The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-20
baseball Notes.

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To MORROW the Browns play in
Savannah.
AT Philadelphia: Metropolitans, 4
Athletics, /.
CRowELL, last year with Nashville
and Memphis, has signed with the Al
toona, Pa, club.
ST. LOUIS, April l9.-St. Louis
Brows, 10; Pittsburg, 8. Same day:
st. Louis Browns, 8; Pittsburg, 4.
GAMES to-day: Memphis at Savan-
nah, Atlantis at Augusta, Nashvilles
at Macon, Chattanooga at Charles
ton.
MEMPHIS sustains a crushing defeat
The nine is badly demOraiZed for want
of efficient catchers, and Knoutf com
PEELED to retire.
THE Athletics defeated the Cleve-
lands Sunday by score II tol. Struck
out by Goldsmith, II; by Rocco, IA.
Base hits Athletics, 10; Cleveland, l.
A NOVEL feature of the report by
wire of the Atlanta-Charleston games
was the actual running of the bases
by uniformed boys, who obeyed the
telegraph instrument in their moves
around The diamond.
THE Nationals and Concords, two
local amateur mines, played a game at
Scuttersfeld Sunday, which resulted
In the defeat of the Formerly the score
of Q to 9. The crack pitcher, Brady, of
the Nationals, was hit very hard.
THE Brooklyns played an errOrless
game at Bal more yesterday, but were
defeated because of their inability to
hit XII roy. Only Two hits were made
off him and four off Harkins. Attend
ance, 5000. Baltimore, 2; Brooklyn, 0.
The Cherry Blossoms of Poplar
street d feated the MADDEN Leagues by
a score of II to 7, the former not TAX
ing their last inning. The batteries
were Cunningham and Leith for the
former, and Taylor and Rose for the
latter.
CHARLESTON has it bad 1850 paid
tickets were taken at the gate the first
game; 700 ladies' graces the grand
stand. With such patronage Charles
ton can afford to pay the limit fol
every player in her team, which would
make her very strong.
THE Eckiords have organized fol
the season of 1886 as follows: +
Larden, p. Williams, C. f.. Carr, r. f..
Ward, Sd b. Smith, s. s.. Novisky, |
t, McGrath, G.. +; Boro, I'd b.; Haley
lst b., and will play the Athletics al
the new park next Sunday.
The first game on the home grounds
at Louisville was witnessed by l0,00(
people, and was won by the Louis
villes by hard hitting at the right
time. Ramsey's pitching was the
feature. He struck out fourteen men
The Score; Louisville 4 Cincinnati, 3
THE Pittsburgs defeated the Browns
yesterday in a very finely. played
game, the chief features Of which were
the fielding OF Smith and Glenn, the
catching of Ringo and the batting o
, Glenn and Comiskey. Score Browns
8; Pittsburg, 6.
, JUST watch that boy Kilroy, OF las
years Augusta, striking out the heaY
lest hitters in the American Associa
ton without difficulty, This boy
: only nineteen, was anxious to come u
: Memphis, and so declared himself Il
, the reporter. What treasure h,
t would have been.
= IL 0'Leary pitches to-day with
good back stop, there is no reasoi
Y why Memphis should not hold tn
Savannah sluggers down TO a reasona
!, BILE score. II Chattanooga can pla,
them 2 to 5, why may not Memphis
: with a good battery, have a fightin
chance to win?
4 THE Charleston Nels and Courier Q
A,ril l5.h says: Manager Cushmal
> returned to the city yesterday alter
!, week spent to great purpose at tn
! North in signing new players wit
! which IN strengthen the Oharlest9
4 club. He has secured Frank Gsrdne
~ of lest fe.son's b ltimores, who is
= . most valuable all-round player. Fo
- - the present he will guard the RICH
= field and do someof tho heavy batlln
!, for Charleston. John Richmond, LAT
10 OF the Pttsburgs, has been signed tc
. center field Lou Say, late OF tn
. Athletics and Metropolitans, will pla
:, short stop, and W. A. Holland 81 tn
h fsmous Quaker City and Portlan
% clubs will hold down third bag,