The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-30

startling. Our boys again demonstrated
their ability to play gingery ball. and
despite the ill-luck of the visitors, fairly
outplayed them.
Gilroy went In the box for the home
team and Immediately developed n re-
markeole faculty for splitting the plate.
! In the first three innings only one ball
was called on him, and UP 10 the sew
enth he allowed the Goats but one hit.
and that was Pops" in the second.
After the seventh he was freely hit. but
{ the fact remains that he pitched n
splendid game, which, coupled with rond
support, will make winning ball any dov
in the week
TN Roanoke had bad luck right In the
j start Chesboro was put in the box and
shrew twelve balls in quick succession
A9Then he sandwiched one strike I'm he
tween four more balls. At this stage
or the exhibition, with three men on
bases and one forced In, Linn was sen,
10 me box. and Stephenson tapped
iittie grounder 10 shortstop. While he
was neultating upon where TO throw II.
the batter reached first and McFarlon
scored. Lipp then gave WentZ his bass
ssnding Armstrong home: hit Ramp
WIN the ball and Turner crossed the
rupper. Stephenson scored on rhomp-
sons out 10 centre; Wentz stole third,
ramp stole second: Gilroy walked,
Langsford reached first on felders
choice, Wentz going out home; Gilroy
anu Ramp came in on Williams wild
throw to first to head of Laugsford
ana Mac wound up the ball by going
uu. rom second to short. Laagsfotd
made the first tally. The visitors Went
out one, two, three, Williams out being
enec.ed by beautiful fielding on the ma
OF Turner and Gilroy.
The second iEning is chiefly notaMe
Tor the bad fielding OF the RoanoLes
armstrong got first on Gauchnaur's
error, scoring on Turner's hit to right
me batter made his third on Harry
i Ia!e error ana came in on a wild pitch.
Wnen the other side came in Pop nil
safe enough; Wrigley knocked the hail
10 Wentz. who threw him out n, first
Ihen was Tate, ST. caught between twn
hres, and after some see-sawinE was mn
out from Wentz to Turner. Harry
rate got first on tumble by Gilrov
soie second and persisted there on Goch,
naur's fly TO right.
MIR. Lipp, still wild, gave Thomnso,
and Gilroy bases. the former scoring on
Langsford's hit. the latter going out in
4 a Wild effort to reach second. Mac
y forced Langsfoyd out a. second and
Is armstrong did the same trick for Mac
One. two, three
In the fourth Turner went out and
stephenson made hit. which yas
stopped by beautiful play of Wr,rlav
VINO evened up with an error. allowing
Wentz to reach first. Thompson singled
and got second on II. Tate's error Will,
Stephenson score. Ramp and Gilro,
flew out.
One two. three.
In the fifth, after Langsford's out MAJ
swiped two-bagger; Armstrong singled
and died between first and second Will,
hacFarlan brought in the first earned
run of the game.
One, two, three.
Nothing further was accomplished IN
she seventh. Thompson got his seconf
i on an error; Gilroy swiped a beautiful
two-bagger down the right foul line
scoring Thompson. Gilroy scored OF
i Groves muff of McFarlan's fly, ate,
which the fireworks ceased.
Then the visitors began to get in the,
work. Williams hit; Thompson made {
circus catch Of Pop" Tate's foul fiy
Wr!gley flew out to McFarlan and Harr,
5Tate's two-bagger brought Williams
nome, the runner scoring on very clos
j decision of Umpire Cline. Little Tat
came in on Gochnaur's hit.
q In the Eighth the home team goose
egged. When the Goats came up Lin;
was struck out; Cockman hit and sto
/. second, saving his bacon by another ter
glbly close shaver by the umpire Grov,
hit and Cockman came in out OF tn
! rain, as the batter went out from catchc
10 FIRST Williams hit, "Pop" hi, Wrig
4 ley hit and Williams crossed the plate
2 Then Little Tate went out from shor
4 10 frst. Neither side scored in the ninth
R yne game ending with q handsome dou
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