The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-24
WON BY ONE SCORE.
Forest Hills Defeat the r. A..
Cs. in WeIl-played Game.

The Forest Hill baseball aggregation,
made their debut before a Roanoke
audience yesterday afternoon to show
what they knew about the great ma
tional game Of baseball. They proved
to the satisfaction of n small audience,
which had been kept down by the
threatening weather, that they were
we'll versed in its mysteries.
They hit Boyd harder than any club
that has been here this season, with the
exception OF the Washingtons in their
second game, making nine singles and
two two.baggers, and only for the really
good fielding of the home team the
score would have been much larger.
Hodge, a Washington Y. M. G. A.
player, and Morgan did great work for
the visitors with the stick, each having
brace of singles and a two base hit to
their credit.
The home team were the first to bat.
Wigmore was given life by low
throw of McCreery to first. He went to
second on passed ball, but was left
there as Daniel, Boyd and O'Hagan went
out in order. In the second they made
two runs on McGinniss' hit, Tupper's
error, Meade's sacrifice and Hodges
miss and wild throw of Collifower's
third strike. In the third, fourth and
fifth, they went out in one, two, three
order.
The sixth opened up with Daniel at
the bat. On his two Dagger, Boyd's sim
gle and steal of second, O'Hagsn's sac
rifice and McGinniss' second hit OF the
game, they Tailed two earned runs.
After this the nearest they came to
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two men out. Colliflower made a beau.
tiful two-base hit along the left field
foul line, but Settles failed to make the
necessary hit, flying out to Blanken-
ship.
The "Cherubs" started their run
getting in the first inning. Keen was
out on bunt from Boyd to O'Hagan,
Foster followed with clean single,
Napier also went out from pitcher to
first base, Topper followed with q
single and both scored on Hodges two
base hit. In the second it looked as
though they were going to make more
runs. Lemon led oil with single, but
was run out between first and second.
Morgan followed with two bagger,
Blankenship struck out and Keen was
hit by a pitched ball, but the best
Foster could do was to foul out.
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on balls, Upper made single and
Hodge followed it up with his second
hit; and on Riley's and OHagan's errors
two men crossed the homo plate. but
Napier was called out on account of
Morgans interference, he standing on
third base and getting Riley to throw
the ball to him, which he let 60 by.
They scored two more in the seventh on
a couple of hits and an error. This
ended the scoring, as in the eighth
Hodge, after leading of with hit, was
forced out by McCreery at second. Nc
Creepy was thrown out in an attempt to
steal second, and Lemon ended the
inning by flying out to Settles.
The catching of both Foster and
Daniel was Of the gilt edge order, Daniel
in particular distinguishing himself by
the capture of several difficult foul fys.
Napier also played great game at first.
McGinniss led at the bat for the home
team, making two singles.
The same two clubs will play again
to day and to morrow. In this after
moons game Blankenship and Foster
will be the battery for the Cherubs,
while Collihower and O'Hagan will be
in the points for the home team. The
game will be called at 4:3O.
The following is the tabulated state
ment:
ROANOKE. FOREST HILLS
X. II. TO A E. Il. II. 20. A. Z.