Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-29
The Match Game Between the Memphis
Reds and the Cincinnati Reds-Un'
usually Large Attendance.
The Memphis Boys Winners by Almost
Double-A Hot CODtest-1he Pork
opOlis Boys TO to Grass Gal
lantIy Fighting.
tame Yesterday Between the Memphis
Club and Cincinnati Reds-1he Lat
ter VictoriOus-1he Riversides
and Gibson County Boys.

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game between the Memphis Reds and
the Cincinnati Reds, jr. The latter club |
arrived here Sunday NOR ing, and
although fatigued by tiresonne and I'M
interrupted Journey Of four hundred
miles by rail, played the game that |
afternoon. Many of our citizens thought |
that this was the Cincinnati league club.
known as the Cincinnati Reds. or
course Mr.. Clifford and his nine are
glad that the Memphis public now know
that his club junior organ cation and
of an amateur character, for the CIncin.
natl Rsds stand lowest in the list OF
league clubs and cannot lay claim to
skilI system or precision. The game
yesterday, was nevertheless interesting
in many Of its features, and withal
proved entertaining. Mr.. John Leech,
of tie Memphis CLUB, was selected UNI
pire, and the game was called at half
past three o'clock, the Memphis Reds in
the field. Both clubs being short OF
one man each, the deficiency was sup
piled by Boro, of the Memphis, playing
second base for the Cincinnatis and
Meath, Of the Memphis club, center
field for the Memphis Reds. The first
inning was anything but encouraging
to the Memphis Reds, New
hall striking well under short
stop and getting. first base
while neither Kennedy nor Brook.
shaw took in Vesss foul to lefs of the
home plate, though he went oct on
short fly to Rsja, who threw badly to
Walker, giving Newhsll second base,
whence he gained the third bag on
Rinear's strike, q double play being
fairly missed. Roll got first base on
Luff7s bad throw, and thence on
Kennedy's wild throw to second, and
also got home. This inning closed with
two runs for the visitors, the score being
q goose egg, Brookshaw being caught
out by Rinear in center field, Shoupe
giving foul tip for Vofs to handle, and
Walker m liking third base, on foe
strike to left field, but remained there
as Luff struck out. In the fourth inn
ing the Reds scored Il ur runs, thanks
to the errors, there being five
passed balls by Voss, who also
threw badly to second, Boro falling to
stop the bail. Fosters failure to stop
bounder, 8 wild pitch by Shumard,
which brought Walker home, muf by
Wheeler in center. field, 8 wild throw by
Newhali to first, repeated by Dtain over
third, are the errors that gave the Mem
pbis Reds four scores in the fourth inn.
ibg. By this time the visitors found
Luff's balls quite stiff, but managed to
earn one run in the seventh on Boro's
safe hit into the field, which sent Drain
home. In the fifth inning, Boro, by
safe bsse-hit over second, got first, stole
to second bag, and reached home by
Luff % throw, which had no difficulty in
passing b tween Shoupe's legs. Luff also
scored a run for the Memphis Rsds in
this inning. He struck safe and rescbed
first bag, reached second on Msher's
blow, and home by wild throw over
third. In the sixth inning Kennedy
made double play by catching foul.
fly tip and sending the ball to first in
time. The home nine ran up three more
scores in this inning, Moore getting first
on a safe strike TO center. field, going
there's to second on PISSED ball, max
ing third on Brookshaw's stroke, and
home on second passed ball. Shoupe
sent base-liner to center.field, reached
second by Drains muff of Shumard's
ball, and finally struck the home.plate
on passed balls ,Brookshaw having scored
also on passed balls. In the eighth inn
ing Shonpe's erroneous throw let New
hall tally, Fisher reaching second, Rinear
ture there was an exciting feature, the
spectators getting wild with enthusiasm.
Roll started off first apparently to force
FISHER from second, the play being to
get Kennedy to throw to second 80 IS
to give Rinesr time to get ia from third.
Kennedy, however, rent the ball de-
livered by Luf to Walker, who, instead
of throwing, menaced the third and Gee
ODd base and home-place, at the same
time running toward the third base.
This, of course, kept both Rinear and
FISHER in doubt, and made them prance
between the bases. Rinesr finally dashed
for home, Walker sending the ball to
Kennedy, who retired the runner and
returned the ball to Raja in time for him
to run down FISHER few feet from third
base. This brilliant feat elected chesr af-
ter cheer. Walker deserves credit for his
GOODNESS, discretion and precision in
making the play, and while we are prone
to accord him generous praise, it would
be well for him to exercise more care, so
as to touch base when running, and ais o
when playing, as two clear omissions in
this respect were made Sunday, but, for
tunstely, escaped the notice Of the UNI.
pire, as did similar act OF Drain, on
first base, when he put out Kennedy and
threw wildly TO third. In tie ninth in
ming, Voss having hit safely past short
stop, went to second and thence to third
on Roll's safe hit, to center and second
on Boro's bsse hit over short stop. While
there were more errors than we can &C.
count for, the game was nevertheless at
tractive, the visitors getting in eight
clean bare hits and the Mem phis Reds
eleven. From this it will be seen that
the ratio of base hits is pos uuiavorsble
to the Cincinnati nine, who scored five
to their sdverssTJ's nine. The errors
were: Cincinnati Reds, %; Memphis
Reds, 8; Shope's three being the
highest for the home club, and
Voss's eleven passed balls, prin-
cipally) being the largest of any one
player of the Cincinnati nine. Ken
Dedy's catching was faultless, the defect
OF Voss In this respect being doubtless
the cause for the big score Of the Mem
phis boys. However, the Cincinnati
club having rested from their trip, will
play much better game with the Mem
phis Reds at Central park this after
noon. They are good players-active
and intelligent, and cut no unworthy
figure on the bali field, The following is