The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-13
NORFOLK TOOK The SECOND,
Roanoke's String of Victories
at Last Broken.
Both Lloyd and Herr Were Hit Hard
Weloh and Tate Led tho Batting
Cavanaugh's Error of Judgment Re
sponsible For the Winning Run.

hoahohe ceased their mad long rush
toward the pennant long enough yesser-
day to drop game to Norfolk by the
close and tantaliz!ng score Of eleven to
ten. The contest was heart disease one
from start to finish, first one side being
ahead and then the other. but the vic
tory finally perched upon the banner of
Manager Tate's men. and consequently
everything is once moro serene in the
City by the Sea. The Magician's defeat
may be ascribed to several causes.
First OF all is Lloyd's work in the box.
he assuredly had an off dey and the
CLANS took full advantage of It. He WAS
banged all over the lot with a regularity
that became monotonous before the
game was half finished. Tate led his
men at the bat having five singles out
OF live times up. Then again Sherer
dropped fly ball, something he Is yerv
seldom guilty of and that counted in the
run getting. Then again and worst of
oil Cavanaugh was guilty of an error of
Judgment and tried to make play that
q nine-year-old school boy should have
known better than to have attempted.
IL was In the ninth inning and each
one OF the bases was occupied by a
Norfolk player. One man was out, the
score was lie and Roanoke had their
last whack at the ball. Cote sent
grounder to Cavanaugh and instead of
throwing homo to catch Tate, which he
had ample time to do, "Oavvy" threw
she ball to Padden, who WAS PLAYING
way of second. or course Tate trotted
nome with the winning run. Cava.
naugh's idea evidently was to make
double play, but he should no. have
taken the risk az that stage OF the game,
especially as Padden was playing up in
third. While Roanoke may not have
finally won the game IL was exasper-
atipg TO lose 1t on such stupid play.
Corcorhn was unable to play, owing
to sore foot and Ed. Maginnis, of last
years Roanoke team, covered center for
the CLAIMS. His work was very pleasing
to his many friends who were present
and they constantly appleuded him.
Norfolk was not the only one to hit
the ball. The Magioians also took q
hand In the sport and banged Mr. Herr's
delivery at rapid rate. Welch led in
this respect with two singles, double
and g triple. the last one being made
when the bases were full.
The large crowd present took excep-
lions to one Of Umpire Mitchell's de-
cisions In the third inning, and pro-
ceeded to make his life miserable there
after. Viox was on third and LLOYD on
second when Sherer sent fly to Ma
ginnis, which the latter caught. Viox
scored on the play and Lloyd started for
third. kat, seeing that he could not
make the base, tried to return 10 second.
Mccain deliberately got In his way and
tripped him up. Herr threw the ball to
thornton, who touched Lloyd, and, to
the amazement OF the rooters, Mitchell
called him out. The interference OF
McGsnn was so plain that at first the
spectators did not seem TO realize that
Lloyd had been declared out. When It
dawned upon them, however, they pro-
tested as only enthusiastic rooters can,
but to no end. Mitchell was clearly
wrong in his decision and richly de,
served the roasting he got
The senseless kicking OF Kelly dis
gusted those present and Mitchell did
wrong In not putting b i'm on the bench
and IL that did not have the effect of
stopping his loud mouth he should have
been removed from the grounds. People
in Roanoke pay to see ball games and
not to witness rowdy making an exhi-
bition Of himself. Following is the
score: