Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-06-19
BEATS ARDEN
SA-URDAY'S GAME AT CAR.
RIER'9 TRACK.
The Home Team Wins From The
Visitors by ~ score of I3 to GA
nav of Two RaREers-wiH PLAY
Next Time AT Arden.

Visitors by ~ score of IL to GA |
Dav of Two HaREers-wiII PLAY
Next Time at Arden.
There was not large crowd at Car |
ricr's track Saturday afternoon to see |
the Ashevillc- Arden baseball game, but |
| those who did go employed the most of
their time in joIlying Umpire Case, who
was chosen by the Ardcns. Guy Rankin
was chosen by the home team, and his
decisions were generally strictly impair
tial. But the crowd could not swallow
Cases decisions. To man up tree he
seemed to be pulling for the visitors, and
the man up tree and nearly everybody
kicked. Case called an Ashcville man,
John Fletcher, out at second when nearly
everybody felt satisfied that he was
| safe. After that there was complaint i'll
several instances on what seemed to be
good cause, but Case stood to it and
hat he said went. baseball admirer
from Brooklyn left the grounds, it is
said, with the remark that he never saw
a more onc-sided game, so far as decis-
ions went.
Fletcher started round on four balls.
Levy, a new player, and good one.
from Louisville, was hit by the ball, and
before the visitors could help themselves
Fletcher had scored and Levy was roost-
ing on third Morris cleft the atmos-
phere thrice, and was followed i'll his
retirement by Weaver, whose bounccr
beat him to first. Alexander knocked a
| hat GOOD hHSf &
Levy trOttcd over the plate followed by
Alexander, who came in on Chambers
hit into left. Chambers scored before
Williams went out at first.
In the Ardcns' half Charley Whitaker
hit to right aud Weaver stopped the
| ball but threw wild toward first. The
runner took the chance for second and
died there beautifully by Catcher Garri-
sons throw. A double play by Williams,
| Fletcher and Chambers retired llemphlll
and Case and the side.
In the home bows second Garrison,
Morris and Levy scored. The outs were
by Fletcher, Weaver (struck out), and
:, Alexander who was shut off at first by
neat stop by Case at second. Arden
thought she would score on Whitaker :
right field fly but the runner was put
out at third. Garrison knocked Il ball to
third and it Travelled from Levy to first
SO quick that the runner might have
saved himself the cxerti,n had he known
Frank tipped a foul towards third and
lost his lite. metaphorcaly speaking
when LEWIS uncrring nippcrs closed on
the sphere.
This made two goose nests the Ardens
had found. and the crowd began to fcaI
that the score might run into next week
J. The visitors, however began picking up
y and if they could not do much for them
selves they succeeded in holding the homt
h.,vS Hnyyu LITTLE Only one score wa!
put down in the Ashcvilles' halt, ant
this by Lindsey whose whack was wortl
- two bases. Chambers, Williams ano
Levy were the cutters. When Arden went
to bat ]. Walker and ID. Whitaker hi
the ball but were put out by prctt,
double play by Alexander, Fletcher ant
Chambers. {. Whitaker scored and ]
Whitaker flew out to Weaver.
The fourth inning was stopped few
minutes by rain. Morris made the onl,
score from Ashcvillc. Weaver strucl
out, Alexander died at first and Lindsc,
flew out. The Ardcns managed to &c
one run.
&. Whitaker caught from the beginning
of the fifth, and right there AShcvillc go
Il goose-cgg tor herself Levy and vii
liams flying out to Case and Flctchc
striking out. But Arden couldn't bette
their score, the men going out almost il
one, two, three order.
When the sixth opened, Morris am
Weaver died as fast as they batted an
Alexander expired at first. {. Whitakc
made another score tor the visitors i
their half.
lust one was the size of the addition t.
Ashevillc's score In the seventh, tn
scorer being Lindsey. But the visitor
couldn't even do this well, their bal
being handled in redhot style tina
meant business.
l,a u, u I,,I I l,t,D -
ing a liner right into first's hands. Die
Weaver struck the ball a vicious spa
sending Il soil-astonishcr way out
right, making two bases by slide tht
threatened to plow up the dirt for a
acre or more. Three runs were piled L
in this half, while the Ardcns scored thr
before the White Wings could put out
Whitaker, ]. Walker and Frank.
The ninth didn't help Ashevillc a bi
because the men went out double quic
two of them on a double play. II
same sort of sauce, however, was dish
out to the visitors, and the game endc
. with five ciphers against Arden and thr
against Ashevillc. The score by inning
. 3 + s e =
AshcvilIc.. 4 3 / / / , O.
Arden ....... ............0 1 1 1 o.
The return game will be PLAYED
Arden i'll a couple of weeks from now.
Players and positions - Ashcvi
FLETCHER, 20; Levy, 80; MOTIFS, p.' Nea
cr, r. f.; Alexander, S. s.; Chambers, 1
Lindsey, c. f.. Williams, |. f.; Garrisc
c. Arden: c. Whitaker, c.; Hemph
r. f.; Case, 3b.; ]. Whitaker, 1b.; Garr'
|. f.; w. Walker, p.; Frank, c. f;
Walker, 2b.; d. Whitaker, s. S.
The Arden boys lack team practi
and with this will put up good b;
Will Walkers pitching was cspccia
ee fine, he having struck out number
- Ashevillc's heaviest sluggers. Arc
should also keep Charley Whitaker
hind the bat.