Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1914-09-11
Roanoke Mills Wins The Pennant


far to disprove the theory that the fair
sex do not appreciate the great Amer
can game) ED. NOTE
The majority of 400 or more
spectators who attended the ball
game at the Valley League Park
Saturday afternoon were not 50
jubilant and happy when play
was over. 1t was a sad and
gloomy afternoon for the Roa-
noke Rapids team who saw the
coveted pennant snatched from
them, which seemed nearer their
goal as the season series closed.
Some parts of the game We're a
regular old time contest Just as
they used to have in the days Of
the Revolution when George
Washington was the catcher be
hind the bat and Patrick Henry
was the tricky tWirler.
The modern teams who crossed
bats with each other were the
Patterson Mills team and the
Roanoke Mills team which re-
suited in a victory for Roanoke
Mills, The game was hard fought
and hotly contested on both sides
and each player on each team
deserves special mention but
space will not permit and but Tor
a few disputes OF the umplreS
decisions and the Kicking pro
pensities of Mosher and a few
outsiders which continued to exist
throughout the game it would
have been one of the finest ex-
hlbitions of baseball ever seen on
the Vallev League diamond The
game begun promptly at 3 0 clock
Barnes and Daniel were Patter-
son Mills battery, Bland and
Woodall did the same good Offices
for Roanoke Mills. With the
exception of two innings the
work of both was effective and
at times brilliant.
A large crowd Of eager specta-
tors and enthusiastic rooters
watched the game and shouted
and yelled with delight at the
many pretty and startling plays
in which the game abounded.
Nature not only smiled upon the
occasion but actually laughed at
it, for the weather was absolute
" beautiful and the diamond in
wriggled his body into the shape
of cork screw, twisted his legs
into a pigtail position, smiled
and tossed a wonderful curve
over the plate. 1t was irregular
old time round the hay stack ball
which fairly took the breath, of
the assembled gum chewers and
peanut eaters. But not in vain
did the Roanoke Mills boys strike
at the passing horSehide but hit
it squarely in the nose but where
ever the sphere went, there was
always a Patterson Mills man
there with the goods. The
struggle for ten innings was nip
and tuck and at times almost
heartbreaking. Each player,
playing as if the result of the
European War depended upon
him. But alas! The Patterson
Mills that had played so brilliant
ly was seized with a fearful case
of 'rattles" and allowed their
opponents to snatch from them
and to win from Roanoke Rapids
team the coveted pennant offered
by the Association.
Along about the seventh inning
the clouds begun to hang heavily
over Roanoke Mills, no star
seem to peepout to give them any
hope, when suddenly a cry comes
from the crowd, johnson at
the bait" Put it over the fence
old boy! Then with much grace
and confidence, he advanced to
the plate and took his stand but
the wonder from the Pee Dee
League, thinking such Ali ovation
would not do, hurled a marvel
Gus drop at the noble Johnson
but his monkey business was no
good With confidence in him
self and an eye on winning
the pennant for his team and a
determination to do or die, he
lands it far, far over the garden
walls and comes home the hero
of the occasion so far. But Pat
terson Mills un aun I d
by courage and sayin 6
we will not suffer defeat,