The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-25
SNEED SAVES The GAME
BY FIRST-CLASS WORK WITH
THE Eat AND BALL.
Memphis Wins a Beautifully PlaIed
Game by n Score Of 3 TO A.
The 6ame To-day.

of yesterday a. the new ball grounds,
and YVES q marked Improvement on
Tuesdays game. 1t was close and *
citing from STAT t. finish, and re-
suited I'M well-eaTned vict Dry for the
home niue. The new pitcher, o Leary,
made favorable impression, striking
out Fix men, and proving himself a
pitcher Of some skill, and more than q
mat h for the twirler who occupied the
box for the opposing nine. The field
ing of both sides was somewhat
loose, no.ahly in the throwing,
and the errors scored showed that
neither club is thorouhly in form.
But this is hardly to be wondered
at in view Of the act that many OF the
men are working in a new climate,
and some Of them under uDfIvorable
conditions. Krehmeyet has sore
hand, which accounts for two costly
bad throws, and Pitcher 0'Leary
made number of wild pitches that
threatened TO prove fatal errors. The
features of the game were tie
fine fielding of Fusselhach, Sneed,
Whitehead ard Pht an for Memphis,
and O'Brien, Blttmsn end Sowders for
Nashville and the skillful base run
ming OF Black, Fusselback krehmeyer
aud LAWN.
The following is a detailed account
OF the game: Nashville was first at the
nat; Mari sent a safe one TO csnter
field for first base Ii tllery knocked fly
10 right field which Sneed gracefu y
took in, Mari going to second. Mari
started for third and krehmeyer in
the endeayor to cut him off threw
wildly over third base, letting Mar
in. Goldsby gave Sneed another
chance with a fly to right field,
which the latter accepted. Beard
sent one to Phelan, who deliy-
cred it to Andrews, retir ng the side
with one run. For Memphis Black hit
to center field for first base, stole sec
ond, and made third on passed ball.
LAWN was retired at first, Andrews
sent fly to third, which cost him a
zero; Black scored on a passed ball,
Sneed struck out. This left the score
Il to |, and the crowd be-
gan to become interested. Neither
side scored again until the fifth in
ming. The third inning was marked
by fine play on the part of Sneed
and Krehmeyer Two men We're out
when Hillery sent high one to b acll
who mulTed it, allowing lIillery to
make second. Goldsby hit to pitcher,
who made wild throw to An.
| drews, and the ball slipped
through the latter's hands Hillery
started for home, but Snced had
picked the ball up, and by a beautiful
| throw from right field, sent it to home
plate in time to nip in the bud what
/ looked like Il sure run. II was
Il fine play, and reused the crowd
10 enthusiasm. In the fifth inn
ing the home men had Il run
of bad luck. McNey was at first
and O'Leary sent hot ball at him
that struck him in the back below the
neck. He was temporarily disabled
and O'Brien went to first base to run
for him. Bittman went out ON foul
tip. Smith made first base on short
hit. Mari was also struck 10y pitcher
and took first, Smith advancing
to second, McNey to third.
Money scored on pitchers bad throw
to eec0nd. Hillery came 10 the bat and
Mari aud Smith scored on passed
ball. Hillerv hits safe to center field
and makes first, but is caught out by
Phelan while trying to steal second
Goldsby hit too short and retired al
first. Memphis failed to score and
the figures 4 to in favor of Nashville
began to look ominou but the home
team did not become dishearteDed anC
played a plucky, uphill game. In thu
sixth inning Beard went out on fou
to krehmeyer. SowdeIs struck out
O'Brien sent a cracker to center ii slC
for three bases. McVey lift to pitche
and got to first. O'Brien started To-
but was caught in chase between
Whitehead and Krehmeyer, and ruI
down by the former. Black cent a Fl.
to Bittman's open han ds. LAWN wa
allowed first, being hit by ball An
drews went Gu. at first on sbor
one TO pitcher, LAWN advancing
to second. Sneed At bat, Lawn
naked third on wild pitch and sc@re'
on a passed ball. Sneed took first Of
balls. but died ut second on Fnssel
bsca's bit TO Bittman, reducing tn
lead of Nashville by one more and leav
ing the score Alto .. In the seventh in
ming neither side scored, hu. EutselbscI
made a play that deserves mention
Two men were out. Mari hit Il
pitcher, who iumbled, Quick as light
ming Fussslbach got the ball an'
straight as q shot sent it to first II
time to intercept Mari In the eight
inning Hillery, Goldshy and Bear
were retired i'll one, two. tire
order. O'Leary went out on liner t.
first, and Black persisted by means o
a light one to short. LAWN hit t.
third, and made third base on ba'
throw OF Hille.y 10 first base, An
dreWs took frst on balls. Sneed tool
the bat, and desperate hope went al
that ne might hit the bale. No on
expected him to do 1t. il was 10 to
tina: he weuldn't, and yet he did. T
everybody'ssurprise and amid storm
OF cheers ne sent safe one over SEC
oud base, bringing in LAWN and com
ing within an ace OF landing Andrew
who missed the hOms plate Dys hair
breadth. This left the sccre 4 to
favor OF Nashville, and Memphi
; took began to 90 up. The ninth II
, ming was intensely exciting, Thre
, strikes were called Oh Sowders, tn
catcher dropped the ball, butrecOvere
il in time 10 intercept the old relisbl
at first base. O'Brien sent he. on
to third, but Whitehead sent
straight as an arrow lnl
Andrews's hands. McVey sent an cas-
one to pitcher, who connected wit
first base in good time. This still lie
the score TO in Nashville's favo
with another malt inning chance +
Memphis, and they pluckily availe
themselves Of it. Fusselbach hit
third. making first on Hillery's mui
Phelan takes bat, and Fusselba(
makes a beautiful squirt to seeon
Phelan was retired at fret, FuEselbaC
making third. Whitehead hitto sho
and Fusselbach glided home by Il
skin OF his teeth. Judgment "
called, Nashville claiming that q
ootohar had cauUht him oIIt Int III