The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-19

ON THE BALL FIELD.
The Pennant Race Between
Baltimore and New York.

PITrsBURG, Sept. 1S.-The Pittsburps
and Baltimores were unable to play the
two games scheduled for this afternoon.
a heavy rainfall caused the calling of
the contest at the end of the sixth inn
ing OF the first game. Gum bert retired
at the end of two innings after seven
runs had been made off him. The Wis
ttors secured their seven runs on two
singles, two doubles, three triples, three
bases on balls and an error Colcolouph
succeeded Gumbert but was not much OF
an improvement. The contest was de.
void OF interest Attendance 500. Score:
p,.sh, RI. E.
bsIti%orc llssSsddss,s u g
Gleason and Clarke '''
New York Takes Two
CHICAGO, Sept 1S.-New York de-.
feated Chicago in two closely contested
games to-day. Rusie won the first by a
homo run over left field fence in the
seventh inning with two out and two
mon on bases. Both pitchers did SPLEEN
did work and were we'll supported.
with the exception of bad errors by
Dahlen and Fuller. In the second game
Clarke. who pitched for New York, was
MT very hard. and was succeeded by
Meekin in the fifth inning. Griffith was
batted at critical moments and the
Giants we're aided by wretched fielding.
The game was called on account of lark
ness in the sixth inning. Attendance.
5000. Score:
New Fork. ...... C SSSois oSGs : :
~ batteries-Terry and Schrivcr; Rusie and
Second game RI y
New i...::.::'..:.: aassosS-s II 8
l., Batteriss-Gritith and schrivcr; Clarke, Nee.
Kin and Farrell.
Boston Out OF the Race.
ST. Louis, Sept. 1s.-The Bostons
lost their second game IN succession
to-day in the ninth inning by an error
by Lowe. Attendance 800. Score:
St. Louis. .....oo oo4oool-5 ;
bG Iss9isr,s.. nrc,,.n aGIoo1 oo0-t 10
vctts and Camel.
Philadelphia Defeats CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 1s.-The Phillies
defeated the Reds to-day in drizz!ing
RAIN Taylor was very effective, while
Fisher was ossy. Massey mad his dc.
but as Red Leg and showed up we'll.
Two games will be played to- morrow.
Score:
philndeiphia........ / o . 0 o o 2 > 80 Is ;
Batteries Fisher and Merritt; Taylor and
Clements.
Louisville Goes Down Agnin.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. Wadsworth's
wildness was principally responsible
for Louisville's defeat by Washington
o-day. The only feature was home
run by Joyce over right field ience, the
longest over made on these grounds.
Darkness endei tho play after eight
Innings. Score
II. II. T.
Washington .......... 1031 3 / 00-9
Batteries: Wadsworth and Land; Mercer and
Dngdac.
Cleveland and Brooklyn Break Even.
CLEVELAND Sept. 1s.-Cleveland and
Brooklyn played two games to-day. In
the first Young kept Brooklyn's hits
scattered except in the fifth, when three
earned runs were scored by the visitors.
Childs accepted sixteen CHI ances without
an error. Cleveland lost the second
game because OF the inability to hit
Lucid. But one hit had been made in
eight innings when darkness put an end
to the game. Attendance 500. Score:
First game X. H.. F..
Brooklyn. 0 90 o 3 o 90 o. 5 . 1
Batteries: Young and thinner; Daub and
Daley.
Second game X. Ii. f
Cleveland. o. 00000-1 3
brooklyn. o 0 3 o 20 Is 0
,, Batteries: Cuppy and o'Connor; Lucid and