Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-06

led At the bat and was hi. in the
eye with the first ball pitched in the
game. Shaffer followed with n single
to left garden. sending Wilson TO third.
O'Brien then struck out. but Owen,
who followed. raped out n neat single
to left, scoring Wilson and Shafer.
The next two mon famed retiring
the side. The S|hipbuilders failed 10
get Il amer across home Elate Il
their half of the frs. ana the fans
saw Visions of a victory for the aggre-
cation from across the Roads.
Batted Charters Freely.
After allowing only three Norfolk
Portsmouth PLAYERS to WELD the stick
in the opening of the second session,
the %Shipbuildcrs came in to bat and
they smashed Charters reputation as
n professional pitcher all to smith,
Greens, making six singles ana one
double in that session. Youn. starred
the fun with a clean single to center
field and Foley hit n not one TO sec.
ond bag, which Owen failed to field.
allowing both runners 10 20 safe.
John O'Hara then raped out n neat
two Dagger Ia left garden. scoring
Young. Bcckes hen hit GU. To first
base but l,cvcll smashed ono To vii
son, vino could not field in time 30
catch the runner and Foley came
home. Curtis smashed . ball down
third base line which was 900 hot for
Wilson and O'Iiara and RCvoll scored.
while Curtis took first. Payne then
singled ana Maloncy. the next mp adj
dcd anchor single to the list. scoring
Curtis. Maloncy stole second AMI
he end Payne came homo on pat
O'll"!a's single. Young ana FcIcy,
The mex; two menup struck ont. re.
firing the side with Pat ON second.
Another For Visitors.
The Norfolk-portsmoIth nine added
another tall" To their list in the open.
ing Of The third session. With one
man out, O'Brion singled. but he was
caught nj the plate when trying 20
take hcmc ON Owens single. Saun-
dcrs then hi. tn John O'iiara. who
fumblcd the ball. Owen &tolc thir.l
and scored III Il passed ball. while
Herbert was ut the bat. llcrhcr; few
out to Young, retiring the side.
There vas no more scoring fo.
either team until the opening of tho
sixth, when tho boys from across
Hampton Roads succeeded in sending
two more men across the rubber.
With one man cut. Saunders singled,
took second on Ilcrbert's free pass
and 10th men scored on S~turdcvant'S
single. Foster ven out and Sturde.
want was caught mapping" ut the
first sack, retiring The side.
The S|hiphuildcrs sent two more
men across the rubber in the ending
OF The seventh. Payne hit to Charters,
who fumblcd. Maloney singled, send
ing Pane tn second and the men
moved up "A sack nj PATS single.
Young then followed with = single
and Payne started home. Shaffcr
threw home quickly but %Sturdcvant dii
not have his 90 TN tho rt.Dbcr when
Payne crossed and he Iunncr was
safe. Foley struck out and John
O'Iiara was put ont by being hit with
fair battcd bail. While BCcEeT was
AT the bat. S.urdcvant allowed one
ball To pass him a few feet and Ma
loncy started home. Charters ran
To the plate. where he received the
hall bu. MalonCy slid under him and
WAS called safe. Bcckes retired the
side with an easy %groundcr to OBricn.
Neither team scored in the eighth
and in he opening of the ninth the
Norfolk-Portsmouth aggregation went
out in ono, two, three order, as Akin.
son, who was sent in to bat for Char.
ters, hit to Maloncy, retiring the side
after Foster had famed" and Stur-
devant hit a double and was called
out for cutting first base.
Figures Of Game.
Newport News. AB Il II PO a =
Curtis. ID .........5 | o 0
Payne, SIS. ..........5 . l 0 1 0
Maloncy, If. ........5 . . | o o
=. O'IIara, c. ........4 o IL ! 0
Young. 3b. .........l ! . . o