The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-05

Have ii Snnp Saturday.
If the rain will only hold up there is
prospect OF some good ball here in the
near future.
Bedford City will undoubtedly como
here Saturday and there is some talk of
q game with this club to-day, although
III is hardly likely. Since tho Bedfords
defeated the local team hero they seem
to have an idea thas Roanoke is their
snap and are anxious to play here as
much as possible, but they will UNI
doubtedly be sadly fooled the next time
they run up against the Magic City
team. Sanderson is rapidly getting
into condition to play, and with the adj
diticn Of Wigmore to tho inticld the
club will be in 4 much better condition
to face even stronger aggregation than
the Bedfords.
The home team needs another pitcher
Not that Boyd is 4 poor one. for he has
proven time and again that he ranks as
one of the best amateur twirlers in tho
State, but it is unreasonable to expect
him to go in game after game against
the same players and not have them bat
him. 1t stands to reason that tho Bed
fords will soon get the hang of his de-
livery and then nc will receive severe
clubbing. This is unfair. Boyd is u
hard, earnest worker, and an excellent
pitcher, and his record should not be
rnaue to suffer through the lack of the
management to provide another pitcher.
1t is poor policy to kill tho goose that
lays the golden egg.
Now that Sanderson is abie to catch
once more is no reason why Michael
should be released. lie has the making
of good catcher in him. If new
pitcher is secured, Michael should be
appointed his regular receiver and
should practice with him constantly.
Sanderson and Boyd would then be able
to work together all the time, and in
this way the men would become used to
each other, and both batteries would be
able to do ciTectiYe work.
1t is said that the Salem team would
like to cross bats with the Roanukes,
and the indications are there will DO
some games between these two clubs.
Salem has "a good team, but it is doubt
full If they can do anything with the
Roanokes. Wytheville and Bristol are
also anxious to meet the home team.
There are also clubs at Lynchburg
and Christiansburg and there ls no rea-
son why Southwest Virginia league
could not be formed immediately. A
very strong com bination could be
formed, composed of Lynchburg. Bed
ford City, Roanoke. ZEN, Christians
burg, Wythevilic an1 Bristol. In each
OF these places there are clubs fully
equipped and ii the respective man
ayers would get together right away, "a
schedule could &c fixed up and games
started in worry short time.
There are about three good playing
months left set in this season and i.
schedule could be SO arranged SO as TO
give each city some good ball. Each
CITY represented in the league would
undoubtedly subscribe money enough to
purchase peunant TO be given to the
champion club.
The gentlemen who organized the
Roanoke team have demonstrated that
they are not TO be daunttd by obstacles
and if they take hold Of this matter
with the same energy they did the or
ganiZation OF the present team, the
scheme is sure TO be y success. Let
Roanoke take the initial step in this
as She does in every thing else, and the
league will be formed. Then let the
boys all pull together, doing away
with all discussions and that ppnnat
will fly in Roanoke.
LEAGUE GAAE;.
At Philadelphia = Philadelphia. s;
base hits, 9; errors, . Chicago, =; base
hits, q; errors, !. Batteries: Gleason
I'D Clements; Gumberu and Kitridge
At New York Cleveland New York
came postponed on account OF rain
At Bos;on-Boston, 2; base hits, 49,
errors, 0. Cincinnati, &; base hits, o.
errors, |. Batteries: Clarl1son and Ben
nett; Mullane AMI Kccnan.
ASSOCIAr on GAMES
At Cincinnati-Cincinnati 3; base
hits, S; errors, 4. Washington, ,; base
hits. q; errors, 1. Batteries: Crane and
Vaughn; Foreman, Cursty and SUIT
cliffa.
At ST. Louis-St Louis, S; base hits,
10; errors, /. Boston, 0; base hits, 81
errors, 4. Batteries: >tivctts. Boyle and
Munyan; O'l5r.cn and Murphy.