Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-01
ANOTHER VICTORY.
Luftioh's Clever Pitching Nearly Shut
Out John Smiths Norfolk Team

Out John Smiths Norfolk Team
A Beautiful Game.
In beautiful game OF baseball yes
ferday afternoon, at League Park, the
"Boers" gave the "Phenoms" a good
drubbing by smuggling the ball hard
and often; while Luftich held their OPP
ponents down to four little singles.
two OF them scratches and no two of
them coming in the same inning.
About 800 of the faithful fans" went
out to see the game, and they were
we'll repaid, for q more interesting
game has not been seen here this sea-
either side might have won, but Lui-
itch pitched a wonderfully clever
game, and held them down in every
inning, indeed in four innings only
three Norfolk batsmen faced him. The
team behind him gave him good sup
port. only one error being made. while
there were number OF fast, snappy
plays, several of which were sensa-
tional, notably the beautiful one-hand
catch by Bammert of a line drive off
Kain's bat In the sixth. Kemmer and
Clarke also played II strong game in
the field. while Capt. Byers played his
usual great game. Luitich also had
his eye on the ball, and got a double
and single in four times up. both hits
being timely and sending In runs.
Murray's little stick was also in evil
dence, both of his scoring runners.
For Norfolk Spratt, Kahn and Jim
Smith played clever ball in the field,
the circus catch OF Clarke's drive by
Jim Smith being great. Spratt got
two of Norfolk'S four hits, one being
scratch hit to the infeld.
Thornton is by far the most satis-
factory umpire seen here this season,
his decisions being quick and accu-
rate generally. so much so. in fact,
that there was only one kick during
the entire game. and that on a close
decision when Spratt stole second.
FOR the first time this season, Ports
mouth sent the visiting team to bat
first, and the change seemed to work
well. In the first inning. Portsmouth
started out badly, allowing score on
a single scratch hit. but after that
they braced up and played the game.
kain was the first man up for Nor
folk, and after getting two strikes on
the first two balls pitched. Luitich
gave him n free pass. He was caught
on an attempt to steal, and Spratt
knocked a slow grounder which every
body went after and he was safe as
there was no body to cover first.
Spratt stole second and took third on
wild pitch. scoring on Kemmer's
wild return to the plate of Armstrong;
bounder. lightning doubl retired
Armstrong and Beaumont. Spratt led
off In the fourth with hit, stole sec
ond and took third on Beamont's out.
but was left when Morrissey took Jim
Smiths high foul. Pulsifer drew n
base on balls and stole second in the
fifth. but Luitich wouldn't let him
score. Nelson got hit in the eighth
and Beaumont one in the ninth, but
neither could score. Ms hits were not
forthcoming.
Kohnle drew his usual base on balls,
advanced on Byers' sacrifice Longley
drew a pass. and both advanced on
Kemmer's out and scored on Murray's
single. Murray was caught between
first and second while trying to steal.
In the second after two were out,
Morrssey singled and scored on Lui-
tich's beautiful double. Kemmer's
base on balls in the fourth and Bam-
merits single and Morrissey's free pass
in the fifth did not increase the score,
nor did Clarkes single and Bammert's
life on Flannigan's error. on which
Clarke took third, in the sixth. In the
seventh, two runs We're. added when
Luitieh singled Kohnle sacrificed him
to second. from which he scored on
Byers' hit. Longley singled, Byers 60
Ing to second and both advanced a
base on Jim Smiths error on KEN
mer's hot groundcr. Murrays second
single scored Byers, and Longley was
out on n beautiful throw by Kahn.
while trying to score from second on
the hit.
Morrissey played n great game at
first base, pulling down the high
throws and, picking them up off the
ground. as we'll as reaching for the
wild ones. John Smith was out of the
game, Armstrong playing right field
for Norfolk. The score:
PORTSMOUTH.