The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-28
ROANOKE RIOTERS VS.. RAIN.
Jupiter PIuvius Played Havoc
With the Game Yesterday.
Large Crowd Went Down to witness II.
But They Gould Not Keep the Rain
Drops Baok-Roanoke Three Runs
Ahead when the Game Was Called.

oPs CORRESPONDING Three Runs
Ahead. When the Game Was Called.
Aoous175 enthusiastic and determined
'rooters and psst-grand roosers went to
LYnohburg yesterday afternoon to see
II they could not enthuse life enouo h
Into the Magicisns to win the game.
Two special coaches were attached to
the lao train which deposited the iolly
crowd In Lynchburg at $50. Resur ming
they left there at o'clock and reached
this city shortly before IL. On the way
to the Hill City the Roanoke yell was
continually practioed under the leader.
ship OF SOL" Foster and by the time
the up hill and down dalo turn was
reached the grand lodge of rooters rad
1t down line. Throughout the three in
nings OF the game they made themselves
very prominent by using 1t.
special part OF the grand stand had
been set aside for the Roanoke crowd.
Notwithstanding the fact that it threat
ened to rain every minute, the grand
stand was filled and the bleschers also
contained Roodly number The male
portion of the audience showed a fair
mindedness that was greatly appreciated
by the visiting rooters, but some of the
~e~NOS S'NNOnsAJ UQBG GQeV
we're better partisans of LYnchburR, and
a number of Roanokers were actually
insulted by some Of the fair ones in the
grand stand But on the whole every.
thing passed Oft very smoothly and our
billy neigh bors showed themselves to
be hospitsble entertainers.
Play was called of 4:45 o'clock and
neither side managed to score in the
first inning. In the second, however,
the fun commenced. Captain Dick
tumbled ball and the batter reached
hrst. Whenever Padden makes an
error the opposing team always succeeds
In piling up one OK two runs and this
was no exception. Orth was the next
batter and he sent the sph ere over
right field fence for home run.
This lead did not DISCOURAGE tina
Magicians, and they tied the score in
their half OF the second. A base on
balls and a single filed first and
second. Viox then smashed double
against the score board In left field,
which came within three feet of being
home run, and the bases were cleared.
During Lynchburg's half of the third
rain commenced to fall and the game
WAS interrupted several times.
at intervals the rain came down In
torrents. and the diamond soon re-
sembled full-grown mud puddle. 1t
was In no condition to play on, but
managers Smith and Padden agreed to
>plsy Dnother inning, 40 ss to obyiate
the necessity of giving out rain cheeks.
Financially Roanoke was a gamer by
this transaction, as they were enabled
to draw . percentage which amounted
TO much more than the guarantee that
they would receive had not the third
inning been finished. Lynchburg made
no runs in their half Of the third, but
Roanoke managed to send three men
across the plate. The grounds were
80 slippery that 1t was impossible for
the helderH to handle the ball aocur-
ately.
When Mclaughlin called the game at
the end OF the third he was surrounded
oy an angry crowd OF Roanokers who
insisted that he had robbed them of
victory, and had it not been for the
presence Of several policemen he would
have Jared roughly. But fortunately
matters were quieued down without
trouble. This was wrong. In the first
place the grounds were not ft to play
upon, and In the second place McLaugh.
lin was acting under instruct tons from
the two managers.
McCsnn WAS the most disappointed
person on the grounds. He was conf
oent that ne could win the game, and
Its pohtponement was sore disappoint-
ment to him.
The entire team played fast, snappy
ball and are great favorites with the
Lynchburg public. a number of them
told The TIMES man that Roanoke won
the game fairly on Friday, but that
McLaughlin's decisions cheated them
out OF 1t. Tho team will leave for
Richmond this afternoon and the boys
say they will take two out of three
from the leaders.
The game will be reported by wire at
the Old Opera House tomorrow even
Ing, commenting at AS o'clock.
Norfolk Wins From Petersburg.
NORFOLK, Va, July 27.-Noriolk took
the first game to-day from Petersburg
by score OF 10 to d. The second game
resulted in tie, & to 6, the game being
called on account Of darkness.
Score r. II K
Petersburg .......... 00is o o o o. 10 S
Batteries-Herr and Cote; Packard and Smith
Second Game X. Ii. K
Norfolk ............. 01oo04ool- { + 8
Petersburg. 2020010 I-G : /
Batteries--McPartiand and Cote; James, CAT.
ney and Smith
Richmond. g; Portsmouth,
RICHMOND, July 27.-It was q pitchers
battle between Leach and Knorr: The
former was batted little harder, but
Leach won the game.
Portsmouth O3OOo 0OOx-b <