The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-04
A GOOD CONTEST.
ST. Adams Win From Allegheny In
stitute.

noon was ali right so far as the weather
was concerned. The Pittsburg boys were
out in the forenoon and got in some good
practice. Harry Davis. who spra'ned his
Knee in a slide to second base the evening
before was not able to go out, his knee
giving him great deal Of trouble and is
considerably swollen. ~.
BY $3.50 in the afternoon fully 400 peo.
pie had assembled at the grounds to wit
ness the game between St. Adams and
Allegheny Institute. Red Mason, of the
Pittsburg team, had been asked tc UNI
pire the game, but Manager Withers, of
the Alleghanys, objected on account of
his having heard that the Pittsburg boys
were betting on st. Albaus. Jesse
Tannehill was asked, to fill Mason's place
as umpire.
The game was called at A o'clock with
Allegheny at the bat. Boston went ont
with fly to third. Handy with a fly to
hrst. Smith sent grounder to third
and was put out at first.
Taylor then came to the bat for St. AL
bans and led off by batting home run
lizard followed to the tuEe of IA three bag
ger and n. Mallory got his first on IL
chance to retire and +. Taylor came up
with single. SHIRLEY got his base on
balls and Keller got first on Glass error,
which also scored w. Mallory and Z.
Taylor. Keller was put..out on second in
an attempt to steal and Sigerth was
struck out. st. Adams made four runs
and two earned runs in this inning. AL
leghany then came to the bat and Ac-
corsini and Glass scored on Ballentine,s
base hit. Taylor struck out and lizard
made single, when ST. Adams came up
and Mallory, Taylor and lizard making
the outs.
Boston then came to the bat and got
his first on an error of Jenkins. Handy
made base hit and Smith struck out.
Accorsini and Handy scored on DUKES
hit Engleby was put out on fist and
Welsch on fly to second base. In the
third w. Mallory scored on Kellers hit
and e. Taylor struck out Glass and
Ballentine each led off with IL single and
Boston, Smith and Glass made the outs.
st. Albans was put out in batting order.
lizard made single and went out in an
attempt TO steal second. In the fifth
Accorsini flied out to Keller. Duke got
his base on balls. Engleby by fielder's
chance, Duke going out on second Welsh
went out on fly to outfield. st. Albans
again went out in one, two, three order.
e. Taylor making n hit and going out
on second. Ballentine got his base OH
bnl's and was advanced to third on error
of first baseman, which also gave Boston
first. This inning closed and Allegheny
again failed to score. In the sixth Shib-
ley led off with two Dagger and scored
on two Dagger by Keller. jenkins cot
first on an error and Williams was ad-
vanced on chance to retire. TAYLOR
come in for another home run, scoring
Williams, jenkins and Keller making
five hits and five runs. Allegheny was
again hell down to three strikes and no
runs and St. Adams to one strike and no
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scored on Smiths hit and Handy ON Ac-
corsini's out. Duke got first on catcher's
error and Engleby went out on fly to
second. Williams for ST. Adams, vent
out on first. Taylor on fly to first and
lizard struck out. In the ninth Allegheny
got three hits but no runs and the game
closed.
The score: ST. Adams. 10 runs, 10 hits,
3 errors Allegheny Institute, runs, IL
hits s errors.
Summary-Alleghany, earned runs, O;
base on balls, .; struck out, 5; two, base
hits, Duke; double plays, Accorsini to
Duke; wild pitches, Ballentine, /.
st. Adams earned runs, 4; base on
two-base hits, Sibley and Mallory: three
base hits, lizard; home runs, Taylor 2;
double.plays, Taylor to A. Mallory to w.
Mallory; wild pitches, lizard, /; umpire,
Jesse Tannehill.
The game was very interesting from
start to finish. The sympathies of the
crowd were with Allegheny, but num-
Der of crimson ribbons streaming from
the young ladies of Virginia College did
much to cheer up the ST. Adams. Rallen-
tine did some good work for Allegheny,
but was relieved by Wit,ers in the eighth
inning 1t is understood that Allee hany
will try and arrange another game with
st. Adams mt an early date.
Manager Donovan and eleven of the
Pittsburgers will leave to day for Rich
mond. where they will play the Richmond
club of the Atlantic league tomorrow.