Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-05-14
BASEBALL.
A Preliminary Match Between the Cot
ten Buyers Mine and the Freight
Agents hfne-AImOst an
"Eyen Hand"
The Adventures of the AmateOrs-HOW
They Won Their Way to Honor
and RenoWn-A POretaste of
what's 80 Come.

The firs. efforts by the Freight Agents
nine Us. the Cotton Buyers nine were
witnessed yesterday by few friends
who were permitted to go to Olympic
park upon condition they would not
"pesch" on them. The APPEAL Paul
| Pry found one of the witnesses who saw
everything that trsnspired, and saw it
SO thoroughly, and vas so full OF the
events Of the day, that 1t only took a
couple or 90 Of ''shooflies" to set his
tongue agoing, and thus he squealed:
Arrived on the ground the two mines
selected Mr.. John Farrell, who is skilled
in baseball tactics, to act as umpire,
and who would pilot the "greenies"
through the mysterious meanderings of
the national game. Mr. Farrell took
his position, and the toss for positions
put the Cotton buyers to the bat. Mr..
Castner wRs CHOSEN captain, and the
Others were assigned to positions as fol-
lows: Katzenberger, short-stop; VOL |
fenden, third base; Camp, second base;
Latham, first base; Lipmann, center |
field; Jones, pitcher; Daniels, right |
field; Gatens, left field; Castner, catcher. |
The fiat dashes by the players were sur |
prizingly brilliant, anC those who went
out there expecting to see party OF
people show their ignorance, be-
gan to believe they would wit.
ness game that would put
our Memphis Professionals to the blush, |
and would have been agreeably dissp- |
pointed, but for a few incidents which |
transpired during the evening. The first
OF these irregularities was very serious
knock on the cnk received by Mr.. Burr,
the catcher of the Freighters. The gen.
tleman was determined to be on hand |
when q strike was missed, and getting /
within reach of MIR. Latham's bat, re-
ceived stroke between the eyes that
sent him to glass with ten thousand
lightning bugs dancing before his vision.
The customary restorat!ves were Gp-
piled, and Mr.. Burr was soon sgain at
his post, this time little removed, at
LEAST from Lathsm's 8 bat. Another event
that brought down the man, if not
"the house." transpired after the
Freighters had laken the bat. The cor.
pulent Ad Storm was at the bat, made q
handsome hit, and ran to the third base,
some say like one OF the AnchoT-line
packets making headway on one wheel
wi h an unshipped rudder; others said it
was done as gracefully as an elephant
but he made the third base all the sorne.
The next b&maD, Mr.. Lightbur1a,
made clever strike, upon which Storm
attempted to seal his home plate, and
would have succeeded but for treach-
er0us tuit of grass that trippsd him,
bringing his c0Ipulence all in heap on
the ground, where he seemed to gather
himself up Into ball, and went rolling
over and over, doubling and undoubliBg
like a porpoise in gale OF
wind, but all the time making for
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pended, the bulky Storm ceased to roll,
and he essayed to rise and run home,
but he got up from the ground wrong
end foremost, made bully effort in the
wrong direction, and reached the third
base from where he had just before
started, in good condition. Two or three
Ievee mackerels were standing near, and
when they saw the bulk Of humanity
'comin' thro' the rye' at such fearful
rate, one of them exclaimed: "Luck out,
Jem; the high water has set the elevator
afioat, and here she is bearin' down on US
under full headWay, with red lights up,
and tarin' things to pieces. Be Gees!
she's tuck sheer On the pilOt!n The own
ers of the park will advertise for bids to
returi the field between the third base and
home plate. A surgical survey of the
agile Storm failed to develop any serious
consequences, and he was permitted to
continue his play. The next incident
took place while the Cotton Buyers were
at the bat. Mr.. Carver, the short stop,
who displayed considerable base. bSll
genius, in endsav0ring to take care of a
pretty fly, got the darned thing in his
eye, peehog flakes OF the epidermis from
the side Of his nasal appendage. lie
went to grass in the midst OF brilliant
~ "a rl-a
storatives diligently applied failed to
bring Mr.. Carver to time, and ne was
laid by for future uses, Mr.. John Forbes
gallantly coming to the rescue, acting
as short stop the remainder Of the after
noon. When the Freighters resumed
the bat, Gibson secured his first base on
a clear hit, and in stealing his second
base tripped on the bag, causing him to
do some very difficult acrobatics, which
would have done veIy well If he had
managed to come down on the same
end he started up on; on-the contrary,
he alighted on the green sWaId with his
heels between his knowledge-box and
the stars above, the consequence OF
which was he had to be straightened
out in 8 line before he could be made
any more use OF by the club
At this st8ge Of the game,
Forbes seized the willow with
manly vig0r and with sll the ambition
of stalwart Scot determined to con-
auer or perish in the attempt. Every
thing depended on his play; two men
were "outn and he had only single
stroke to make, having already missed
twice He bucEled to his work, and
commenced saving the air and making
many frantic invisible hits at an imper-
Ceptible ball. At length 1t came, the
stroke wss made, but alas, the ball pass
ed unharmed, and went beyond the
re ach of the catcher" Forbes gallant
ly ran for his first base, and when with
in few leet CT it "1opped overn and
plowed his way to the bag on
his bresd-ba:ket in style
more artistic than graceful. He subse-
Quently got home after several batsmen
mad tried their luck, and was declared
the champion, the Freighters by his eX-
traordipaTy agility Ylnnirg the game by
one run. So ended one Of the most Won
deTful base bsll matches ever played in
tbs vicinity of Memphis.
" 1t was such game as will never be forgot
By those who were there and those who
were pot."
From the above incidents, foretaste
Of the grand match Of Wednesday, and
its mirth and merriment, may be an
ticipsted by the Thousands OF citizens
who are certain TO be present. The fol-
lowing is the score OF yesterday:
COTTON-BUYERS' NINE.
Players. list. ID Sd. 4th 5th To.