The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-12
Standing ofthe Clubs

ffobaDly never in its baseball history
mas norfolk seen such smuggling match
as mat which marked yesterdays game
Win hartford. Without any doubt it
VAS 10 star performance. Two of the
1ankees' best twirlerS were put out of
the business, and every one Of the locals
ilttcned their batting averages as they
chose almost
IN the five innings in which he at
&c! Lethpted TO hold his job, Gastright was
mt sixteen times, including five two
pagers. He gave three free passes to
hrst. making twenty four bases in all
made Off him.
Vlckery Jared even worse He was up
against 1t for four innings. in which time
tWenty-four bases were obtained off
him. including five two-baggers. a trim
pie five singles and six bases on balls.
STORY OF THE GAME.
First Inning-Neither side scored IN
Inc ilrst. though the visitors got two
hits and were assisted by an error on
the part Of the locals
Second-The second inning was a ter
ror. Gastright was simply slaughtered.
"eualge LED Off with q hit and went to
tnlrd on Gastright's bad throw 10 first !.
Vent followed with q two-bagger:
Shaffer walked; Pfnnmiller singled: Sny-
DER went out; Newton walked and went
10 second on AIack's error. Wcihl taking
llrst. With the bases full Smith hit:
Mcf'ar!an hit for two bags: Weddige and
Nent2 followed with singles and Shafrer
ended the inning by going out Seven
runs mad been scored and seven hits
had been made
The best the visitors could do was to
get one man on base.
, Inlrd-With two men out, Newton hit ;
Welhl SWipel q two-bagger; Smith walk
cd but With three on bases, McFarlan
drove long fly to centre and was out.
ne visitors went out In order
Third-Norfoll BANKED
Thornton walked for the visitors
Hurns flew out to Wentz; Lytle was pre-
scented with his base, and Thorn ton
scored on Doherty's two-ba gger: Cavellc
hit and Lyle scored; Doherty stole home
on CaVclle's steal to second. The latter
Durloined third and came in on Roachs
out to Smith. Gastright flew out 10
centre.
Fourth-Lytle dropped Pfanmillers
fly: Snyder hit; Newton singled and
Pfanmiler scored; Smith singled Nc
Farlan hit and stole, Snyder scoring ana
Newton going out at the plate on an as
sist from centre; Weddige hit for two
bases: WentH singled; Shaffer hit for
two bags; Pfanmiler struck out, ending
the inning. Five runs and seven hits
The Yankees began to get onto New
tons curves. Mncll, Radford and Thorn
ton hit for base apiece, and all three
scored or Burns two-bagger. Lyle
Welt out ana DOncftE MT, scoring
Burns. The neNt two men went out
SiNth-G aStrigh Int was slaughtered and
had to be carried from the field. Wick
cry was sent to the box, but the Brooms
took kindly to him. Snyder hit and died
trying to stretch IT; Newton hit for two
bags; Weihl flew out; Smith hit for two,
McFarlan singled and stole; Wcddige
put the sphere against the blackboard
for two bags; Wentz went out Five
hits. three runs.
The visitors were retired easily, Pfan-
mlllcr'S double being a pretty eature.
Sevent h--FTour bases on balls and
Weihls three-ba gger netted two runs for
the BrOomS.
The visitors succeeded in getting hit,
but could do nothing more.
Eighth-Its by Weddigc, Shaffer and
Snyder scored two more runs.
With two men out, Vickery walked
and Mack put the ball over the fence
Wentz's great catch and an assist from
tha same source Il minute later were
sensational, features.
Min th--McFarlan scored in the ninth
on a 1ie!der's choice and two baggers by
Weddigc and Shaffer.
The visitors went out in order Smith
closing the game by ~ wonderful catch
Of fly from Lytles bat
NORFOLKS.