The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-06-23
PITCHERS BATTLE
An Errorless Game was Played
Until the Ninth Inning-Was
the Best of the Series


Johnson City /; Knoxville 0. In
what was by far the best game play
ed this season on the home grounds,
the Soldiers defeated the Appalachi-
ans after ten hard fought innings. 1t
was pitchers battle from the start,
Garner having shade the better
however, letting down only six hits,
while Johns gave up seven, Knox
Vile used Kirby on second today ami
Silvers went to right field, Frank Ba-
ker being out of the game. Martin
and Kirby did some pretty ball-play-
ing, working together nicely Mofiett
has strengthened his team a good deal
and when Meyers and Ware join them
it will be one of the fastest aggrcga-
lions in the league. But they didn't
show up that way yesterday.
The game was very exciting, in two
or three places it looked like the visi-
tors would score, but our boys held
them down.
Garner, our new pitcher did splen-
did work and so did Johns, both strik-
ing out eight men. The game lasted
for ten long innings and it looked like
it would be called on account of dark
ness, but by the errors Of their oppo-
nents, the locals managed to push one
across the pan.
In the first knoxville opened up like
she meant business for Donahue walk
ed, Burnett sacrificed and although
Martin few out, Barber was hit by
pitcher, this filled the bases, but the
side was retired by Kirby being thrown
out at first. In Johnson City's hall
they could only get a man to second.
Scurry getting these by connecting for
a single and stealing.
In the second, however, Johns land
ed on one of Gamers shoots and de-
posted it over in the woods for three
Dagger. This was the longest ball
knocked on the local diamond and but
for the quick fielding of Richards he
might have made homer of it. John
son City did nothing in their half, but
in the third Knoxville got two bag
ger. After this nothing happend, the
boys playing like ciockwork. Not
until the sixth did either team get a
man to second, although Dibrell saw
first for Knoxville and Alexander, OF
johnson City, walked:
In the sixth, however, after Garner
and Accina had famed, ID. Taylor sim
gled and Scurry followed him with
another, but this was all as Alexander
was out at first.
In the seventh Knoxville got man
on third when Stuart, the first man
up, singled was sacrificed to second
and went to third on Johns being
thrown out at first. He could get nc
further for Donahue retired the side by
being thrown out at first. johnson
City did nothing, but in the eighth
she got a man to second when after
two men were out Accina singled ans
stole to the keystone bag
In the ninth, after two out DibrelI
singled, but Johns was out at first
For Johnson City, Scurry flew out
Alexander singled, but n. Taylor foul
ed out and Hunter was out at first.
In the tenth only one of Knoxville'S
men saw first, the others being thrown
out. In Johnson City's part of The
tenth, Richards walked, but was fore
ed out on Kibby's hit to the shor
field, Garner flew out. Then tn,
catcher In an effort to catch kibby
stealing, threw the ball over the sec
ond baseman into center field, Their
the center gardener following the ex
ample of the catcher threw into thu
crowd trying TO get Kibby at third
Kibby coming in with the lone tally
which retired the game.
The features of the game were thu
game was the fielding of both teams
and the hitting Of 'Soupp Dibreil To-
the visitors and the base-running o
EKibby for us. Hart umpired goot
game, there being only a few klcki
against his decisions. Gadsden open'
| up here today and we ought TO TAXI