The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-01
BASEBALL BURIED.
lad SCENES AT PoTTER's FIELD
YESTERDAY.
1 Small But Mournfui Funeral corteee--
Pathetic Ceremonies at the Bier
The PAN Bearers--The Rev. Deoang's
Touching Funeral Grafton.

The Memphis baseball club for 1888 is
dead.
II died yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dence OF Gen. Apathy, who nurscd 1t
faithfully through lis last illness.
A burial permit was at once asked for,
ana without note Of drum or fic the
mourniul cortege proceeded upon its way
70 the potter's field.
A few faithful friends followed the corpse
70 Its last resting place.
The pail bearers were jules Rozier, John
W. Sciorr, Joe Mancini, Mozart sartorius,
lin Woods, Joe White and Clus Crom-
we'll.
In the carriages set apart for the mourn
rrs we're Wally Andrews, Dick Phelan,
Dave Force, Phil Reccius, Dave Mckeough,
Monk Cline, Jack Poltz and Kid Nichols.
The coffin was Of pure white, emblem.
attic Of the stainless and innocent life OF
the dead infant within, life unmarried by
even so much as an indecorous kick.
Arrived at the open grave the coffin was
lowered into II, while choir, composed
OF Marshael Neil avenue young ladies' sang
that pathetic hymn, "Iet 'Er Go, Gala
Cher and. Crossing this Home-plaie Of
Zion"
- The Rev. De Gang then delivered the
following funeral Grafton:
Brethren: As | stand by this open grave
lam proioundyimpcssed with the vanity
and emptiness Of human hopes, ambitions
and desires How quickly doth the
merclcss hand OF fate cut the golden
thread that binds MS TO life, yea, quicker
even than a foul tip cutteth of the
ephemeral existence of rash and rcck.
less batter, or fly ball terminate daring
and promising career.
Let II be said 10 the credit OF the inno-
cent thing that lies yondcr that Il owes not
It's death 10 fly. II IN with pride and
qualification that am enabled 10 say there
was nothing Fly" In It's record, although
In the declining hours OF its brief life II ID
alleged by the unchartablc that there
werc flies ON II, 10 10 speak, without irrcv'
crcnce.
Its life was slngularly free from sin OF
srCiilc. II never sworc-not even ut an
frb Aspire, whose rottenncss was OF the char
I, v osyihai smells TO heaven. II has never
I, = shsosaccuscd Of theft. II has been nc
Mis- Nall OF stealing a base, but the chang
chA NJ never successfully proven. The wori
cat can be said against II is that u did
toinc uhtc running, out iel lllo ihanNc "
charity cover that error. M well "a othon
more serious that are scored against H.
II III n blamelcss and gentle life, an,
was In no ones way. Even when thu
Birmingham baby came nlong aud cuiIc'
Il II offered no resistance and uttcrc NJ
word Of angry protest, but, with Chris
tan resignation, submitted TO hits an
STRIKES"
II has now passed TO another aud holic
''sphcr." lot us hofe that il future ca
perionoc with spheres may be happier tina
Il has been In the past. and that pence una
come 10 Il In the box after many trials
And now, liz life having come 10 a shol
stop, let us consign Il 20 everlasting slccI
sleep for which much practice Ia thl
line ON the green diamond has fitted !
No foul language or balls will worry
now, no home runs disturb lis peaceful n
pose, but, harmless In death ~ In life,
will snooxc on until the great umpire Gl
briel summons u 10 'play bal"
The grave was then filed up with NJ
and the choir sang Tho Trnstile Ajar,
after which parting bencdiciion was d
liycrcd and the procession dispersed.