The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-04

league season in this city yesterday
afternoon by administering singing
defeat to the Richmonds. Both clubs
arrived in the city yesterday morning.
Captain O'Hagan took his men off to
cool corner of the grounds and read
them lecture he had been preparing
for some time. He reminded them of
the fact that they were supposed to win
few games in order to earn their
salaries. and that the opening game
here would be the proper time in which
to turn over the new leaf. The men
then put in several hours practice and
made up their minds to redeem them
selves And they did 1t in q royal
manner, too.
The sun came down in solid chunks
all over the bail field in the afternoon,
while the "cranks" and "fans" and
"rooters" paid their 25-cent pieces and
settled down to good broiling, and
what proved to be an excellent game.
The grand stand was filled, and a great
many ladies' graced the occasion with
their presence.
Jake" Boyd, an old Roanoke player,
pitched for the home team, and to him
most Of the credit Is due for the splen-
did victory. He was perfect enigma
to the opposing batters, and the best
they could do was to get four hits off his
delivery, two of which were scratches.
The local management have not yet
signed Boyd, but it is believed that
they should lose no time in doing SO.
His presence in the box eemed to in
spire the men behind him with con-
fdence, and they played championship
ball.
Pitzer, another now man, did the
catching for Roanoke, and he jumped at
once into favor. He caught al excel
lent game and also showed that he had
good eye for the ball. Boyd and Pit
yer make battery that is hard to beat.
Crcckett's first base play was one of
the features OF the game. He had
10 chances and accepted all of them
without the slightest sign of an error.
He made some fine stops and saved the
helders several wild throws.
O'Hagan covered third and made sew
eral difficult stops and throws that m ade
the visitors open their eyes. The only
misplay made by the outfleld was a
muffed fly ball by Mccoy, but he re-
deemed himself shortly afterward by
bat on dead run. In fact, the whole
team played great ball. and the life and
energy they put in their work delighted
the large crowd.
What is puzzling the cranks now is
how Roanoke managed to get so badly
beaten while away from home. Even
if Boyd had not pitched the game he
did Richmond could not have won. The
Roanokes played all around them both
at the bat and in the field.
1t was just 4:30 O'Clock when Umpire
Ford called play ball" AS Boyd
stepped into the box he was literally
applauded and his work during the
game showed that he deserved it. The
Richmonds went first to the bat and
were retired in one. two, three order,
not man reaching first base.
This was encouraging, and the
'rooters" began to root all the
harder.
Everson, the first Roanoke player at
the bat, went out on fly to Anthony,
but Frech was given q life at first
through the kindness Of West who
dropped his short fly after hard run.
OHagan sacrificed him to second and
he reached third on passed ball,
scoring on Nc dooveter's single. While
o. dagan was at the bat in this inning he
attempted to bunt the ball. 1t glanced
off his bat and struck him in the face,
raising lump as large as hens egg
The plncky captain kept on playing,
however.
Roanoke added two more runs to her
score in the second inning. Pitzar led
off with base hit and took second when
Boyd was given his base on balls. Nc
Coy sacrificed and both men moved up
a base. Then Maginnis made the hearts
of the "rooters" glad by smashing out a
single which scored Pitzer and landed
Boyd on third. He scored moment
later when Foster threw the ball wild
to Warmsley. Maginnis stole second
but was left there, Everson and Frech
being easily retired.
McHooverter hit the ball for two
bases in the third, but was left on third
base. Roanoke sent seven men to the
bat in the fourth. Boyd led of with q
hit and was followed by Mccoy, who
also connected safely. Both men moved
up peg on Warmsleys poor throw 10
third OF Maginnis' hit and the bases
were full Then the Roanokes showed
that they were capable of doing good
team work. Instead OF trying to knock
the ball out OF the lot Everson sacra-
feed, scoring Boyd. Frech's sacrafce
sent Mccoy home aud Msginnis made
the third tally of the inning on
O'Hagan's single.
The home team made their last run
in the fifth. Cockett, the first man up,
sent daisy out to right center Os-
born got the ball and helded 1t to
Anthony. who dropped it. BY this time
the long first baseman was on third,
and he scored before tho ball could be
returned to the plate. 1t was beauti-
full hit and Crocketo was generously
for making 1t.
The visitors did not break the ice
until the eighth inning, although they