The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-06
RAIN STOPS THE GAME.
1t Came Down in Torrents In the Fourth
Inning and the Boys Quit

1t Came Down in Torrents In the Fourth
Inning and the Boys Quilt.
Rain prevented the completion OF the
ball game between Roanoke and Rich
mond yesterday afternoon. Two heavy
showers fell in the early part of the
afternoon, which made the grounds wet
and muddy, but the rain let up shortly
after o'clock and the two teams AZ
tempted to play a game.
They had succeeded in playing but
four innings when the rain again came
down In torrents. The score then stood
to in favor Of Richmond. Nevins
and Blankenship were the opposing
pitchers
The visitors had made but two hits
off his delivery, while the Roanokes had
cracked out three safe ones. Petersburg
Will play here tomorrow.
Ball Player Appointed:aiPolIo
Harry Mace, one of the pitchers Of
the Richmond Baseball Club, received
letter from Washington, D. c., yester.
day, informing him of his appoin .mens
ON the police force of that city, to take
effect September l.
staunton Won In the Eighth Inning.
LYNCHBURe, May 5.-Lynchburg was
defeated by Stanton to-day by score
Of to T. 1t was good game, Lynch
burg having good lead up to the
eighth inning, when Staunton made
five runs by good luck and bad throw
ing on Lynchburg's side. The score:
X. H. E:
staunton ............ Oll0OO0 s , 10 Z
Batteries: McKcnna and Glass; Malarkey and
Arthur.
Norfolk Fairly and squarely Beaten.
PETERSBURG, May 5.-Norfolk was
fairly and squarely beaten this after
noon in game beautifully played by
both clubs. There was only one close
deci.ion and that was in the fifth In
ming. The home team was at the bat
and two men were on bases and two out.
Sanford nit slow grounder, which was
ielded by Johnson, but thrown little
wide, and in order to stop it Elsey at
first had to raise his foot from the bag.
1t was close call but the runner was
safe. Two men scored, and Norfolk
kicked vigorously and the game was in
terrupted for fully ten minutes. Peters
burg scored two more runs on wild
throw and cleyerly stolen base, Hodge,
at home plate, not touching the runner,
although he had abundant time and OPP
portunity.
Norfolk's only run was scored on q
home run hit by Hodge. The visitors
were outplayed by the home team, which
had only one error to it's account. Kis-
pitched for Norfolk and was very effec
tive.
Leach was in the box for the home
team, and, although the visitors batted
him freely yesterday, they could not
touch him to-day when hits were needed
The score:
II. II. E.
S Setsr1Surg 0SSS92 SGSS-4 !
Batteries: Leach and Kicfer, Kisscnger and
Hodge.
Yesterdays National League Games.
BALTIMORE, May 5.-The Orioles took
the Senators into camp to-day-9 to 2.
aanlon's debusante, Brown, pitched
fine game, and was supported we'll.
Kelly, in particular, robbed the visitors
OF several runs. Mercer was an easy
mark, and was not we'll backed up
Kelly made home run and triple.
beautiful triple play by Jennings, Bon
ner, Brouthers and McGraw brought
cheers from the $500 spectators. Sulli-
van and Ward batted in place of Mercer
and Radford in the ninth inning The
score
At Baltimore r. E.
Baltimore ........... o 0 o. Q 10
Washington. O00lO1-2 >
Batterles-Brown and Robinson; Mercer md
Mcguire.
At New York r. H. f.
New York ......... 201O2x-b II
Boston ......... 0 0U01 90 3
Batteries Westervelt and Doyle Loyett and
Merritt.
AT Philadelphia r. H F.
........ 0 0 O Ga
Brooklyn. ........... 00 o. @ 0x-4 9 3
Batteries: Carsey and Clements Daub and
Daley.
AT Pittsburg- r. II. T.
D GO 1U0 Is IL 2
st: Louis. ......... 0 01010-5 5
Buckley.
At Chicago-No ball game Oh account of wet
grounds.