The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-09
SOME COSTLY ERRORS
Norfolk Once Again Tastes the Gall of
Defeat.
SHE is BEATEN BY ONE RUN ONLY.
Richmond Again Proves by Her Works tina
She is Tin d Of Bringing up the End
Of the Procession in the Stand
ing Column.

Newport News got one scalp.
The game yesterday went it's way by
score of to 2.
The first inning did the business, though
it opened fight for Raleigh with two
runs in its half This was doubled by
Newport News when it came to the stick
as four runs were scored before the in
ming was over.
These four runs were achieved through
costly errors of the Red Birds, and by
the heavy batting of the Ship Builders,
who fairly knocked the stuffing out of
the ball and had the Senators prancing
around like 16-year-oldS after the leath-
er
The two clubs scored in but three in
nings. Raleigh's only nest eggs, two of
them came in the first. Newport News
took four as its share, and added one in
the fifth. That was the entire harvest,
though the Shipbuilders had one inning
to the good when the game was over.
Person yielded eleven hits to the visi-
tors who pounded him lively. High, of
Newport News, was glt-edged at the
slab, and five hits was the best that the
Senator's could get.
most striking feature of the game Except
tho bats used by Newport News) and the
crowds enjoyed the two-ringed circus ex-
hibit that he gave.
The game was started by Stanley walk
ing to first. Jordan bunted and Weddige
threw the ball over the head of Hemple-
man, who had run to first. On this Stan
ley scored and Jordan went to second. Atz
struck out and Hennager did the same.
Kelly hit in centre and got his first all
right. He started for second and played
between the bases till Jordan scored,
but was finally put out by Weddige after
a gallant struggle.
Newport News put up Diesel. who hit
to centre and on Stanley's tumble made
second. Gilligan sent the ball to centre
and Diesel scored Weddige put a long
fiy In right field but Kelly muffed it and
Weddige was on second as the ball went
into the red chasm, with Gilligan on third
Foster hit in centre and on Stanley's err
ror went to second, while Gilligan ard
Weddige scored. Ashenback went out
Venable to Jordan. but Foster crept to
third. AS he played off of the base Le-
Grande threw to Atz, the ball struck
Foster in the back and bounded away
while Foster came home with smiles to
burn. Johnson damned the ball to first
and Jordan put him out at the bag. Hem
pleman made a single in right, but Curtis
ended the agony by going out via Person
to Jordan.
In the fifth Newport News took another
squirt. Johnson singled to centre, Hem
pleman sacrificed and advanced Johnson.
Curtis batted to erson and was safe on
first as erson threw to Atz at third to
head off the runner but Atz was off in
front of his base and lost his man. High
was up On throw by LeGrande which
IIennager let pass at second Curtis landed
safe at that bag and Johnson scored.
Then Curtis got caught off of third by
Atz and High famed the atmosphere.
Thus the runs are accounted for. The
game was a good one in many innings
and there were two and three men on
bases in several innings who never saw
home because of good work by the pitch
ers and the field. 1t was a quickly
played game and would have been en-
ioyed by the rooters and rooternies if the
score had been for Raleigh, but--well, no
one ever heard of a man who spoke
pleasantly of his own funeral, or even
liked to joke about it.
Further remarks of consoling nature
as to how Raleigh was done up are omit
ted, and you are invited to read and study