The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-05
AHOTLY CONTESTED GAME
THE FIRST THIRTEEN INNING
GAME OF THE SEASON.
Memphis Loses by Reason Of an I'm
fortunate Error in the Ninth
Inning.

The APPEAL said yesterday: ITO
dsy we grapple with Atlanta, and it is
our confident bel eli, based on 9 careful
8 rvey tf the situation, that Memphis
cdnnOi lose unless serious errors are made
in center field at critical points Of the
game"
And so it turned out. With the
game won aud easily in hand, the
O standing 3 TO l in favor of Men,
phis in the ninth inning, alter one
man was out, Purcell was given a life
by a muf Of an easy fly to center
field, made second on a wild pitch, got
to third on Moore's safe bit
to center field, and scored
on Lyons single to right field.
Moore was put out in chase between
third and home, and Lyons afterward
scored on a tumble by Futselbsch.
Here was at least one run on center
felder's errors, and the game, instead
of ending, as il should have done,
three to two IN favor Of Memphis in
the ninth inning, was prolonged to
thirteen innings, and then lost to the
home nine. 1t is claimed by some
that the ball muhed by Mansell be-
longed to Phelan. Perhaps 80; they
both started for it, and Phelan
stopped within he saw Mansell
coming. The latter got his hands
on it and then dropped it. We will
do Mr.. Mansel the Justice to admit
that he is an honest and conscientious
ball player and plays hard to win, but
his superabundance OF flesh and con-
seauent u%nwieldiness of person totally
disaualify him for the position he is
intrus ed with. This has long been
manifest, but never until Yesterday
did it become painfully 80. 1t is moi
pleasant TO be compelled to say thesF
things, but astrict regard for truth com
pels it.
OF what preceded and what followed
the unfortunate ninth inning 1t is safe
to say that nothing more intensely
exciting in the way Of an athletic con
t,st was ever witnessed here. Boil
mines were on their mettle and plsye'
great ball. Conway, the Atlanti
pitcher, was as fit as a race.horse snt
pitched a superb game, while Knouf
barring two costly wild pitches, sgail
added to his reputation OF being n
the best pitchers in the country
Eight hits in thirteen innings an
twelve strike-outs is a recon
of which any player ma
be proud, and that was knoutf
{ record Yesterday. Sixty,nine wa
d the total of good balls sent b
. him v e the plate on which strike
h we're made or called, against forty-tou
by Conway. The runs made by tn,
: visitors were few aud far bstweer
and none Of them earned. In ia
first inning Cline got base on ball
, stole second, and got to third on Pul
cells eacrifce to shortstop, and score
on a wild pitch after two men wei
out. After this goose-egg after COOS
- egg appeared on the blackboard to tn
/. credit of either side until the sevent
innirg {, when, after two men were GU
Black got his base on balls, stole Sc
- ond and scored on FusselbaCh's singl
d Fusselbach then stole second an
s. scored on Lyons wild throw Of Phi
., laD's hot grounder to third, Phelt
= going to second on TIE play, stealth
: third, and scoring on pitcher
muf Of Whitehead's pop,up Fl
n Whitehead stole second, but was IL
there BY Knouf's out. Neither 81,
- scored again till the moth innin
when with the game in their hanC
- the locals allo wed the score to be til
. in the manner previously describe
After this the excitement became
intense that the audience fairly sat
cd pins and needles, aud many held th'
an breath in their eager attention to t
b. game. In TIE tenth inning, after o
ed man was out, Knouf bit safely FOL
single aud made third on Sneed's tV
Dagger, Mansell flied out to cent
- field and Knouff scored amid aperf'
70 paudemonium OF cheers and shot
or and clappiDg OF hands and waving
OF hats. The inning ended W
Andrews out to shortstop. The Sc
: was sgain IN favor Of Memphis 4
8, when Stricken, of the Atlant
Wy faced the pitcher, and 50 absorb
Q. became the attention of the audieI
ms that the dropping Of a pin could hs
been heard on the grand stal
al Stricken hit safely to second for c
itn base, and stole second. Mappes
to shorts op and got an out at FL
S;ricker going to third Conway ca
D. 10 the bat, and after two strikes ",
. called on him Kuouf made a W
Id pitch, and Stricken scored, Cow
sk. striking GU. a minute afterWard. ]
= score was again tied, and eleV'
'u' twelve innings were played an
ieverish excitement and 40 runs.
!. the tenth Memphis failed to score. i
cd, OF the Atlantis were out vixen VI
st. came to the bat and got his baee
or balls. Cline then stole second {
scored on Purcells safe hit TO left III
ending the most holly contes
game ever played on a MemI
ball ground, a game won by Memp
are on her merits aud lost by the deme
- of n or two Of her men.
To-day 0'Leary will hold the
=. and Broughton will face HIM OLE
has never yet been able to let him
i. out for fear Of the manebehind
q a bat. To-day, with B%roughton's h
iryi he will turn the ball loose at
speed, aud the Atlanta sluggers
-. have q lively time finding the |
pac. McEorley has been signed to ]
'wer third base If he gets here in time.
for will cover that bag aud Whiteh
will 90 cut into center field and 81
the boys some throwing that
n. open their eyes. II matters not
-lish Atlantis puts in TO pitch, we will
=, class them tomorrow, and If the z
e., il lost it will be due to even W
dent luck aud wore umpirinP, II tba
the possible, than we had yesterday.
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