The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-23
THEY COULD NOT HIT M'CAAN.
Farmers Lose the First Game OF
the Series.
The "Horse Shoe" Pitcher Received Gilt
Edge Support and Had Everything
His Own Way-Packard Pitched "a
Good Game. But the Masioians Man
aged to Hit Him st the Right Time.

DIR. "H. s." MCCAIN was in the box
for Roanoke yesterday and Of course the
Magicians won. Before McCsnn came
70 Roanoke some one dubbed him
Horse Shoe" McCann, and that name
still hangs to him. In certain sense
he Ia lucky pitcher. for the home team
always plays fast ball behind him and
they generally hit the ball hard when
he is in the box. But that is the ex,
tent OF his luck. For the rest he ia a
level-headed, scientific pitcher, who ia
justly entitled to rank among the lead
ing twirlers Of this league
He held tho hard hitting Farmers
down TO six scattering hits and at least
three Of them were very scratchy. In
no Inning did they get moro than one
hit and the heavy batters of the team
were weaklings in his hands. The SUD.
port McCann received was first class.
CsVanaugh making the only errsr, but
that vas responsible for the solitarvrun
me visitors managed to accumulate.
Noawithstsnding this misplay Cava-
naugh Gid good work, number of his
stops end throws being particularly f1ne
Fultz, Stahl and Psdden covered them.
selves with glory while Viox who had
out two chances ct third accepted both.
WEIGH and Little attended to every-
thing that came their way and Sherer
pulled down the only fly that invaded
the middle garden. For the visitors
Heckman made o number OF brilliant
plays at short and Fender covered an
immense smouut OF ground. Maginnis,
Oh last years Roanoke team, played left
for the Champions and took care of
everything that came his way.
The Mag'ciaas started the fun in the
kindness OF Mr. Lyons Sherer flied
out to Lyons, but that individual failed
to handle Fultz's hot grounder and the
runner reached first. Stahl also sent
one In the direction of third, which
Lyons helded all right. but he made q
two bsse shrow over Turner's head and
Stahl went to second, while Fultz WAS
anchored safely on first. Big Jimmie
Little then came to the rescue, and his
slashing single over second scored both
base runners Padden forced Little st
second and CavanAugh ended the inning
Bullying out TO Maginnis.
Roanoke made the only earned run Of
the game in the fifth Sherer led off with
double against left field fence and
scored on stahl's single. In the eighth
they added another to their tally. Pad
den htt safely, went to second on a
wild pitch and scored ON Welch's single
over first base.
The Farmers made their solitary run
In the sixth. Pender's grounder WAS
fum bled by Cavanaugh and Lyons fol-
lowed with double, filling second and
thlrd. With two men on bases and no
one out things looked very blue for Ro.
anoke and the spectators hailed with
JOY shower OF rain which swept over
the grounds at this period. Umpire
Nc Laughlin called time and the rooters
hoped the rain would keep up for half an
hour. But no. At the end of five
m!nutes 1t ceased raining and play was
resumed.
Sanford. the next hitter, popped up q
short fly to right which Stahl got, after
hard run, and he returned the ball so
quickly to the plate that Pender was
unable TO score. He came in q minute
later, however, when Turner flied out
TO Sherer Lyons went to third on the
throw In. Lippert, the next wieider of
the ash, could do nothing better than
send up little fly 10 second. which Cap.
tain Dick took care of, and their chsnce
TO win the game was gone. But once
beside this inning did the Farmers get
man as far as second, and in all, but
nine men reached first base. The fol.
loving tells how it was done: