Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-09
In a Magnificent Game Of Ba
Scientifically Played.
SCORE WAS FOUR TO NOTHING
Luitich And Roach Pitched Very Fine Ball
And Each Received Tho Best OF Sup
port Plenty OF Ginger Enlivons Tho
Game. While The hooters Furnish Tho
Music For Tho Occasion Tho UmpirIng
or Mr.. Mitchell A Pleasant Feature
Last Game Homo This wook.

The "Hoodoo" Is banished, the "con-
1urers spell" broken, and the "Boers"
appear in their true light Yes, so mote
1t be. and so mote 1t continue to be, and
the wearers of the Green and Gray say
that 1t Will henceforth remain a strang-
er to them and their we'll earned vic
tory yesterday over the Richmond
"Cherubs." Manager Boyers wide
awake. hustling team of ball players
ls ground for such a strong assertion
1t was base ball weather in every
conceivable way. save the wind which
was little high, but that did not prove
70 be a determent- But, upon the con-
= erary 1t had acooling effect upon those
who lent their voices, and cncouragl
applause to help Richmond on to VIC
tory there being quite u number root
ing for the visitors.
But the Portsmouth fan" "rooter"
and enthusiast WIS there too, and
tnSse who know by experience, are
wiling to bear volunteer testimony to
the fact, that he can root" as hard
say as much and make more noise, In
one minute. than the average man can
IN ten, especially when he has root"
coming like yesterday. shutting out the
VISITORS, by Il score of to 0.
Ihere was n fair audience, and those
who stayed away missed one OF the
finest games OF base ball ever played
IN Portsmouth. II was not what might
ne termed pitchers battle, though
Luitich. only allowed the "Cherubs"
Hve hits. and Roach who Is very
clever slab :'tist only allowed Ports
mouth nine hits. the greatest number
OF hits punched in any one inning dur
Ing the game. being three singles which
portsmouth lined out for keeps In the
seventh inning; the first inning in
which she scored, making two runs.
portsmouth IT,,
ninth on a base on balls. followed by
doubles by Bammert and Lusleey
while the greatest hitting Richmond
did was in the third when they got a
single and a double.
The reason that 1t can be said that
II was not pitchers game Is obvious.
Richmond's outfield, had five nut outs
to Its credit. while Kelly. the catcher.
mad only two put outs. and two assists.
Roach's record for that game summing
UP the small total Of two assists.
Now on the other hand. Portsmouth's
outiield, did not get a single put out, the
infieid doing all the work. and bright.
clever swift and exceedingly scientific
Work IL was too. not an error, or the
semblance OF one making its appear
ance aS7irsi Portsmol'h man. while
Richmond's third baseman, Tannehill
was the only member OF the blue
Birds" to make a misplay And last
out not least, the best reason IL was
not a pitchers battle Is that every man
nit the ball. not a single strike-out be-
ing recorded.
Yet. Daradoxically as It may seem.
Doth pitchers were on their metal. and
Doth Luitich and Roach pitched gilt
edged ball. the former however. prov
Ing himself to be the superior of the
gentlemen, who wore the red under
shirt and broad striped sweater and
whose signature Is attached to q Rich
mond contract.
Now. talking about ginger. Ports
mouth had barrel of<it, and it was a
toss up between the two teams who had
the most. and this made things interest
Ing. while coaching the
part OF tho "Boers" was a special fea.-
ture.
Everybody was In the game to win.
and though they had a hard PROPOSE
tion In that Richmond aggregation, yet
win they did. thus demonstrating what
the friends OF the team have steadfastly
maintained. that it is n good team, and
are capable of playing the game in the
most scientific manner.
Richmond's string of victories have
been broken. Portsmouth has snapped
abunder the chains which have bound
her to the chariot OF humiliation and
defeat, and the team now stands out in
its proper light as n team of ball play
ers,the equal of any in this the VIr-
sinia League OF Baseball Clubs.
PORTSMOUTH.
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