The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-26

RICHMOND. May 25.-Riohmond cap
tured the game from Roanoke at West
End Park to-day after hard fought
contest by score Of 10 to g. It was
one OF the best exhibitions of ball on
the diamond this season, and what Roa-
noke won by fairly good stick work she
lost by errors, numerous and costly,
while Vests pets played the game
from the very start, hammered the
leather for q total Of ten base hits and
errors to their credit, though they were
OF an expensive character, letting in one
run and advancing several runners q
bag.
Pop" Tate lifted the sphere over the
left field fence, and leisurely trotted
around the bases for home run. Pop"
declined to take off his hat in recog-
milton Of the applause, but he smiled
complacently, as though he had done
his duty.
Richmond scored in the first inning.
while Roanoke WAS presented with four
straight goose eggs. Kahn made clean
hit, and reached second by similar one
on the part of BABY" Phillips. He
scored on McGinnis' error. McGann
flew out to O'HaKan, and Tate was
thrown out at first by the same, Phillips
ambling on to the third, where he was
left, West striking out.
In the second both sides went out in
one, two, three order, and Kahn scored
again In the third by his own clever hit,
assisted by some rather awkward work
on the part of the Roanokes. In the
fourth neither side did any notable
work.
The fifth inning was the interesting
part Of the game for the Mushrooms,
who previously looked as though they
would be shut out secured five runs,
while the Legislators kept pace with
them.
This is how it happened: Wormsley
went to first on Frech's error and
reached second on the same. Kain's
sacrifice put him on third, ana he came
homo on Phillips clever single. The
latter went to second on McGinnis' err
TOR, leaving McGann to decorate first
Then 1t was that Bosher, the Roanoke
third baseman, demonstrated how much
Ignorance he had accumulated on the
subject of stopping and throwing the
ball.
West treated himself to a very pretty
single, sending in his huge flrst base
man. He stole second, went to third
when McGinnis threw Napier out at
first and earned his run on Morgan's
pretty double. Foster retired the side
by flying out to Bosher.
The visitors also decided to do little
original stick work In the fifth, when
they scored five runs on a single and
two doubles. Daniel got his base on
balls and went to third on McCoys
two-b Dagger, but was thrown out by
Kain to Foster. During the latter
episode Mccoy reached third, and after.
wards scored on helder's choice.
McGinnis was given first on balls,
reached third On a fielder's choice, and
crossed the rubber on McRooveter's
double, as did also O'Hagan, who had
reached second by an act of larceny,
while Frech, who waited for four balls,
took advantage of the same two-baRger
to decorate third.
Boyd flew out to West. Crockett
made single, reached second on Nc
Cams error, sending McHooveter be-
fore him. wild pitch gave him third
where he gasped his last, Bosher being
thrown out to Tate by Kahn.
In the sixth both sides went out in
one, two, three order. Pop Tate's home
run assisted by an error gave the home
team three in the seventh, while the
visitors failed to score.
In the eighth Phillips made a beauti-
full running catch. Roanoke got In three
more runs in the same inning through
singles by Daniel and OHagan and
clever double by McGinnis. assisted by
Vests error.
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