The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-17
Diamond Dots.

ALL OF the Southern League clubs arc
playing ball"
Tux "kid" tour Nichols) is only eight
cen years Of age.
In is announced that Sunday baseball
will prevail in Memphis in future.
TnE Washington club is already being
termed the clark horse Of the league.
KEEP wants $4,000. Well, GARRISON
gets $1,000. Then, there is Bobby Ca
ruthers.
"KID" NicHoIs has joined the team at
Now Orleans, and will probably pitch in
today's game.
Ir now looks as though King and IIud.
son viii do pretty much all the pitching
for the Browns.
INDIANAPOLIS has nj last signed Con.
Daily--not the handsome Con-, OF the
Memphis police force.
TIE financial prospects Of the Memphis
| club were mover no bright rs now. We
are to have Sunday games. E
.TnE Columbus club has signed Pitcher
llandiboe, formerly OF Pittsburg, and
Pitcher Neal, late of Louisville.
TnE Amateur Athletic association viii
keep fresh the baseball enthusiasm during
the absence Of the professionals.
TnE percentages OF Memphis and
Charleston are not 30 even as they were
with the other two league members.
JIM O'NEuL has not yet struck his gait
~ a batter. lie threatens 30 carry the in
iicldcrs OF their feet when lac gets TO work.
TunSsriLEs, after the regulation pattern,
are now IN position ut the park. Hence
forth admission will be in single file order
ANY ONE who puts tho Memphis club
down for second place will have an elegant
dish Of crow 10 devour before the season Is
over.
II would he advisable for some OF tho
Southern League catcheIs To take throw
ing lessons from Brennan OF the Birming-
hams.
GLEASON and Wclch have rcyolutioniEel
the Athletics, who now display little OF
that dash and vim which characterize the
81. Louis Browns
Carr. HANLoN, Of the Detroits, ex-
presses the opinion that the Browns are as
strong ~ last year, and thinks they will
beat Cincinnati N the race for the pen
nant.
TnERE u nothing slow about the Cleye-
land team. They have made the Torontos,
the champions Of the international league,
lay very quiet In the two gaines tina, have
been played.
KRooRD is all the rage. Tho only didcr-
oncc between race horses aud baseball
players Is the small matter oi pcligrae.
The latter cuts no figure with knights Of
the diamond
SAN BARKLrY. the once great second
and Pittsbug club had quite n quarrel,
has been sold 10 kansas Gay for 5000.
sam will dniW a salary OF - 500.
GRANT, the greatest colorcd ball PLAYER
in the country, u playing second base for
the Buiiilos lie Il said 10 bca line base
man, coycp a good deal Of territory and is
iayoriie Ia every town In which hc has
played.
Tux Cincinnatis left Cincinnati last night
for Kansas City, where they will open the
season tomorrow even
ing with the Cowboys. They have taken
sixteen men with them, fourteen players,
manager and treasurer.
Ak Interstate amateur league Is about 10
bo established with W. L. Bailey, Of Sa.
yunnah, nj ~ head; Atlanta, Columbus,
Savannah, Augusta and Macon will bc in.
cluded IN H. May Il live long and prosper
Il the wish Of TuE ArrEAL
"BLurF" KNowLroN, whose reign WIS
short and iinul, Is with the Charleston
O.. O. club, and the other fellows, having
Jailed a. yet 10 SEQ the blun, are not hit
ting him ~ hard as they will, SAYS the
Globe DcmocroL 30 Il doth appear
Snow, rnrN, Commy," said Latham In
the last inning, steal second aud show
Arson how 10 run" "Why doesn't lac
sical3' replied Anson; "wiy doesn't ho
steal, Latham" Just then Comislcy made
n dive and slide and got there by a Gloss
decision. There you are. shouted laih.
avn 10 the big captain. 81. Louis R,publci.
an.
Sol CoLENAN will have the city sales Of
baseball tickets, both single and season.
With this convenient arrangement there h
no reason why there should bo an uncom.
Portable rush NJ the park ticket Office
Season tickets have been placed nj the
moderate sum Of so. sud Il would bo no
morn than just and proper Tor at least 600
Of them 10 he sold.
busrON now claims that the purchase oI
Clarkson was shrcwd advertising snap.
80 was the Kelly deal. hut the lriumvir-
found that $1,000 worth Of advertising
| wasn't enough Ia boost the llOslons into
prominence. There's nothing new nor
shrowd la the method: only Ia the size oi
the exploited cheeks. One oi these dayt
Jim huiric will write one for $4,000.
LioSs did soinc terrible hitting ycs,cr.
day. Umpire Docachcr faid last evening
that Lyons was unqursiionahly one III the
greatest baticfs In the country. By the
WAY, Denny u ambitious 10 lead the Amer.
lean association In batting this year, aud
Browning, ONcili, Slo,cy, orr aud other
BIG baticr will have 10 do some lively hii.
ting u they expect 10 lead him IN this ~.
spcc,. - Pliidd,lphia Ledgcr.
lNa New Orleans. Detroit game last week
Bradley, our own Georgo Washington,
alter striking out twice made u safe hit the
third tme he came 20 the hat. This was
such n surprise 10 the crowd that they i'm.
modiaicly began taking up collection ct
him, one man throwing In an orlcr for a
silk hat. -6iphs D1Hocrai. "Our own
0eorgc' seems 10 bc making frrqucn,
hits u this sort In fact, lac IL terror NJ
present.
llrAty, u Indianapolis. wants 10 bet
that he h the tallcsl man In the profession.
lie has not q SURF thing. Dave Beadlc.
llmira'a first bascinan. weighs 20l pounds.
d feet 2 inches IN hight, wears n l7.inrh
collar, measure ~ inches around the chest.
iOl inches around the waist, ~ inches
around the thigh, aud wcan, 10 use his
own expression, "No. 10 shoes, very
wide" Jay faaig and Reilly are also