Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-28
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The st. Louis Club Score but One Run
An Exciting Game-GOOd Pitch
ing Meets its Reward.

The game between the ST. Louis Reds
and Memphis club 81 Olympic park
yesterday afternoon attracted quite a
good and most sppreciative attendance.
The Memphis club substituted John
Colbert in place Of the sh0Tt-stop, Jack
son, who was absent. Despite the ex
pectation OF big score and easy victory
by the st. Louis club, there WIS much
interest felt as to what the Memphis
nine would be able to accomplish. There
was much speculation on this subject,
and while the majority predicted that
the Memphis nine would not score as
much as the Memphis Reds, yet some
were OF opinion that the home club
would do better. BOwever this was,
the game opened with the Memphis at
the bat. Eilick struck, but went out at
first, while Leech and Meath struck out.
The st. Louis took the bat. Collins
struck hard, gained first base, and then
second on passed ball, and Redmond
made first by ball rast Boro. The two
men stole bases. Croft went out on
foul tip, and. Collins was, put
out trying to steal nome
Redmond reached third, but Calvin
went out on foul tip TO EllicR. When
Collins led eff with his base bit the
when Redmond struck for first. The
Raids evidently were confident If an
easy thing, and showed this in the way
they tracked the bases, In the second
inning Nicholson and Jones went out
on foul bounds, but Colbert got first on
base-hit over second. Rolfus ended thu
matter by fouling out to Dolan. Nor
gan, of the st. Louis, went out on short
stop's throw 10 frat. Dillon was caught
out by Jones In left field after a long
run, but Dillon struck hard to center
and gained second on a low throw
muffed by Boro. Gleason struck out
and didn't try to hit the sphere. The
st. Louis club went out on two flies to
second and center and foul to Ellick.
In the fourth inning Leach got to first
on q passed ball, but was caught nap
ping and put out while standing ten feet
from the Dase and calling Judgment on
a bslk.u The next two men, Meath and
Boro, went out on flies. Calvin, Of the
st, Louis, ba sed first, stole second and
was put out to third. Morgan went out
on a fly TO Boro, Croft failing to reach
first. In the fifth inning Nicholson
went cut on foul, Colbert on fly, and
Rllfus struck, but was put out on first.
The st. Louis club went out on two fouls
10 Ellick and a high fly to Meath.
Up to the sixth inning, there were but
two errors, Boro and Leech, and w.
Jones, having based to first, arun for Sec
ond, was put out. The side went out
without run. Gleason made second on
a strike, stole third on passed ball, but
stsid there, the side going out on flies to
right and second, a throw by BOro to
first. In the seventh inning Leech,
Meath and BOro Jailed to get first base,
and the st. Louis followed suit. In the
eighth inning Nicholson went cut at
first on grounder, Colbert checked a.
second by Rolfus's hit to short stop, and
w. Jones went out at fist on short
hit to pitcher. The Memphis nine made
two good strikes, and mufted fly by +.
Jones was sent in to Ellick, who put out
Magner at; home base. In the ninth in
ming Leech was again mapped on first
base, and the side retired with
F. Jones and Rolfus out Col
bert muffed hall, and threw
wild to first, letting Gleason to third.
Dolan went out on first, and Gleason
came home on a passed bali. Collins
got two bags on t-field strike. Red
Iuond went cut on foul fly to Nichol-
son, Collins got TO third, and Croft eDded
the game on high fly to Boro. The
game was the best ever witnessed in
Memphis, and does infinite credit to the
Memphis club. The only run was by er-
rors. SO much for a well.managed nine.
The following is the score by innings: