Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-06-02
THEY PLAYED GREAT BALL
THEREFORE, ASBEVII.IE WAS
SURE WINNER.
The second Game with Green.
Vile Results In n Victory For
AshC Vile After IA Hard Four hi
Battle.

Battle
"lf anybody should ask you, as th
say ing gees, what was the matter witt
Greenyil!e at Allandale Yesterday tell en-
George G. Stephens and the rcmainde
OF the Ashcvillc bascballtcam. The littl
lett handed fellow came in on The ! o'clocl
train, travel-stained and tired. and we.
into the game, playing barehcaded, bu
doing it without the least appearance o
show. If Greenvile expected to resolv,
itself into a whirlwind and sweep tn,
team off they soon realized that thei,
stick of chewing gum was more thar
they could masli:ate. Stephens settlet
down for business strictly and was sup
ported, in the main, like the roof of ar
iron house. Th. Knowledge that they
won from as good team as Greenvile
made the victory the more sweet. There
was large attendance, and the enjoy.
meat OF the game was complete.
1t was 4;49 when Umpire Briggs called
play" and Young struck the bullet but
could not make first in time to head off
the ball from Green. Lewis fly was
gobbled by Hahn and Stephens struck
out, retiring the side. Little Breeches"
Williams scored for Greenyille, after get
ting four balls. Craig took base but
in an i'll advised moment ventured too
tar Oft first and was run down. Gibson.
always considered as a batter, CHS.
eled three holes in the willow and the
visitors pitcher did likewise. 1t was
too good to keep quiet over and every.
body yelled.
Ashevlll. was shut OFF again in the sec
ond, Darby knocking sure fly to Sulli-
van, Will Alexander striking out and
Ben Alexander flying out to Sullivan.
Williams got to first on Farris' muil, but
couldn't make anything that counted.
Greenvllle scored Hahn, who took first
on Lewis error. Turner died at first
from Darby and Sullivan struck out.
Morgan got an nheld hit. but his name
was out" when Darby plunged after a
ball from Little Breechl s." collided with
and knocked Morgan down and then put
him out.
The third was cipber fnr hot h teams
Rov Williams and Iordan str;L;na ' n,,,
for Asheyille and young io;l;n1 ~ hoat
a ball from second 70 Grst Cr,;a
waltzed IN for Greenyillc Stenhens rara
him three balls and then the Western
League star cleft the ozone thrice for an
was accepted for its real worth and
Turner flew to Darby after Green had
reached third, making frst on Darhy,s
error.
Asheyi,le wanted sometime in ,bo
fourth, but failed. Lewis had the "K;d"
to Jump on for throwing h;m ont at
first. Stephens obeyed the ;n;unct;nr tn
hit it and got to second on an eve omen.
ing slide, although twas all for naurht
Darby and Will Alexander srrik;rn ont
For Greenvile, "Suly" went ont bv VIII
Hahn got a hit. MORGAN
missed what he attempted to hit. Farris
made base on Roy Williams error and
the kid" gave Young, who is CATCHING
real ball this year, foul that meant
death. None OF the visitors scored.
The fifth inning was what did Ashcyillc
good, and the blcachcrs stood on end for
10y. Will Williams made a base on
Llahns error, aud Ben. Alexander
smacked the ball in the eve for hit
Rov Williams took hit to left for his
portion, and here the game was delovcd
while the teams parlcycd as to whether
he should have a base runner Green. |
vile kicked long, seeing three men on
bases, but finally agreed to the fair thing
and Darby took Roy's place. Jordan,
Young and Lewis took base
lit each, and the six named
with the exception of Darby. who died
It the plate. scored. Jordan and Young
scored after Farris muf1ed Stcnbens
mock to right. But five were all the
BOYS could get. Hahn made a handsome
'atch OF Will Alexander's liner. and the
,atter and Stephens went out on n!
louble play. Foi the visitors Craig
vas given his base and Gibson got one
IN Darby's muil. These two scored
ircen flew out to Lewis. Turnc. sw;pcd
he ball for two bases to left, but riskcd
90 much and was run down on his way
o third. and then Sullivan took his side
o field by tlying to Will Alexander.
Nothing at all was what each team
cot in the sixth, in which Beirs was sub.
titulcd for Farris, and his first work
vas to give Young dead sure loul.
Asheville determined to improve her
core and did so BY three in the seventh
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