The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-05

Richmond, Va, Sept. 4.-Richmond
easily defeated Portsmouth on account of
superior stick work.
Richmond, Z runs, 8 hits, errors;
Portsmouth, runs, 6 hits, errors Bat
teries: Malarkey and Boland; Boyd and
Rollins.
NORFOLK y WINNER.
Norfolk, Va, Sept 4.-Norfollz won
to-day's game by superior work with the
stick.
Norfolk, II runs, II hits, errors;
Hampton, s runs, II hits, A errors Bat
teries: Pfanmiler and Fields; Norris
sey and Goodheart. Umpire, McCloskey.
NO TROUBLE AT ALL.
Brooklyn, Sept. 4.-Cleveland took
things easy to-day but had no trouble de-
feating Brooklyn. Attendance 800
Cleveland, ! runs, II hits, errors;
Brooklyn, 3 runs, 6 hits, l error. Batter
les: Wallace, Young and O'Connor; Har-
per aud Grim.
FOREMAN BATTED HARD.
New York, Sept. 4-The New Yorks
batted Foreman hard to-day and won
easily. Seymour was Knocked out of the
box in the third inning and Sullivan re-
placed him. The game was called in the
seventh inning on account of darkness
Attendance 2,l00.
New York, 10 runs, IA hits, 4 errors:
Cincinnati, runs, hits, 3 errors Bat
treies: Seymour, Sullivan and Wilson;
j. Foreman and Peitz.
ENG HIT HARD.
Washington, Sept. 4.-Emig, Louis
ville's new pitcher, was hit hard in the
first game to-day. In the fifth inning
thirteen men went to bat and niue runs
were scored. There were manyyOrilliant
nj ,,,t
the Colonies made good fight, but Nc
James was more effective than Frazer.
Setback was hit by the pitcher and was
succeeded by Abbey. Attendance 4, 100.
First game--Washingto on, II runs, IA
hits, errors; Louisville, 3 runs, 5 hits,
errors. Batteries: King and Farrell
Eplig and Miller.
Second game-Washingto runs, 0
hits, errors; Louisville, 3 runs, 10 hits
! error Batteries: McJames and Nc
CURE; Frazer and Dexter.
A WELL-EARNED VICTORY.
Philadelphia, Sept. 1.-The Phillies
won Il welcarned victory from Pitts
burg to-day after eight stubbornly con-
tested innings. Almost the first ball
pitched i'll the locals ninth was hit by La
Joy for three bases. Hulen went out on
fly and Grady hit for two bases, follow
ed Immediately by Boyle's hit over the
fence. The visitors could only get one
man on base in their half Both teams
played an excellent fielding game the er.
rorS made being somewhat eXcusable.
Attendance 1900
Philadelphia, ) runs. 10 hits errors:
Pittsburg, 3 runs, hits, . errors. Bat
teries; Ortiz and Boyle; Hawlcy and
Sugden.
~ WIN AND a TIE.
Baltimore, Sept. 1.-The Champions
took the first game very easily from the
Chicagos to-day, and tied the second
after an uphill fight, which was ended by
darkness after eight innings. Arson was
put out of the game and then ordered off
the grounds in the first contest, which
was literally punctuated with wrangles
over close decisions. In the second the
visitors got six runs in the first inning
through Holfer's widness, but the home
team got enough hits and bases on balls
from Friend to keep within winning dis
lance and IN the fifth inning Arson put
Briggs in the box. Attendance j. 597
First game-Baltimore 8 runs, 10 hits,
errors; Chicago, runs, 10 hits, en-
rors. Batteries: Mcmahon and Robin
son; Griffith and Donohue
Second game-Baltimore II runs. 8
hits, 6 errors; Chicago, II runs, 10 hits.
errors. Batteries: Hoffer and Clarke
and Robinson; Friend Briggs and Dono-
hue
FATTENlNG AVERAGES.
Boston, Sept. 4.--Thc Boston fattcned
their batting averages again to-day at
MIR. Harris expense. Stivetts and Tennv
made home runs. Tenny's hits went into
I..D ~ l.