The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-02
MANAGER BaEEH RELEASED.
His Fine Playing For Petersburg
Creates a Sensation.
He Hits the Ball Often But Cant Keen
Roanoke From Crawling Out of Last
Plaoe-A Tremendous Batting Rally
In the Eighth Gives Roanoke the
Game : Richmond and Portsmouth
Also Winners.

PETERSBURG. June Judge King
secretary Of the Roanoke Baseball As
sociation, arrived in Petersburg this
morning. Manager Breen today ten
dered his resignation as manager OF the
team. The resignation was at once &C
cepted, and he was given his uncondir
tional release. He has not been SUCCESS
tnl In getting the full playing strength
from the players under his control, who
as individuals are the equals OF any
team in the League. The inability of
the club to win games while under his
management led to widespread dissa lis :
faction among the supporters of the
team in Roanoke, and for some time his
retirement has been considered fore.
gone conclusion.
Dick Padden has been placed in
charge OF the team both on and off the
field, while w. j. Wright, OF Roanoke,
will accompany the aggregation as
financial manager while on the present
trip.
The team left for Portsmouth to night
"AA0 WA 70 enhOh w tlrRlnIA b9aCl TO-
morrow for days enjoyment.
Ex-Manager Breen played shortstop
for the Petersburg team to-day and
created sensation by his performance
both In the field and at the bat He
made three OF Petersburg's seven hits
He has received an offer to sign with
petersburg and also has IN offer from
Co!um bus, Ohio, but has not decided
yet which oHer he will accept.
The intelligence that Jimmie Breen
had been released as manager and
player was received yesterday by the
crnnks in this city with more or less
satisfaction. great majority OF the
patrons OF the game had long ago de-
cided that Breen's ability as player
were below par, and they made their
objections manifest by roasting" him
numerically from the bleachers during
the games. Many of those who are we'll
posted believe that he was seriously
handicapped by the responsibilities in
cldent to the management OF the team
and the encouragement caused by his
ms nifest inability to win fair share of
the games played, and that these causes
initiated against his own playing. The
excellent account he gave of himself in
the game yesterday against his aormer
>SLaA o0Co oOCAo W UbHr OUT ING latter
hypothesis.
Whatever may have been the cause Of
his failure to meet the requirements of
his joint position OF manager and PLAYER,
the general lack OF confidence on the
part OF the people who pay their money
to see the home team try to win games
mas made the step taken yesterday in.
evitable. His signal error OF Judgment
on Thursday in keeping Gaffney in the
game until nine runs had been tatted
out and the game hopelessly lost and
then substituting Viox, has undoubt-
eddy proved TO be the last straw.
How We Reached Fifth Place.
PETERSBURG, June Jimmie Breen.
lately m ansger of the Roanokes, played
short for the locals to-day In the abb
sence OF Hall, who was injured in q col
lision yesterday, and cut q wide swath
In the game. he was in the plate four
times. once getting his base on balls and
three times lining out safely. His per-
formance in the field was gilt-edged,
and the local management will be happy
II they can make satisfactory arrange
ments with him to sign here
Foreman and Stahl were the opposing
pitchers. Foreman kept the hits we'll
scattered except in the eighth inning,
"nen no WAS pounded severely and lost
his game.
At the end of the fifth inning the
score was tie, one run having been
scored in each side on home-run hits by
Sullivan and Fitzsimmons. In the sixth
Lippert led IF with double and reached
third on passed ball. Lyons was hit
by pitched ball and stole to second
Both mon scored on Breen's safe hit
With the score three to one against
them, the visitors rudely fell upon Fore.
man and batted out a victory. Stahl
and Sharer were safe on q hit and base
on balls respectively. Padden's little
grounder WAS flelded to second, but Lip.
pert dropped the throw and the sacks
were covered. Then Little drove out q
double, ecoring Stahl and Sherer. A
passed ball Tailed Padden. and Little
came around on Bradleys single. The
latter reached second on passed ball
and scored on Viox's single.
Breen came along In the ninth with
his third hit. Pender got life by Cav
anauRh's error. Forem ans sacrifice ad.
vanced both mon. and they came home
on Gilrs safe one. The latter was
thrown out in trying to steal second
and Alloway ended the game by striking
out.
The features OF the game were the
home runs by Sullivan and Fitzsimmons,
Lippert's pair of doubles and Breen',s,
clean batting record