The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-21
ROANOKE LOSES the SECOND.
An Exciting Game. in Which
Petersburg Came Out Ahead.
Both Teams Did Coed Work. But Luck
Was With the visitors-The Roanoke
Team Started Out Like Winners. But
Couldn't Keep 1t Up-O'Hsgan's Great
Batting.

Baseball is an uncertain game and
this fact was never better demonstrated
than in yesterdays contest between
Roanoke and Petersburg. The home
team started out in the first inning as
though they intended to put Mr.. Smith
out OF the business and administer an
other defeat so the leaders. But they
didn't do 1t. When the game ended Mr..
Smith was still very much in the bust
ness and Petersburg had secured an.
other scalp.
1t was great game, nevertheless. and
both teams played pionship ball.
The visitors were fortunate in punching
their hits, and, therefore, they Won. II
Roanoke had had little of their luck
the result might have been different.
The home team made more hits than
their opponents, but, outside Of the first
inning, they could not bunch them. The
feature OF the game was O'HagAn's bat
ting. He was at the bat I've times, and
made five clean hits, two of them being
three baggers.
Crockett was sick yesterday and
OHagan covered first. Daniel went
behind the bat and caught q strictly
first class game.
Roanoke went to the bat first, as
usual, and mado four runs before a
man was put out O'Hagan opened the
ball with single. Mccoy and Ellis
hunted safely and McHooveter drove a
single down the first base line Violet
also got in double, but was unable to
score.
After this Smith settled down and
kept the hits we'll scat tered. After one
was out in the second O'Hag IN made
three Dagger. but the nece .sary hit was
not forthcoming to bring him homo.
Again i'll the fourth, with two out, he
his for tbroe bases, but Mccoy, the
next batter, ended the.inninv by ssrik
ing out.
koanoke's only other run was made in
the sixth. Frech, Maginnis and O'Hagan
hit safely and the bases were filled
with no one out. Mccoy strL OK out for
the third time during tho game. Ellis
knocked = fly to Kelly and Freck beat
the throw home. Maginnis started for
third as soon az the ball was caught and
had reached the bag before Keller got
the ball there, but Clark called him
out, thus retiring tho side.
petersburg also commenced their run
Bot1ihR Ill Luo ur5C AIter SANFORD had
gone out to O'Hagan, Brodie was given
his tase on balls. He went to third On
o wild pitch and scored on Kelly's sin
gle. Stafford, the ext batter, drove
one over the deep left field fence send
ing Kelly in ahead of hun.
In the fourth, after two men were out
Farrell sent the ball over the left field
fence for a home run.
Tho visitors made no more runs until
The eighth, when they pounded out four
and won the game. Bro lies long fly to
center WAS muffed by Ma9innis after a
long run and the batter reached second.
He went to third On Kelly's single. The
latter stole second and both scored on
Stafford's hit Honeycutt sent a long
fly to left, which bounded over the fence.
O'Hsgan opened up the ninth with a
single. but was forced out at second on
mcCoy'S easy grounder to Brodie. Ellis
few out to Farrell and Daniels grounder
to Farrell forced Mccoy at second. Fol-
lowing is the score: