The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-24
BASEB
The Local Team Defeated by the
Savannah Club-NOtes.

The Local Team Defeated by the
Savannah Club-NOtes.
The game yesterday was imperfect
ly reported at the Terrace, and as is
usual in such cases the trouble began
lust where II was sure to cause the
most annoyance. 1t seems strange
that the Western Union cannot con-
troll its wires to sufficient extent to
prevent country railroad stations from
breaking in on the wires just at that
particular stage Of the game when a
break is least desirable. Nothing but
gross negligence can account for such a
state OF facts, and it is to be hoped
that the Western Union officials will
contrive TO so arrange matters as not
to subject 300 or 400 people to in
excusable annoyance.
Thu game between Memphis and
Savannah yesterday was exciting
throughout in spite of glazing errors
in the second inning on the part CT
Brougbton, the new catcher, resulting
in four unearaed runs. 1t is but fair
to Broughton to say, however, that his
play improved after the second inning
and he managed to do what few men
have succeeded in doing, stopping
Knouff's hot balls. When he gets
thoroughly down to his work he will
doubtless prove a valuable acquisition
to the nine.
The Memphis boys played plucky
uphill game aud in the fifth inning,
with the score to 0 against them, they
pounded the only Nolan for five runs.
The manner in which it was done de-
serves special mention. LAWN hit safe
ID center field for one bag and para.
lyzsd the crowd by stealing second,
Whitehead hit safe to left field for two
bags. Then Phelan, the old reliable
second basemaD, grasped the willow
lovingly and raped the ball
to left field for three
bags, LAWN and Whitehead scoring.
Knouff hit safe to center field for one
base, bring Phelan home. Broughton
next stepped up to the plate, but
through some imperfeCtion OF the re-
port, il is not known whether he hit or
not. Tn. next heard was "Knouff al
second, Black mp, Knouff steals third,
Broughton to second. Black hits to
left field for one bag, Knouh and
Sneed scoring, Broughton on third,
Bleck steals second, Andrews flies out
to second, Fusselbacb hits grounder to
second, out al frat, side out, five runs.
This left tie score 5 to in favor Of
Memphis. and hopes were strong that
we would down the Savannahs again
but that delightful contamination wa
prevented by tumble OF the pitchers
on a thrown home, Fields scoring, tie
( the score. In the eighth inninl
Fields hit safe to center field fOl
one bag and stole second, Mile
so. base on called balls, NolaI
struck out, Gillen hit safe for ont
base, Fields thrown out at third, Muir
ray hits grounder to Whitehead, Wit
fumbled, allowing Miller to score, auC
make the winning run. No more run
on either side were scored in the sub
sequent inning The features Of tn
game were Knouff's pitching, th
heavy batting OF Phelau, Lsvil
and Kuouf, and the sharp fielding G
/ the Savannah nine. The only Nola
did not sustain his reputation, an
will surely be knocked out Cf the DO
before the season Is over.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The postponed game to-day was th
best Of the series between Savanna
and Memphis. Memphis did consi
cradle kicking, and in several instanc
the right was clearly on her aid
Sneed was hned S25 and Collins s
for dispuliDg the decisions Of the VI