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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1897
Page
6
Trade talk and player movements surface as Griffin, Grove, and Land appear in various leagues. The piece notes Elliott interest, shortstop options, and manager behavior, with Norfolk and Richmond leading early stats and optimistic crowd outlook for upcoming local games.
Lat N. Ball notes Jack Corcoran has joined the Milwaukee Club. Gettinger, formerly of Richmond, refused to play with Deacon Ellis' New-
Reading beat Richmond 8 to 3 in a nine inning game in Reading Pennsylvania. Lancaster leads with strong hitting and base running while Norfolk and Richmond lag in average hits per game. Grady's hitting swung two Athletics victories and prompts questions on player farming under league agreements.
In Paterson New Jersey this June day Carey dropped Schaub's throw in the sixth to save the home team a victory over the Athletics. Final score shows Paterson ahead with Garvin Ox Flaherty and Twohy as batteries.
Newark and Hartford tied the double bill as Hartford won the second game in ten innings. In the opener Newark led early, but Hartford climbed back and won 8 to 7. Herrick Witrock Johnstone Hodge and others starred for Hartford while Newark’s batters struggled in stretches.
The schedule lists Cleveland at Washington and Brooklyn at Louisville among tomorrow's games. It includes city pairings Pittsburgh at Boston Cincinnati at Philadelphia Chicago at New York St Louis at Baltimore and New York at Cleveland Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Standings show teams like Baltimore Cincinnati New York and Chicago with varying win totals and percentages.
In the ninth inning New York overhauled Chicago to win 14 to 10. Anson used Griffith and Cannon to bat for Denzer and Donahue. Ryan hit a home run and McCormack stole home as errors aided the rally. The line shows New York 48 hits to Chicago 14 with Rusie and Warner pitching for New York and Griffith Denzer and Kittredge for Chicago. Umpire McDermott. Time 2 35.
In Washington on June 6 the Senators failed to hit, hampered by poor batting as Soekalexis and Tom Tucker appeared. The Washington nine scored 65 runs to Cleveland 10 after a rough offensive showing. Mercer German Farrell McDermott Zimmer as battery. Simsie umpired.
Fragmentary OCR item lists batteries and officials with names Dwyer Schriver Wheeler Johnson Boyle Uimapire Sheridan and a time 1:46. The source is too damaged to determine a clear event or outcome.
Boston's Duffy and Collins sparked the game with strong hitting and fine fielding as Boston defeated Pittsburg 7 to 5. Batterymen Kidbedanz and Gergen plus Hawley and Merritt supported on defense. Umpire Day. Time 1 43.
Next Friday evening June 11 1897 the steamer Pocahontas will leave Ports mouth at 7 o’clock and Norfolk at 7 15 for Newport News Old Point Buckroe Beach and the capes. Band of music and entertainment on board. Cars meet steamer on return to 6 21.
Greenwood and Bro resume summer sale offering diamond rings worth 30 dollars for 19.80 and watches with solid gold cases at lower factory prices. More Wast man’s Adaks and supplies at low prices. Best work and goods at Greenwood’s 168 old and 314 new Main Street.
A puzzle states 100 acres split so the daughter gets one third more than the son. The rest is a misfit ad for Heller's Shoe Store offering discounted slippers and oxfords with prices and sizes across men and women.
We have just installed a new and larger switchboard in the Portsmouth Exchange and request subscribers to be patient while operators adjust. In a few days everything will work smoothly as usual. Je G-1t J. W. Crews, Mer.
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