The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-02
WON BY ROANOKE.
The v. M. I. Cracks Defeated
by S to 2.


OF mascotte, met with defeat yester.
day evening at the hands of the Roam.
oke Athletic Club team by score of S
to after one of the most exciting and
! interesting games ever played in this
city. The wet weather kept the crowd
down to about ESQ people, but those who
braved the elements were we'll repaid
for their trouble. Only Eve innings
we're played, when the game was called
on account of rain. The Virginia Mill.
tary Institute boys were first to bat and
made run on Meade's drop OF third
strike, some good base running and a
hit. They scored one more in the Sec
ond by couple of hits and some clever
base running. This ended their scoring,
for they were easily disposed of in the
succeeding three innings.
The best the Roanoke Athletic Club
boys could do in the first three innings
was to get two men on third base, one
| In the second and one in the third. In
the fourth they suddenly found the ball
and with q base on balls, q sacrifice and
| four singles they scored five runs. four
OF which were earned. This settled the
run. getting as the game WAS called at
the end o. the next inning.
BY their game Yesterday afternoon
the r. A G. team dem onstrated the fact
that they could hold their own with any
amateur team in the State as the v. nj.
l. are ranked with such clubs as the
University of Virginia. The score by
innir G ) follows:
r.. II. E.
: 4: ff:..:::: 1865 1865
Batteries-R. A c., Boyd and Meade; VIM
Briscoe and Carmichael. Umpire~Wrght.
On Tuesday, the Fourth, the strong
Lynchhurg team will be here for two
games. The first game will be- called
at .O:3O in the morning and the second
one at 4:30 in the afternoon. On this
occasion the Roanoke Athletic Club will
| appear In their new uniforms and will
| present very handsome appearance.
Ladies will be admitted free to both
games.
BASEBALL. NOTES.
Henry seems to have his eve on the
ball. He gets hit or two in every
game.
Jack Hooper's coaching yesterday was
one of the features OF the game He
means we'll.
Thompson, who created such q favor
able impression in Fridays game. did
not play yesterday, having left the city.
He will be here for the games next
week.
Meade's playing yesterday was fully
| up to his usual good standard. He made
wild throw TO first base in the first
inning, but 1t was excusable on account
of the slippery condition of the ball.
lloyd can be counted on usually to win
any game he pitches.
There will be some good ball pames
whine ssed this week. Lynchburg will
play two games on the Fourth and
Staunton will be here for two on FRIDAY
and Saturday. This club is putting up
great game at present.
A dispatch received yesterday states
that there Is q deal con templated by
which the Louisville club hopes 70
secure the services of Walter Brodie, of
Roanoke, who now so acceptably PLAYS
| center field for st. Louis.
LEAGUE CAMS YE.TEnpAY.
At Cincinnati
Cincinnati. 100000 8
washington ................. 90 UOUlO 8 4
Hits-Cincinnati, .; Washington, o. Errors
CINCINNATI. !; Washington, !. Batteries Sull.
van and Murphy; Esper and Farrell,
At Cleveland (ten innings)-
Philadelphia. $1,000 o00i %
Hits-Cleveland, II; Philadelphia, 10 Errors
CIevei.nd' j; Philadelphia. Batteries-Cuppy
chicago; ......"............ 0 O 0 o. o
New York................... OO00Ui o.
Hits-Chieago, .6 New York. 2. Errors
CMcago, i New York, J. Batteries-Mauck and
Schrver; Rusie and Miligan.
AT Pittsburg-
Pitteburg .................. @ OIL 9 l 4 n 10
Brooklyn. o u o o 10 O. ;
Hits-Pittsburg, 10; brooklyn, Z. Errors
Pittsburg. !; Brooklyn, 5. Batteres-Rhrett and
Miller; stein and Daily.
"A: ST. Louis
Boston ooSigSoGGSs--1ss
nits-st; Louis, II; Boston, Is. Errors-st
son; Staley aud Merritt
At Louisville
Louisville. .................. 00O10OO4- s
baiLlmorc. ............. 00U40 20x- Z
Hits, Louisville, 10; Baltimore, II. Errors
a.oaisviie' =; Baltimore, o. Notwithstanding
anc Grim; Mullane and Robinson.
HARVARD now CHAMPIONS.
New YORK, July 1.-The deciding game OF the
intercollegiate championship series was PLAYED
today on the Polo grounds tefore an immeuse
audience The game was won by Harvsid by q
score of tod.
Captain Andersen's Narrow Escape
CLYDE. N. Y, July Captain An
dersen. Of the Viking, was nearly
drowned one mile east OF Clyde this
morning. He went in bathing and got
under the boat. and, but for the assist
ance OF the students on board, would
have been drowned. The boat passed
| through here at l1:45. A large crowd
met the boat, guns were fred, whistles
blew and bells rung.
Destructive Cyclone.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July Ia cyclone
swept across the eastern portion OF
Antx-