Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-08-03

The GreenvilIe Team IL sick.
Cause Thev CouIein't Catch The
Trick.
The Grccnvillc News frequently asks
"Can We play bal?" rf rring to the
aggregation from that town. THE CITE
ZEN answers the News question with
decided affirmative, and at the same
time asks, Can We play ball? The ques-
tion is answered before it is asked.
There is not the shadow Of a shade of
doubt about it, and every spectator at
Allandalc yesterday stands as livirg
witness to the fact.
The Grccnvillcs came here with the
reputation of players who got out of a
game all there was in it. Il was the
Grcenvile team that played the 13-
innings tie game here early in the season,
and everybody knew that nothing but
scientific baseball could do the locals any
good.
1t was agamc to talk about for long
time. 1t was stubbornly fought on both
sides, and the superior batting ability of
the Moonshiner'. for which they are
noted, saved their bacon. George
Stephens was as large in the game as
circus tent and he made clowns of
enough Greenv,llcs to stock Barnum for
long time. He may have played Il
better game at some time i'll his lic, but
lie hasn't done it here, and he was az
corded liberal recognition OF the won
dcrtul work OF his strong left arm. Thir-
teen of the down country boys were un-
able to get the bat into the vicinity OF
the ball. And he was well supported.
few errors were made, but at times
when nothing lasting was gained by
them. 1t was a game such AS the AShc-
vile people knew their iavortes could
put up, and there was no (isappoint-
mcnt.
Umpire Riley called play promptly and
Grccnvile rushed ahcld in - STYLE that
presaged a snippy game Green was
first up for Asllcville aud he st cctcd a
ball and put it over Gains head t" SIC
ond, where 1t was lumblcd, hut Green
would have beaten it out had it been
properly ticlded. McClung followed with
four balls. aud Young sacrificed out to
Craig. Stephens hit safe to left and
Green came home. Then Oldham worked
the rabbit foot for a hit to right that
brought in McClung and Stephens,
Stanley went down on Copptdgc's error.
Lanicr flew out to Bchuc and scored
Oldham. Metz struck out. This gave
total of four runs and tic suspense was
not so great. Craig made matters look
a little hazy by going to base on balls,
but VOTED not that Lanicr was going to
throw him out at second on Behn,' 5 hit.
Albert Gibson, the big catcher, thought
to paste it for home run, but instead
pasted vacancy III the brcc1e and Cop
pedgc retired the side from Stephens to
Green.
In the second Robertson, Green and
McClung expired without reaching first,
Green's being a tan. Cain was sized by
his opponent for three strikes and then
Gray went down to second on an error
OF Stanley. McDavid got his base on
balls, and then with two men on bases
BEERS struck out and Morgan went
out on a rolf to Metz to Green.
Young began the third with hit but
was forced out on Stephens ball, and
Stephens suffered the same fate on Old
hams bunt. Stanley flew to Craig.
Then Craig went to bat only to see three
chances unimprovcd. Behne picked out
four and was scored on Glbsons beauty
triple to center. Coppedge followed
with hit that scored Gibson. Cain
knew no better than to fly to Young;
Gray got a base on Lanier's error, but
the procession stopped on McDayid's S
ball to Metz, who gathered it to his
arms and gave it to Green.
Lanicr was up in the fourth, but unior
tunatcly flew to Bcicrs. Metz slIcd or
an error at short. and Bchnc mutl,d Rob
crtson's tlv, but threw to second in time
to have Metz called out on very clost
decision. Green hit to center, but wa:
thrown out on a risky run Tor second
Bcicrs took double for his pic, but II
was OF no avail, Morgan touling to Ia
nier, Craig striking out and Bchpc dyiui
from Lanicr to Green.
Pretty work by Beicrs and Craig III th'
fifth deprived Ashcvile OF some runs
McClung's hit was gobbled by the short
stop, while Stephens and Oldham knocked
foul flies to Craig. But Young had II
the meantime taken hit. Gibson go
up and sat down on strikes and Cop
pedge flew out to Stanley. Cain, bscaus
he wasn't able failed to hit three strike
Stephens gave him and the side went out
In the sixth Stanley missed tlls
through Cain and Craig, and Laner ant
Robertson sat down on flies, the latter
being well taken by Behne, but no
until Metz had added one to his battiui
record. Then Greenvlllc looked grin
and dead sure of scoring somebody, bu
| three went ont in SuCccSSiOu GRAY Dciu