The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-10
PIRATES" VS.. "MAGIcIANS. ("
The Visitors From the Smoky
City Win.
An Interesting, But one-sided, Battle In
Which the Piratical Crew Arc yictori-
ous-Murky Skies and Chilling Winds
Keep Away the Crowd-what VIII
Breen's Batters Do For Boyd To-day9

1The Pittsburg "Pirates" engage d
Manager Breen's forces yesterday and
for two hours the conflict ragged. Il
ended In decided defeat for the
"Magicians. The fight was interesting
from start to finish, both teams hitting
sayagely and doing brilliant work in
the field, despite the raw wind that kept
the spectators shivering in the stand
and on the bleachers.
- Hart, graduate from last wears
Sioux City team, was in the box for the
VISITORS and yielded six hits, hut they
were TOO far apart to affect the score.
hoanoke's two runs were made in the
third inning. Cavanaugh drew a base
on balls. Clark hit to Cross, at short
who threw to first in time to catch him.
mix-up between Clark and Becky on
the hrss base line resulted in Beckley
dropping the ball, Clark getting to first
end Cavanaugh reaching third. Both
men counted on errors by Kinslow and
Donovan.
Dunn twirled for Roanoke for five
innings. He was not hit hard but eyerv
hit counted in tho run getting. In the
hrst inning. Stencil reached first on
oalls, the last one being wild pitch
which landed the runner on second. He
stole third and scored on Beckley's long
ny to center which Gaffney captured in
nne style. In the second, Genins got a
lie on CavRnaugh's tumble, stole Sec
ond, went to third on Clingman's out at
first after missed third strike and
tailed on triple by Cross Kinslow's
sacrifice brought the latter home. In
the third two bases on balls, three
singles and an out Melted the "Pirates"
four runs Kinslow, the first man up in
the fourth, drove screamer over the
left center wall for the only home run
Of the game. Stencil hit safely and
started to steal second; Clark threw over
Phdden's head and the runner came all
the way home when the ball went
through Gaffney into deep center.
Lloyd supplanted Dunn in the sixth
and met lively reception. He was q
little wild at the start.and Cross trotted
to first on balls. Three singles and o
nit oy pitcher followed and the inning
added five runs.
the eighth. Hart NJ ade clean two. bag
ger, but WAS caught off second base.
Donovan hit for two bases and stole
third. Beckley hit to Cavanaugh, who
threw to the plate to cut off Donovan.
Ehe runner crashed into the catcher,
and in tho scrimmege the ball was
knocked out OF Cisrk's hands and Dono-
van WAS safe. Thinking Donovan had
been declared out, the folders left the
diamond and Beckley ran on around to
third. Umpire Ford ruled In favor OF
the runner and the fielders again took
their place., Padden keeping the ball in
his possession and Lloyd getting into
position to pitch. Beckley started for
the plate, loudly claiming q balk, but
the willy second baseman lined the ball
home and he was out 1t WAS q case of
diamond cut diamond" and big Dick
was taking no chances.
The game was fine illustration of
the value of skillful head work. Prob.
ably the most interesting feature was
the artistic man9uvering OF Breeu, Pad
den and Lloyd in the sixth and eighth
innings. whereby Smith and Hart were
lured off the second bag 10 their destruc-
ton. The "Magicians" are constantly
improving in their work and in the
field were not overshadowed by their
high-sslsrled competitors. Captain
Breen played his first game yesterday
and made an excellent impression. He
is shifty on his feet and speedy and
accurate thrower.
Farrell had finger split in the prac,
tice game which, will put him on the
bench for few days Gsffaey took his
place in center field. Reed going to left.
The latter had nc fielding chances but
cracked out two clean singles.
The detailed score follows: