The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-28
TT W As CLOSE.
LOSE THE GAME
BY A WILD THROW.
QUARbES EYGIPIGGSS lTPaas 5 BATTIHH a2SS
Roanoios uid Some Hard Hitting.
Rollins Hurt, and Had 10 Rc.irc-A
ReautIruI Game MP 10 she Eighth
Inning-Thc Score in Detail.
BATTERIES
pol,e. CHARLES and Keefer.

bAl EitiC''c
Roanoke: Quarles aud Keefer.
Hagerstown: Burns and Rollins.
The game Yesterday WAS one OF the
finest ever played on the diamond in
this city, and though the RoanokeS
lost, the crowd went home we'll salts
fed.
Quarles was in great form and
pitched magnificent game. The
visitors couldn't solve his curves
worth cent, and for long time he
mystified them. The features OF the
game was double play of Quarles to
Keefer to Kirby.
The Roanokes we're the Grsi to take
up the stick. NVigmorc struck out
and then Sproul flew out 10 Lncas and
Quarles went out ut FIRST Tie Mary
landers next were retired III one two
three order, Abigail flying out to
Sands; Rollins took his base on Strikes
and stole second on passed bail;
Smith struck out and Earnshaw went
out at first.
In the second inning Ford made n
nice hit, |. Brodie flew out TO Lucas,
Sands was touched at first, while Ford
slid in under the second bag and Kirby
went out at first. Burns went down
under the cur es of Quaries, heedey
fouled out, Kirby and Schley couldn t
solve the RoIoaker.
At the beginning OF the third
neither nine had scored. a. Brodie
made second on an error by Abigail,
Rollins finger was struck and Shank
took his place. The new bat
terry commenced well by putting
Keefer out at first and a. Brodie got
to third only to be put out ut the
home plate. Wigmore made first but
got no further az Sproul went out.
Shank went out at first as cid AbaSall
and Lucas went TO third, but Hellane
struck out and this ended one OF the
prettiest innings of the game.
Quarles went out at first in the
fourth inning and Ford flew out TO
Keedy. Then l. Brodie knocked
hot liner to Burns who pushed it on
to first and sent Irving back to the
bench. Smith struck out, ilarnshaw
went out at first and Burns struck
out.
In the fifth inning, Sands Flew out
to Lucas, Kirby went down at first,
Abigail gathered in y. Brodie's ily
When the Marylanders came in, they
looked determined, and they didn't
belle appearances Schley went to
first and then tried to steal second. \
wild throw helped him aud the ball
went bounding past the field,
while Schey came in home like
deer, cheered b. the crowd Then
Shank was put ont 1T first and Lucas
failed to hit Quarles.
The sixth and seventh inninSs
added nothing to the score of either
club. In the eighth the Roanoke
boys braced up and played to win.
Kirby went out at first and then ~.
Brodie rubbed his hands in the dirt,
picked up the stick and sent the ball
away out to centre and took his third
on it while the cranks sart up
mighty yell. Kecfer mad" a short
hit, stole second, while Brotiie came
in. Wigmore made fine hit which
put Keefer in home. Sprould made
second base hit and then Quar'es sent
O. ly to Hellana. Then the Maryland
ers rot in their work. Shank took
his base on Wigmore's error and stole
second. Lucas was struck by ball.
HELENE got first and Shank scored.
Smith went out at first as Gid also
Earnshaw.
When the ninth opened the score
was even, and the excitement of the
cranks on the grand stand was at
fever heat. The game opened well:
Ford hit for first, stole second and
then went to third on Irving Blodie's
out at first, and a moment afterward
scored on Sani's making first. Sands
stole third, buJ was put ont at home
on Kirby first. A. Brodie bit Kirby
out at second. The game nov seemed
to be in the hands Of the home team,
but the visitors didn't give up. Burns
got second on a wild throw OF a. Bro
dies to first, and then scored on
Keedy's out at first. This made an
even score. Schley took his base on
balls, and Sharks knocked fly to
Sproul who muffed it after long run,
and everybody moved up a peg and
Burns scored. Schley followed him.
1t was great game, the finish was
the most exciting seen here for a long
time.