The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-04
AND NOW FOR ATLANTA.
MEMPHIS BEATEN on HER MER.
ITS YESTERDAY,
But To-Day With KROuff in the Box
the Champions win Go Down
Like Grass.

Memphis was outclassad yesterday |
in the ri cher's box, 10 the ciamond |
in the field, and at the bat, hence |
defeat was inevitable. When we say |
outclassed in the fed we do not mean
10 imply that Kent is better than
Broughton OF HeinZmsn as good as
Sneed, but we do say emphaiicaliy |
that Barney Graham is worth two |
such feeders az Mansell. A muf by |
Black in the laet inning aud ManselPs
clumsiness in fielding GTaham's hit TO |
center field gave Chattanooga the win
ming run. but it is not at all likely that |
Memoirs could have won even il
Black had not mutfsd that pop'up fly.
Shreye. the new Chattanooga pitcher,
rrnye1 yeIv eff ctive, and il the game
had been prolonged 10 ten or eleven in
mines the chances CT Chattanoopa's
winning were at least equal to ours.
Hence it is Just rs well to admit
that Memphis was beaten on her
merit, ard with Black in the box is
not the equ5l Of Chattanooga with
Shrsve ia tn tox. All the luus
made by Chattanooga in the nth IN
ring vera ta'nsd runs. That tells
the Ia e. Ths game was lost jairly.
We we've simply 'oveTmatched. In
strict Justice t Cha'tanoogas had
the game wOn 10 the fifth inuing by a
sore of 8 to 2. as Sneed WIS allowed
to score in that inning afer hs rad
been clefr put ont at second. The
truth is tn I Black, ex, e lent all-rourd
ulayer as he is, cannot cope with mod
ern pitchee. Take him al in all, asa
fielder, hatter and base runner, he has
no equal IN the League, but he cam OF
pich again t COED batteIs, aud the
sooner that fac. is accepted as
true by the Memphis G ub
the better for it. To day We
grapple with Atlanta, aud it is our
confident belief, Based on a cal eful
survey Of the situation, that Memphis
cannot lose unless serious errors ares
made in center field at critical points
in the game. Atlanta's three succeto
sive defta's by Nashville proves her to
he by no mems as formidable as we
have been led TO expect by her easy
victories over Macon and Angus a.
Sue best Mfcon four straights, and Au.
pusts three out of four. Memphis
came within one game OF doing the
same. A great hunah has been made
over the slugging abilities Of the At
lanta team, but the minute they faced
an average pitcher they sawed the air
like monkeys. We have before US the
official record of four games played by
Atlanta, one OF them with Augusta and
three with Nashville. In the first game
OF the four mentioned the so-Called
Atlanta slugRers faced Holacher, Au-
gusta's best pitcher. They got seven
base hits of him. Against the same
pitcher Memphis made eight base
hits. Cline and Purcell, their crack
sluggers, couldn't hit Holacher at ell.
What show will they have against
Knouff, who pi ches to day. He will
make monkeys OF them.
Now, let's take the three games re-
Gently played with Nashville and let
us ees what the alleged sluggers did.
Against Baker they got five hits, two
going 10 Msppes, one to Moore, one to
Purcell, and one to Lynch. Agains.
Dundon they made three hits, while
Nashville pounded Shafer for nine.
In the second game against Baker
they made six hit], while Conway
YVES again hit fer eight bases. In
Yesterdays game they were defeated
iOto3 with Dundon 10 the box for
Nashville. Now, no one in his sober
senses will for moment contend that
Dundon is to be mentioned in the
same breath with Kuouff as pitcher,
vet Dundon won both his games with
Atlanta. Atlanta will PROBABLY share
the fate OF Augusta, who came here
leaders aud lett with tattered repu-
tation. 1t is an admitted fact that
Atlanta has but one pitcher OF even
average ability, Conway, who is not
only fair twirler, bnt does respect
able work with the stick. Shafter and
Wells era not Troublesome, and the
fact that Conway is not very formida-
BILE is shown by the pounding Savan-
nah rave him. In the first game at
Savannah, May 9th, Savannah made
eleven hits off Con way, only two strik-
ing out. In the next game they
met saven bits, only one striking
out, Fie ds making a home run.
In the third game Savannah made
ten hits, Fields, MOrisr,ty and Stritt
getting in ttres bsggers and only four
striking out. II Memphis can't slug
such pitching IS that she hGd better
take j a her sign as bass bail CLUB.
Now, lei US G back moment and see
what Savanuah's heavy hitters did
with Kuoulf, Ia the first game the
entire club got three hits. In the
game against 0'Leary they got seven
bits and in the last game against
Kuouff) they got feven more. Does
anybody doubt that on the surface OF
things we've got the best Of Atlanta
The APPEAL he's no hesitation in say
ing that the memorable logic OF the
situation points to victory for Mem
phie, and only costly errors can avert
such a result.