The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-07
ROANOKE PLAYS GREAT BALL.
q Magnificent Exhibition of the
National Game.
Pitchers Fisher and Lloyd Hold Down the
Zig Batsmen, But the Home Players
Could Not Hit "Little Wiilie' Mceun.
TWINS Quakers Only Score In Two
inoings-Games Scheduled for Next
Week.

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blaze OF glory. About six hundred peo-
pie showed their faith in the ability of
the boys in grey and red to play better
ball than they exhibited in the game
with Baltimore by depositing the price
OF admission at the box office, and the
contest they witnessed proved their
confidence we'll placed. The boys were
full OF life and played fielding game
that would put to shame the exhibitions
OF many clubs that stand higher in the
professional ranks. An excusable mufr
pyGatfney after long run was the only
error that merred their performance, y
record all the more remarkable by rea-
son. OF the stiff breeze that swept the
hel9 throughout the game rendering ii
difncult to judge fly balls accurately.
Hne youngsters are by no means
nov:ces with the stick, as they proved
by their record Of eight hits of Reston's
pitchers and five off Baltimore, but they
wers unable to locate little Willis"
MOUTHS curves with any success, Reed's
two-bsgger in the last inning being
their only hit. The ex-Colt had speed
to waste and eighs OF the locals shat
tered the breeze.
Roanoke went first to bat and for
three innings retired in one, two, three
ofder. "a fact, they only reached first
nVe times during the game, and three of
these were gifts by McGill. Farrell
was tho one man to get as far as third,
which feat was accomplished in the
fourth inning on base on balls aad a
low throw by Clements to cstch him at
aecOnd.
The Quakers faced Fisher and the
little "southpaw" did noblY. He served
them up for three innings, and all the
pig leaguers did for him was two
singles, double by Hamilton and a
triple by Boyle, which should hava been
IN out, but the wind carried il swav
from Bradley in right field. The sharp.
ness of the fielding is shown by the
visitors having mon ON first and second
In the hrst inning with one man out,
ana then failing to score. Fisher &C.
cured large feather for his cap by,
striking out the mighty Delehanty,
which featwas also accomplished BY
Lloyd in the fifth. In the third two
runs were earned by Hamil.
sons double, Boyle's triple ard Thomp-
tons fly out to Farrell.
Lloyd. relieved Fisher in the fourth.
Fer three innings not q hit was made.
McG1ll was tho only man to reach first,
On four balls, aud trotted around to
third when Catcher Clarke allowed two
balls to get by him and then stupidity
walked after them. All this time the
fielding was like clock work, allj.the
regulars baing anxious to atone for the
horror OF the previous day. In the
seventh singles by McGil and Hamil-
ton filed tho first two bags, but no runs
were counted.
In the eighth inning, when the
'Phiilies" came up to the scratch for
the last time, the score was two to
nothing and the coachers opened up In
great style. entreating the hi.tors TO
Zine IL out" They responded man.
fully. Delehanty and Hamilton led eff
with pretty singles and Thompson's
bunt filled the bases. Sullivan popped
up short fly to left field which Gaffney
dropped after hard run, Delehanty
scoring. "Gatf" picked up the bali,
however, in time to retire Thompson at
third. Clements folio we'd with
scorcher between short and second and
to stretch it into dreisocker, but died
at third. A base on balls for McGill,
followed by Hamilton's triple, scored
the sixth and last run, Gaffney retiring
the side by splendid running catch OF
Boyle's liner to left center.
The Quakers had little opportunity to
show their skill in the field, thanks to
McGill's puzzlers. The star play of the
day occurred in the seventh inning
Clements smashed terrific drive at
Lloyd, which struck In tho box and
bounded high over frat base into foul
territory. The india rubber man."
who covers that bag, let out q couple of
links, pulled down the ball and lined it
to Padden, who caught it with one
hand, touching The bag barely in time
to retire the runner. 1t WAS startling
peIform ance Snd evoked tremendous
outburst OF cheering and applause.
The locals had a chance to score in
the ninth, but poor base running by
Clark allowed double play. Reed's
double to right field should have saved
the shut.out.
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