Norfolk shuts out Petersburg in Virginia League game
Norfolk blanked Petersburg 7 to 0 as Ed Herr dominated on the mound. The home side's bats backed him with timely hitting and solid defense in a clean, well played contest.
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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1895
Page
2
Norfolk blanked Petersburg 7 to 0 as Ed Herr dominated on the mound. The home side's bats backed him with timely hitting and solid defense in a clean, well played contest.
In Roanoke, Lynchburg lost 4 to 8 as Kagey pitched for Blythe and Katlert caught. Lynchburg’s fielding was ragged and two key players were sidelined by illness, while the visitors capitalized on miscues and timely hits to build a decisive lead.
A former police officer filed suit against the Police Commissioners. Other notes include notices of visitors at the Cotton Exchange, a ball game between local teams, personal illnesses and travels, street thefts, court actions, and a shop advertising a clearance sale of shoes at 40 Chure street.
Report of Norfolk Virginia merchandise receipts for July 1895 compiled by the Chamber of Commerce. Lists quantities of lumber shingles coal hides cotton seed meal hides and acid cargoes, fish meat and dairy products, grains, tobacco and other goods in various units with totals and scattered OCR errors.
The Howard, Merchants' and Mineral Line new steamer, arrived amid praise by large crowds at the wharf. She carried freight and passengers from Baltimore to Boston, with 85 from Baltimore and 30 from Norfolk. Reports note ship’s handsome build and good sailing, while a column of notices mentions publications and incidents aboard.
The fragment lists weather data with temperatures and water levels, a local building project in Newton, a Norfolk Conclave note, a Norfolk Western train incident, and a mixed sequence of advertisements and shop notices from Main Street Norfolk. It mentions Hints to Housekeepers and a Sunday menu, plus various shoe store promotions and local business references.
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