The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-28
MET A WATERLOO.
Roanoke College Defeated by the Crack
Team of Allegheny Institute.


Roanpke College Bit the dust yesterday
afternoon ut the Athletic Park in the
most approved fashion. They faileG to
establish connection with the curious
curves of Withers, Allcghany's crack
pitcher Both teams were in eNcellent
condition considering the late cold
weather and put up II very creditable eN-
hib;tion OF good ball playing. kid"
Mason, of the Pittsburg team, did the
umpiring, anu very little kicking was,
done owing to his fair an l firm decisions.
Quite crowd WAS present to root for
both teams, though of course the home
team was the favOrite.
The game was called promptly at
O'Clock, Allegheny at the bat "Ilalle.
ganoo" resound again and again as Bos-
ton stepped up to the plate and started
the hall rolling He struck the first ball
| itched and sent the sphere in deep CEN
Ter field for clean hit. Handy, X, fol-
lowed and kept the ball rolling still.
Accorsini then came up for II two Dagger.
and two runs were scored.
The fun kep5 up until six runs were
made. Then Roanoke College tried TO
make so...e runs. They failed. For sew.
eral innings they did likewise. 1t was
very clear that Allegheny had the game.
Withers was 100 speedy for the Salemites.
At the end of the seventh inning the score
stood to 9 in favor of the home team.
In the eighth, however. Roanoke College
took brace and made five runs. The
excitement was great The fog horns
and the loud yclls of the college boys
awoke the frogs slumbering along the
banks of the Roanoke river. Everybody
stood up and shouted for his team. AL
leghany came to the bat and two men
were downed mt once. But here it was
that the deed was done. Walter Engleby
did it. With two men out and one man
on the second he hit safely for two bases.
The next man brought him in.
The colIeUe then came in for their last
pats. 1t was then that Pitcher Withers
showed his Lerve. Amidst the thunder
ing sounds sufficient. almost to awaken
the dead. he was rs cool ms an iceberg.
When he had retired the side in one, two.
three order the game was over and n
mighty shout went up from those loyal
to the crimson and the blue. On the
other side there was II solemn silence, Il
melancholy stiffness, AS they folded their
tents like .he Arabs and silently stole
away.
AS n whole the game was we'll played.
Phil Meade did II great deal of the play
ing for the college, he making three of
the seven hits made Oft Withers. 1t
ScctllS TdUucT ONtt IOE XIII W DC lug
against N Roanoke team, but he plays
ball nevertheless. The catching of Ac-
corsini was IL feature of the game. Smith
at third is snappv player. and Glass ut
short shows up we'll. Boston and Engle-
by are hard to beat in the field. The
Roanoke College team is strong in the
outfield and at second base. They are,
however. very weak Mt third, and in the
box. Alleghany's playing would have
done Brodie good could he have seen the
boys handle themselves.
On Monday the Pittsburg team will
play Roanoke College On Tuesday they
play the Allegheny team.
The score was as follows: Roanoke Col.
lege, 7 runs: hits; I errors Allegheny,
10 runs; 8 hits; 8 errors.
Alleghany-Earned runs, 4; 2.base hits,
Welsh and Accorsini; bases Oh balls,
Withers, 4; bases on hit by pitcher, Han