her mex, trip, jim COrbet; and his
Hompadnur will pay first for the Ath-
letics. Wonder if any Of the Johnnics
viii Try TO run over hlm.-Richmond
Dispatch.
The Newark team behaved all through
The r:eries IN 4 c0mmcndable manner.
itassy Wright was little eviden; occa-
Si0nlllY. but it was not harmful. II
served 70 amuse Umpire Burns who has
oiiicllted in seven games here this week
Let us hear from you in your positions
Tomorrow, Wcddige, Lcahy, Wentz.
and Tate. Keep your conversational
powers oiled up, and vent some of your
cheering language. Keep the inficld
alive and growing, and we'll all cheer
YOU
There VIII be two games Tomorrow
with Reading. Tho first game will be
called at 10 4. M. with Pfanmile. in thc
either Brown. the new pitcher. or Bishop.
Ladies free passes will not be recog-
nlZed al the games Tomorrow.
still we can't get away from that 800
mark. We dropped below it and to-day
stand :i92 Lancaster is steadily crawl
ing up and is now 62l.-liurlford Tcle-
gram We're there with you, ncighbor
We go up and come down. land on the
500 mark, drop below it, hover around
II. but cannot get away from It,
Brandt is 4 puzzler. indeed. Hc was
tcertainl" Il cracker-jack last year, and
nc ought TO be a good un" now, but he
Is awfully wild. Unless he does well
today. the chances are that he will be
let loose Richmond Dispatch. If WI.
lie IS turned adrift, he can come right
down here. We hive faith in him yet.
Bob PcIdcr has q now lease on his life
and is The livc!icst man on the team,
In, fs.. nj. ,S.i, y
and hitting good and hard When he first
came here he was severely scorched by
Il certain few who claimed he was 4
mas been hut now these same people
are loud in-their praise for he good work
he Is doing. Sporting Life.
i VIII the Erooms ever get any ginger
in them? With the exception of Manager
Smith, the entire team. when they arc
III :hc field arc as dumb as 81 conc:cra-
:ion Of mummics. y pitcher gets no en-
enlargement Or iollying from them as
other Hi che.s get from he teams behind
shcm. y lively int;eld, full Of Language
fully to steady pitcher and to win
games. Let lis have some of It, and
thcre'll he more games won.
Editor Richter. Of Sporting Life, has
the following TO say Q! Phil Gcicr: "Syhe-
the' iclcr VII! Decomc E'eat innelder
remains ~ he seen. hut that he should
he given every chance to demon s,ra to
bis capacity is pat.n!. as he has al tho
re1HiS.tca "a make 2 successful inflclEar
W.; !G2ht size agility, Gui:,knc.:s, OF eve,
hand ana foot. Grca. throwing arm.
and. above all. plenty Of sand III yon-
ture one prediction, and ,hat is with Gel
G" Al second base more than one double
play IN two Weeks will be made.
rs + {. --lH
Richmond OF the Atlantic League, Is
ar RicH They wired an offer Sat-
urday for him, but the amount was en-
tire'y too small, and Manager Hertlic so
rcnied. They then wanted to know FOL.