The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-01
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We are tho boys


Lynchburg yesterday afternoon. 1t
echoed in the valleys and resounded
from hilltop to hilltop. 1t foated over
the baseball grounds and was 80 thick
1T could be cut with knife around the
depot about 9:3O o'clock last night.
And the Roanoke "faus" had occasion
to yell. The home team had given
Lynchburg one of the worst drubbings
of the season, had won five out OF nine
games on the trip and had reached po.
sition only few poinss behind Staun-
ton for fourth place in the race for the
pennant Roanoke plays three games
with Stanton this week, beginning
Tuesday, and the chances are that they
will be one notch higher in the fight
Wednesday night. Monday is an Off
day.
The Magic City boys had plenty OF on.
couragement to win the game yesterday
a ape cial car was attached TO train No
4. and it contained among others the
following rooters. who rooted 80 hard
that they all lost their voices and their
responses in church to day will be
hoarse and indistinct:
w. p. Dupuy, Maj Malcolm Bryan,
City Auditor Noble, Capt. M. M Glass,
Thomas w. Miller, Corbin Glass, EN-
NETT Wright, Oscar Goodman, w. W.
Martin, G. w. Wade, Frank Delaney. Z.
A. Perry, o. II. Dooley, II. l.. Chandler,
Il ii. Hydapool, C L Gray. John Booth,
Il c Shade, Il. Is Ludwig. II. w. Rey-
nolds, c S Norman, w. M Shaw, Ed
j. Stone, j. Il. Colling wood, o. s Mars.
den, James McFall, John M. Payne, j.
p. Holiday, II. A. Colman, Charles r
Evans, Oh aries Armstrong, Willie Hip
peg, Willie Scott, j Ford, Pfeiifer,
w c. Hunter, Z. Horner, Thomas En-
geby W. S Tinsley. Walter Engleby,
Bert Hanslcy, ii w. Anderson, j. Ii.
Barksdale, Il. p. Stray and Ruble Cold
stein
Soon after tho train had left Roanoke
James McFall was elected captain of
the contingent, and no was given
conduct. but the necessity for such
action did not arise.
When the train reached Lvnchburg
the local fans were met by mem bers Of
the RoaIoke team and were escorted TO
their hotels A large number of them
went to the Noryell-A Ellington. where
the homo boys were ensconsed, anu they
were royalty entertained by Messrs.
Terry, the proprielors.
or the game but little can be said.
The Roanoke players batted like
Trojsns and tielded in brilliant man
nor. Lynchbu-g could not touch Nevins
except in the sixth innings, when he |.
down, and their field work was wretched.
Mace umpired good game with the ex
ceptiOn OF the sixth innings, when the
diegraccful conduct of some of the
Lynchburg spectators caused him to
lose his head. Roanoke then got the
worst of it.
The features of the game were the
heavy batting OF the Rosnokes and the
brilliant catches by Demoss and Magin-
mis-. Lynchburg used four pitchers and
the Roanoke boys hit them ell. 1t made
no difference who pitched or where thew
put the ball A Roanoke bat was ALWAYS
in the way, and the opposing felders
soon got tired of chasing the leather.
Nevins and Crockett led in batting, the
former with four hits and the latter with
three.
The special train left Lynchburg at
$3.50 o'c ock and arrived in Roanoke
shortly after IL o'clock. If the weather
had not been threatening in the morn
ing much larger crowd would have
gone on the trip
The Koanokes brought homo a new
player His Hame is Fitzmorris and he
is a good one. Lynchburg had him
signed bus released him without giving
him chance 70 show Whist he could do.
FitzmOyris was considered one of the
best amateur pitchers in Washington,
and will prove valuable addition to the
Roanoke team.
Two Of the players left tho home
team on the trip and both Of them were
named Smith. Pete Smith, the Wash
ington player, jumped his contract In
Norfolk and returned homo, while
Connie smith, the catcher, has signed
with the Suffolk tam The latter had
been released by Roanoke.
The following is tho score OF yester.
days game in detail: