The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-02
BASE BALL,
johnson City Wins Two Gaines From Kuut
vile.

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johnson city Wins Two Games From KnOt
Vile
The base ball season opened here this
week with Series of four games be-
tween johnson City aud Moffett's In
dians Of Knoxville. Up to the hour of
going to press three games have been
played and the home team has taken
two Of them. The last game will he
called at $3.50 this afternoon, The
Johnson City Base Ball Association has
gone to considerable expense in
building park in the heart of the city
and have it thoroughly equipped with
protected grand stand, bleachers, ETC.,
and promise to give the lovers of the
national game feast of sport this sea
son. If they keep up their present
gait the public will have no reason to
complain.
MONDAY GAME.
The hard rain Monday at noon al
most made it impossible to play but at
$3.50 the ground was thought to be sufi
GENTLY dry to call the game. Knoxville
went to the field with Crawley and
Smith occupying the points. The
home battery was Caldwell and Bruner.
In the first inning Johnson City was
retired in order but Knoxvillemanaged
t. have two runs cross the plate. In
the second Johnson city did no better
and Knoxville shared q similar fate
I the third Weller tramped the rul-
Der but was the only fortunate one and
Knoxville was again shut out In the
fourth Hoover scored for Johnson City
and DeArmond drove the sphere over
the left field fence and trotted home fol
Knoxville. In the fifth Johnson City
let two runs come home and retired
Knoxville. putting the home team one
score ahead. In the sixth johnson
City goose-egged and Knoxville made
two and the seventh held a like fate fol
the home team, but Knoxville made
four big juicy runs. In the eighth and
ninth Johnson City drew blarks whi,t
Knoxville made one in the eighth anG
did not have to play the ninth.
Score: 10 to 4 in favor Knoxville.
Time of game; two hours. Umpire
H. D. Gump.
TUESDAYS GAME.
This was beautiful day and largt
crowd was present Johnson City tool
the "Outs" with Caldwell and Rowe il
the points. Crawley and Campbell
did the work for Knoxville until thC
sixth, when Perry was put in the box
In the first three innings Knoxville
was retired in order but the home team
put two men across the rubber in tb
irst and two in the third with a gcos
egg in the second. In the fourtl
Knoxville made one and served anothe
egg to the home team, but the fifth ha,
another tale to tell. Knoxville had tn
egg and johnson City pounded gu
i've great big rosy runs. This "si
fenced" the Campbell battery and th
guns were turned on the Dummy.
Knoxville put three more to the geo
in the sixth and gave johnson City
blank. In the seventh Moffett's Ion
hitover the fence laid away two NOR
, for Knoxville and Johnson City too
care of three. Both got eggs in tn
eighth and Knoxville only got two me
over the plate in the ninth and John
son City having IL to Knoxville's 8 tn
game closed. Time of game: hours
Umpire, H. d. Gump.
WEDNESDAYS GAME.
This was the best game Of the serie
so far by long odds snd was witnesse
q by large and enthusiastic crowd
The batteries we're Crawley and Smit
q for the visitors and Caldwell an
Bruner for the home team. Knoxvill
a was sent to the bat but soon retire
= and Johnson City could not land
: nan on Cuban soil. In the secon
q Knoxville managed to get one spy
A camp but no mo:e troops were landed
- Johnson City took care of two Reccr
csntradoes. The third saw anotht
=, regiment landed for Knoxville but a
ter that the Insurgents kept back til
!, army of invasion. When the battery
; opened the enemy fell back in doubl
quick. With Johnson City it was di
o. fsrent. Their best guns were on han
Is and they shot one home in the fourt
,, and two more in the fifth. This ende
the run getting and the score was
J. in favor of johnson City in a magnil
,s Gently played and almost err0rls'
! game. Time, hours; Umpire, Wi
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