The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
BOYS PLAYED WELL.
The Pirates Had No Easy Thing
Yesterday.

On account OF the threatening weather
and slight rain fall yesterday evening,
there was not very large crowd out to
witness the game Of ball between the Pi.
rates and st. Adams, but those who
Draved the elements were rewarded for
their trouble.
The game was called at 4:30 with ST.
Adams at the bat. Hawley and Merritt
were the battery for the Pirates.
Taylor was the first up and flied out to
Lyons. lizard made base hit. A. NAL
Tory got his first on a felder's preference.
putting lizard out on second. w. Nal
Tory came to the bat and took first on be-
ing hit by pitched ball. a. Mallory at
tempted to steal third but was put out by
Donnelly.
The Pirates then took turn. Smith
got his base on the catcher's error Ely
came up and was put out by n grounder
to Mallory on first, advancing Smith to
second. Donovan was put out by l. foul
fly to Catcher Shibley Donnelly got his
base on balls and Denny Lyons closed the
inning by striking out.
In the second. SHIRLEY came to the bat
and made u base hit, but was put out by
Padden on second Keller came up and
knocked IL fly to Harry Davis and went
cut Tygertt went out On fly to Pad
den.
Pirates came to the bat and Padden was
put out by fly to second base. Harry
Davis came up and knocked II beautiful
two bagge". Merritt went out on fly to
first base. Hawley made single, Davis
scoring. Elmer put the sde out by knock.
ing grounder to the pitcher, who threw
it to first base
Tigertt, for ST. Adams, was put out by
lily to first base. Taylor got his base on
balls. lizard was given his base on balls
and Taylor forced to second, lizard going
out on second. w. Mallory made n base
hit and Taylor scored. f.. Taylor got his
base on balls ami T. SHIRLEY made base
hit, bringing in a. Mallory Keller went
out on fly to Davis and w. Mallory
scored. Williams went out on first.
Score at the end of the third inning stood
three to two in favor of St. Albans. The
game was getting very interesting and
the audience commenced to get excited
and yell for St. Adams.
Ely came to the bat and got his base on
balls. Donovan went ont on d fly to first.
Ely stole second and Donnelly made n
base hit. Lyons came up with two
bagger and Ely and Donnelly scored.
Dick Padden then came uD to the Int and
knocked three-bagger, scoring Denny
Lyons. Davis made q single, but was put
out ut second. Merritt made single and
Hawley made IL base hit. Smith closed
the inning by going out on first.
Tigertt came to the bat in the fourth
and was put out on first. Williams went
out on Il fly ball to catcher, and Taylor
on long fly to Donovan. In the fourth
the st. Adams got in some really fine
work and Ely, Donnelly and Donovan
were each put out in one, two and three
order by short stop to first base.
In the fifth inning lizard was put out on
first. A Mallory knocked fly ball to
second. going out. w. Mallory made Il
single and was advanced to third on f.
Taylor's hit. SHIRLEY was hit by n pitch.
ed ball, but was put out on first before
Keller came to the hat.
In the sixth, Smith, Donovan, Lyons
ana Hawley each got an earned run and
Ely scored. st. Adams then came to the
bat and Taylor went out on fly to Da.
Wis. lizard, the game pitcher, stepped up
and hit Mr.. Hawley to the tune OF Il two
Dagger. A Mallory made first and lizard
scored nm earned run. e. Taylor was put
out on first and A. Mallory on second.
The game was then called on account
of the lateness of the hour.
ST. Adams made an elegant showing
and the betting is two to one in favor of
st. Adams on to-day's game with ALLIE
ghanv institute. The following is the
score:
st. Albans-Runs, 4; hits, O.; put outs,
u.s. assists. ~; errors, s. Pittsburgs-
Runs, 10; hits, 13; put puts. 81; assists,
IL; errors, 0. Summary-St. Adams,
earned runs, l. Base on balls, 4. Struck
out, !. Left on bases. :. Two base hits
IZard. Passed balls, SHIRLEY, 2. Hit by
pitched balls, w. Mallory. Pittsbures
Earned runs, s. Base on balls. 6.
Struck out, ,. Left on base, 5. Two
base hits, Smith, Lyons, Davis. Three
base hits, Padden. Passed balls, Merritt
!. Wild pitches, Fawley /. Umpire
Charley Hastings.
An exceedingly interesting game is pro-
missed for to-day between ST. Albans and
Allegheny Institute and if the weather is
favorable it is expected that large crowd
will be in Attendance