Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-05
BASEBALL.
Local.
THE HOME CLUBS.

called On Leech, IA; strikes called off Leech. g.;
struck out on Leech, 3; flys caught by Eek
fords, IL; Eckfords left on base, 3; time of
game, one hour and torty-five minutes; UNI
pire, +. Jones; scorer, NJ Eagan.
Telegraphic scores.
Brtfalos, z; Rochesters, 2.
Hartford-U ticas, ,: Hartfords, 0.
Boston-Bostons, 8; Milwaukees, }.
acknowledgements, =; Hornells, l..
Cleveland-Forest Citys, Z; Alleghenys, Is
dianapolis-Indianapolis 8; Cincinnatis,
Providence, r. l. Chicagos, 2; Provi-
dence, l.
Field Notes from All Points
The Stars still lead in the international
race, and the Alleghenys are at the foot, both
by long odds.
The Providence club will play the Syracuse
Stars on the Capitoline grounds, Brooklyn,
Monday week.
Joe EIlick caught for the Mllwaukees the
last game, and had eleven errors out OF
twenty-one for the club.
In the Providence Milwaukee game, Sat-
urday, the batting was heavy. the winning
nine making seventeen hits to fifteen for the
other.
Base ball excitement is higher than ever in
the large cities of league clubs, three and four
thousand people being an average attendance
at a game.
On Wednesday, May 18th. the Alerts, OF
the st. Louis university, beat the Universities
by score of IA to s. The features of the
game were the batting of Cahlll and the
pitching of Brown.
A new nine Is to be Immediately formed in
Lynn to take the place of the Live Oaks, who
will go to Worcester. The name of the nine
is not yet decided upon, but the following
are some OF the players: Fowler, pitcher;
Flint, third base; Sam King, first base; H.
Symonds, short stop: and Woods, of the
Chelseas, two or three local players, and pos
sibly two or three of the Chelseas' best players.
Five words in the following paragraph
from the Cincinnati Enquirer will cause st.
Louisans to smile audibly: an Lean, of
Philadelphia, who umpired the Chicago
Indianapolis games in both cities, and the
Cincinnati Chicago games last week, is at the
Burnet house, and will umpire the games
here this week. He is good umpire, of
good judgment, and as honest as gold. He
is little slow in judgment, but generally
gives satisfaction"
Cincinnati Enquirer: The Cincinnati boys
complain considerably of unfairness at the
hands of Chicago's official scorer, who was
evidently trying to score to save interest in
the home club rather than for a want of
knowledge. He is most competent scorer,
and when he calls an error base-hit he does
it Willingly and baldheadedly ION purpose. ="
Jim White knocked Ferguson down Satur-
day with liue-ball, and yet Ferguson had to
take an error to save base-hit from gong
on record. On the other hand it is acknowl-
edged that M'Vey made two very bad errors,
and Jones muff of fly-ball, and yet base
hits were scored for the Chicagos In every
instance to help the defeated club out little.
Sullivan and Gerhardt each got an error that
Geer frankly confesses was his. This scor-
ing business is becoming distressing.
The following is from the Philadelphia
Mercury: Fergy Malone, of this city, who
is now playing In San Francisco with the
California club, is credited with some extraor-
binary catching and batting IN q recent con-
test with the Eagles. He made a clean home
run in the third inning, sending in another
run, and caught superbly throughout. The
score stood tie On the ninth and tenth in
nings, but in the eleventh inning, after two
were out, Fergy got IN Gne-hlt over the
center-felder's head, good for another home
run had not the long grass stopped it. As it
was, he made his second base easily, stole
third by desperate slide, and came home
on a wild pitch, thus making the winning run
amid great enthusiasm. The Californians
carried Malone off the field on their shout
ders, and gave him all the gate money.
The following excellent analysis of the
cago Times, of Monday: ''In batting, the
Providence nine has strong lead; but this
Is doubtless due to an accident-Manning's
pitching, off whom twenty-five runs were
made-and the average is liable to tumble
when the nine meet Nolan, and possibly
Refs. In the other element play
Providence drops to the third place on the
basis of times reached first base and to Sec
ond on the basis of runs to chances. 1t is in
the prevention of runs that Providence is
weak. The nine stands fifth in fielding and
pitching, and last in base-play. Boston is
second In run getting the bat and on the
bases-but drops in run-preventing, being
third in fielding, last in pitching, and fifth In
base-play. Cincinnati Is third In the batting
list, first In base-running, first In fielding,
fourth in pitching, and second in basel play.
Chicago is first in nothing, fifth In batting,
last in base-running, third in fielding, third
in pitching, and fourth in base-play. The
Only Nolan has thus far justified his title by
heading the list in pitching"
Cincinnati Enquirer, June LIST: The last
chance from now until July I'd to see pro-
fessional game of basel ball in Cincinnati will
be afforded this afternoon. The Cincinnatis
will play the indianapolis club the third
championship game of the season. Thus far
each club has won a game from the other,
and to-day's contest may be called the rub
Der. 1t will be struggle well worth seeing,
and indications point to close and exciting
game. The Indianapolis club have more
than one incentive to urge them to their best
to win to-day's game. A victory to- day may
place them second in the race. A defeat will
certainly drop them to third place. There
will probably be change made in the Indi-
annapolis nine to-day. Nelson will be laid off
and Warner, who used to play with the Lud-
lows, takes his place. Croft goes to left field,
and Johnny Clapp takes possession of first
Hoea hut hi, oho -
strengthen their team, both in batting and
fielding. The Cincinnatis will play in the
usual order While the Indianapolis club
were seeing the city yesterday, the Cincinnati
club were putting in the time practicing on
their grounds. They mean to win the cham
pionship if it can be won by hard work. Their
lead of eleven games won 10 three lost gives
them good show for the pennant. The
weather, at this hour of writing, promises to
be fair, aud the attendance Is expected to be
very large.
Knoxville (Tenn.) Chronicle. June I'd: The
champion" match game OF b~se ball, played
on the college grounds yesterday evening,
resulted: Ids, 80; Mechanics, 10. This was
the third game between the two rival clubs,
the first played being victory for the Reds
by s to 4. the next for the Mechanics by IL
to 13. Consequently this, the champion,
was looked for with no small degree of inter
est by all. A large crowd of our citizens, old
and young, assembled to witness the game,
and manifested considerable interest. Still,
in the man, they wire disappointed, for it
was what might be called "scrubby'' game
all round. The Mechanics labored under
many disadvantages in the way of sickness,
etc, which accounted somewhat for their
poor playing. The game was attended with
more accidents, and what some people would
call bad luck, than we have ever noticed,
though fortunately with no serious results.
Mr.. George P. Nicer was umpire, but
early in the game he was struck by
the bail. coming like bullet from
the pitchers hands, and disabled him SO that
he had to be brought to the city in buggy.
He had recovered last night, however, suffi-
GENTLY to be around, we are glad to notice.
This created some confusion, but Mr.. Moses
was chosen as umpire and the game pro-
ceeded.- There were also several miner acct
dents; Mr Martin Condor, of the Mechan
les, was given a severe HEX in the side,
causing much pain. One of the spectators
was struck center IN the head by ball di-
rectly on a bee-line from the bat, but he
seemed to pay no attention to it. Another
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