The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-25
RQRhOKE'S SWEET REVENGE.
TobAcconists Overwhelmed and
/Beaten in One Inning.
lloyd Pitched Splendid Game and Re-.
oeived Magnificent Support Roanoke
Basted Hard and Play cd Penpant Ball
In the Field-Riohmond Downed Nor
folk and Portsmouth Had an Easy
Time With Petersburg.

feat OF Thursday, the Magicians sailed
into their conquerors yesterday and ad-
ministered the worst drubbing they
have suffered this season. They did
not delay matters, but settled the
whole thing right in the first inning,
scoring a round dozen runs before the
second man was out.
Gray is the pitcher who let down the
Roanokes in Lynchburg with six hits.
They got back at him satisfac torily yes
terday. They made him wish he had
never tried to pitch, splitting hits all
over the field when they were not walk
Ing to first on balls. and falling over
each other in tho merry chase across
the rubber.
himself with glory by holding the erss-
while sluggers down to six hits, of two
were very scratchy. Nor did he save
his base hit record by presenting bases
on balls. only one batter reaching first
in this manner. In but one inning was
ne hit for more than one hit. This was
in the seventh, when two singles and a
double earned the visitors their only
two runs.
Sherer opened the first inning by
driving pretty dou Die against left
fence. Stahl reached first on balls, and
Padden followed with single, scoring
oherer' Both men advanced base on
wild pitch, and Bradley filed the
corners by trotting to first on balls.
Two runs came in on Fergusons muff
OF Cavanaugh's fly to right field. Brad
ley going to third on the misplay and
tallYing on VioX's ny-out to Smith.
Cavanaugh scored from second on
Breen's single, the latter going to
second on the throw in and scoring on
Crocketts single.
Lloyd knocked erounder towards
right field, which Plock stopped. but
Gray dropped the throw to first and
Crockett Tailed. Sherer's single and
men came around when Berryhill
fumbled Padden's sharp grounder. a
base on balls for Bradley and Cavan-
augh's single scored Padden. Bases
on balls for Viox and Breen forced
Bradley homo with the twelfth run OF
the inning. Crockett's foul fly was
captured by Flock and Lloyd doubled
up Breen at second.
Then Lloyd made the visiting bats
men weary OF the attempt to connect
safely with the ball. Nine men were
at the plate in the first three innings,
and for six innings not runner ad-
vanced beyond second.
In the third, fourth and 9Th innings
a slight sprinkling of rain drops came
down, and the visitors tried the old and
played-out dodge Of needlessly proloug-
Ing the game in the hope OF rain inter-
vening to save them before the end OF
the fifth inning. These tactics resulted
In the locals purposely striking out and
otherwise sacrificing their chances to
increase their total.
Singles by Berryhill and Schabel and
double by Thompson secured the
Tobaccunists their two earned runs in
the seventh and saved them the igno-
miny Of shut out.
The locals capped the climax in the
| ninth by falling upon the hapless Gray
to the extent of five clean singles and q
double and scoring five runs, four Of
| them earned.
The visitors played loosely in the
field, while the Magi:ians justified
their name by putting up the finest ex
hibition that has been seen here this
season. The infeld was stone wall,
Cavanaugh in particular electrifying
the crowd by making g couple OF sensa-
tional stops and throws. The one error
by this excellent player was a high
throw TO first of ball secured after a
hard run.
Too much praise cannot be rendered
the umpiring Of Mr.. Daley. He is COR
rect and prompt in his decisions. His
one fault lies in his autocrstic manner
Of treating the players of both teams.
In both she games he has umpired this
week he has refused even TO lsten to
the captain of either team. although he
has no right to refuse them q hearing
under the playing rules which govern
him as we'll as they Were he less OF
martinez he would approach nearly to