The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-24
ON THE DIAMOND
ROANOKE VS.. THE AEfRTS OF
WASHINGTON
THE HOME TEAM IS VICTORIOUS.
An Interesting Game Witnessed by II
Good Sized CrOwd ut Riverside Park
Yesterday Bntting Order ofTOday's
Game.

The Alert club, Of Washington,
PLAYED the Roanokes an interesting
game yesterday i'll the presence OF Il
good-sized crowd.
The contes. was Il complete slug
ring match from beginning to end,
and the Roanokes came out ahead.
The Washington team became thor
ough!y ratified in the seventh and
ninth innings and our boys slugged
Kelley numerically.
The features of the game were the
home run hit CT Hauptman, the two.
Dagger of Irwin Brodie, the batting of
Kirby and Rosenthal, the former hav-
ing an average of LOCO.
In the first inning Roanoke failed
10 score. Fuller, of the Alerts, got Il
life at first and went to third on Nc
Carthy's two-bagger. Hauptman New
out to Sproul Fuller scored onheefer 5
tumble of g. kelley's infield hit. vii,
hanson struck out Mccarthy scored
when Irwin Brodie allowed the Dali
Kirby threw him to pass. Erner flew
out to Sproul. Roanokes, y; Alerts, 2.
Second Again Roanoke failed to
score. w. Kelley hit to center, stole
second and was thrown out while
irving TO reach third. Johnson
struck out. White knocked Il safe
one, went to third on II passed ball and
home on Fullers hit. Fuller was
forced out at second. Roanokes. u;
Alerts, 3.
No runs were made by either SIDE
in the third inning.
Fourth knocked beau
tiful fly to left, but was thrown out
at second. Brodie got a good ball,
smashed 1t and when the leather
struck the ground in center held,
Irwin was firmly rooted on second bag
He went to third on Wldgin's >sacrl-
flee and home on Kirby's hit. Dolln
out at first. Erner, for the Alerts,
struck out. w. Kelley got his base
on balls, went to second on Johnson
hit and scored on keefers error.
White and Fuller got TO first ana the
bases were full. Hauptman Knocked
a home run and brought in four rims.
Mccarthy flew out, and G. Kelley
was thrown out ut home plate by
keefer. Roanokes, l; Alerts. s.
Fifth-Keefer hit safely to right and
skirlnished around bone on Il sue
cession of low throws. WiSmorc hit
safely. stole second, went TO third on
a wild throw and home Oh Sproul S
hit. Sproul stole second and went to
third on Rosenthals sacrifice. Ford
flew out and |. Brodie went out at
first. The Alerts were shut out III
this inning. Roanokes, 3; Alerts, $.
Siyth-Roanoke failed to score.
Fuller hit to right and stole second.
Hauptman fouled out. Mccarthy
struck out. Fuller went home on II.
Kellcy's hit. Erner out ut first. Roa-
noke, s; Alerts, 9.
Seventh-NNiSmore got his base on
balls and came home on Spronl two
Dagger. Sproul went to tlird on
Ford's hit, and home on Rosenthal $
two Dagger. Brodie went to first on
a wild throw of White, and before the
bali was recovered he had chased
Ford and Rosenthal home. WidSin
struck out; Kirby got his base on
balls. but was forced out by Dolln.
Keefer out at first. Johnson got his
base on balls. White reached first on
an error and Dolin's error allowed
Johnson to score. White scored on q
a wild throw of keefer. Fuller and
Kaufman out at first. Roanoke, 5;
Alerts, II.
Eighth-Wigmore and Sproul out
first. Ford reached first on an illegal
delivery and went home on Rosen-
thal's hit, assisted by the error Of the
right fielder, Rosenthal going to third:
Brodie out at first. The Alerts failed
to score. Roanokes, 9; Alerts, IL.
On the ninth Roanoke made seven
runs and the Alerts failed to score.
Roanokes, 1G; Alerts, IL. The score :;