Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-07-18


Three n uns a Dav.
The Grays held their guests down to
pretty ball in yesterdays game with the
South Carolina champions and the
promised thrashing of the home team
was indefinitely postponed, crisp, clean
work by the mountainecrs in the seventh
inning winning the hotly contested
game.
The Palmetto and the Pine began TO
twine somewhat later than the advcr-
tised hour. owing to unfavorable circum-
stances. The rain rad something to do
with II and the street cars did the rest.
At half past five Guy Rankin called the
visitors to play and Morris struck their
captain, Beiers, out. Sullivau's hit was
too small to count and Blyth& Followed
the captain with the holey bat. The
boys from 'Wayback began to kick as
they got in the field and looked down
the alley of the battery and they shook
their heads and said too far" The tape
settled it in minute or two and the bat
tery of the Walker brothers began to
work. The deceptive curve of the pitch
was tcdiously slow in delivery and the
Invincbles quick to get on to it. Young
trapped out base, Fletcher lively one
to second that put him out. aid old
man Morris whackcd beauty that
scored a runner, but clever fielding made
it only base hit. Weaver took to first
on balls, but just a wink of sleep retired
Dick, and Alexander closed the inning
| with an out to pitch and first.
In the second Chambers laid straight
out on Dodson's hit and roll from Nor.
ris, the big first base putting out his
man with toes full stretched to the bag
Morgan and Walker got the holcy bat
and both were sifted out. Garrison's
good eye got him to first on balls, Clarke
helped the Snapper along to third. but
missed the strike himself and gave place
to Reese, who died on long flv to lcf,
far enough away to let Garrison in with
the second score before Chambers put
out the side on hit to pitch.
| A black dog crossed the field us tn,
Grccnics went to play and the blacl
dog did the business for the side or
strikeouts and a caught fly from Walker
Hokc and Elkins. Young opened tho
half OF the finest" with an offer to bod
son, whose prompt acceptance in a fint
stop made brilliant play and put tn,
batsman out. Fletcher couldn't get tC
first, but Morris did in safe hit, where h.
died on tho base by Weavcr's shcrt that
finished the inning.
The boys from the cotton fields mad.
a break for lead in the fourth and OF
costly errors scored their first and only
runs. Sullivan hit safe to first. BLYTHE
the base ON balls; Dodson's hit to second
was fumbled and Sullivan scored. keei
play by the base runners and a droppct
fly by Garrison from Morgan shortened
up the long blue faces OF the Grccnic
and wreathcd them in scrccching SIN le
as two runners crossed the plate. Bciers
Morgan and Hokc closed out the jo,
and the field came in. Kicklcts had nov
and then appeared from the Lowlandcrs
point of view and after Alexander got hi
base on balls and Garrison got a foul
callcd foul at critical time. tn
zcphyrs became storm. Alexander go
off his nest at second little too sool
and Dodson neatly put him out; Garrison
got the bag on balls and to second on
wild throw from catch. when the will.
Dodson snapped up Clark's liner a
Garrison lit out to third and unassiste,
put the two men out, and the storm
blew over for time.
The fifth saw Elkins out to first, Bcier
ditto on fly to Young and Ieems gath
cred in the best man of the visitors
Mister Sullivan, in similar style an
finish a moment later. Reese failed t.
find it for home, and Chambers made
safe to first; rapid sprinting on a pas
by catch sent him over the plate an
tied the score. Young went out o
strikes and Fletcher on fly to third.
Three to three in six innings is grca
ball wherever you see it, and that's til
way it stood at the beginning of tt
seventh, both sides storing goose egg
received in the sixth.
Rankins good eye for balls on Morr
was greatly praised by Greenvillc ii
DOdson was turned down with strike
and that good PLAYER took a fit; he sc
over it, however, and lizard Gust jud
ciously scattered stranded their hopes
the fall OF Hoke to Reese, and Garrison
return to the good graces of his irien'
in fly catch from Beicrs.
Bows, we've got to have rum" WI
the word from Captain Young al
Clarke responded with alacrity in a 50
to first; an error landed him at thir
Reese went out and Greenville got res
less. Their ca plain had talk with sc
eral players, Ogburn Chambers was
the bat, the pitcher grunted as he saw
his little wood, the catcher twitched
= fingers with the signs, and $50 Gran
held their breath for what was comm
1t came in the shape of two-bagg
and Clarke got home with the winni
score.
The tactics of Greenville then chang
into play by children, so palpably unfi
that the game was demanded of the u
pire by Captain Young. The squabl
that ensued knocked the batters out
further play, and in storm OF derisi
E. yclls from a disgusted crowd, Ashevi
was given the game. The play of Gre
vile in the seventh was deemed of su
cient importance by the executive co
mittee of the Asheville Baseball club
request by them consultation with
managers, which was held later in I
evening, and Asheville's position "
plainly set before them with the alt
native of conceding the points or a.
&. further game" The meeting was
tirely harmonious and the visit
~ agreed that their play was wrong, q
that the score should stand to ;
=, Asheville. The summary is:
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