Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-08-02
ONLY ONE OUT OF THREE
HARD LUCK AT
sPARTANBURG
HI Yesterdays Game the 6Ou'h
CarOlinians Were shut Out six
Straight and Then Asheviiie
Couldn't X &c u the Dame.

Ashevillclost the last game Of the series
with SDortanburg yesterday after the
sixth inning, the South Carolinians beirg
shut out up to that time. Game was
called at 4:30, with Spartanburg to bat.
Bennett hit the first ball to Metz and
was IT tired at first. Powell took base
on balls, Thomas was thrown out at
first by Green, and Powell was put out
at second from Oldham to Metz. Green
hit to Thomas and was put out at first,
Young duplicating the hit and making
second out. Stephens hit for double,
stole third and scored on Oldham's two
baggcr. Stanley scored Oldham mo-
ment later on his clean hit, but Lanier
retired the side on strikes.
III the second King flew out to Metz,
lanes ditto to Lanier anc Crawley to
Moffett. Metz hit to Bennett and was
put out at first. Robertson reached bag
one on an error of Bennett and went to
second on Motletts base on balls Green
hit safe and Robertson sored. Young
flew out to Evins aud Mohett was
thrown out at third.
Sullivan in the third hit to Stanley and
was thrown out at first. Evins struck
out and lluggins foul flied to Lanicr.
Stephens reached first on anlcs' error
and was advanced to second on base on
balls to Oldham. STANLEY flew out to
Crawley, Lanier went out on high fly
to Sullivan. Stephens scoring on the
throw in. Metz reached first on error
by James, and was lrit, Robertson strik-
ing out.
Bennett opened the 70 til bv taking first
on balls. and reached second by close
decision. Powell went out from Stanley
to Oldham, Thomas was thrown out at
first by Green and King flew out to Rob
to Crawley, and Green from second to
first. Young got first on an error, but
was put out on Stephens hit.
In the fifth James and Crawcy flew out
to Moiictt and Robertson, Sulivan took
first on balls and Evins s,ruc> out Old
ham stru:k out, STANLEY hit to Bennett,
was thrown out at first, and Lanier
went out from Powell to Crawlev.
Higgins made hit in the sixth. Ben-
nett flew out to Robertson, Powell hit
to Metz, who touched lluggins and re-
tired Powell at fist. Metz went out
from short to first. Robertson took
first ON error bv Bennett, Mtirtt struck
out and Green fl W out to first.
Thomf led off the seventh wi h hit :.
King took first on an eXcusalc error b>
Stanley and James aud Crawley followed
with safe hits, scoring Thomas and
King. Green threw wild to first to re-
tire Sullivan, James and Crawlev scor-
ing. Evins went out from S anlcy to
first. Huggins hit safely, as did Bennett,
luggus scoring later on Il wild pitch.
Powell was thrown out by Stanley and
Thomas flew out to Metz. Young went
out, James to Cra wley, Stephens struck
out, Oldham took first on error by Ben
nett and stole second. Stanlcy went down
on balls, Lanier took first on error by
Bennett, Oldham scoring on the play.
Metz made scratch hit, scoring Stan
lev. Robertson flew out 10 Crawlcy.
In the eighth King flew out to Metz
Bennett made a two base hit, CrawIey
was out from Green to Oldham. and
Sullivan retired the side from Lanirr to
Oldham. Mutfett struck out, Green was
hit by pitched ball and Young out from
amcs to Crawley. Stephens hit sal,
and stole second. Oldham reached first
ON error by Crawley. Green scoring
Stanley reached first, bases being full
but Lanicr went out from Bennett to
Crawley.
In tn last inning Evins made a hit
lIuggins likewise, Bennett foul flied tc
Young and Powell flew out to Moiittt
Evins and Higgins advanced to lhirC
aud second on passed ball, scoring OF
Thomas's hit. King retired the side OF
fly to Moii,tt. Metz hit the first ball tt
right f>ld fence. 1t struck the top, role,
along awhile and then dropped inside
Metz reached second but was caught OF
Robertson's hit, and put out by Thomas
Robertson stole second and reacher
third on Kings poor throw. Moil,ttl
struck out and then with hit to tic tn,
score, Green struck out. The score;