The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-07
NO HARD LUCK" THIS TIME.
a WhirIwind of Base Hits bv
Portsmouth.
mas'eians Were Outbatted and Out
helded and Lost the Game on It's
merito-UmPire Crowley Permitted Dis
graceful Kicking and Turned the Game
Into q Farce-Norfolk and Petersbur0
Also Lost Yesterday.

Ane w BiclSnS slgnaltzed their first
appearance on the local diamond after
disastrous trip on which they fell
from first 20 last place, by being inglo-
riously walloped by Pop Tate's kickers.
Ft'fhe game was LOST On It's morits, the
visitors outplaying the locals, both at
the bat and in the field.
Dunn and Hallman were the opposing
pitchers ct the start The latter was
wild, giving six bases on balls and hit
ting two mon with pitched balls. Sand
wlched In between these gifts OF the
pltcher were ten hits, but 20 scattered
tnat only one run was earned by Roa-
noke. Dunn also was very wild, and
when he did get it over had no power
30 deceive the visiting batsmen who
laeted less than two innings, Lloyd
taking his place. For three innings
the latter did very we'll, only three hits
being gsrnered by the visitors; but in the
sixth they fell upon him to the extent
OF three singles, as many two-baggers
and home run.
Roanoke started off in the first like
winners. Breen and Farrell were
favored with presents by the pitcher
and Padden hit safely. filling the cor.
neis' Knox fumbled Bradley's easy
grounder and Rreen Tailed After
Sherer and Cavanaugh had been retired,
6snzel lined pretty single into right
neld and two runs came in, Bradley 90
rug TO third on the hit and
scoring on u passed ball The third
brought them two more on Sherer's
two Dagger, Cavsnaughs base BY being
hit by pitcher and Cancels second safe
one to right field. One run was added
In the fifth. Cavanaugh hit safely.
When Camel stepped to the
plate for the third time, the
helders moved around towards righs
Held to get chance at one of those
right field hits, but the big fellow
fooled them by driving beauty to
center field for two bases, scoring
Cavanaugh. Clarke hit safely, but no
more runs came IN. Lloyd, Breen and
Farreli striking out In succession. Two
bases on balls, Cancels out at frat and
safe hits by Bradley and Clarke scored
two In the sixth. After hitting safely,
Farrell scored the last run in the
seventh on Thurston's running muif Of
Padden's long fly to right centre.
The visitors we're in the game with
the stick from the very start, and the
result was hardly in doubt after the
second inning. although the score was
tied when they went in FOR their half OF
the sixth. The story of their victory
is simply that Roanoke's twirlers were
dead easy"
Crockett was not In condition and
CAMEL held down the initial bag in fine
style. He made o splendid i'm preston,
both In the field and at the bat
The game was slow and tedious one.
principally by reason of the weakness,
ard INDIGESTION Of I'm pire Crowley.
This gentleman was evidently terror
lied by the kicking tactics Of the visi-
tors, who repeatedly surrounded him
with angry protests against his decis-
ions. A few vigorous fines admins
tered ON the first outbreak of this kind
would have settled the matter from the
beginning and enabled the spectators
to see what they paid for, q game of
ball and not kicking match. Mr..
Crowley should prevent such senseless
and disgraceful wrangling or resign. A
repetition of Yesterdays farce will 90
far towards bringing the game into dis
repute in the minds OF the class of PEG.
pie upon whose good opinion and
patronage its success depends. The de-
tailed score follows: