The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-15
KNOUFFS TRIUMPH.
HIS FIRST GAME AT SYRACUSE A
VICTORY.
He Retires Eleven Men ON Strikes
and Allows but One
Hit.

Knouff is already prime favorite
at Syracuse. The following account
of the first game be pitched in will
doubtless be resd with interest. 1t is
copied from the Syracuse Courier:
lowing to the races, which attracted
q big crowd, there were only 1900 per-
SOUS at the park yesterday to see the
reorgsnizad stars and the Oswegos.
AN of the new men except kappel,
who is expected to arrive in time to
play today, took part 10 the contest
which resulted in an easy cory for
the home club. The feature of the
game was the wonderful pitching OF
kuouff, the Stars new pitcher, No
better twitling has ever been done at
Stsr Park. The visitors were utterly
unable to fad the ball aud finished
the game with but single hit to
their credit. The hit was made by
Toy in the eighth iuning and was
the only one made on the O-wego
eide during the game. Besides hold
ing the visitors down to one hit,
Knouff struck out eleven men. Only
six balls were knocked on side Of the
diamond by the 0 wegoF. Krouff
has delivery that is puzzing to the
ba'smaD. He stands with his back
toward the batter aud bis head bert
down. Suddenly he swings around
and throws the ball with cannon ball
rspidity. When there are men on
Eases ne changes his delivery to en-
abe himeelf to watch the bases
closely. Instead of bending down
with his back toward tie batter, he
faces the batter. In his actiots
Knouff is very much like Sweenty,
lhe once lannon's pitcher, ard he is
also just tuch built man as the for
mer Star pitcher. He fiel6s his posi-
ton we'll and throws we'll to bases.
BroDght)n caught his cannon balls
yesterday in fine style. He is spleD-
did backstop. The new battery
worked together like clcckwork.
Msrr, the new fielder and heavy hit
ter, showed the spectators how the
right field garden should be covered
and everyone approved his style. He
ran back nearly to the fence and cap
tured two balls TIA looked good for
safe hits and caught another ball for
which he bad to run to right center
field. He also m9de another difficult
catch. At the hat he made two safs
hits. Andrews PLAYED first base as it
should be played Hs is very gu ok
and can 60 ont for ball and get
back to his base in no time. He is a
hard hitter and yesterday pounded
out two bagger and a single. Bit.
map, who is AIRED haired, chubby lit
tie fellow, hadn't mucl to do, but
proved himself to be great fielder
He covers rs much ground as any sc c.
ond bare nan that has been seen here
and Is a very quick thlower. In the
fifth inning he ian nearly to second
bae aud stopped hot glounder.
He reached out 30 far for the ball t. at
he fell down. He did not get
up ard dust off his uniform be-
fore trying to throw the runner
out, but threw the ball to fist
base, while rylling around on the
groupd and got in there in time to put
out the striker. Bittman ia considered
the weakest batter OF all the new men,
but he managed to get in three hits
yesterday AID two the day before. Up
20 the seventh inning not one of the
O,wego players bad reached frat base,
the Stars had played an e1orless
game and the visitors hadn't made a
run nor a hit. Andrews made two
hits, including a double, put out
eleven men and played without an er-
rOr. Bittmsn got in three bits, one
put cut, two assists and one error.
B oughton put out ten, two assists,
one error and no hit. Kuouff, twelve
assists, two errors aud no hits,