The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-29
NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLD.
The Roanoke Team Needs.
strengthening.
The Members Should Put More Energy In
Their Work-In the Tongue Chicago
Wins and New York Loses-But Two
Games In the MISUNDERSTANDING
terday.

The attendance at the baseball game
last Saturday evidences the fact that
the people of Roanoke will support
good ball club this yea. The manage
ment came out with good round sum
in the treasury. Roanoke is full of
sporting men who take keen delight in
a good exhibition of ball playing, but
unless some change is made in the team
there won't be corporals guard in at
tendance after few games. In the
language of the baseball crank, Satur-
days game was rotten" There was q
visible lack of team W ork.
There are some weak points on the
team which need strengthening, notably
third base. One of the principal faults
a with the big third baseman is his in
ability to throw accurately. Then.
again, Maginnis plays too far up in the
diamond and too far from the bag. AS
result balls get away from him that
should be secured. The whole team
needs practice. The worst condition q
club can fall into is when they think
practice is unnecessary. The greatest
enemy to successful team work is
''Swelled head
Another weak point i, the backstop.
Michaels is too light. He will improve
after practicing with Boyd, but the club
wants another SandcrSoE, and he'll be
hard to get. If Sanderson had been we'll
Saturday the score would have been
very different at the close. Kirby should
be gotten here in time for Saturdays
game.
Henry's first base work needs i'm
provement also. Every one knows that
Henry can play ball, and good ball, but
he does not seem to put energy enough
in his work. In fact, several members
OF the club lacked energy Saturday
A successful ball team should never
lose heart, no matter how far behind it
Is. In the ninth innin Saturday the
home team came to the bat with the score
standing to in favor OF the visitors,
and went out in one, Two, three ord r,
as matter OF course. Capt. ISrodie
should see TO IL that his men do not give
-up the fight until the last man is out.
Another weak point in the club and,
In fact about the weakest, is the way
the players attempt to run bases.
There is not man on the club but
what needs practice in this line, and
some of the players seemed dazed rs
soon as they reach first base
The management should Immediately
take steps to materially strengthen the
team. Brodie, the captain, seems to be
altogether too easy.
LEAGUE GAMES.
AT Boston-Boston, IL; hits, IL errors,
3. New York. d; hits, s.; errors, 7. Bat
teries: Nichols and Bennett; Burning,
Keefe and Buckley. Umpires. Battin
and Morrill,.
AT Postponed on account
of rain.
AT Pittsburgh ittsburg, 0; hits, q;
errors, 4. Cincinnati, 4; hits, 6; errors,
l. Batteries King and Mack; Rad
bourn and keenan,. Umpire, McQuaid
At Northumberland, 3; hits, 10;
errors, 4. Chicago, 6; hits, 6; errors, y
Batteries: Wan and thinner; Gumbert
and kittridge. Umpire, Hearst.
ASSOCIATION GAMES.
At Baltimore-Bal timore, 3; hits, :;
errors, S. Boston, S; hits, 49, errors. l.
Batteries-Cunningha and Townsend;
Burlington and Murphy. Umpire, Davis
At Observation-Disclosures, 5; hits.
10; errors, A. Washington, 10; hits, 12
errors 2. Called on account of darkness
at tho end of the eighth inning. Bat
teries-Chamberlain and Cross; Etel-
george and Mcclure Umpire, Mahony.
COLUMBIA BEATS WINSTON
d COLUMBIA, S. c.. July 2s.-ISpeciall-
a snag to-day in the shape of Columbia's
ball tosseIs. The game was sharply
contested, Winston tying the score in
the ninth inning. Through a com bina
ton of circums ;ances, however, apper-
tanning more or less to Indifferent ball
playing, the home team won in the
tenth. Ru1nor has it that the visitors
might have made better showing in
the last inning, but as matters now
stand Winston is Ave to one favorite in
to.mOrrows game, Notwithstanding the
fact that Colclaugh, Charles tons crack
pitcher, will be in the box for the home
team. Score: Columbus, z; hits S; err
rors, 2; Winston, 6; hits, 4 errors, 3.
Batteries: Pittman and Fenter; Jones
and Bennett Umpire, Dunning.
Dixon knocks Willis Out,
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 2s.-[Spe-
ciall-The prize fight between George
Dixon, colored, of Boston, and Abe Will
lis, the Australian, took place at the
Gymnasium and California Athletic
Club tonight for purse of $4,000 and
the bantam-weight championship of the
world. Great interest was taken in the
fight and the club room was we'll filled.
The contestants appeared in the ring
soon after $3.50 o'clock. There was fierce
fighting during five rounds, Dixon hav-
ing the best Of it in each T. 80 asth
round Dixon knocked s'r'. n
down twice and out. L a,l 5
strong at the finish as 1T
commenced.
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