Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-20
DONE IN JUST TEN INNINGS
WINS THE FIRST
FROM ePARTANBURG.
A Good Crowd Out, DrizziiBg
Rain, and a Hard Uphill Fight
epartauburg'S Kick Against q
Decision That Gave AshevilIe
The Tying Run.

AN0lns anu u k1aIu VI VPuth r ut-
epartanburg's Kick Against a
Decision That Gave Ashe willie
The Tying Run.
The chief feature of the game at Alan
dale yesterday was the il domitabe
persistence with which the Ashevillc
wagon pulled up hill. 1t was hard
tussle and the hill grade was several hun
drcd feet to the half mile. but the Moon
sinners got in the game to give close
imitation Of the way ballis PLAYED. They
played in hard luck good deal Of the
time. because once in a while some one
would fetch the ball swiEc that looked
safe for several bases, but hopes would
be shattered like play house as long
hungry Spartanburgcr opened his Daws
and made what looked like an impos.
siblc play. Mean errors, too. in the
beginning We uld creep in and cost more
than the team wanted to pay, and when
the fourth inning closed there were many
who didn't believe Ashcvillc could recover
against the lead. But the fiat went
round among nine men who wore the
Asheville suits in the fifth to the effect
that there must be a spitting ON o
hands and hitting of balls and that the
visitors must do no more harm. Then
| ha s,ttlI hauan aud hn
There was never such an aggregation
Of instruments OF torture as broke out
when the teams got ready for the battle
Tin horns, bird calls, hunters hnrrs
torpedoes. and SO on were carried by
scores and is doubtful ii team
ever faced such a noise-making gang
here. 1t was mostly good naturcd
but the boys remembered how
noisily Ashevllc was received in the
get chunk" The fuss a, times was Sc
great that the umpire could no more bt
heard than could the squeak of pigmy
in the midst OF Thousand bowling
Dcrvishes.
The grand stand WAS filled and tho
patriotic ladies wore rcd and white
Ashcvillc colors prolusclv and were b.
eral in their applause. fact, the colors
were to be seen almost everywhere. Ii
was truly Ashcvillc day. dav long
looked for and one resulting in rejoicing
When Umpire Briggs called the process
sion to move Jack Green went up tor
Asheville and spotted the first ball Jamrs
pitched. There was trumpet blast, but
it died away as Thomas nippcd i aed
placed Green on the retired list at first
McClung took what ought to have bcci
a hit but Jame. got partly in front OF 1t
dropped it and then recovered hlms' l. II
time to cut of the runner. It was q
good play and many 'carts beat faster
ut the prospect of a cipher on the boa'd
But Young's eye for twice two caused q
howl tLat was multiplied an hundred
fold as Stephens drove a double safe into
center on which Young scored. STANLEY
tollowc with a hit past short, but th'
scoring stopped when Lanier's fly fell in
to Higgins glove. For the Burger.
Bennett led off with hit to center
Powell's pop fly was good tor nothing
against Stephens "I've got it," hut
Thomas selected a single. IIuegin flew
to Williams and when Evirs took first
on balls the bases were full with two
out. Sullivan got one to suit and starct
it aiield, but Stanley got in the way o
it and the batter died at first.
Robertson was first out in Ashcville'. :.
second. three strikes causing it. Met;
put his weight against a lick that sem
the ball against left fence for two bases
and Williams acceped present Ola base
Green's flv was taken bv Evins, bu
McClung bastcd toward center and OF
errors at second and center Metz ant
Williams scored and McCiung went t.
third, but was lett there. Young expiring
at first. The dance for the visitor
opened with base on balls tor Haynes
followed by fly out bv Fleming tt
Metz. James hit safe, and Bennett mad
first on Haynes out at third from Stan
lev. Powell's hit to center scored lanes
while Thomas knocked ball to lef
that seemed easy a foul, but was callc,
safe and Bennett and Powell came in
lluggin hit safe and Williams made
wild throw away over to first, httin
Thomas in. Evins died from Lanicr t,
Green.
Such climbing as this presagcd def a
for Asheville and there were calls 70
anything resembling run. Stephen.
toul fly had the bad lack to go to Hug
gin. but Stanley got base. Lanicr 70
lowed with a double on which til
shortstop race horse gallopcd home
Robertson sacrificed to Powell. an
Metz's ny was enCompasscd by Evin:
retiring the side. When the visitor
went up Sullivan walked to first, Will
Hayes doubled to right. Fleming hit t
stephens, who threw to Green but it wa
dropped and rolled by, the runner tryir
for second. 1t was recovered, however
by Metz, and the runner was put out
. Stanley. Sullivan scored on James hi
Bennett went out by Green on sacrifl
that scored HAYES. and James scored o
Williams muff of Powell's easy fl,
Thomas hit to Green way off first an
was put out nicely.
Ashcville was shut out in the iourtl
McClung alone seeing first base. Spa
tanburg scored pair, and right thei
their mascot lett them. One, two. thrt
put Asheville in the field in the tiltl
. Bennett died on pretty catch b
Williams, but Powell got TO third q
Williams error. Thomas fouled to Gree
and the baseman got in the first doub
play by putting it to McClung in tin
to head off Powell. Seven batters wei
up in Asheville's sixth. but Robertso
was the lonely scorer. The feature WI
a fancy left hand catch of Metz's lor
hy by Bennett. Three battcd for Il
visitors, Hugpin missing first, Evi,
hitting but diving on n double on Sui
vans hit, between Laner, Metz al
! lGreep.
In the seventh Ashevillc scored Robcl
son out OF six to bat, the runs bcir
made on Haynes mutl of Williams 4
0 for Spartanburg. There were thr
hits in the eighth and Young and 81
phcns came in. At the beginning of
ninth Metz struck out, hut soinebo u
implorcd Williams to hit it and he d
for two bases. Green made first aft
three strikes were called, Fleming trvi
to cut off Williams. who had run ,
third. The catcher ran down aud
looked as If the game was lost, but I
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