The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-14
1T WAS AN EXCITING GAME.
Roanoke Was Outbatted But
They Managed to Win.
The Home Team Bstted Coliinower Ont Of
the Boz, But Wore Not SO sucoessfur
With MoCreery-McCoy Hit Hard But
Good Fielding In the Early Part OF the
Game Kept the Score Down.

The game OF ball yesterday afs
ternoon between Roanoke and Nor
1olk was one OF the most ex-
citing that has been played on
the home grounds for some time. Roam:
ose took an apparently safe lead in the
early part Of the proceedings, but the
clam dlRgers pulled up on Thorn and
Doth clubs made q Garrisonian finish.
the home team winning by nose in
the last inning,
Roanoke started in as though thew
were going to swell their batting aver.
ages, and at the same time administer a
crushing defeat to their opponents. No
runs were made in the first, but in the
second Mccoy led off with two.
Dagger. Frech died out, but Demoss
cracked out safe one, and both scored
on OHagsn's double. The latter stole
third and came home when McCreerv
let McHooveter's grounder get away
from him.
They kept the fun up in the third.
Cavanangh was given base on balls:
Meade struck out and Corcoran's error
OF McCoy's grounder allo we'd Cavanauph
to go to second, tho batter reaching
hrst. Cavansugh and Mccoy both pill
fered base and each scored on Demoss'
single. The latter went to second ON
the throw in and came home on
O'Hsgan's hit.
AT this stage OF the game Collifiower
was sent % the field and McCreery nut
in the box. Lanser going to second.
McCreery held tho locals down to three
hits during the remainder OF the game
but he was wild, giving six bases on
balls and hitting one man He also
made tho wild throw that let the tytnp
run in.
In the meantime Norfolk had been
hitting tho ball hard, but perfect field
ing on tho part of the home team had
prevented them from scoring. In the
NTH, however, they broke the Ice and
made the rooters feel anxious Hodge,
Corcoran, Colliflower and Thornton
made singles, O'Hagan made a wild
throw and three runs were scored.
The visitors kept their run getting up
in the sixth. Four singles, together
with two sacrifices, yielded them three
moro runs.
Roanoke had added two moro runs to
their total, AMI when Norfolk cana in
for their half OF tao eighth the home
team had the lead by two runs. Free
hitting and Demoss' failure 10 guard
second at critical time gave the visit
tors threo moro runs and put them one
ahead.
hoanoke pulled the Gamo out OF the
lire in Tho ninth. Frech led eff with n
single and went to second when
McCreery sent Demoss to his base on
balls OHigan hit grounder to the
pitcher and Frech started for third.
McCreery threw the ball wildly to Land
and hit one OF the spectators, Frech
came homo on the blocked ball, Demoss
going co third and O'Hagan to second.
Violets grounder was fumbled bv
Lanser and Demoss scored McHooye-
tor hit q hot ono to Corcoran, who caught
the runner at first, but O'Hagan came
in Norfolk was quickly retired in
their half OF tho ninth and Roanoke is
still tied for fourth place.
Tho visitors gave an exhibition of
kicking that has never been eoualed
here They objected to every CLOSE de.
cision and spent a good deal OF time
arguing with the umpire He drew his
watch on Thorn twice and also fined
Thornton SIS Staples umpired an excel.
lent game and tho visitors kicks were
all made without cause.
Violet made his first appearance and
covered center field in on acceptable
manner. He will 60 behind the bat to-
day and catch Nevins, whom he caught
last summer. Nevins' arm has gotten
into good condition again and he will
pitch in his old form. Kissinger will
be in the box for Norfolk and an inter
esling game may be expected.
Following is the score: