Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-09-08
A BATTLE ROYAL, INDEED
BASEBALL. PLAYING WELL.
WORTH SEEING.

Knoxville Wins From Ashs VILE
Yesterday In a TSn-Inninx.
Hero.
The Ashevillc baseball team can hav,
the entire earth, after all, according tc
the committees decision, and the mem
bers of the team will please step to tn,
Judges stand and receive the goods. The,
played so well yesterday. although they
lost by the skin of their teeth, that tn,
prize has been awarded for their goot
| work. The Knoxville Red Legs don't
need it. They play ball and rybod,
knows it, SO they need no part of thi:
earthly possession. The Ashcvilcs provcC
that they know how to play; they make
for Ashcviilc by long odds the best team
she ever had. and they can have all they
want.
The third game between these teams
was played at Carriers track yesterday
afternoon before the biggest crowd ol
the series and the most enthusiastic, in
fact. the widest crowd eyer seen on the
grounds.
The red pastcboard and silvcry tinfoil
wraps were torn from the hard white
sphere at 4:10 by Umpire Champlain
and tossed to lobe, whose footsie-tootsies
held the points for the Reds. The corn
bread man was mush for Young. whose
heagle hcye was on, and the second pitch
he lifted the ball and the lungs of the
crowd in single hit and went on around
to third on Huddlestons pass. Fleming
put one out too far for first and too
clio e in for right that scored the captain.
E. Rhett inundated for the good Of the
cause and Fleming, and the latter got to
third. Fletcher's bunt was luck for John
but Fleming's fortune was not SO fair
and in his gallop home he slid out.
Alexander punched the wind and the side
was out with lead of one.
The Reds began the hunt for Bamberg' S
good pitch with the long, keen rattler,
Lcahy, who hit her safe to left and then
for home Oh high dead sure mutf of a
far high pitch, but Fleming's tarry flu
BNio NAousNt lhN SIlHl lOl NiiSttI l1GdIly.
Flournoy, a hard hitter, put out a big
winged fly to Aiken Rhett SO promptly
taken i'll that in Il minute more the ball
had gone to Bamberg and onto Mohctt's s
stick and MOilett was out and trotting
with his men to field; and Ashevillc was
one ahead on even score.
In the second Clarke and A. Rhett
came back to the benches on infcd hits.
The twirling Jobc took a generous mood
and Chrcitzberg and Bambcrg took the
base on balls, Tie latter b ing hit. Both
men got in on Iouug's two-bagger that
"rawtler" pleased the crowd whose
rising hopes of Asheville' greatness went
higher as did their cries when Fleming
sent lively scraper past the pitcher that
tailed Young. Another grounder lined
to short and fumbed looked a safe for
Rhett, E., but the result was against
the hoped for and the side was out, with
Rhctt cripple. In his speedy run
sudden wrench badly strained the ten
dons OF his leg. He pluckilyrcfused to
stop his play at first.
Crawley, he of the yellow trouscrlOons,
Dan Reynolds bette noir, and the man TO
grossly violate all precedent in his style
of coach, singled safe and then played in
luck, on an overhead pitch, to third and
home on Baking Powders fly. This
was knoXville's tally one. lobe made
tally two on Conners' little hit that put
the batter out, and Rufus of the auburn
locks refused the chance from Huddles-
ton and the crowd said oh and ah.
Perry struck out, and didn't say word,
but smiled broad one as the ball went
wild past second to cut out "lud." who
sailed to third on another wild endcavor
and Huddleston was home with tally
three. The kept-up fumbling of the
High His gave Moore his first; Blushing
Fletcher scooped in I.cahys fly, and the
score was 4 to 3 for we'uns.
1t was Fletcher's first go i'll the third
and the plaudits on his splendid catch
had scarce shrunk to a murmcr when
they rose again as he Jagged liner hot
to short; too hot i'll tact, as Flournoy
fairly staggered III it's catch and Fletcher
was safe. Alexander had bout with
things unseen, an out on strikes, and
Clarke's inside to third loonicd the
usually clever Conner ard Clarke was
safe. The chances were better now than
good for jump in the home mines score.
Aiken Rhett flied way out to Moiiett and
the runner was expected home although
the batsman died, but Fletcher forgot
and was left on base when Chrctzbcrg' S
hit retired the side before he had another
chance.
The lads from Knoxville town played
in great luck in their part of the third,
besides some well earned hits. Flournoy
led with Il rafting fine double and went
to third on Moffett's safe. Aiken Rhett
snatched Crawley's fly so quick the bases
wisely held their own, but the rapid play
put somebody to sleep and Jobe popped
up fly that was somebody's take; the
voice to call it failed to talk and it went
to earth in reach of pitch and catch and
both mems hands were down. lobe got
around to third and made a break. on
Huddleston's hit, for home, but Alexan
ders good form came back just then and
the joblet of the lobe was nicely ficdcd
in jam. Quickly to first and Huddle-
ston was out, lobe was run fand the pa
laver of the Crawleys and the Leahys and
the Conners was equal to hungry time
in a monkey show, but it was "all in the
game" you know, and when lobe found
out that the umpire really meant his call
to out why lobe smiled as blandly as he
knew how.
With the fourth began a series of beau
tifully PLAYED innings, the snappy work
of jimdandy ball players on both sides,
the like of which is seldom seen in the
contests of the professionals. The fourth
itself in Asheville's half was quickly done
for, and no play between the acts. The
ball went around or over Bamberg's
bat in three successive swoops, and
Young and Fleming failed to make their
first.