Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
HoNoRs GO TO "DUrlh" REyEL
Clever Pitcher Saved the Day for
Locals and Sent Disappointed Crowd
Back Across the Roads-charters,
Professional, in Box for Visitors.
joyful "Rootcrs."

with the strGng Nurfolli- Portsmouth
nine ut the Casino park yesterday
afternoon until the close of the clcv-
cnth session, when, with the score 3
to ., the gathering twilight put an end
To what had been the fastest baseball
game seen here i'll many IL season The
result oil the contest was a great SIR
prise to the seven hundred jOy-wild
spectators present. II was Il surprise
to the Shipbuilders, but possibly the
most surprised people on the grounds
| were the NOrfolk-Iortsmouth players,
who had thought to win with case.
The Shipbuildcrs deserve great
| praise for their work of yesterday for
| they were pittcd against the strongest
amateur nine in the State, 1t being
composed Of the best players of both
the Norfolk "Collcgians" and Ports
mouth "Grcys." two exceptionally fast
teams. BESIDES the pick of these
| teams the Norfolk Portsmouth ag;,rc.
CATION had Charters, professional
| pitcher, in the box for them and he
| pitched a fine game. such as he has
twirlcd for the Greensboro. n. c.,
team in the Virginia-Carol league
| this season.
To Dutch" Rcvcll belong all the
hOnors Of the day for without his
strong right arm To guide them, the
Shpbuldcrs would have suffered an
inglorous defeat. lis work in the
box was of the first order Thirteen
OF the hoys from the other side OF
Hampton Roads, found his curves Il
puzzle and only seven landed for safe
hits. Rcvcll also led his team with
stick work, landing for three singles.
His work both i'll tho loy and nj the
bat made The hcarsS uf the local fans
glad ana they applailcd him tn. ou3ll-
out the game.
Double in First.
| The folk-Portsmouth team led
at the bat and after Shaifer had sin
elcd Ia center field Herbert hit Il pop
| fly to RevGl who, with Curtis assist.
ancc, made double play by catching
Shaffcr at first O'5ricn followed
with n single to left garden and tho
local fans began to think That Rcvcl
would he an easy victim for the slug
gers from across the Roads, hut he
settled down after that and the hits
made off his delivery were few and
far between. After stealing second
O'I'rien was caught at third, retiring
the side after Owen had drawn pass
| When the Shipbuiders began their
stick work in the first session il look
cd as ii Charters curves would be too
much for them, for Curtis and Payne
the first two men UP struck out and
Maloncy hit an easy one To first retr-
ing the side. In the second session the
boys from across the Roads were easy
outs rs were the locals in their half
Of the session.
oven Hits "Homcr."
In the opening of the third session
the Norfolk-PorlSmOuth team scored
all their runs on Owens homo run
drive over the center field canvas
Charters led ut the bat and took three
strikes. Shancr then drew Il pass to
first and stole second and third.
while Herbert WAS taking three
strikes. OBrien, who followed was
hit in the Stats and walked With
the first and third sacks populated
Owen smashed the sphere over the
center field canvas. making three tai.
lies for his team Atkinson then went
out third to first, retiring the side
Seeing that the Shipbuildcrs were
unable to score with two good oppor.
tunitics in the third AMI fourth SEES
sions the local fans about came to the
conclusion that the locals would be
presented with n string Of nine goose
gigs. The atmosphere changed i'm the
ending OF the firth session, however
for two Shiphu;ldcrs had crossed the
coveted rubber before the side was re.
tired After Bcckcs had gone out
Rcvcll, singled to center field. Curtis
hi, to Herbert, who fumbled, allowing
ltcvcl to take second and Curtis first
Payne then hit to Charters, who threw
wild to first, and Rcve scored, while
Curtis camDed on the third sack lie
came home on Maloney's hit TO short
but Payne was caught at third p.
O'iIara flew out to right field. retiring
the side. The next two sessions were
tast and snappy, neither side being
able u set man to third.
| Timely Two-Baggcr.
Po,eY'H tHo-basc hit to center field
YzY@6 the day for the Shipbmililcrs, for
Pa, O'iiara scored on II, tying tho
RcoSe ja,y a hard knot, Which neither
niDs r.aE able 10 undo. With enc hand
/. JOwB, Pat O'iIara, singled to center
and mn second On Sturdcvant's CT,
| TDr. Yong. the next man mp, flew out
#, tr jeit Field Foley then followed and
after taRing tso strikes. swattcd tll,,
sphere full in the face for two sacks
and Pat DJIsra trottcd home. John
OtIara iten retired the side by nyini;
cut to rigE. field.
| Ia the ninth session each team had
three men up 10 the hat In the open
Ing cf the tenth IL appeared az If the
aggregation from across the Roads
would win fer with only one hand
| zone Shaffcr hit FIR fwI .aclIB He
wa. caught in the act Of pnrloining