The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-19
NORFOLK AGAIN AHEAD
The Fishermen Problem That Rich
mond Fails to Solve.
FOUR TO THREE IN FAVOR OF NORFOLK
Wilmington Goes Down Before Portsmouth
through Inability to Bunch Hits. Both
Teams FieIded Well and Whining
ton Outbatted Portsmouth.
Especial to News and observer.l

Especial to News and Observer.)
Newport News, Va, April 1s-It was
Raleigh's time to win yesterday and the
visitors, fresh from three defeats at the
hands of Norfolk, did not fail to take
their turn. The game was won by Rail
eigh, to the tune OF to 2. by outplaying
the 'shipbuilders, no seemed to have an
Off day at the bat putting up a good field
ing game except in two or three spots.
where prompt fielding might have cut
on several runs and given the home team
an even chance for the victory.
The pitchers ran almost neck and neck.
as the tabulated score will show Weeks
has mean ball to hit, and though he
gave four bases on balls, he had the To-
Gals completely fooled. Highs work, too,
was of the gilt edge order.
King Kelley has a lively team of birds.
as he calls them, and they play splendid
ly together, showing evidence of careful
training at the hands of the old veteran
player, who was warmly applauded when
he went to the bat There are some good
hitters among them, and one is young
Stanley, the Washington pitcher, who was
discarded by Newport News last season.
Stanley put the ball over the fence for
four bases, and his trick with the stick
recalls the fact that Weaver, who knock
ed home run in Wednesdays game, with
Portsmouth, is another of our cast offs OF
last season.
Manager Ashenback was put out of the
game in the first inning for kicking
against the umpire's decisions in calling
strikes on him.
Three hits to short right field did the
work in the seventh. The first three in
nings developed some excellent fielding on
the part of both clubs In the fourth
Stanley hit to centre, stole second and
reached home on Henneger's hit to cen
ter, which was handled slowly by HE
berger and should have been fielded in
time to prevent the run
In the first half Of the seventh. Kelley
reached first on Duf's error, was ad-
vanced to third on Henneger's hit to right
and scored on Meade's hit. Heneger. go
ing to third, AtE sacrificed advancing
Meade, who scored on Sherman's hit.
Sherman attempted to make second on his
hit and was caught. LeGrande ended the
inning by striking out
IL
News took a spurt, which looked like a
winner for time Deisel reached first
on Meade's error, and was advanced by
Renner's hit. Duff flew out and Hemple-
man sacrificed. High reached first on an
error by Meade and DeiseI scored. Sc
christ's clean hit scored Renner Davis
went to the bat and cracked out a fly, but
it was dead in Atz's hands and the agony
ended.
Atz is wonder on third. He has in
structions from Kelley to go after any
thing he thinks he can get, and it was
apparent yesterday that the Kings con-
fdence is not misplaced His catch of
Davis fly back of short in the last inning
was not only a beautiful play, but it cut
on one and possibly two scores at criti-
cal time.
Slagle or Hieberger viii go in the box
for the shipbuilders' tomorrow and
Leonard will do the twirling for the visi-
tors.
King Kelley sends greetings to the Rail
eigh sports and asks their indulgence.
He says he has better in store than that
which he dished out today
The boys are playing / ntheir old gray
practice uniforms, Kelley having wired
to Raleigh to keep the new maroon and
white ones there until the club returns
home.
Kelley says Norfolk has slow aggre-
cation Of players. How he lost three
games he cannot understand, especially
as Norfolk has nothing to boast of in the
pitching line. 1T was just az little hard
luck to start off with" said the King
today "You see what we can do now.
Just wait until Norfolk comes our way.
We have lost our last on this trip. Mark
what / say. And when we get home why,
Wen never lose. Can you figure out at
that rate how the pennant can come to
Virginia? / can't