The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-09-30
STANTON TAKES THE FIRST.
IN A SPIRITED GAME HUMPHREY
is DEFEATED.
CLOSE WORK DURING THE PLAY
Both Teams Were Equally Matched
and the Game Seemed to be Hum.
phrey's Until In the Last Two In.
nlnqs When Tables Were Turned.

| pnreyS OntlI IN the Last Wo IN
nnes When Tables Were Turned.
In as snappy game of ball as has
ever been played in Norfolk Stanton
yesterday took the first game of the
tournament from Humphrey by II
score of to 3, and placed themselves
in position to take part in the final
battle on Thursday against the win
ners of the Tilden-Plainview game
today. 1t was not until the last two
innings that the Stanton team gave
evidence that 1t intended to cinch the
game and even then the spectators
were doubtful of their ability to do II,
as Humphrey was here with a choice
assortment of the best players in its
part of the state. The tables com
menced to turn however, early in the
eighth when Shea and Whited chased
around the diamond for one each and
the score was tied, three to three, and
the matter was clinched when they
lined up for the ninth and Buckmas--
ter and Smith each took turn around
Humphrey strong men at the bat in
the final half failed to bring them
score.
Humphrey scored twice in the first
and once in the eighth, while Stan
tons one poor little score pounded
out in one stroke of the stick by Fa.
ther Fulmer looked lonely and forsak.
en-, and the game was conceded to be
the southern towns by the average
| fan until the end of the eighth when
it also developed that Stanton was
up to play for winning.
That great long four bagger landed
somewhere over in the meadow
mile from nowhere brought Fullmer
the plaudits of the grandstand and the
| bleechers as well. A tipup catch by
Shea was another pretty sight for the
enthusiasts. A doubling up of things
with Whited Morris and Eads was
another performance that sat well
with the onlookers, and the way Whi-
ted fooled the negro Jones out of
score was a good sight to behold. The
| long stick work of Jones and Tro-
bough for Humphrey was of the right
quality but they failed to do it of
ten enough Corbett, too did some
spectacular work at the bat, but he
got the flowers and the glad hand
right when he made a short one hand
ed catch behind the bat of a swift
one that seemed determined to evade
his reach.
In the box both Nunnally and Whi.
ted put up very pretty game and in
spite of the strong hitters it was sell
dom that the ball was landed upon.
Only one batter was given a walk,
while many of them died at the home
plate without even a start toward a
score.
Errors were few and far between,
only five of them were recorded. Sew
eral of these were excusable; but one
or two were quite expensive. II
seemed almost impossible to land a
ball in the field where there was no
one, and but few of the batters sue.
ceeded in accomplishing the feat
1t was as good as the best of the
leagues could be expected to put up
and those who failed to see it missed
treat of the season. If the two
games to follow are as good it will
be worth all it costs and more too,
to witness the games. Both Humph-
rey and Stanton were well represent
ed among the rooters, while the Nor
folk crowd was thoroughly impartial
and ready to place proper credit
where 1t belonged There was not
the attendance, however, that the
game deserved, and Norfolk should
give better attention to the game that
is to close up the series tomorrow,
and they will not regret it if win
ming team is produced to hold Stan
ton to an even tussel for the big end
of the purse.
Smith of Tilden umpired the game
in the impartial manner that is pc
culiar to him when on the diamond
and which is generally so satisfactory
to the on-lookers. He made few err
rors in judgment and firmly held to
his decisions, observing that fair ball
was played by the contesting teams,
whether they were out or in.
The lineup was: