The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-29
DARKNESS STOPPED THE GAME.
Another Fine Exhibition of Ball
Playing.
After Ten Innings of the Hardest Kind of
Playing by Both Teams, the Game Had
to be Called, with tho Score Standing
to 4-Thc Same Clubs to Play Again
To-day.

The R. A. G. and Charleston teams
played one OF the best games Of ball
seen in the city for some time yester.
day. 1t was battle gal between both
clubs. with honors about even. After
ten innings OF the hardest kind OF PLAY
ing by both teams the game was called
on account of darkness with the score
standing to A.. The home team had
Lynchburg's crack battery in and they
played good game. McKenna made a
run and hit. Considering the fact
that it was the first time he has ever
pitched under the sixty foot rule he
pitched very fine game, only allow
ing nine hits to the heavy hitting visi-
tors. Barring two passed balls in the
first inning the catching of Glass was
sll that could be desired Lyston, an.
other player from the Lynchburg's
who played short owing to Riley being
sick, also put up good game in the
field and made one hit. Foster deserves
as much credit as any man on the team
for the result. He made run in tho
eighth on his base on balls. In the
ninth he set the crowd wild by
making q three.base hit and scoring
Immediately after when Schaffer, who
dropped Settles third strike, threw to
first base. 1t was splendid piece OF
base running and deserved all the ap.
plause it got. Wigmore also played a
strong game in the field and by his
timely base hit to right field in the sew
enth inning, bringing in McKenna and
Foster and tying the score, mad Q the
the home team played good ball.
For the viSitorc tho nj 81 RIol,a
was very strong, he only allowing eight
hits to be made off his delivery and
striking out no less than fourteen men.
The catching OF Schatfer was of the
gilt edge order, especially considering
the fact that he received q telegram
announcing the sad intelligence Of his
fathers death at the beginning of the
fifth inning. The batting of Schaffer
and Peyton was also very strong, the
latter making double and two singles.
Corcoran's three base hit in the ninth
was the longest hit made inside the
grounds this season.
The Charl estons were the first to bat
and Elsey led Off with base hit but
was thrown out in attempting TO steal
second. Corcoran was given life on
Settles error and went to second on Il
passed ball. Blake was given his base
mediately after by Glass attempting to
work the old trick of throwing to short
stop, Lyston not getting the ball back
quick enough. Blake went to third on
passed ball and scored on Ransom $
slow hit to short For the home team
Wigmore got his base on Farley's error
and went to second on Lyston's single
Lyston and Meade were retired
on a neat double play by Corco-
ran, Ransom and Farley, but Thomp.
son was equal to the occasion and
brought Wigmore in by his corking
single. No more runs were made by
either side until the fourth inning
when Schaffer, OF the Charlestons
made hit, stole second, and scored on
Peytons two base hit. This ended the
run getting OF the visitors until the
ninth inning, when Elsey scored on
Concoran's long three.base hit to right
centre. The home team tailed twice
in the seventh on McKenna's hit, his
steals Of second and third, Fosters base
on balls, his steal OF second and Wig
more's single to right field Foster
tailed the last run for the R. A. C in
the ninth inning on mis- three-base hit
and Schaffer's dropped third strike,
which he threw to first to retire the
batter.
The same teams play again this
afternoon and there is no doubt that
the game will be well worth seeing, as
the Charlestons have lost one and tied
one and will do all in their power to
win the last one. BOYD and Daniel
will be The battery for the home team
The game will be called at p. M. The
following is the detailed score of the
game:
ROANoKE. CHAHLEsToSs
Il. 20 A II y