The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-14
ROANOKE CLIMBING UPWARD.
Magicians Win the Third Game
From Norfolk.
Fry Was Hit Hard For Five Innings, But
Then he Settled Down and the CLANS
Could Do Nothing With Him-wesks
WAS Easy For the Locals.

Roanoke resumed business at the old
stand again yesterday and are once more
soaring pennantwasd with q rapidly
that Is exhilirstipg to say the least.
Owing to the lateness OF the season the
Magicisns may not be able to land the
bunting. but they are going to come so
near to 1t that the leaders will tremble.
Yesterdays contest was another heart
disease one, only this time the balance
appeared on the right side of the ledger,
Foxy" Fry officisued in the center OF
the diamond for Roanoke and for the
first five innings allowed the CLANS TO
become altogether too familiar with his
curves. Then he settled down and after
the fifth but two hits were secured by
his opponents and nos member OF
Pop" Tstes merry band crossed tho
plate.
Weeks, left handler, with good
deal OF speed, and very surly look on
his face, performed the catapult act
for Norfolk. He was hit hard in three
innings, and in those innings Roanoke
piled up their eight runs.
The Magicians started out as though
they intended to clinch the game in the
very hrst inning. Sherer was sent 10
first on balls. Fultz sent slow one TO
Weeks who picked it up all right but
threw it about twenty-five feet over
Tate's head, Sherer scoring and Fults
going to third. Stshl was sent to first
Oh balls and made q clever steal OF
second. Then big Jimmie Little came
along and lined out . safe one, sending
both Fultz and Stahl homo. Padden
hit safely and Little took second. Cava-
naugh fouled out, but WEIGH made the
acquaintance Of one of Mr.. Weeks
curves and Little trotted home with the
fourth run OF the inning. Viox flied out
to Colliflower and Psdden was caught
of third.
Norfolk also did some scoring in the
first. After McGann had been retired
O'Hagan nit safely for one base, Ma
ginnis followed with double and Tate
did Likewise. The result was two
earned runs. The CLANS made another
in the third when McGann was sent to
20 FIRST on balls, went to second on
O'Hagan's single, took third on wild
pitch and scored on Padden's wild throw
to the plato to catch him. They tied
the score In the fourth on base on
balls to Colliflower, stolen base and
Cote's single.
Roanoke took the lead In the fifth.
Sherer fouled out, bat Fultz WAS given
life on O'Hagan's error. Stahl's sin
gle put him on second and both scored
on Little's slashing three Dagger A
double play, In which Little was thrown
out as the plate ended the inning. Nor
folk made their last squirt in the fifth
and for short time held the lead.
Maginnis, the first man up, flied out 10
Sherer but Tate hit safely. Thornton
was his by pitched ball, Kelly flied
out to Viox, but Collihower and Cote
each worked In a single and Tate,
Thornton and Collifower scored. After
that Norfolk was unable to do thing
with Fry.
Roanoke won the game in the seventh.
Stahl opened up with single and stole
second. Little got in his third his Of
the game snd Stahl scored. Maginnis
let she ball get away from him and
Little went to second. PAdden and Cav
anaugh were easy victims. but WEIGH
connected safely and Little crossed the
rubber. Viox also hit safely, but Fry
ended she inning by striking out.
The features of the game were the all.
around fine work of Roanoke and the
batting Of Little, WEIGH, Tate and Cote.
Following is the score