The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-11

Inc game OF ball yesterday between
the teams which are fighting tooth and
nail to avoid being tailenders in the
championship race, was red hot from
start to finish, and the hackneyed ex-
preston, "anybody's game until the
last man was out" was literally true OF
yesterdays battle. In no less than five
innings did Roanoke's safest hi.ters
come to bat when safe hit meant runs.
and In only one such critical juncture
did the hit materialize.
James pitched for the visitors and do.
serves great credit for his careful and
steady work when hits meant runs. To
him more than to any other player on
the team is due the credit for the VIC
tory, for errors enough were made be-
hind him to lose half dozen games.
Roanoke presented Lloyd in the box.
He pitched good ball, four OF the ten
hits credited to the opposing ba,smen
being mere scratches. Garzal caught
splendid game, keeping Lloyd steady in
his delivery, and throwing to bases
with great speed and accuracy.
The Magicians started out to play q
great Holding game, shu sting of chances
ava StOAo6u w nOOE6 III bQ6 urBE ana
second innings by making lightning
double plays. The flrst run OF the game
was earned by the visitors in the fourth
on Lippert's hit and stolen base, fol-
lowed by Sullivan's safe ono Roanoke
forged ahead in the fifth, scoring their
solitary brace of runs Farrell hit
safely to short center, reaching second
on Sanford's juggle OF the ball Crock
EFT sent grounder to second. Ponder
FUN bled the ball and then Hall threw IL
wildly to first Farrell scoring. Crockett
stole second and moved up to third on q
wild pitch. After Lloyd and Sherer
had been retired on strikes, Paddeu got
o base on balls and ran down to second
on the first boil pitched. Canal came
to bat with two men out and men on
second and third He met the situation
nobly, hitting safely to csnter field and
scoring Crockett. Padden tried to add
another, but died at the plate on Sans
ford's throw from center. The visitors
look firm grasp on tho
game In tho same inning. Lyons
reached first by Padden's error, but was
thrown out by Camel in an attempt TO
pur]oin second. Sanford followed with
hit and stole second. After striking
out James, Lloyd presented Manisaw
and McClung with bases on balls, filing
VIC CorHers. Llpperti tne next batter,
found condition and not a theory con-
fronting him. He met tho stu alton in
good STYLE smashing redhos grounder
at Breen, which that player could not
handle, and two runs came In. Sherer
recovered the ball and felded 1t 10 third
in time to retire McClung
After the fifth the visitors had no
chance of adding to their score. not
man passing the initial bag. The To-
Gals, however, had opening after open
ing which they were unable to take ad-
vantage of. In the seventh with two
men out, Lloyd popped q short fly to
center, which Sanford muhed after a
hard run. Sherer followed with sin.
gle, and Pender's fumb BILE OF Padden's
grounder filed the bases. Canal had
already hit the ball once ct critical
time and the crowd besought him to do
1t sgain, but he was unable 10 connect
with James curves and he was out on
strikes. Again III the ninth. with two
men out, he found three men on the
corners. and again James succeeded in
hypnotizing him in the same manner
The Msgicians completely outfielded
their opponents and should have won
with ease. Unlucky hitting Ia their
only excuse foc defeat yesterday. The
detailed score follows: