The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-15
CHICKS DEFEAT
CRACKERS IN.
NINTH INNING
Overcome Three Run Lead
and Drive Over Winning
Tally in Last Frame-Final
Score 4 to 3.
BY sos plaus.

- ALLYING in the eighth
and ninth innings, the
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Memphis Chicks made II
two straights over the
~ Atlanta Crackers here at
SSH Russwood Thursday aft
tSA ernoon. The final score
was 4 to 3. The defeat
&ENA. OF the Crackers broke
the tie for first place, as New Orleans
was idle and takes the lead by half
a game. The Chicks came from behind
and overcame a three-run e when
was gained on Tiny Goodbred In the
third and fourth innings, Johnny Suggs
pitched the first eight innings for At
ianta, giving way TO Tom Sheehan In
the ninth, with Tom getting in the box
just in time to receive credit Tor los
ing II.
standing 3 to 3, Collenberger opened
with a single which Dykes found too
hot To handle. High hunted and Dam
rau took the ball and threw 1T wide
10 Moore. High being safe. Dykes
backed up first and retrieved the ball in
time TO keep the runners from taking
two bags on the error, Goodbred was
up there TO bunt and he popped lntQ
Moore's paws, glastonbury then MT
a single between short and third which
Damrau touched, but couldn't flag, ana
C~ollenberger scored with h winning
run
Crackers Get Started Early.
The Crackers got out In front early
in the third, when they tapped Good
bred for a marker. With two gone
Galloway got an infield single, stole
second and went TO third when Con
way let Bischoffs peg go through his
pins. Damrau's single TO center regis
tered Galloway, Styles singled to right
and took second when Smith let the
ball go through him, Damrau went to
third. Mayer lifted to Smith. In the
fourth two more Cracker runs were
coined. Miller was given a life when
Bischoff muffed his high fly In front
OF the plate. Dykes was safe when he
hunted and all hands were safe when
the ball was played to second too late
to get Miller. Moore advanced both
runners with a sacrifice and Higgins
singled through Collenherger, scoring
Miller and Dykes. The Crackers had
another big chance In the fifth. With
two gone Styles singled to left, Mayer
walked and Miller beat out an intield
hit. With the bags full Dykes fouled
out to High, The Crackers We're, help
less the rest Of the way, In the ninth
Higgins opened with a single, and
Suggs sacrificed, Galloway lifted TO
Carroll and Damrau hit a hard one 70
shoestrings and fell headlong after the
catch, holding the ball high.
The Chicks got started on Suggs In
the fifth. Collenherger and High
singled In succession n Goodbred
pushed them along with a sacrifice.
Collenberger scored on C~hristenbury's
infleld out and Smiths single to right
counted High. Carroll singled to right
and Griffin holsted 70 Miller TO END the
inning.
Tie the Score in Eighth.
The Chicks tied the score In the
eighth. Smith opened by hitting the
bali into the left field b~leachers, the
pil bounding out and styles taking Y,
throwing to second. Smith held first
and Umpire Biaokhurne claimed that
the ball hit the bleacher railing, AIT
CIR an argument pro and con. mostly
cor, during which all players and
managers almost had a hemorrhage oil
several varieties, Smith was placed on
first and the game was resumed, Car
roll put Smith on second with a sac
rlfice and Griffin singled to the right
field boards, Smith scoring, The ninth
has already been related.