The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-20
THE DIAMOND FIELD.
PROBABILITIES OF THE MEM
PHIS.SAVANNAH GAMES.
The Chances OF the Home Club
President PrOudflt and the
Memphis Club.

II Savannah beats Memphis three
out of four, which is not at all I'M
likely, the eroakers will commence
tocroak again. Esteemed Morning Con-
temporary
and they will be perfectly justified
in go doing. So far from the result
above bsing not unlikely, il is exceed
inely improbable and could only be
brought about by rank and insxcuss-
bly, bad playing. Memphis only
won one game out Of four With
Savannah when she was badly GRIP.
pied, with an Impractical catcher, an
incompetent shorstop and the club
torn by internal dis susione, and even
with all tbe,e deteriorating influences
she was not beaten badly. The scores
Of the three lost games were to 3, .
to 3 and 6 to 5, respectively. The
first game Black pitched for Memphis,
0'Day for Savannah, and only five hits
were made by either club. Black
struck ont SIX men, O'Day eight. The
game was lost by costly errors. The
next game 0'Leary and Neal were the
pitchers, and Memphis won by a score
of 2 to /. Base his. Savannah, 8;
Memphis, 8. Struck out, by O'Learg,
s; by Neal, s. The next game Nolan
and Knouf were the pitchers. Ba,e
hits, Savannah, 8; Memphis, 8. Struck
out, by Kuouff, 10; by Nolan, 3.
Score, 6 to 8 in favor OF Savannah.
The last game 0Dlv and O'Lsary held
the points. Base hits, Memphis, Z:
Savannah. 8. Score, 8 to in favor Of
Savannah. Game lost by costly errors.
From this above it is patent that the
Savannah club is in no respect supe-
rior to the Memphis club, and there is
no leasonable excuse for failure On
the pant Of the locals to win a MAORI.
ty of the four games to be Played here.
Savaonah is probably the mes. over
rated QUO in the league. She owes
her lead to the fact that she had the
stait of the other clubs in practice
and organ zation, and played with al
the weak clubs when they were weak
est. She has Just won three games
from poor Chattanooga, who, in her
present crippled condition, will be an
easy victim TO any club that comes
along. Whenever Savannah has had
10 tackle an evenly matched club she
has shown the white feather. The
first game played with Atlanta she
lost with O'Day, her best pitcher, in
the box, by score OF s to 10. Six
errors were charged 10 her. The
next day Morisrity wss put in
the box and was hammered for
eleven hits, but Savannah won DO.
cause OF Atlanta's crippled condition,
Stricken, the regular second baseman
being sick, and Lyone, his substitute,
making errors at critical points.
The third game 0'Day pitched, and
Atlanta won by O score OF 10 TO 6,
nine OF them earned. The last game
was also won by Savannah, against an
untried pitcher, Kimber. The frat
game between Savannah and Nash
vile was tie, 7 to 7, although Nash
vile had esrBed three runs to Savan-
nah's one. The second game, with
Morarity in the box for Savannah,
Nashville won by score of IL to G.
Atlanta followed Nashville and beat
Savannah three out of four games on
her own grounds. Now, let US exam
inc the batting and fielding OF her
nine. The following table is compiled |
from ten games selected at random.
1t must be noted that the batteries !
did not play in all the games.