The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-23
KNOCKED OUT
BY ALLECHANY,
Yesterdays Game Was Decided by
a Close Score.
GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILED
DURING THE GAME-THE ALE
& GHANY BOYS HAD DEFEAT
STARING THEM IN THE FACE Up
TO THE EIGHTH INNING-THEY
THEN PROCEEDED TO BAT OUT
a VICTORY.

Again Alieghany Is victorious. This
time ST. Adams was the loser. 1t was a
great game and one that will go down in
the annals of the events at Allegheny as
among the most notable and long to- be-
remembered happenings of the year 1897.
There was tremendous excitement all dur
ing the game, but when .Alleghany, the
score z to 0 against them, came I'D in the
eighth and ninth and batted on. runs.
enthusiasm ran riot. Ladies' cheered and
waved the crimson and blue, while the
men shouted themselves hoarse, threw I'M
their hats and waved their canes wildly
III the air. Never had the like occurred
before
Ihat the game was lost seemed certain,
and the Allegheny rooters were sad and
respondent, giving out q weak yell every
now and then as favorire made good
play. But when the home team began to
score rapidly and by good hitting, It was
like setting match to gunpowder. The
girls at Virginia College, ns they pursued
the quiet anf even tenor of their life,
must have heard the sounds, and had they
Known what Occasioned the noise, they
would, doubtless, have hidden away their
crimson, Albnn's coIors, which they wore
at tile last Albsns Allegheny game, and
meekly bowed their heads in SOLITARY sor-
row, would have wept bitter schoolgirl
tears MI through the dreary hours of
weary night.
with Allegheny ut che bat Boston Was
the first man up aud he hit the bal.. He
always goes it. THIS time, however, he
was thrown out ut first. Handy, Is, the
next batter, got to first, but did not
score. as the side was retired, leaving one
man on second and one on third. Adams
came up and were retired in one two,
three order. Allegheny again failed to
score.
tn tie third Alhans scored run on, the
first has eman's error. Allegheny, SOM,
couldn'J connect with Mr.. lizards trigo-
nometrical demonstrations. thus the
game proceeded until the fliAh, the score
standing to o. in favor of Albans. But
here, with two men out and two strikes
called on the batter Administered 6 runs
by punching hits.
1t looked blue far Allegheny. Capt;sin
Duke kept urging his men To play tall,
and they did. They thrpw TO bases,
caught flies in fine style and Adams
couldn't score another time. Still Ale
ghany didn't score
But the fun commenced in the eighth
Ballentipe started it with hit to center
Duke follow ed with Il two-bagger. Ac--
oorsini then knocked out II single Eve:v
hits ihhSAO ~ iitO tukl i've ru1S'
were scored before che side was retired.
Adams came TO the bat, but they couldn't
hit Withers Again Allegheny continued
to bat and in the ninth inning Divers
WEIGH and Ballentine scored che winning
lrlns. Albanswas retired in she ninth IN
one, two, three order by Pitcher Withers.
The boys ani played we'll and deserve
great credit for givin" st. Adams the only
defeat they have ever sustained from
school team.
Good amateur. bali playing. is muah
more interesting than professional, espe-
cially when the players. are known, and
possibly may be Your friends. Allegheny
plays Blacksburg here on Saturday R.ct
the rooters make ready and wear she
crimson and blue. The score.
Alleghany-S runs. ID hits . errors
st. Albans-7 runs, 0 hits, o errors.
SUMMARIZE Earned runs lleghany, 3;
st. AlbanS 3. Two-base hits-Ballen-
tyne, Williams, Taylor, L. Taylor. Base
Oh balls-Eandy, Taylor, lizard. Stslck
out-by lizard, 4; by WitheFs Z. Wild
p.tches-Withers, 3; lizard. 1. Umpire :
Mr. Meade. Tima of gams-Two hours.