The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-20

The men who visited the baseball park
yesterday afternoon feel amply repaid TO
the money spent and the time lost, just to
witness such contest rs took place be
tween the strong team of Lynchburg and
Tate's aggregation. AS a-.whole it was
Il well played game, and three out of the
four errors credited to the Lynchburgs
We're made in the eleventh inning. The
foe was worthy one, the leaders for the
pennant, and victory came from the rear
in the eleventh inning when defeat was
apparently Salloping in an easy winner
. Little George Wrgley, the hero of the
game, began the overture the first time
he went to the bat by cracking out nice
little single. and 10y smashing the bail
over the fence the next two times in sue
cession. Both Wrigley and Cockman
played al up-to-date game i'll their re
spective positions, and accepted every
thing thar came near them.
Smith and Fleming both made "A phc-
nomcnal catch of a long fly balleach III
center field.
Mcfarland and DUSTY" Coon, We're
pitted against each other in the contest.
CoonS WAS hit oftener, but Mcfarland
was hit harder. Dusty was also wild and
five men went to first base by being hit
with pitched balls
rs if they intended to win the came
hands down. Pickering singled. Ieahy
was hit by a pitched ball, McGann rap
ped out a two-b Dagger, and Dolan singled
and both Pickering and Leahy scored
Dusty settled down and kept the hits
so we'll scattered the Hill Climbers did
not score again until the sixth With one
man out. Fear hunted the ball and beat
IT ont, Little made Il "TcNas Lacquer
that advanced Fear to the second bag
He attempted to steal third and the only
error made by the locals was Williams
wild throw To Cockman. Fear scored
and Little went to third Mcfarland
Went ont Oh Il short fly TO right field. and
Little WAS caught at the plate by Hills
splendid throw in. Another run was
made in the seventh. Pickering knocked
the ball - right field for three bases and
crossed the rubber on McFarland's single
The run Jhat tied the score was made
III the ninth. Ieahy singled, Mcfarland
was hit by a pitched ball, and the former
scored on ~chabcl's single. The visitor,
played hard ball, but did not succeed in
getting another man across the rubber
during the tenth or eleventh innings.
Mcfarland kept the locals guessing at
first. and they dix not score until the
fourth. Williams singled and Wriglcy
raped the ball over the fence Three
more We're added in the seventh Tate
WAS given base on balls and George
Wrigley. with acn confident air, walked
TO the plate and sent the sphere over the
fence for another 'homer.' At this
stage nj the game the rooters recognized
the odor of the victory in the air and the
crowd went wild with enthusiasm
lNuchiled out TO Pickering, and Hill. the
next AT the bat, got strike that suited
him and he landed the sphere in the corn
field for a home run.
The winning run WAS made i'm the elev-
enth inning. Williams hit for two bases
Tate went ont from McGrann to Little
and Williams advanced to third Wrig
ley popped mp high fly To short right
held,and Fear. after II hard rum dropped
the ball. Williams scored, and Wrieley
went to third on wild throws by Schabcl
ami Smith. Lynch went ont from Nc
Gann to Little and retired the side. The
score.