Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-22
ASHEVILLE WATERLOOED
SHE LOSES THE FIRST GAME
TO KNOXVILLE
H'iitman Pitches Four Innings
For The Mountain ROys, ana rs
Then Replaced by WaIker-The
score was FL to q.

score was Ell to q.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 22.-This old
town, over which something more than
100 years have passed, was away be
hind Asheville getting electric cars, and
she is just now beginning the paving OF
her principal street, Gay, but she owns
a snag against which he Ashcville Base
ball club ran yesterday, and the name of
the snag is the Knoxville Reds. The
exact time OF the collision cannot be
stated-it happened all along between
4 and 6 p. m.
| There was onI, amodcrate attendance
at Baseball park when Umpires Cham
plain OF Biltmorc and City Editor Denny
of the Knoxville Journal called he game.
| Knoxville went to bat and the first
man, Lcahy, foolishly knocked foul
where Clarke wanted it. pittman gave
Captain Moffett his base on balls, and
| he was the only man TO score Smith
singled to right and lobe got four balls.
| Then Flournoy raised a n-kisser to
| Chreitzberg, who gobbed it, threw it to
| Clarke, and he in turn put it down to
third in time to strangle Smith and re-
tire the Reds. The howlers for Asheville
here got in few shouts, and acted SINH
| larly before the Tar Heels got through
| their half. Young, first to bat, flew out
| to Perry, who is deaf mute but who
at the same time has a fine outfit of eyes,
hands and legs. John Fletcher knocked
a double, E. Rhett sifted to first on a
pitchers error, and Dick Weaver smashed
| the sphere in the face for two bags in the
good old way, scoring Fletcher and
Rhett. Clarke got in single, while
Chambers went out from second to first,
scoring Weaver, and A. Rhett died after
the fashion of Chambers.
Conners, the first Red man to bat in
the second was given his bases. Perry
Knocked fly to Young but he couldn't
hold it. Moore made the first ont on a
fly, and before Young could catch Jobe's
fly and John Fletcher could put Flour
noy out at first the Reds had made Fl We
runs IN this halt. goose egg was pre-
sented to Asheville for it's hall, the cutters
being Chreitzherg, who struck out, Pitt
man and Young.
Count one. two, three and you ha We
the way the Reds went out in the third, |
Moheld, last man out, being foolish |
enough to try to go to second while |
Clarke had his eye on him and the ball |
in his hand and Shortstop Rhctt put |
him out handily. Fletcher e. Rhett and |
Weaver went out in order, and both
sides had cphers.
But in the tourth--ob, it was awful to
contemplate. The HighlanClers were
behind, and the crowd of Knoxville en-
thusiasts yelled like mad, which fact
probably caused a "rattle." Asheville |
made good start when Clarke threw |
the first man out at second. The three |
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lobe came to bat and knocked n flyer to |
right field that cleaned the bases and |
brought himself home before Asheville |
could do anything. Two more runs
were made and then Chreitzberg and |
Young caught pair OF fouls that put |
the Reds out Clarke and Chambers
elave the atmosphere. A. Rhett made
the only run, and Pittman struck out.
Will Walker went into the box for
Asheville in the fifth, and Struck his first
nan out. Smith flew out to Young and
Jobe learned at the cost of his life what
1T IS to risk run to second while Clarke
is catching. When Asheville batted
Young got in a single, but without
avail, for Fletcher flew out, E. Rhctt
couldn't find the ball and Weaver went
out Simply because the Reds shortstop
happened to be at home to visitors.
In the sixth two men scored before
Fletcher, Walker and Chambers could
put out the Reds. Ashcville came in. but
it did no good, for Clarke, Chambers and
A. Rhett went out as they batted, the
latter having perforated willow.
Motfett struck out the very first thing
in the Reds seventh, Smith scored and |
Jobe struck out, and even then the Reds
made five more runs before going to the
benches. Two men got to first who
never would have gone there but for T.
Rhett's errors. In Ashevillc's half a big
o was registered, Young and Chreitzbcrg
outing on flies and Walkers grounder
being stopped by first base. This was
another slaughter inning and Asheville's
banner trailed.
The eighth for Knoxville was distin-
guished by home run by Smith, and
the only run that team made in it's half.
L he three outs were made on flies, two
of which were caught by Chreitzb berg
and one by Young. For the Ashevilles
Fletcher, L. Rhctt, Weaver and Cham
bers scored, the three latter making
berg made the outs.
In the closing inning of the Waterloo
the three first Knoxville men to the bat
were put out in good shape, and Ashe-
vile went in with slight hope of better
ing themselves. The only home boy to
glide home was A. Rhett, who got a safe
hit and scored on Weavcrs two-bagger.
out and Clarke closed the mournful pro-
ceedings by making an out from second
to first.
Score-Knoxvile, 81, Asheville, o.
The players and positions:
Asheville-Young, c. f.; Fletcher, b.;
E. Rhett, s. S; Weaver, +. f.. Clarke, c.;
Chambers, 1 b.; A. Rhett, 3 b.; Chreitz-
berg, |. f.; Pittman, p. Walker. p.
knoxvile-Leahy, S. s; Moffett, l. f.;
Smith, b.; lobe. r. f.; Flournoy, D.;
Conners, b.; Perry, c. f.; Mofeld, e;
Moore, 1 b.
Runched His.
Hit the ball
What about it!
Where is Rufe Alexander at?
The players are well quartcrcd at the
New Schubert.
There's not a suspicion OF a fly on
Clarke's anatomy.
Messrs. Champlain and Denny are a
good brace of umpires.
Everybody from Asheville wished for
Hoke Morris, who is at home sick.
The Knoxville rooters soon got on to
Tar Heel" and sang it out constantly.
1t seemed new to them.