The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-28
BOB BLACKS DAY.
A HOME RUN AND A DOUBLE
PLAY.
We Can't Spare Black, We Need Him
In Our Business Look Dat for
Another Victory To-Day.

The game yesterday bstw.eu Men,
phis and Charlie ton was spoi { as an
exhibition of hall playing by the inie-
rior work Of Say, the Charles on shdI I
stop. Bat for MIN the refut migl I
have been different. Knouff WIS not
effective as usual, bu that is to he
&C ounted for by the fat that be L.
that the locals ad b ng' their own
way after ths fouIt1 inn ng, and il
was hardly NJ cesssry TO break himself
all mp to secure a victory that was al.
mott as good as assured.
This over confidence came near
resulting disattr us'y in The
eighth inning, az will here a ter
appear, bat ju;t at this critical jdD C.
ture, with the score ID 4 in our favor
and man on second aud another on
third and two men out, Knouff gath
cred himself together and retired Say
on strikes when a hit might have
proved seri jUs the crowd brsathed
mole freely after that, and when in
the last inning two mere runs were
scored by Memphis. even Charleston
could see the handWritir g on the wall,
or rather on the blsckbOsr1s, This
game Yves considerably more enjoyable
In the Fl s. half then in toe last. Gard
Der went in to pitch and bis place ct
short was occupied by Say. It is
needless to say that he tailed - fill it.
IL W Juld, en- a fair CALI u alton, take
about two men If Says calibeI to
cover the ground that Gsrdnar covers.
But that is no fault OF Says; Ga dners
are scarce and do not grow on tees.
The numerous errors made by the
visit ors H. msny to descr be the game
as "bum." An snslysis of the official
score does not justliy this opinion.
While it is true that Charleston made
eight 81 rors, 1t mnst not be fUg ltten
that they were confined to thr Q men.
Toe others payed a perfect and, at
timer, an except nslly urillisnt game
We will II fer TO tn e individual play
rs We reach them. We simply desii e
to dtmanauate that 1t was moi poor
game IN any sense Of the word.
Ih4 very first inning was marked by
a piece of work of Backs III I enti-
ties him to rank with the very best
fielderj in the league. OIe man YVES
out when Gardner got ba-e on ia Is.
Hines then faced the pitcher and 8 n
long fly to left field. Bl ok and tn I
ball had driving finish for about lou
fest, and he caught 1t, to everybody
surpris9, especially to Gsrdner'e, who
thinking it safe bit, had ttslt3d +
second; when he saw Black capture
the ball he started 10 return 10 first,
but our incompa able left.felder Was
too quick for him, and by one Of II e
fint st tn oWs ever made on a ba
ground he delivered the bail 10
AndIews, at first b ga, in time Ia
put Gardner out, making the nea est
do1ble play, without exception, ever
made on Memphis ball ground, and
retiring the SIDE without q run.
When Black returned from the field
he received an ova len that mutt
have done his heart gC cd. 1t co hap
pened that he WAS the neat man a.
t1e bat, and Black showed how he
appreciates encouIsg sment by llf ing
the first ball delivered to him over the
right field fence for q home run
There was mu,ic in The air as he ca1-
t. red around toe bast 8, aud the usual
pure was made up for him when he
came in. 1t nett d him $3S IS, which
was rather handsome under the or
cum stances, but we can assure Mr..
Black that a hit like that in close
game with Ma 'bv lls or Atlanta will
De worth 500 if its worth a cert
Following Black Santry sent fou'
fly to the right OF the grand stand
which P.well caught in grand Style
after ru of TT least 60 fe.t TIE
p ay was heartily applsuded. Phelen
was put out on hit t. second a d
Whitehead on fool tip to McVey. l.
this is bum pl ying G We US more o. it.
In the s-rond inIiog Brug1 on
cauRh' difficult pop up fly b 1--WE, n
home plate and third, juss nssr the
line.
In the fourth inning Memphis had
what is il quislly termed "a pic mic.
Andrews lit safe t. center fl d r
two bales. Brough'on struck out, but
go to first on passed ball, and An.
drsws vert t. third, B ack OF uck
vainly at IL ball thea times, bur Nc
Vey dropre il and B acS beat thn ball
at first on MCVeJ q wild tn " to Pow
ell, Andrews seer ng and b oughton
l'peing to third. Black lie sero o. and
Sal try cot base en- balls; Pr elan h t
t. RhC rt5top.who fumbltd, Brous ION
and Back ecoling md Salty going to
second. Another passed ball cent
Santry to third and Phelal
10 second. Whitehead hit Haf1 "
to left field, Ssntry aud Pntlan
scoring, but Whit head, while
KrouH was at the bat, was caught
between second aud third and put ont
Knoui fouled out snd Sneed ct uck
ont, ending the inninR with five runF,
making the score to l, and giving the
loo Ais tie lead, which Was never re-
GOV red. In the eighth iuning II mes
made a surnrisiDgly foe Catch of a
foul from WhtenPad's bat 1t was
enthusiss icslly spplauded. The two
runs made by Chsrlst ton in the eighth
inning were as much the Iesu t
of accident as anything els.
Two me1 were out and two
strikes called on Crowley when
he popped q fly between tint and sec
ond, wnich Pnelau aud Andi e s both
went for. Andrews got under Phelap,
but Phtla stumbled aga n t Andrews
and by this accident the ball was
muffed by both OF them, no error,
however, being charged to Andrew
Powells single advanced G oRley to
second, and Richmoud's three Dagger
brought both Powell and Cto Eley in.
Say struck out, retiring the side. 10
the ninth inning Sneed tcored
On tinple, a muff by Say
of Msnstll's fly, a parsed bal and a
throw t. cond. Msnsell stole
second, got to third on Andrsws's bit
to pt3htr, snd scored on another
tumble by sho.tdop. This ended the
run. geitinR, tie locals realizing that
they had enough. 1t lal ked g'eNt
deal Of being polr game, as the
official score of errors will show.
W. en- three mel on one side
and two on the other make all
the errors il is not such a bad game
atterall. One Of the best play Of the
day was a catch by Gilman OF fly
thtt he had n RIM ali tina wav fff m