The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-20

which are as untrue as they are upgsn.
tlemanly. They circulated the report
that he would not allow Memphis
snd Augusta to play the last GENE Of
the fitst Ieries on Wednesday inst ad
Of Thursday, in order that Memphis
could Get hon in time to meet Mac n
Saturday, bu, be very willingly al
lowed Macon aud CHATTANOOGA 10 do
so, in order to give Macon the oppo,-
tunity." Isought President Proudfit
and he gave me an emphatic expres-
sion Of his opinion Of such vile reports
and states that Memphis never It-
ques'ed such a privilege Of him, which
ii she had he would have readily
granted. "The facts OF the cise," said
he, "are that Managers Brown and
Lewis came to me and asked permit
sion to play the game scheduled for
the oh instant on the 9Th IL stead, in
order that Macon should have ample
time to get to Memphis TO play on the
Sth. This i agreed to, with the under
standing that they were to give writ
ten noiiceto the managers OF the other
clubs of the change, which was done.
Later received q telegram from Au-
Rusta, Ga, saying: Have Secretary
Browns permission tn play Thursdays
pane Wednesday. Sigoed 0'Brien and
Seed As this telegram made no
request Of me for a change Of date, |
OF course had no reply TO make, and
rs Memphis has ask d no hiug Of me,
l have refused them nothing" The
general feeling for the Memphis club
and press in this city is one Of disgust,
end We all regret that they ever sue
Get ded in gettIng back into the lelgua.
1t is to be hoped that the games will
now progress more smoothly, AMI /
nfsr from Mr.. Proudf's conversation
that there will be come whole sale sus.
pending il they do not.
Without contirmatory evidence Of
q positive character the APPEAL will
refuse to believe the statement in the
foregoing letter, that "the general feel.
ing for the Memphis club and press in
this city is one OF disgust, and we all
regret that it ever succeeded in get.
tiog back into the league There has
been nothing in the conduct of either
the Memphis club or the Memphis
press to inspire s1ch an absurd senti-
ment. Our morning contem p orary,
we believe, made tome insinuation
impugniDg President Proudfts impsr.
ti:lity, but the APPEAL was s.udiously
careful to avoid any reference to
President Prou1ft OF an uncompli.
mentary character. AS for the Macon
club, its msmbsrs wi surely no. CON-
plain Of any but the mort courteous
treatment at the hands Of both the
public and press. The relations of
The two clubs while the Macons were
here were more than friendly, and in
only one case was there the slightest
friction bet Reen them, snd that was
the day Mansell was declared safe by
Umpire Brennan when he had
been clearly put out. The Macons
protested, the public sus aimed
them in their protest, and the
APPEAL indorsed their action. After
that everything went along smoothly,
and the club left here somewhat sore
at defeat, but otherwise without cause
for i'll humor. 1t would be q pretty
state OF things, surely, II anything
that might happen to either the Mem
phis or Macon clubs could, by any
possibility, cause q strain upon the
pleasant relations existing between
two such cities as Macon aud Mem
phis. II such q contingency were
even remotely possible, it would be
better TO drop the sport altogether.
As pastims to beguile away sum-
mer afternoon the game deserves en-
couragement, hut no respectable city
can afford to be involved in an un-
seemly broil about the relative merits
OF two clubs. Such q condition of
things would not be possible in Mem
phis, and we refuse to believe it true.
of Macon until we see it confirmed by
some more reputable authority than
the hair.brained corresp ondent OF the
Sporting LDe-EDs. APPEAL.