Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-17
DAILY PRESS NEWPORT NEWS va TUESDAY APRII ~ 1909

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SIGNALS for they expected to find the
locals easy victims. The showing
made by the home. team was also
somewhat CT a surprise to the Ave
hundred fans who were gathered at
the Park When the Norfolk aggre-
gation took the diamond for practice
before the opening of the game many
fans were betting even money that
the locals would not score and con-
sidering the crippled team which Cap.
tain O'FIara lined up for the fray the
bet seemed TO be q good one.
Norfolk at the Bat
When the game opened up with
Norfolk al the hat it looked as if
the home team was going to be
showed under in good shape. Glenn,
who was on the slab, had bad wing
and he allowed the first man to walk
The next man famed the wind, but
Russell followed with a clean single
ana Dngle went to third Buck
Hopkins. the husky boy from Phoebus
was the next up and he struck ont.
Benbow then followed with a single
20 right garden and Dingle and Rus
sci scored, making 1T two for the in
ming, as Captain Clarke, VINO once
played second base for the Newport
News in the old Virginia State leagne
knocked Il fly to Mclaughlin and was
retired
One For the Locals.
Things looked mighty sick for the
home team then, but when the first
session mad closed and the locals
had had a say with the stick condi-
tions we're somewhat improved. Pat
O'Ilara led off by knocking a line
drive TO Clarke, who was unable to
handle the sphere. John O'Hara sac
rificed and Pat took second
Mclaughlin then hit 10 short and
was thrown out at first, but Pat
made 1t safe al third. Hughes then
hit short and BenbOw missed the
throw and Pat scored Hampton
famed" retiring the side.
In the opening of the second SEES
sion Beckes took Glenn's place on the
slab and Glenn went to center field.
For three sessions Beckes had the
visitors guessing and while several
of them got on bases none scored.
Easy for Leaguers.
In the opening of the fifth session.
however. the Norfolk boys got busy
and piled up five talies before three
of Them had been retired Dingle
led at the bat and drew pass. Me
Mahon followed with Il dwo-bagger,
scoring Dingle, Russell went TO first
Gu Davis error. Hopkins then drew
q pass and Benbow went out, John
O'Hara TO Davis. Clarke then lined
out n neat single and two men scored.
Seitz followed with double and two
more scored The next two up were
easy outs retiring the side.
In the sixth session the Norfolk
team scored two more runs, on a
single two doubles and an error by
| Mclaughlin. That ended the run
getting for tle professionals.
Home Boys Get Busy.
In the seventh inning The home
team added three more tallies. Me
l.aughlin drew a pass, Hughes famed
and Then Hampton hit the sphere
for two sacks and Mae" trotted
home. Beckes then hit n high one
TO right field. which Buck" Hopkins
failed to field and Hampton went
home Foley famed and Davis nit tc
Seitz who threw wild to first. allow
ing Beckes TO score.
When the locals came to the bat in
the ending OF the ninth session
Beckes and Foley, the first two mer
up were easy outs, but after thai. two
of the home team crossed the rub
I Der and for a time 1t looked as if thu
game might be tiedup then and there
Davis followed Foley with two-bag
ger. Glenn singled sending Davis Il
third and then he stole second. Pa
O'llara then swatted the sphere fo
two sacks, scoring Davis and Glenn
John Oflara Then struck out retiring
The side
The tahulated score of the gam,
follows.
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