The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-12
A DEMORlLIZED nine.
THE CAT n OUT OF THE
BAG.
The Reason Why Memphis Loses 80
Many Games-Dissatlsiled With
the Manager.

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Blacks skill as a pitcher aud his abili-
ty as a batter and base-runuer, were
venturtsome enough 10 place heavy
odds against the visitors, some go
ing so far az 10 wager S25
to SIS many times over on the home
club. 1t is sad 10 rela that they lost
their money. Black did not pitch aud
Mr.. Chamberlain was not knocked out
of the box, not by large majority,
and worse than all the home nine were
all tiea'ed to heavy coat of white
wash. Perhaps they knew what WIS
in store for them, and in Bntici'
patton thereof left their hand
some blue su Is at home and
wore white flannel, 30 the whitewss
wouldn't show. Why Black did not
pitch will appear later on; it will
doubtless prove more interesting read
ing than the details of the game which
must first be disposed OF. 1t must be
s'att d at the outset that Chamberlain
has been moderated. He played
asst year with Canada club and with
the Buhalos. His first game this sea.
so WAS with Atlanta, and the result
WAS defeat for Macon by q score OF
to .. This caused the Macon press
to growl out their disappointment
and created the impression all over
the league that Chamberlain is not
an effective pitcher. II any such de-
lus'on prevailed here, II was thorough
ly dispelled yesterday. Ii there is a
better pitcher in the Southern League
than Chamberlain, gagged by yester-
days work, his name is not known
heIeabouts, and he has the unusual
good fortune Of being supported by
back stop who hiss certainly no equal
in the Macon Club, where good back
stops abound. All the Southern
League catch rs have not shown
no here this season, but il
Daniels does not overt'p them sill the
exoerts in this city will be greatly sur
piissd.
The game yesterday presented lew
features that are pleasant to dwell
upon. A double play unassisted by
Whitehead, tlue running catch by
Fusselbach, and a good stop or two by
Andrews, and some excellent work in
the field by Broughtor, form minia-
ture oasis in q Watt desert Of dreari-
nea. One by one the Memphis bat
ters faced the Macon pit cher, and enc
by one they either struck out or Rnt
baby hits into the diamond. OF
twenty.six men at the bat only three
hit safe aud no run was scored.
O'LeMy ives put in to pitch for Mem
phi 9, bit did not seem TO exert himself
greatly. The reason why may become
apparent before this narrowing tale Is
finished. In the FIRST inning Stearns
flied out to center field; Oopnelly took
bare on balls aud made second on An
die ws's tumble OF CoIcoran's grounder
to first, but ives caught out trying to
steal third, Corcoran going to &c cond en-
the play and tcJrirg on Peltz's safe hit
to centar field. Peiz was caught nap
ping at first, and the inning ended
with the score ! 10 against Memphis.
In the fourth inning Corcoran flied
out 10 right field Pei z knocked three
Dagger between Phelan and Sneed /;
Decker hit to left field fer three tag'
Peltz ecorirg; Walsh hit to center
fed for one bag, Decker scoring;
Daniels flied out to third base; Walsh
made second on passed ball, and stole
third while O'Leary was delivering the
ball, the most daring play OF the kind
ever made on this grounds; Chamber
lain hit cafe to left field for one has e,
Walsh scoring; Cess popped lg TO
pitcher; Krehmeyer went for it aud
mulfed, Geiss & )ing to second on the
play and Chamberlain to third
Stesrns hit sale pa It second, Chamber
lain scoring, and this might have been
kept up inteIminably, but Geiss
was caught between third and
home, and run out at third,
ending the inning. In the fifth in
ming Connelly's single, followed by
singles OF Corcoia an and Pellz, allowed
Connolly 10 score. ID Cker fled out to
ce 1ter field, and Peliz was caught try
ing to steal third,
In the sixth inning Sneed went In
to pitch, and no moIe rams were made,
but that result was largely due to a
brilliant double play by Whitehead in
the eighth inning, with no one out,
and man each on second and third.
OF the playing OF the Macon
club too much cannot be said in
praise. 1t was little short OF perfec-
ton, only one error being charged
against them. 1t now becomes nece5-
tary to refer to q matter that occurred
outside the diamond, but which 1t is
suspected has a direct bearing upon
the POOR showing made by the Mem
phis club since 1t started on it's care er
Of defeat. Vague Iumors have long
teen current that the efficiency
of the club was destroyed by Internal
dissens one, and that the mar aver had
incurred the hostility, in many cases
open, in others concealed, Of the ma
iority OF the cubs members. While
the team YVES away on its tour OF the
league cities it was impossible to trace
sucn rumors to authentic sourceF, but
the facts now furnished are reliable,
and come straight from one Of the
clubs directors.
Durir g a game at Savannah Ri lck
struck out aud Sneed Ieproached him
for il. Black told him to mind bis
business and take a trip to 9 warmer
Clima'e. Sneed fined him $25 for in'
subordira ion and Their, for ths time
being, the matter e1ded. About the
same time O'Leary was ordered 20
play Ger ter. field. He declined, stating
that his arm needed rest. Sneed in
sisted, 0'Leary complied and mufied
the fl st chance he hsd, and Sneed fined
him $40, accusing 0'Leary Of having
purpo, ely mufied the ball, an accusa-
ton that is hardly suscephb BILE Of proof.
The other members OF the nine got
Wind of the matter and naturally sided
against the manager. Some Of them
silege that the matter was smoothed
over by sort OF tacit I'M
Outstanding that the fines would
be remit Cd. On tits p int
we have no Pr sitive mo m ,tloh ind
are not prepared TO stete tlat SDeed
encouTag> tue hope that be would
remit the finer. He may or nav not
have den. s., but tuat the hope ex'
listed is undoubtedly true, and tina. il
was rudely diReled is also true
Yesterday was pay day and the fines
Of Black and 0'Lfary we're deducted
from their salaries. Block ia a poor
, man with family to support, anC
the loss Of S25 in lump II