The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-28
ROANOKE,
PETERSBURG.

base hits-Mycrs, STAFFORD. Smith lone run"
Mccoy Double plays.-Frcch and Crockett;
3; on Mccoy. .. Struck out-By Mccoy, /; by
Smith, Wild pitch-McCoy. Time of game
Baseball Notes.
game will be- played Friday after
noon at tho Athletic Park between Two
teams composed OF the clerks in the
railroad Offices.
A game of ball has been arranged to
take place next week between the
"Pickhandles, or former citizens OF
franklin county, and the "Buckwheat"
Club, representing Floyd county.
The entertainment to be given at
Crystal Spring on June % and 90 for the
benefit Of the Roanoke Athletic Club
has been postponed until July 12 and 49,
at Which time 1t will be given on a
much large scale
The outlook for the club is much
brighton as number OF prominent
business men nave taken an interest in
the matter and are making efforts to
raise money enough to put the club in
good condition to run the baseball team
for tho balance of the season. The out
look is that the efforts will be success
full.
The Roanoke Athletic Club will run
an excursion 10 Lynchburg on Satur-
day, the Goth, to take those who want
to see the Lynchburg- r oanoke game.
a rate OF So, including admission to
the grounds, has been arranged, and
the coaches for the party will be at.
tached to train No. Saturday and will
be run back to Roanoke special after
the game, about 8 o. M. Nevins will be
in tho box for Roanoke, and large
crowd will probably go from Roanoke to
root" for the home team
Home Run Hit Won the Game.
LYNCnBURG, June 27.-The Lynch
burg and Norfolk teams gave splendid
exhibition of the national game this
afternoon. The score WAS tie, two to
two, when Norfolk went TO the bat in
the ninth inning, when lucky home
run hit by Hager gave the victory to
the visitors. The folding all around
was excellent and the good work of
both pitchers made the safe hits few
and far between
Wynne, Lynchburgs new pitcher ar.
rived this afternoon after 4 long rail
road ride from Charleston. In spite of
the disad vantaRes, he pitched great
game and played good ball. The score:
Llyneh6urg .......... $4,000 ID s ;
Norlolk.... v i 3 4
Batteries: Wynne and Webster; Collinower and
Hodge.
Hard Hitting by Richmond.
RICHMOND, June 27.-By dint of hard
playing and oy good strong batting, in
which they succeeded in buRchiDR their
hits. the Richmonds defeated the Staun-
tons in game Of ball here this after
noon by the following score
Richmond .......... OsO351-2i 2s
Stanton. ........... o o 00021-6 - Z
Batteries: Bailey and Foster; Crnnion and
Arthur.
Randoiph-MaconsD Defeated at DanviIie.
DANvILLE, June 27.-The Randolph
Macon College club was defeated to dsy
by Danville by score of to 6. Lipp,
the ex-Lynch burg league pitcher, was
In the box for Danville and was found
for ten clean hits, including three two.
bsggers.
Yesterday's1Na League Games
At Cleveland first game Cleveland,
& runs, II hits, errors. Brooklyn, 10
runs, 10 hits, errors. Batteries:
Young and thinner; Stein aud Kinsow.
Second game-Cleveland, runs, 10
hits, errors. Brooklyn, runs, IL
hits. 4 errors. Batteries Clarkson and
OConnor; Daub and Dailev.
At ST.. Louis-St Louis. runs, S
hits, z errors. New York, II runs, IA
hits, error. Batteries: Hawley and
Miller; Westervelt and Wilson.
AT Cincinnati-Cincinnati runs, o |