The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03
RoAN0KES DEFEATED YESTERDAY
Bostons Win by a Score of Twelve
to Six.
a Large Crowd to Witnes s. the Great Game
notwithstanding the Cold Weather.
The "Fans" Enthusiastic When Our
Boys Played Ball-A Game with the
Twice Pennans Winners Of Baltimore
To-day.


very large and enthusiastic crowd
witnessed the ball game yesterday
afternoon between the Bostons and Ros.
nokes. Notwithstanding the intensely
cold weather. The former club has
been reorganized, and the manager
claims that IL Is now the fastest team
that ever went on q diamond.
The llama" were in good voice and on
the qui vive, and when g good play was
made, were ready to howl themselves
hoarse.
The home team put up good game,
and by their hard hitting and fast field
ing the rooters declare that no team in
the Virginia State League has any right
to beat them.
"Boss" Groves, the left fielder, played
q particularly brilliant game; numerous
high files were brought down In such
q manner that the cranks went wild
with enthusiasm.
The Bostons arrived on the ground
st 4:25 O'Clock and Eve minutes later
Umpire Wright called "play ball." and
in q few seconds every man was at his
post.
Cheesbro went in the box and twirled
the sphere for the Roanokes. Hamilton.
the first st the bat, hit safely to left
field. Long knocked an easy ball to
Cneesbro who, in attempting to make q
double play, threw wildly TO Sheehsn
ut second, thus allowing two men on
bases when bath should have been out.
Lowe hit sn easy one to Cheesbro and
waa thrown out at first. Duffey hit
safely to centerfeld, Tucker sent the
ball high in the air in the left field and
WAS out on q fly to Groves. Hamilton,
who was on third, scored on the throw
In to home plate. Bannon hit an easy
out Ct first, thus retiring the side.
In the second Collins was struck bv
pitched ball and went to third on
right field hit by Stivetts. Tenney and
Hamilton went out on fly balls 70 Cook
ran and Groves. Long sent the sphere
safely into center field and scored both
Stivetts and Collins, he crossed the
home plate on passed ball, Lowe was
called out on strikes and the side was
again retired.
Both Duffey and Tucker went out in
the third inning on fly balls. Bannon
caught the ball on the end OF his bat
and made two base hit. The side was
retired by Collins going out on q fly to
Groves. In the fourth Tenney went out
ON On easy grounder to first. Mains
The side WAS retired by Hamilton, the
pet of the "Phillies," striking out.
Lipp went in the box and pitched the
remainder OF the game. In the first
inning he was batted for four singles
and triple, with o total Of four runs.
In the sixth Hamilton was again called
out on strikes. Long made two-base
hit TO left field, but died on second,
and the two next bstters were both
retired in order.
. The run getting was started again in
the seventh. Tucker went out to Lipp,
Bannon was hit by pitched ball and
scored on the two-base hit made by
Collins. Tenney caught the ball
squarely on the end of his bat, snd
sent 1t in the corner OF the grounds in
deep centre field, and made the tour
OF the bases before the pitcher could
get the ball. In the eighth Bannon
hit safely and Collins was struck by
pitched bali. but the men were retired
without scoring.
Shvetts, of worldwide and national
reputation. went in the box for she Bos-
tons the frst three innings. and was
found by the home team for two dou bles
and single. In the first the men were
retired in one, two and three order. In
the second Sullivan led of with q safe
hit. Wrigley went out on fly ball 10
second base. Tate was given. base on
balls. and Sullivan and Tate stole q
base, and the former scored on two
Dagger to center-feld by La Fleur. The |
latter scored on high fly TO left field. |
Cockm6n hit Stivetts for another |
two-bsgger In the third inning, but |
was forced to die on second because |
the other men could not dive his puz-
cling delivery.
in rotation with the exception of Wrig. |
ley, who landed q nice little single in |
the ht-fielders' territory. This was
the first hit secured of Manis, who |
retired Stivetts.
The players went out again in pain
full regularity in the fifth.
In the sixth Groves hit an easy one |
to the pitcher and was called ont at |
first. Williams WAS given base on |
balls and went to third on infield hits, |
In which the bat.ers were thrown out, |
and scored on passed ball.
Sullivan retired Mains In the Begin |
ming OF the seventh inning.
Tate led off with Q two-bagger to !
deep center-field, La Fleur was called |
out on strikes, Sheehan followed with o
single and scored. Lipp and Cochran
were given their bases on balls. at this
stage OF the game the roosers yelled
Justify, ss the bases were full with but
one man out Groves went out on 5 fly