The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-23
TENNESSEE DAY.
THE GEORGIA CLUBS ALL DE-
FEATED YESTERDAY.
Brilliant Victory Of the Memphis
Nine Over the Crack Sa-
Vannah Club.

Tennessee 60, on top Of Georgia
yesterday, and gave her a dose of the
medicine che administered to us last
week. All the Tennessee clubs won
IN we'll fought and siubbornly con.
tested games, the victory Of Memphis
being particularly creditable, having
been won from the hitherto invinci-
ole Savannahs in the best-played game
of the championship series. 1t is to
be hoped that the funny fellows, who
have been exercising the dull edges OF
their wit at the expense OF the local
club, aud satirically inquiring, "Why
don't Memphis get a baseball club ?"
will content themselves with the an
swer given yesterday, and ask no
more absurd questions. When the
Memphis Club can win as she did yes
terday, handicapped as she was by
playing half Of her men out Of posi-
ton, the friends Of the home nine
need have no fears as to her ultimate
rank in the League.
Neither side scored until the third
inning, when Murray of the Savan-
nahs hit safe to left field for one base,
stole to second, and went to third and
home on a passed ball. This looked
rather blue for our side, but 1t seemed
TO have hracing effect on Fusselbaob,
who allowed no more balls to pass
him after that. Collins struck out,
Moriarity likewise 0'Day went TO FIRST
on called balls, advanced to second on
tumble Of Pnelan's, but was left there
on Striei's strike out. For Memphis
Phelan, Knouh and 0'Leary struck
out in one, two, three order. Sharp
fielding on both sides was now the
rule. In the fourth inning Fields got
to first on safe grounder, Miller went
to first on called balls and Fields to
second, Mclaughlin flied out TO CEN
ter field, Neal hit line fly to Phelan,
who caught it, and, touching base be-
fore Fields could reach it, made brill
liant double play without assistance.
In the fifth inning Memphis made
her first run. Two men were out when
Phelan stepped up to the plate, Every
body expected him to saw out, as he
usually does, but the unexpected al.
wsys happens, for Richard lifted that
ball out to center field for three bags
and scored on q passed ball, amid the
widest enthusiasm on the Terrace.
Goose eggs were chslked up opposite
the score Of both sides until the
seventh inning, when, by punching
hits, Memphis made an earned run,
FusselbaCh flied out to right field,
Lsvin hit hot grounder 10 center
field for one bag, Whitehead sent one
to left field with the same result,
LAWN advancing to second, Phelan
hit TO short and retired at first. Knoufl
was the next batter, and the crowd
held it's breath, 80 intense was the ex.
element. Click, click, click went the
wires, and before he could talk the
audience could tell from the broad
smile on Nat Graves's barometric face
that good news was coming and
SO il proved. Knouf hit safe tn center
field, LAWN scoring and Whitehead
going to third, and the cheers that
greeted the announcement might kave
been head mile of, Kuouf stole
to second, but he and Whitehead were
both left on bases by 0'Leary's foul
tip to Mclaughlin. This ended the
run getting aud Memphis won the
game by a score OF 2 to /, without find
ing II necessary to play the ninth in.
ming. The features of the game we're
the brilliant base running OF Black
the effective pitching Of OLeary and
the excellent work OF both catcherf
behind the bal.