The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-09
on The DIAMONDS YESTERDAY
AN EXCITING GAME.

AN EXCITING GAME
Richmond, Sept. S.-The game here
was an exciting one. and well played. 1t
was largely pitchers battle.
Richmond, runs z hits, 2. errors;
Hampton, 2 runs, s hits, 2 errors. Bat
teries: Bailey and Boland McGann and
Goodheart.
WAS CLOSELY CONTESTED.
Norfolk, Va, Sept. S.-Portsmouth
took a closely contested and exciting
game from the locals this afternoon by
timely hitting and clean base running.
Portsmouth, runs, 10 hits, error;
Norfolk, 5 runs. s hits, error Batter
les: Brandt and Rollins; Gilroy and
Fields. Umpire, McCloskey.
SENATORS WIN TWICE. i
Washington, Sept S.-A triple play
was the distinguishing feature of the two
games between ST. Louis and Washington
to-day. In the first game, Dowd hit for
two bags and Sullivan singled, advancing
him to third. Turner sent low liner to
Smith, who caught the ball when almost
PROSTATE, retiring the batter. Before
rising he touched the bag and Dowd was
caught playing off third. Smith then
threw to Cartwright who caught Sullivan
as he was starting to make second on the
play. Kissinger was hit freely in the
first game and errors helped to give the
game to the Senator'S
In the second Norton pitched better
ball than Hart, who was somewhat wild
Attendance $1,000
First Wnshington. runs, ~
hits, 2 errors; St. Louis, 3 runs, 8 hits, 3
errors. Batteries: King and Farrell;
Messenger and Murphy.
Second Washington, runs, 8
hits, 1 error; S.. Louis, l run, 5 hits,
errors. Batteries: Norton and Mcclure;
Hart and Mcfarland.
FIVE WINS IN TWO DAYS.
Baltimore, Sept. S.-The champions to-
day won both games from the Colonies,
making a record of five winnings in two
days. Attendance 4,271.
First game-Baltimore 10 runs, hits,
errors; Louisville, o runs, IA hits, error
Batteries: Mcmahon and Robinson; Fra
ger and Dexter
Second game-Baltimore 3 runs, Z hits,
0 errors; Louisville, run, hits, err
rors. Batteries Corbett and Robinson;
Hill and Miller.
JUMPED ON HASTINGS.
New York, Sept. S.-The Pittsburgs
had the lead until the seventh inning to-
day when the New Yorks jumped on to
Hastings and scored five runs Attend
ance 3100
Pittsburg, runs, 10 hits, / error;
New York, s runs, 14-hits, 2 errors Bat
teres: Hastings and Merritt; Sullivan
and Wilson.
VERY POOR FIELDING.
Philadelphia, Sept. s. Poor fielding
at critical moments cost the Phillies to-
days game with Chicago. Attendance
400.
Philadelphia, runs, hits, 3 errors:
Chicago, runs, 8 hits, 1 error. Batter.
les: Carsey and Boyle and Grady
Griffith and Donahue. sa1 ,s-s
LODGE OF ODD FELLOWS ORGAN.
lied. -
The efforts of those who have been di-
rected towards the organization of a
lodge of Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows at this place has resulted in much
success, for on last Saturday night, in
the Masonic lodge rooms, new lodge
was instituted with more than twenty
members. The following Odd Fellows
from Roanoke were here, viz: Messrs.
Chas. ID. Fox; w. E. Thomas, NJ Silver
stone, q. w. Chenault, p. Powell c.
Swlnk, j. W. German, II. S. German,
Claude Moore, Samuel Oakley, j. w.
Kerlin, 0. j. High, A b. High and S.
came down to organize the lodge. and
shortly before O'Clock they commenced
their work. The lodge was opened in
due form with Deputy Grand Master
Chas D. Fox acting MS noble grand.
after which the applicants were initiated.
After comforting all the degrees on the
new members the new lodge completed
It's organization by electing and install.
ing the following officers: j. w. Glib
son, noble grand; W. j. DeLong vice
grand; Geo. 0. Greene, recording score
tary; o. l.. Gibson, permanent secre-
tary; r. H. Latane, treasurer; James
Pifer, chaplain; w. +. Gordon, warden;
u. Thomas Harper, conductor; C. NJ.