The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-27

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the fair sex, and they were fees that
excelled in loneliness and beauty.
TIE cotton men havs reason to con-
grstulate the nselves upon this fact, at
all events, that their game of baseball
yesterday drew more beauty to the
grand stand than any professional
game ever played in Memphis. The
following ere the opposing mines in
the first inning:
BUYERS. FACTORS.
Graham, Geo, C Talley, H T, c
Mask, j E, p Jones. r j., Sd b
Goodwin, L r, Sc Armour, r B, ID b
Hsrri r, LIST b Bowles, w jr, SIS
Allen, TIL jr, I'd b freeman, PR. LIST b
Bailey, ] r, Sd b Massey, / Med, p
Hampton, S w, If Jones, W r, IF
Gage, W A, CT Topp, + L, CT
Tucker, @ E, rf Smith, Dennis. II
The Buyers wore red caps, the Fac
tors blue. The latter color was most
appropriate, as it fairly represented
the frame Of mind of the factors during
the past season.
The Buyers were first at bat in the
person Of Talley, whose large pur-
chases for foreign account have
doomed the market. He hit the ball
to shortstop, who fumbled it as is Gus
tomary on such occasions, and Talley
landed safely on frat. The next bat-
ter was R. Jones, jr, who had no
sooner taken his potion when Talley
stole second, made third on passsd
ball aud scored on Jones's safe hit
to left field. The next batter was
Armour, the celebrated pork packer
Of Chicago, who was struggled surrep-
tuously into the game on the slender
pretense that be sometimes speculated
in cotton and hence was eligible. He
hit safely to right field for one base.
Bowles bit between second and fret
and the first baseman got thu ball, but
the base was uncovered and the batter
got there safely, Jones scoring. The
next batter was Freeman, who missed
the first ball, giving Bowles a chance
to steal second, which he did without
trouble. Freemaa hit to second safely,
Armour scoring The next slugger was
a blond named Foutz, late of the st.
Browns, who played under the as
sumed name of Massey. The first
wback he got at the ball he sent the
sphere to center field for three ba9s,
Bowles and Freeman scoring. Walter
Jones then stepped up with a bat espe-
cia ly imported fr m England for the
occa ion, but before he could hit the
bal Massey had scored on a passed
ball. Jones hit safely for one base,
but was put out trying to make two
on it; Just like those exporters, thev
want the earth. Mr.. Topp then adj
vanced and sawed out, but it
wasn't his fault entirely as the
umpire seemed to have it in for
him, and called everything a strike
that came within a mile of the plate.
Smith also struck, not because he
could not bit the ball, but because he
was too tired to rum. This made three
our, and the Buyers retired with the
crecitab'e score OF 8 runs. After a
few bsrs of inspiring music by the
Christian Brothers Brsss Bard, to re-
lieve the feelings OF the audience, the
Factors faced the pitcher. Graham
knocked a fly to second, which YVES
muffed according to the prevailing
fashion. Graham then stole second,
and made third on a wild throw by
catcher to second. Mask sent a fly to
left field, which the shortstop, third
baseman and left fielder all went after
and muffed, the batter going 10
fecond, and Graham scoring. Mssk
then made a daring steal to third.
Goodwin sent a fly to second who,
strange to say, held it. Harris hit
safely to right field for one bag but
peiiehed in the attempt to make Sec
ond on the hit, Mask scoring. Allen,
the next batter, landed the bail in
right field for one bag. Bailey struck
out, Allen going to second and scoring
on q wild throw to second. Hampton
then stepped up aud tried to make the
ball hit tue bat but failed and retired
on strikes, ending the inning with the
score 6 to 8 in favor Of the Buyers.
In the second inning Bob Harris
went in to pitch for the Factors, and
was very effective, not q bit being
made of his delivery, and but for an
error Of shortstop's the Buyers would
have been wbitewsshed. As it was,
Tally made first on ehortstop's muf
OF q fly, stole second, and scored on a
passed ball. Jones hit to pitcher, and
was put out at first. Armour foul
flied 10 first base, and Bowles flied out
to second. The Buyers, when they
took the field, also changed pitchers,
putting in Armour, who was also very
deceptive, Gage and Tucker both get
ting goose eggs. Graham hit to CEN
ter field fer one bare. stole second,
made third on a dropped ball by third
baseman, and scored on Mssk'ss 'ngleto
to right field. Goodwin hit safely, but
was left on second by Harris's out on
a Ay to third. The game went on in
this fashion until the fourth inning,
when the Factors got on to the Buy
eIs' pitching, and amid great enthu-
tiesm knocked out four unearned runs,
leaving the score 8 to s in their favor.
But the advantage was only tempo.
rary, for in the tixlh inning the Buy
ers eSained the lead and held it easily
to the end, winning by a score Of 81
to Y in seven innings.
The official scorer, Mr.. Vic Smith,
made an effort to Keep track Of the err
rors, but had to give it up in despair,
not being an adept at shorthand re-
porting.
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