Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-07
nlXIES losing GROUND.
THE OGLFTHORPEs GATHER IN
THEIR THIRD GAME.

4 Tie on the Ninth Inning Played On
In the Tenth by a Score Of to g.
The DixIes Protest the Game on De-
cfsious of the Umpire-The Matter TO
be Heard by the League Executive
committee-The Game with the s1AEs
To-Day.
The fifth game for the State League
championship was played yesterday De-
tween tbs Oglethorpes and Dixiess and
was one OF the closest and most evenly
contested games that has ever been wit
messed in the Base Ball Park. In spite Of
the threatening weather there was a fair
attendance. The fact Of each club haV-
ing won two games, leaving the game
Yesterday the odd game in fifth series,
added to the interest which centereu
about its result. The Dixies came INTO
the field with WestcOtt in the centre,
Shes behind the bat. LamOtte in left neld.
Norton at second base and Fltzgerald
short stop. ,..-- -,.
This change relieving the battery was
the cause Of some misgiying among the
Dixies' hackers. and the OglethOrpes
friends doomed up boldly. The OolethOrpes
won the toss and sent the DiXles 10 the
Iat Lewis retired on strikes, Fitzgerald
was mt ont on short fly, and Westc0tt
followed suit and retired gracefully.
/ Deignan got his first on an error, but was
/ retired on second by a throw from shea 10
Norton. Sullivan struck out and Rosslter
ratiraJ on a dy. on the second inning
| hath mines failed to score. On the third
the Dfxies retired with a goose egg, and
| the OglethOrpes made a run, Dell crossing
the Dlate. On the fourth inning the
/ Dixies reversed the order Of things, shea
Getting in a run and the OglethOrpes
retiring with a goose egg. Inc NTH anu
sixth innings resulted in goose egg lot
/ the Dixies and one run for the Ogle-
/ thOTpes.
| In the seventh inning, the Dixies'
| ssIucky seventh WestcOtt went out on
/ ny to CIeary. Norton took his base on
1 error Of Tanning. stole to second and
/ third. and came across the plate on two
/ Dagger bv LamOtte. Shaver struck
I daisy-cutter TO shOrt-stOp and reached
/ first. Lamotte was caught at third,
/ forced from second by Shaver. Robinson
| reached first and Shea went out.
/ Brown was the first man of the Ogle-
| tbOrpes and made a base hit. Column
| batted to Fitzgerald. who caught Brown al
| third. Dell struck a fly TO LamOtte who
| muffed the ball Tanning took first on
/ dead ball. and COllum came IN on Wllo
pitch of WestcOtt. Deignan took first on
called balls. Sullivan batted short bal
I TO hOEZlns anu EEdCuCu NIT ASCtA
/ across the plate and Rossiter went out on
foul fiv, followed by Seaman on fly tC
Higgins. The eighth inning was BLANK
for the OglethOrPes, the Dixies scoring
| one run. In the ninth inning the Dixie;
changed their field. putting Norton anC
| FITZGERALD in front and benlnC
the bat. Lamote short stop, She's
in the field and WestcOtt at sec
1 Ond base. They succeeded in making
two runs and the OglethOrpes one, caus
/ ing a tie Under the rules OF the assocla
/ ton the tenth inning was played. Inc
Dtxies. after scoring one run, retired anC
the Oglethoreps went TO the bat, Fannlns
sending a beautiful twO-bagger over the
left field. The OglethOTpes brought three
men across the plate, going two runs
over the DiXies' score, and concluded Inc
game. e-.,.-
There was considerable dissatisfaction
on the part Of the Dlxies with tn'
umpire. Capt. Lewis on the nlnti
inning notified the manager OF the
OeIethOrpes that he would pro
test the game. owing to two glaring er
rOrs in not giving two men out on tnlr6
base when. the DiXies claim. they were
clearly out, throwing the game to the
OylethOrpes. The matter viii come vi
before the Executive Committee OF the
League on Monday night. In the mean
time all bets are off until decision II
rendered.
, Tho tolIovyiucr i the score.