The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-06
THE LEAGUERS LARRUPED
ST. LOUIS, WITH HANDS DOWN, WAL
LUPs THE BIG DETRoITs.
Latham and His Lusty Lungs Preserve
Good Humor Among the Attendants,
and Keep Detroit Awake--southern
League Championship Games Today.


job Lots or no job lots, st. Louis defeat
ed Detroit yesterday in one of tho bum
NEST games that a Memphis audience ever
saw. 1t reminded everybody OF the
scraps and side shows Memphis had with
Mobile, Savannah and Birmingham last
year. And these were the great cham
pions--the two best clubs in the world
clubs that are now contending whether
these games shall be simply exhibition
games or championship Van der
Abe, with his great greed TO own the earth
and all the baseball paraphernalia in it,
wants these to count as championship
games. Watkins, however, is right in
saying that the worlds championship was
settled AT the end OF last season. Notwith-
standing all this they are playing about the
country, scooping in the good money OF the
people Tor the poorest kind OF shows. II
Memphis had had the same team on
"Wednesday that st. Louis had yesterday
to contend with, Deuoits defeat would
have been Waterloo. Watkins knew he
would be defeated. He said 80 Wednes-
day night, and he certainly picked out the
nine 10 accomplish the result. Sutcliiie is
a daisy behind the bat. He played like a
big goober.picker His errors were so nu.
inerous and eggregious that the official
scorer grew weary Keeping up with him.
Conway's peculiar curves didn'ttake the
bakery by great odds. lie was pounded
and twisted in every conceivable shape be-
fore job Lots got through with him. The
poor fellow can't be blamed much, how
ever, because the expression on SATELLITES
face mortified him every time he pitched
the ball.
81. Louis was onto every weakness OF the
Wolverines. They took advantage of every
detail and made the Detroits appear very
ridiculous. II was game full OF irony
and sarcasm, we might say, and all at the
expense OF Detroit. Latham was thor
oughly himself lie played ball well and
amused the audience rs only Latham can.
lie salked, he caught, he ran bases and he
turned somersaults. This served a good
purpose. II relieved the game OF It's drag
ging monotony.
Latham made the llrst run of the game
IN the first inning. Conway Strengthened
himself up as il he was going TO paralyzc
the batter, but the latter knocked him
silly by mpping the little round sphere for
two bases. He not only did this but stole
third and came home on SATELLITES pass
ball. Comiskey hit safe and went TO second
on SATELLITES wild throw and got safely over
the plate on Robinson's hit TO right field.
No runs were made in the second inning
by either side.
In tho third Latham came TO the bat first
and sailed the pigskin over shortstop's
head for single bag but stole the second
sack, went 10 third on Mann's hit and
scored on 0'Neil's out at first.
No runs for Detroit in the fourth inning.
After Robinson and McGarr had flied
out Mccarthy hit safe to left field for a
single, succeeded in stealing second and
third and then came home on n sneak.
Boyle retired the side ON fly foul,
which Sutclihe managed TO get.
The next inning was one Of numerous
fine fielding plays by ST. Louis, but q
goose egg for Detroit.
In this inning for 81. Louis Latham
made another tally. lie tipped the ball Ia
third and beat il TO first, stole second and
third by his magnificent running and
came home on Mann's fly to left, which
was gobblcd by Twitchell.
Detroit made her first run in the sixth
inning on balls. Brouthers got these balls,
slolc second and third. Shcibeck knockcda
pOp.up foul, which Latham caught in good
style, running hack o great distance "a
catcn ". De0con Nnllc hil h'uc pNNi
shortstops head and big Dan came home
la the sixth inning Robinson got IN
from third on another passed ball by suit
cllfic, aud McGarr got in on Mccarthy
ont 10 left field.
In the seventh inning st. Louis did som'
great batting. King hit TO center for .
darling two-sacker. Latham flied ont L
left. Mann hit TO left to Twiichell, wh'
made q superb catch. King couldn't g.
away from second, but big o. Neil put thu
ball against left. field fence Tor two base
and King came home. ONeil was caugh
out at third.
In The eighth Richardson hi, safe for one
base. and BroutheS followed him with
plower, which scraped the ground between
second and third bases, aud didn't stop I'll
Il got 10 the fence, aud Richardson cam
home. Thompson flied out 10 O'Ncil an'
llrouthcrs got home. latham made
beautiful stop Of hot liner of Dcacoi
Whites bat in this inning.
In this inning NJ. Louis made run
McGarr, with the assistance OF an error u,
Gcizcin, dead ball aud Boylc's hit, %
home.
Detroit made nothing IN the ninth, an
the scorc stood 20 ., in favor OF Won tie
Ahe's pets and Job Lots.