The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-22
WITHASTRING TIED Tot
THAT'S HOW WE WILL WIN THE
PENNANT.
And Savannah VIII BE at the Other
End of the String-MOrtifJing
Exhibition,

Yesterday was only cumulative. II
followed long line of fsc's, all tend
ing TO the same conclusion. II the
result involved only individual repu'
tations nobody would care particularly
Int those Immediately affected by it,
but Memphis has attained such rank as
a city that she cannot afford TO play acc
ond fiddle in any thing, and least OF all
in a contest where brains and money
ara sure to tell. And that is precisely
where the shoe pinLhGs.
A defeat by 30 good a club as the
Savannah is not 10 Itself discreditable,
Init when that defeat might have
hem averted by skillful leadership
there is cause for dissatisfaction, add
the expression OF the same cannot be
tao emphatic. The APPEAL has, up
to this juncture Of baseball affairs,
CLOSED over many Title evidences oil
Encouragement peculiar to the Mem
phis Baseball Club, in the confident
hone that repeated punishment OF a |
telling character might knock hole |
somewhere that would let the light IN.
That hope departed yesterday, There
is not the remotest probability that
there will be any change in he man
aVement OF the club during the
remainder OF the season, and hence
no prospect of a more skllliui
direction of affairs than hss prevailed
up to this period. If we win the PEN
nant or make respectable showing in
the race it will be through sheer force
of good luck, or because OF the supsri-
olitv OF O'Leary and KnouI to other
pitchers of the League, but If there is
any possibility of missing the goal by
unfortunate blundeiing, we will
miss it beyond peradyenture'
Yesterdays work showed tow
A good situation can be ruined
by errors of judgment. One game
had been won from Savannah and the
leaders OF the League were badly
worked up over il. Another vic DRY
following straight upon the frs. one
would have caused panic in the visit
ing nine, from which they would hard
ly have recovered. The moral effect OF
two straight victories would have
been empowering, and any manager
OF even ordinary capacity would nave
EMPLOYED the very best material at
his command to bring about that re-
suit. We do not wish to behttt'e
Mr.. Black as pitcher, he is lar
above the average, and he makes up
in b,serunnipg and batting what he
lacks in speed, but his wsrmest adj
mirers will not clsim for him that be
ia any match for O'Leary in his pres,
ont condition, Hence 1t was blind
folly to risk him in the box; but ever
: IL that blunder were susceptible o.
psllia'io common prudence woulc
have suggested the placing OF O'LeaIy
! in the field to replace Black, in thu
POSSIBLE event OF his being knocked
d out OF the box. But even tina
precsution was omitted, and Mem
a phis went into the game, ate
burning her bridges behind heI
O Black did very well until the thir'
. inning when Murray got to tirst ate
). striking out, on passed ball by Fuf
selbacb. This seems to have unnerve
o Black for he lost in effectiveness O.
. most Immediately and allowed Fieldi
= the next batter, to knock the Ia
over right field fence for home rnI
!; bringing Murray in and making tn
" two to one against us. This could NJ
have happened to 0'Leary. He new
\ loses his head, and an errC
I by his catcher only brings an amuse
smile to his face. In the mel
inning, Fusselbach scored by ting
n to left field, a steal TO second, an a.
q vance to third on Phelan's out to fri
and a clean seal home on catcher
N throw to third and the lstter's thro
pi nome. This tied the score, but Sava
nah regsined the lead in their bali
IA the third inning, Strict going to FIR
ms on Phelau's tumble, making secol
IT. ON Stockwell's hit to center held al
scoring on MuIray's hit to center.
Tor the fifth inning, after two men we
ale out. Collins hit to center 1
'n' three bases and scored on
passed ball, making the sec
wo 4 10 2 against Memph
ps Neither side scored in the sixth
/. ming. In the seventh Memphis "
nd ooose-egged. For Savannah MUIR
COT base on hit by pitcher. stole
di second. AID made third on Phelsl
,HSst tumble OF throw by Fuese lbach, a
" scored on another passed ball. N
M srnck out. Hotaling struck not q
II To Black, which hit him full on
ut arm and disabled him, compelling
he'd Ye,i. ement, and here the blunt
nj blnnders was committed. Say
4. nan consented to 0'LesrY's tax
- Blacks place, but instead OF putt
rec, rec him in the box, where he belong
set, he was sent to left field and Sn
pay went on to pitch. The audience, "
A Is. a spirit OF prophecy, foresaw what
II. coming, aud, when they saw Sn'
cav in the b'x, shouted, "OLsaii
ice. "O'Leary but no, 0'Leary wal
nice ont 10 left fed and Sneed went II
pit,h. In explanation Of this col
lied the management soy that their ]
rec nose was to cave 0'LearY for
ding davis game. We do not tn
" " the exploration meets the C
, II involves two admissions that
ey.- club can afford to mske. First,
fine game is inetrievab y lost when
enn: score is 5 to Q against them; sec
By that the wishes OF the audience Gu
Ala: figure in the case and may be d
! St, parded with indifference with
pay to aHsu ing victory for next
st. Neither OF these thee ries is ten
'oncv A game is never lost until the last
has crossed the plate, and VII
CO. upon victory has been won Il
nts to last inning. On the other b
people who pay to see a good gar
~ ball are entitled TO the best exnib
that can be provided with the
j, will terial at hand, without regard to
DNEs- for tomorrow. Just what "
G II Ts- have happened hsd 0'Lsary beef
,quife in to pitch is hard to tell, but
or to reasonably safe to hazard the ep
.' that the humiliating exhibition
'est. followed Blacks retirement y
IS for have oeen spared the good
Ala pie who were there. Ho'
> lS age affected the players may
,ss ad- guessed at, but 10 the aud
flee. ID was species Of slow To-
Brick Every man on the grand stand
Z si }g5' like crawling into the hole and
Office ing it in after him, aud the
PIN they fairly fed in dismay.
3 co.. minded one of some vast Roma
nhitheater whete gladi atOis cont