The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-11
LYACHBURG LOST The THIRD.
Roanoke Took Three Straight
From the Hill Climbers.
The Magicians have Now Started Pen
nAntvard and Will Soon be Higher
Up In the Raoe-Ery Pitched Great
Ball and Received Gils Edged Sup.
port.

Roanoke made 1t three straight yes
terday, and IL the boys keep up the clip
they have struck shey will soon take a
much higher place In the race than they
now occupy. The article OF ball the
home team is dishing up caunos be inn
proved upon. Not only are they doing
great fielding, but they are hitting the
ball just at the right time, when hits
mean runs.
Lynchburg had their crack pitcher,
Willis, in the box yesterday, and went
into the game with the determa
ination to take at least one scalp back
with them. But they reckoned without
their host. Willis is an elongated young
man who has wonderful speed to start
with, but he seems unable to keep IL up.
he was not hit particularly hard, but
he received great support, and that ia
what kept the score down. "Foxv"
opposed him, and showed great form.
he had perfect control of the ball and
Kept his opponents hits so we'll scat
tered that they were not productive of
run-getting. The support Fry received
was gilt-edged. Viox, Cavanauph md
Padden all made wonderful stops and
throws, while Sherer pulled down two
apparently safe hits in center. The
game Viox has been putting up at third
stamps him as the king Of third base
men. He goes for every ball that comes
In his territory, and many a hit does he
Rooney.
Roanoke was blanked for the first four
innings, but they got down to business
In the fifth and also showed Willis
how they could hit the ball. Cavanaugh
led OIL with two-bsse hit, went TO
third on WEIGHS single and scored when
Viox connected safely, WEIGH going to
third from where he scored on Sherer's
long hy to Smith. The magicians N ade
their last and what proved to be the
winning run In the Seventh. After
Cavanaugh had been retired WEIGH hit
for two bases, went to third on Viox's
out, short to first, and then Fry won his
own game by pushing single by first
on which WEIGH scored.
A wonderful catch by Sherer kent
Lynchburg from scoring in the first.
Flock WAS given life when Viox let
his sharp erounder get away from him.
Smith sent slow one to Padden which
the latter mbled and the first two baru
were occupied. Flock was caught Off
second. however, by Fry and thereby
prevented Roanoke from making q triple
play. With Smith on first Berryhill
drove the sphere far into deep center.
The hit looked good for three bases and
80 confident was Smith that the ball
would not be caught that he started for
tour OF the bags with the home plate
as his objective point Sherer had differ
emit ideas about the matter. He started
on dead run for the fence, turned and
as the ball was sailing over his head
reached up and grabbed 1t. By that
time Smith was on his way to third and
he could not get back to first in time to
prevent double. 1t was o wonderful
catch and Jake deserved all the applause
he received.
The Hill Climbers made their two
runs In the fourth. Berryhill, the first
man up. hit safely. He went TO second
on passed ball, and took third on McIn-
tyres Texas Lacquer" The latter ran
down to second and Welch tried to coax
Berryhill to come home, but ne declined
to do 80. On Thompson's grounder to
Viox, Berryhill scored while the former
was being thrown out at FIRST. Ferguson
then poked out q safe one and Mcintyre
scored. double play, executed by
Padden, Cavanaugh and Little, ended
the inning. That WAS all LynchburR
could do, and although they had men
on bases several times they could not
get them around. The following will
tell how it was all done: