The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-17
The League Standing.
Yesterdays Gnme.

Nichols, like good wine, improves with
age. The oftener he pitches the better he
gets. His work yesterday was simply mar
velous. In the first three innings he re-
tired the Birminghams in one, two, three
order; in the fourth only one man got as
far as first, in the fifth inning he again re-
tired the side in one, two, three order and
repeated the performance in the seventh
inning. After that, as the game stood 10
TO in favor OF Memphis, he wisely re-
Trained from over exerting himself, and
allowed the visitors 10 score four runs.
THE APPEAL is convinced that had
Nichols thought it prudent 10 ex-
haust himself in the effort to shut
birmingham out, he would have
succeeded in his purpose. As it
was he struck out six men, yielded
but ten hits, and galloped through the
game like a race-horse from mule His
stick work was also great Ordinarily
pitchers are not very clever with the bat,
but Nichols electrified the crowd with a
hit to the extreme angle OF center-held
\ fence, and made home run, preceded by
McAleer and Peltz, VINO occupied bases at
the time and were dying for Just such a
hit.
Patrick Cahill occupied the box for the
h babies, and did very well until the end OF
/ the second inning, after which the locals
pounded the life out OF him. In the third
inning Cline made single and got to sec
H ond on q passed ball Rcccius was
hit by pitcher, and allowed base.
Force flied TO Curtis, who, strange TO
say, played faultless game yesterday
Andrews sent beauty TO left field,
Cline scoring and Reccius advancing 10
second. McAleer hit to Goldsby, who
fumbled, allowing Reccius and Andrews
10 score and McAleer TO make third.
Phelan followed with double, McAleer
scoring. Peltz flied out TO Duilee, who is
bad man in center field.
In the fifth inning the picnic was re-
suned. Force got base on balls, Andrews
was rash enough TO chance fly 10 Dul1ee,
and he with his usual hoggishness, gathered
IL in. McAleer hit 10 left field for single,
advancing Force to second. Phelan fouled
out TO Brennan. Pel,z hit safely TO center
for two bags, Force scoring. Nichols hit
90 center for home run, chasing in
McAleer and Peltz. McKeough retired
on hit 10 short
In the sixth inning Birmingham got her
first run by Brennan's lucky Eft over right
field fence. Bittnan felt so good about il,
| that he yelled, ooh yes, you are going to
shut us out, are you?"
In the seventh Phelan hit TO center for
one base, went 10 second on Peltz's sacri-
flee and scored on wild throw Of Bren-
nan 10 third.
Memphis was blanked Ia the eighth, but
Birmingham made two, DuiIee getting
home run over right field fence. Bren.
nan got TO first on hit behind short and
scored on Andrews wild throw TO third.
In the ninth inning Memphis paid Ca.
bill her farewell respects with three runs.
McAlter opened with double, Phelan
.sllo~cd with n double, McAlccr scoring.
p,,,, s-Sr.d out a three-hagger, Phelan
scoring. Pelh soorCd ON McReough's
single 10 right field.
birmingham also scored two in the final
inning. Cahill got single. Butks, fol-
lowed and duplicated Cahill's hit. CahilI
going to second. The latter made third on
Dunee's sacrifice and both Cahill and
Burks scored on Biltinan's double 10 right
field. lIellman retired ON a grounder "a
short and Sullivan ended the game with q
strikc-out
OFFICIAL SCORE.