The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-29

bat and stop the ball with the back of his
neck. Mr.. Petit hit the ball with his bat,
and it don't make any difference il he did
land on fira base through an error of the
fielder and steal second. I'm going 10
give him two Dagger. Come to think OF
it, believe he came home while the ball
was rolling around the field promiscuously
and Mr.. Petit therefore knocked quartet
OF seekers. The cut yesterday depicted
surprise on the face OF Mr.. Harris because
Mr.. Talley was running toward him, and
the reading matter stated that he forgot to
stop the ball and put Mr.. Talley out
| This was grievous mistake, and ! desire
to state most emphatically that Mr.. Harris
did stop the ball with his belt, and il
rolled ailcctionately TO his feet. He didn't
pick it up and knock Mr. Talley out, be-
cause he was larger man than Mr.. TIL.
| ley and too brave TO take such an adj
vantage. Air. Schlass did not hit the ball,
rs stated yesterday. He could have done
so, but preferred TO strike out rather
| than chase the bags. lie surveyed tho
circuit, 1t looked too long, and he was
tired. Another thing before the game
began some of his friends tantaized Mr..
Schloss by saying that he was too large to
strike little thing like ball; il he hit it
he would lam the leather of. lie let il
pass. Mr.. Richardson, in right field, did
not grope around in empty space for fly
after 1t had passed down toward his feet
MIR. Richardson did reach ont for the ball,
just rs any other conscientious fielder
would have done, but he did so while il
was above him. When it passed his
hands and struck the ground, he reached
down coolly and with great deliberation,
picked II up gently and calmly tossed it
| over TO MIR. Boyd, who was watching sec
ond to see that Mr.. Pettet did not take II
away. How in the world that photo
grapher so egregiously misrepresented the
gentlemen | can't tell, but Pm sorry, and
hope they will not longer hold me RESPONSE
BILE for il.
/ noticed Mr.. William Hunt sitting out
in the shade with a piece OF pasteboard
and pencil, rocking his chair just as though
nothing unusual was going on. lie never
did get excited, so far ms | could see, ex-
cept one time when Mr.. Richardson ran
around the line like scared wolf, with his
necktie acting like the tail Of kite
and his soft hat brm pressed down by the
whistling breeze against his sweat-bedamp-
cned forehead, and didn't blister the solcs
OF his feet by jumping on the marble slab
where the man with the pole stands. Mr..
Talley who was catching everything the
man In front Of the umpire throwed at
HIM, ran up and damned Mr. Richardson
as hard as he could between the shoulder
blades, and Mr.. Richardson didn't look
bit mad, but just kinder sorry. This
seemed TO vex Mr., Hunt, and he run out
among the players and shook his card at
MIR. Overton. Mr. Oyerton said "out," 30
everybody could hear him, and il was too
funny 10 see how fast MIR. Hunt got out
and took his seat again. But Mr.. Hunt
seemed TO be the boss Of the show, for he
would keep saying, $50 and 40 ut bat, 80
and 80 on deck" | did see several $50
and sos at bat, but never did see one
OF them on deck. Fact is, couldn't see
any deck, but Mr.. Beer said IL was under
the tent, and Mr.. Beer knows, for saw
him 90 under there at least twenty times.
No did several other people who were not
mixed up with the poles and ball.
But II Al. was correct, why
was il that Mr.. Hunt never did say
Beer on deckY' That's a funny thing
10 me, and something | can't understand
intimated rs much 10 him, and he sar-
castically replied "0h. 20 and have a
surgical operation performed while Il won't
cost YOU anything" That was cruel in
Al, for contided in him as an oracle on
Baseball.
There was another time during the game
that / appealed TO AL. for information, and
the last one. Mr.. Moore damned the ball
at Mr.. Boyd, who was away over at the
corner called second base. Mr. Boyd came
very near catching II, and would have
done so II II hadn't been coming too hard
for him. Two orthruo fellows near me re-
marked: 81 tell YOU, there's old man
feeling around that base. Mr.. Wood
ought 10 sign him." ! didn't know any
thing about Mr.. Wood or how or why he
should sign him, but | did know that
there must be grcatdcal Of feeling around
that base, especially for Mr.. Boyd. /
could tell from the way he rubbed and
shook his hands. so turned around and
asked the gentlemen why they had made
such an unnecessary remark, but they
answered not n word. Then | asked
Al. and he said: 81 am sorry for you,"
aud went down under the tent again.
When the game was about half over
noticed that the cotton mems nine shuillcd
and sprung n new deal Mr.. Massey, who
went in 10 throw, got tired, and Il occurred
just after the lending" in which the other
side hit the ball every time. Men chased
each other around until eight Of them had
made their visits and come over and sot
down In the shade. Mr.. Porter. who was
standing an imposing sentinel over third
base, went In 10 throw. Mr.. Harris 70.
lieyed Mr.. Porter at third and Mr.. Massey
went up all by himself 10 1rt. | watched
Mr.. Porter throw till he seemed 10 be
tired, then got tired and left. know II
Is tircsome 10 throw, for ! have tried IT,
When was boy used TO 90 round throw
ing rocks at windows until | got very
tired. SO did the old man, who had 70
throw down the cash 10 the mayor next
morning. That's why ! am out In the
cold world doing literary work.
The men who had the hardest time nc
cording 10 my notion, was Mr.. Mack, Mr..
Allen, Mr.. Joy, Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Farra-
bee, who stood away out all by themselves
like n solitary line Of pickcis. Every once
In awhile they'd make fearful break,
flying around In every direction like
hornet or yellow jacket was after them. A
lot Of small boys sitting around on the
fence enjoyed this hugely, and rent the air
with such explanations ~ Go u, Nc
Alccr!" "Chase yourself, Pcltzl" "Eump
after II, Monk'' and they'd get the boys 20
ratified they wouldn't know what they
were after, and didn't catch Il until the
fellow who had hit the ball had made his
visits and taken short nap on the bench
In front Of me. Just 10 show how the
small boys yell can break man all up. /
noticed that when these gentlemen came
up and tried 10 lam the ball, they would
miss u about three feet. They were still