The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-26
A NEEDED LESSON
ADMINISTERED TO THENEMPHIS
BOYS YESTERDAY.
A Good Fielding ream win Go all 90
Pieces Unless Efficiently support.
e! In the Pitchers Box.

Mere words are powcrless TO de-
scribe yesterdays game Figures tell
the story much more graphically 60 20
to in favor of Nashville was the
score. That tells the tale with suiii-
cient minutenesS. IL was the worst
drubbing Memphis ever received at
the hands Of a visiting nine. But
nobody is greatly surprised. Such a
result was discerned long ago. II is
even a matter of congratulation that
it came at time when il cost so lit
tie. IL was only an exhibition game.
and a most painful exhibition il was,
too, not TO say Notifying. The man
ner in which Nashville kept the home
nine running after the bali was exas-
perating. II was a defeat of which an
amateur nine might be ashamed,
but il was Il wholesome defeat.
II will probably teach Memphis
that when Nashville turns a pitcher
loose il is hardly good policy for Mem
phis to engage him. As general
principle that was rs true month
ago as il is now, but it took probably
such a dose as the home nine got yes
terday TO enforce the principle upon
the minds of certain persons with sul-
ticient emphasis TO make il acknowl-
edged. That result having been ac-
complished il is perhaps reasonable To
hope that a pitcher will be employed
to take the place of Noss, off whom il
will not be possible for any club in
the Southern League TO make twenty
five base hits in one game.
The game hardly merits detailed
description. 4 fewi sample innings,
selected at random, will serve to show
what kind of q game it was. Mari
(Nashville) was first at bat. lie sent
foul fly over third base, which
Whitehead muffed; he then hit safe
to center field for two bases Goldsby
tried Fusselbach with fly over
short, but the latter mulied, and
Goldsby was safe at first. Then Hill
lery stepped up and knocked the ball
somewhere into left field for three
bases, bringing in Mari and Goldsby.
Sowders hit safe for two bases and
brought in Hillery. Then Beard
came along and cut off a slice of the
pie for one base, but was put
out trying TO steal second. Sowders
ambled leisurely in on passed ball,
and O'Brien took the stick and had no
trouble in makinga base hit. Bittman
then grabbed the ash, 0'Brien going
to second on a passed ball. Bittman
hit to short and was intercepted at
first; Baker took base on balls, Schell-
base hit to second, and Phelan muffed,
OBrien coming in, and Baker third.
Mari then took another whack, hit to
third base, Whitehead fumbled, but
delivered the ball to Phelan, who
dropped it; Schellhase made for sec
ond, and was caught in a chase and
put out, but not before Baker
had scored. That made six runs
for Nashville, and an audible
grin began to disseminate itself in the
audience. Black made,b base on balls,
but fell victim to Bakers finessing
and was caught in q chase between
first and second. LAWN took base on
balls, Andrews hit to second and
made first base, although LAWN was
put out at second. Sneed hit TO
pitcher and was retired at first. The
second inning was not quite 10 disas.
trous, but the home nine seemed
badly demorallzed. Goldsby hit safe
to second forone bag, stole second and
third on Colgan's bad throws.
Hillery hit safe to left field
for one bag, Goldsby scoring.
Sowders hit to right field for
one base. Beard hit to pitcher, who
delivered the ball TO third, retiring
Hillery. O'Brien went out on foul,
Bittman out at first on quickly folded
ball from right field. Fusselbach hit
to short and failed to make first.
Phelan out on fly to left field. White
head, already the surest, best batter
in the nine, sent clean two-bagger 10
left field. Colgan sent the ball safely
past first, Whitehead scoring. Voss hit
to second and expired at first. No more
runs were made until the fifth inning,
when by punching hits Nashville
scored 5runs and Memphis1. The only
inning that excited any enthusiasm
was the seventh. Memphis had three
men on bases, Voss, Colgan and
Whitehead, and nobody out. Black
came up to do or die, but elected the
latter. LAWN then stepped in the |
breach, or rather the diamond, and |
sent beauty to center-iield, landing
himself at first, and bringing White
head and Colgan home, The crowd |
yelled with delight 1t was the first
opportunity they had, and they inn
proved it. They had no chance after
That. Andrews went out on foul,
md Sneed failed TO make first. In
.he eighth inning Nashville made
our, and in the ninth four, Memphis
getting goose eggs. 1t must not be
forgotten also that Andrews made a
inc three-bagger in the sixth inning
which made him very solid with the
Boys.