The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-02


have seen the club brace up and play with
some spirit. The Charleston Nslcs and
Courier Is treating the club very badly, as
il is said that paper wired here to its cor
respondent not TO send the game OF Mon
day. This is idiotic childishness. The
PLAYERS, it seems, are entirely with
out home support and good feel
ing, and the danger now is apparent
that il an improvement is not brought
about the club may disband. This, OF
course, must be avertod, and rather than
have it occur il would be profitable to let
the Seagulls win a game. But IN the con-
tests that we have seen thus far, Memphis
has simply been lucky. Such a lot OF
merely fortunate hits have never been
made in so many games. II is not TO be
doubted that Memphis would not have
gained the victories, but Is certain that the
games would have been much better II j
had not been for this usual feature OF tile
series thus far.
One thing 10 the credit OF Charleston yes.
terday. Smith was put i'm TO pitch and
the visitors succeeded in knocking him
out in the very first inning having made
four runs. This is conclusive evidence
that Mr.. Smith Is no pitcher, and shonld
not be put in the box with New Orleans
or Birmingham. Reccius was substituted
and only four hits were made OFF him in
the remainder OF the game. IL is 10 be
hoped that we will have better game to.
day. This has been promised.
DETAILS or TuE GAME.
Cline opened for the home team, and
got TO first ON Powcl's error, stole second,
and went 10 third on wild throw by
Chids, and scored on Glenn's long throw
OF Reccius' lit 10 home. Glenn was the
frt batter i6f the visitors, and succeeded
In putting the ball holly TO short stop, and
beat the ball 10 first base. Mann got his
initial base on balls, but was caught out q
second. Carl hit out 20 short, and ilunked
a. first. Glenn scored on Houck's hit 10
center field, aud iiouck got In on strict :
hit TO Lett. BOhn gol his base ON balls,
and Ch.lds died a; inst With the assistant
OF Cline. Strict having scored ON Peak long
hit TO center.
In the second innings McAlcor bit
safely. stole second, and old man Phelln
brought him home with q daisy two sacker
toilet field. Pcliz, Smith aud Crotty made
the outs Charleston made nothing IN this
ipning.
IL 'thS next Memphis succeeded in
black boarding another tally. Cline drove
n hot liner TO houck, who was unable TO
hold Il, and by cluse playing generally
succeeded IN making third. Carl made u
beautiful catch OF Eprciu's fly ball. Force
came 10 the bat and made one Of his old
time sacrifice hits Tor single. Andrews
hit 10 second and Force was caught IN a
bad box between first and second, but 10
the surprise OF everybody aud especially 10
Mr.. strict, who Thought he had a sure
thing, he dolgcd under Strict and made
second and stole third. Cline in the
shuttle got In. Charleston did likewise In
this innings.
Memphis made nothing IN the fourth in.
nings, and the game stood 4 to 3 IN favor
OF Charleston.
The feature Of this innings was Carl's
superb catch Of Smiths long fly 10 center
lie had TO run back thirty yards TO get Il,
but lac got.
In the 9th inning Memphis got ahead
by good batting, succeeding IN making
three runs.
Rcccius got his base on balls. Force
made another sacrifice for a single, An
drews flied out 10 short. McAlcor drove q
daisy liner 10 the left field fence, and Rec.
cius came IN on Phelan's hit 10 second
base. Pciz brought In Force and Nc
Aleeiby his long biz beyond center.
In the sixth Rcccius made home run
by knocking the sphere over right field
fence. In the eighth inning Smith hit
safely left center for a single bag Crotty
flied out 70 center field; Cline followed
with a nice, clean hit, and Rcccius brought
him and Smith across the marble by a
long hit 10 left field.
In thsinningthc visitors revived. llouck
hit 20 center for n SINGLE Carl flied out 10
the same place, but strict pounded her for
one 20 right and lIouk came in. Peak got
~ far ~ third, but Bohunand Childs made
outs.
In the ninth innings after McAlecr and
Phelan were put out on flies, Pclh did rap
that horschide and he got TO second on his
hi'. Peak muilcd Smiths hit 10 short
aud Pelh stole third aud came home on q
passed ball. Charleston made its sixth
run In this innings, Mann having got las
base on errors was brought In by llouck's
bit 90 left for two bases. This ended the
game with, the score Of 10 TO O In favor Of
Memphis.
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