The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-27
INNINGS.

Umpire--Mr. w. g. Charlton. OF savannah
Scorers.-Me. w. Bingham. of savannah b. b.
Club. and b. f. Topper. Of Carolina.
Passed bdfie-SavanDau 7, Carolina z. -I,z@
Bome runS--Rggleston. Of Csroiina, l..
Fly catches-Savannah 49, Carolina III.
Missed catches-S&vanMah 1S, Carolina A.
Time OF games hours Is m nutes
Date-July 28th. Game played on Citadel Green.
From the second inning it was manifest that
the Savannah Club would be victorious, every
one observing that they were better organized
and were more acoustic ned to one another's
playing. As. we stated when the Carolina
Club frst declined to play, most of their best
men were absent from the city. and those
present were not lin practice. But at the ur-
gent request OF the Savannah Club they con-
sented not to postpone the match, and then
commenced practicing, hoping to make q fair
struggle, but not believing they would be sue
cessfnl. Under these circumstancss We muss.
say, and ell who Witnessed the fame will agree
with us, that their playing was very credit
able. fa@ o&
THE RIOT.
During the game the polics experienced con-
siderable difficulty in preventing the crowd
from trespassing upon the ground allotted to
the players. Immediately after the close of
the regular game the crowd rushed around the
scorers to ascertain how the score stood. The
clubs then concluded to have little game OF
pitching and catching and commenced it, be-
fore doing SO, however,. requesting that the
crowd should be made to move back. The
police commenced to perform tais unpleasant
duty, but their fcrce was too small. Major
Ogliby. OF the United States Army, was re-
quested to send some OF his soldiers to the aid
Of the police, He consented, and six
4'sar"ed soldiers came 9p. The work oi
forcing the crowd back over the rope stretched
on the Meeting g-street side Of the Green
commenced. During this movement, . rnulat,
to. named Rafe I2zard, became very iiscrdcrly
and iasolent 70 . policeman, who, after re-
qucsting him to behave, arrested him. where.
upon Rafe struck the policeman and endeavor.
cd to get away. Then ensu d general melee.
during which the police resisted the efforts Of
the negroes to res ,ue Rafs. striktnR them over
the headswith their clubs. The six soldiers
seized the base ball bats lying about and xnsh-
ed to the assistance OF the police Maior
Ogilby endeavored tS stop the melee, bat his
Efforts were, Of course, futile. The negroes
we're r'pidy reinforced and were ob6ut 10 over
pow rthe police and their six soldier assistants.
when squad OF armed soldiers came nm
loading their muskets as they came. The ne
Rroes Raye one look at the hr,stling bayonets
and then fsd sdprecipita tateiy from the Green int,
Meeting street. The soldiers did not pur-
sue. The negrocs then commenced tesr-
ing oHthe paiiings OF the fenos for use a.,
clubs. They also pulled up the paving stonas.
On learning Of the ast,on Ok the. negroes the
soldiers were ordered TO advance upon them.
the police and detective forces atso advanced.
before whom the negroes retrsated to the cor
ner OF Calhoun and Meeting streets, throwing
bricks and other missales az they did 90. The
soldiers followetl, Keeping inside OF the fence.
while the police went into the street and en-
deavored to arrest the ringieadefs. Two or
three men were arrested. but daring the rush
and excitement were rescued. During aii this
time the soldiers we're most aDxious to shoot.
but were restrained by their officers Maior
Ogilby at one time remarking: .sThe man
who shoots without orders will 90 for" Ia
twenty minutes after this riot commenced
everything was quiet. Al squad OF soldiers
were stationed st the corner Of Calhoun ana
Meeting streets. and At the. gate on Meeting