The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-20
AGAIN IN FOURTH PLACE.
Roanoke Mad No Trouble in De-
teating the Leaders Yesterday.
The Homo Team Outbatted and Out
helded the Ball Tossers From tho
Cockade Clty-Boyd's Good Work in
the Box-McGinnis' Great Catch-Um-
pire Clark or In Hts Decisions.

II Petersburg expects to win the
pennant this season they will have to
put up better game than they did
against Roanoke yesterday afternoon.
rneir field work was very ragged and
their work with the stick was nothing
to speak Of.
Leach was in the box for tee visitors
and he was just pie for the local bat
tiers. They made twelve hits of of
him and earned five OF their runs.
Violet, in particular, found him easv
and led both sides in bRtting, having a
single, double and triple to his credit.
O'Hagan also pounded out three bag,
ger and single, while McGinnis
touched Leach up for two singles.
Boyd did the twirling for Roanoke
and he pitched an excellentgame.k keep
ing the opponents hits we'll scattered.
Several times Petersburg had men on
bases, but Boyd's good pitching pre-
vented then from scoring. He was we'll
supported by O'Hogau and tho rest of
team. Maginnis let two ground balls
get away from him that proved COSTLY
and also misjudged Smiths long fy, but
in the eighth inning he electrified the
crowd by making wonderful catch.
uoneycue sent q snort hy to center.
Maginnis made great run for the ball
and just as it was falling to the ground
made dive for it and held Is. He fell
fiat but did not drop the ball. Ellis
played second in good style, but was un-
fortunate at the bat.
Clark umpired his first game in Roam
oke and made two rank decisions against
tt homo team. In the eighth O'Hagan
knocked fly to center field, which
Sanford dropped. He picked the ball
up quickly and Clark called O'Hagan
out. In Petersburg's half of the same
innings Crockett caught Farrell at least
Two feet OIL the base, but the umpire de-
clared him safe.
Roanoke started the run getting in
the first. Leach sent O'Hagan to frat
on balls. Boyd hustled the ball toward
third and Kelly ran forward to fold it,
leaving third unguarded O'Ha9an
made dash for tho bali and reached it
by magnibcent spriuting Boyd stole
second On the frst ball pitched Keffer
M Ade poor throw t. third to catch
O'Hagan and the latter scored, Boyd
going to third. He came home when
Stafford let Crocxett's grounder get
away from him.
The homo team added four more in
the second on Violet's two Dagger,
singles by McGinnis, O'Hagan and
Crockett and errors by Kelly and
Brodie In the sixth the green clad
sluggers earned four runs. Cavanaugh
led off with a single, Violet. Frech and
Maginnis followed with safe bunts, and
O'Hagan smashed out three Dagger.
This ended Roanoke's scoring although
Violet made a triple in the seventh.
The hit was not forthcoming to bring
him home. however.
Petersburg also scored in the first.
After two men were out Kelly cracked
out double and came home on Stat.
ford's single. They added another in
the second on Honeycutts single, Ma.
ginnis error, Keffer's sacrifice ana San
ford's safe hit
After two were out in the third.
Smith sent fly to center field Magin-
mis- evidently did not sec 1t, az he made
no attempt to catch the ball and the
batter reached second. He started to
third and Frech throw to Cavanaugh,
but the latte: dropped tho ball and
Smith scored
Peters burg's last run was made in the
seventh. kctfer hit to center aud Ma.
gtnnis let the ball GO between his legs.
keffer got to third on the error, and
scored on Santord's two Dagger. Brodie
sacrificed the latter to third, whore he
was left.
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