Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-07-10
Covered with Glory They sarrouIy
Miss BsiBs covered Wiz, 6ere,

Ihe E;kiords arrived home Yesterday
.aorniog at $3.50 O'Clock, and were mel al
the depot by Few friends and escorted tn a
hsii where they enjoyed a private sknquei
Inc E;sfords plsysd their hrst GENE on the
trip al Huntsville, ard defeated the Reds by
ncore OF l9 TO 16. 8
On Wednesday they defeated the Chalt1-
ncoga Cldeis ~ to 10 which made them
dead to rights Tor two prSxes and chances for
hrst against the profs1sionsl men from Gin
cinnati
On Thursday the Eckfords and Browcs
Here escorted ia buses from the Hanilton
House TO the grounds, be Idel by a brass
band. Several thousand people witnessed
the game The defeat of the e ;kfords was
Que 10 a lame pitcher undertaking to pitch
the a'si Inning. The change pitch was then
brought in and the Browns lailed to hit him,
while our bows padded the prolessions al at
their will. Tne score stood, Browns 10, Eek
fords z.
The kfoF1s we're we'll pleased with the
game, with the exception Of two or three
bad bcesks on the part of ths Umpire, which
o0oid b. accouuied Tor were IL necessary.
However, The boys knew they could beat tue
Browas, and determn. d to Try them the next
day. At O'Clock the game was called, with
the Z ,kfords to the bat and Mr. L. G. Houk,
smoothly along till The seve I'll inning, when
the Eiktords were two behind and they tied the
score by a long hi, to left, which was 8 block
ball. The hit brought in the iieing runs and
leit the batter on third. The batter was
touched In time on third 10 be put out ad it
nei been block bail. At this the Browps
M ade protest. The umpire would not de-
eide Without book, which was brought, and
he decited the TuDnaf sde. At ths the Nc
gro.s became furious, md did all they could
10 rStl- the Eckiords SEEING they c1Gld
not succeed Ia this, they bers.: 10 curse and
insult the hove. The catcher re-
sented the IN dil, and downed tbre.
OF four cf them in short order.
The negroes rnshed into the fields and swore
revenge. Ihe boys got Da's 10 defend the M
selves. The police tried 10 keep then back,
but the only attention ihe Iegross paid them
were curses, The Browns, with a num-
oer ui Spectators, BniIly cleared the
grounds aud the game was continued.
As the boys 'ould 90! play under such cir
cumsianets IS tn s , IL was eonsid ,rtd 70
| game, and sli heis were drawn, although the
Brown 5 stood 10 TO Ecbf1rds' IL. Tue Elk
foTcs who struck toe negrJ had TO be sent
out on train an hous earlier nan the Mem
phis train 10 avoid arrest A soon az
the citlZens heard of what dir
S'"NO "So awning upon luelT tOWu
| they wer. at tbemselvsP. Tne negroes eur
rounded the hoiel. Within an hour OF train
time fully AGO law-sbiding people, mer-
chants, lawyer, etc =, met at The hotel and
said they wonlG see the Eckfords throu h.
Exeter tmeut was intense. Ladies in the no.
tels hi! tn: mselves in their rooms for fear OF
b.ing hit with rocks or STRAY shots.
A. S:45 O'Clock, fifteen minutes ahead
! Of train tine, the Eckfords mov+d
| toward the depo', fjloEed ty 500
citiz ms amid graf cheers OF hurtah ior
MemFhi' end huurah for the Eckf0rds.
EN-iv-Js VIuIs Iorwsru and made tn mselvcs
known whom III. boys bad ntvsr met b.fore.
| This nigh, was one never 10 be forgotten BY
he EckioTds. II was and is now impossible
to hnd words fpfiicient to thank and express
their gratitude To the citiz ms OF Ch attsuoog a
for their pr tec.ion and kind feeling toward
lhsm;
As he train movsd out cheer after cheer
W n, mp for our bJys, and along the Dad for
| Two miles sqneds of fifty and seventy FIVE
IN were sra loned, who gave cheers as the
boys passed This was all done TO insure
5 ie,y, and Ihs boys will always remember
the kindnesP.
The E Ktords stopped in Huntsville on
their way back, and rg, ain defeated the Red
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