Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-09-07
THE RED PLAYERS GET ONE
YESTERDAYS GAME WON ny
KNOXVILLE
Ashe Viile's PLAYERS Make Errors
For Awhile, and the Visitors
Make seven Runs Ira the First
IHning-FOurteen to Eight.

For Awhile, and the Visitors
Make seven RUNS in the First
IHning-FOurteen to Eight.
Upon sober second thought the COM
mittec of award has decided that the
earth will not be presented to the Ashc-
vile baseball team. The team can have
only one,half, and ono slice Of this
must go to Fleming, for his beautiful
single handed catch in yesterdays game.
The first inning was th2 icc-watcr bath
that dampened the home boys in the sec
ond game they played with the Knox
vile Reds. and they could not get over
it. Hit had been a 15-ii nings game
they might have climbed up-but it
wasn't.
The game started toerably promptly.
The people had become used to late
starts up to the games i'll this series, con-
sequently some arrived late. But they
will soon work up to going out on time
if the ball players will just determine to
have no wait.
The home team battcd first ard got
nothing, Young flying out to yellow
Trousers" Crawlcy, Fleming dying
from short to first, and L. Rhctt whip
ping fly to short. The spi,its-weary
procession filed fcldward and spread
out iu such shape that the Reds pro-
cccded to buckle down to seven runs.
| Leahy was first to bat for the visitors,
and made first on right lieldcr's error.
Flournoy drove single to short center
and Crawley got to first on Il. Rhett' S
error, clearing the bases. lobe was
good for base McClung got four balls,
| and Huddlcston made a sacrifice strike
| and scored Crawlcv, going to first him
self on an error at first. Conners got i'll
a single to center and scored on Perry S
strikcout, lobe and McClung having
scored previously. Chreitzberg and L.
| Rhett put Moore out, and Leahy showed
out double, without getting near home,
the third out being made by Flournoy
on hv to A. Rhett.
In the second Weaver flew to lobe and
| .
Clarke was a striker-out and Alexander
knocked a ball right into Moore's hands,
and cipher No. 2 was entered against
Ashcville. The Red chaps had faces
rounder than moons as they thought OF
their pudding. But one was all they
could get. try as they might. CraWley
knocked a fly to center that but for Jim
Young would have been worth some
thing. Jobe got in a hit and in a little
while scored on thirds error. McCluug
sat down on a foul fly to third and Con
ners was cut by dandy catch by A.
Rhett.
The third saw A. Rhctt at FIRST on
Moorc's error and second on Murphy
branch slide. Chreitzberg famed the
lovely transmontane ozone, once, twice
thrice. and Young went out by Jobe's
pretty stop and pitch to first Fleming
hit the round business good but would
have gone out but for Iobe's error. In
the time of it A. Rhett scored. L. Rhctt
took the stick and with no ado what.
ever placed a two-bagger to his credit
Fleming would have scored but for his
fall as he ran off second. Weaver made
third out between lobe and Moore
Knoxville struggled for run but it was
not there. Perry sent beauty to right
and Dick Weaver caught it by arun that
favored old lines exceedingly and foi
which he got yclls that were frantic
Moores ball went to Fleming who threw
to first in plenty of time, and Leahy's
fly was well stopped by Young.
Asheville was helpless in the fourth
Fletcher fouling out, Clarke striking
out and Alexander falling short at first
in spite of his speed. Knoxville did {
little better, scoring Flournoy and Jobt
before Crawley, Huddlcston and Conner:
made the outs.
A. Rhctt, Chrcitzbers and Young wen
out in pair of minutes in the fifth, anc
Knoxville came in to make two run!
through Perry and Leahy. Moore flew
out to Young, Jobe did ditto to Clark
and McClung was outrun by the bal
from Chreitzberg to E. Rhett.
In the sixth Young played third, Elem
ing went to short and Alexander playct
center. In their half Fleming got hi
base on balls and was the only one tt
score. l.. Rhett, Weaver and Clark
were put out by neat playing. knoxvill
added two again in this half. IIuddlestoI
and Corners knocked doubles each ant
were the boys to score. Perry flew ou
to L. Rhett, Moore died on second, ant
Leahy, having forgotten about Clarke
strong right arm, indiscreetIy tried 70
second and died.
Another change was made by Ashcyill
in the seventh, Fleming going to center
Alexander to left and Fletcher to short
, When the home team battcd AlcXande
retired because of long fly to Crawlcy
Chreitzberg was put out at second an,
Fleming's ball took it's wings to Flour
noy. For the visitors FlournOy misse,
the sphere three times. Crawley knocke,
quarantinc-cluder into center, and the
was when Fleming made his great catct
He ran for it full tilt and with one ham
captured it. 1t was one hand or nothing
and the hand was a grand-stand Graz
winner. lobe flew out to Alexander
who fell but held to his prize.
L. Rhctt led off the eighth for Ashevill
by a Ayout to Leaby. lobe tumble
Wcavcr's ball, the runner made an elt
giant scoop of an acre of sand stealth
second and scored on n passed bal
Fletcher flew out to left field, and Clark
went to first on a wild throw from Cor
ners to Moore. The ball went toward
Sulphur Springs and with the speed of til
World Fair spccialClarke gallop:d HON
r before the ball could get in. Alexands
got a hit to left, but he couldn't begi
to score, as A. Rhett struck out. Whe
Knoxville battcd she did no harm
McClung humping nothing two time
and one over, Huddlcston going out b
Young to Z. Rhett, and Conners, wh
made single diving at second frO-
: Young.
The game was now about done, bt
i hope, which springs eternal, was no