Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-26
ROANOKE LOSES NUMBER THREE.
The Mushrooms After u Hard Fight Are
Moved Down by the Crows.

The game at WeSt-End PARK yesterday
attracted q gathering of something over
1900 persons. and so close and exciting
throughout was the contest that the in
t6rest OF the ctanks was more intensified
than Il has been for some length of time.
From start TO finish the fight was a
battle royal. The Irishmen had been de-
foated twice with apparent ease. and to
permit a third Waterloo was more than
they proposed. Win or die was their
motto. engraven i'm great big letters on
the soul of every man who. with the
spirit Of all true subjects of the Emerald
Isle. had firmly made w their minds to
never say die. The Crows. however, had
n little mind of their own, and occasions
ly people can be made 10 do things that
they intend rot doing.
FOUGHT HARD. BUT LOST.
That is the whole story in a nutshell
The Irishmen. who went on the field
Swearing they wOui3 ne'er consent. con
slntcd." ana were buried meath the
daisies.
Tn,ir epltlph can be written by Roa-
noko's sCrbes. but as "A suitable iuscrip
iion on their tombstones. the Dispatch
suggests thc following: Killed in battle
at Richmond. They fought Valiantly, and
djed game. Peace to their ashes"
On this stone 1t there BE- space left large
enough TO admit Of the names of Peters
burg ana Norfolk. for the clubs of these
two cities may soon meet a like fate
and il is more than fitting that the three
victims OF Tate and his great combination
should be laid 10 rest side by side.
That red-hoaded Foster boy from East
n 4 1T q
estcslay. and to him. In large measure,
IS due the victory achieved by the Crows.
lie worked with snap and vim. which
we're more than pleasing TO the rooters.
ma when, On the second inning, the score
Mas tied and freddy" welded the ash
Effectively enough TO place the sphere over
ieep left-held fence, they cheered him
Justify. The Duke actually smiled ana
lifted his hat. This Chesterfeldian act
brought forth another round of applause
md "Reddy" was hero. This SO
wrought up his feelings as TO cause him
10 blush TO the roots of his hair. and this,
coupled with the cardinal hue of that
Tame hair. formed "A halo around mis-
head which closely resembled an aurora
,oreals.
1t was in the nth inning though his
royal highness acquitted himself with
most honor In this he was largely as
base and attempted to steal second. Gill
man and Tate had him between them.
and were chasing him TO and fro like a
cat after a mouse While this was going
on Mccoy, who was on third, attempted
TO run home. Gilman threw TO Foster,
who caught Mccoy on the plate, retired
him and returned the BAH promptly 10
Gilman. VINO caught Boyd just as he was
In the act Of sliding TO second. The play
was as pretty d double as was ever seen
here. I've throwing of both Gilman and
Foster was perfect.
NEV1Ns HEAVILY POUNDED.
Ncyins tw.r!ed for the Crows. and
made u very poor showing for himself.
lie gave TWO bases on balls, hit two men,
and perm tilted the lrishmen 10 use their
ElilleIah ON him 10 the extent of thirteen
hits.
Mccoy. Roanoke's pitcher, only allowed
twelve ldis from his delivery; did not hit
d single man, and did not give but one
base on balls
Kahn PLAYED well at 9hort-stop. and re-
ceiying seven chances awaited himself of
al OK ,hem. In the fourth inning he made a
phenomena, jump after the sphere which
had reboGnded from McGettigans bat as
II thrown from q Catapult, anc captured IL
amid loud applause. His batting was
all right, too. out Of five times at the
oat he made three hits. one of which he
stretched into u two Dagger Tate made
the only three-basc hit Of the evening by
sending the bah away over in far right
seid.
There = little more TO tell OF the game.
BON clubs played we'll Notwithstanding
IN. number OF errors. The contest was
close and exciting from start to finish.
and everybody who witnessed 1t en-
loyed H.
The score VIII tell the rest. Here 1t Is;
scrutln.ze IL closely: