Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-01
Sporting Notes.

The games to be played during the pres
ent week in the Georgia Base Ball league
are:
Stars versus Central Citys, Monday
and Tuesday.
OglethOrpes versus DixIes, Wednesday.
Stars versus Browns, Thursday and
Friday.
Dixies versus Oglethorpes, Friday.
The Young OglethOrpes and the Anna
tours viii play match game at the Base
Ball Park on June 8.
that the Browns are to have professional
battery out and out.
The John L. Sullivan Base Ball Club
has been organized at Augusta.
The Courtney-Ross race, at Oak Harbor,
n. Y, has been again postponed until
Monday, as the water yesterday was very
rough.
A three ton cutter yacht, so feet long
and 8 feet beam, is what the Field calls
plank on edge. The craft has recently
been built for fast sailing in New York,
and is probably the narrOwest vessel OF
her length ever constructed.
The Committee of Control of the New
Market, London, subscription rooms have
decided that the Derby bets must be set
tied on Monday, even if the objection
against st. Gatien is sustained. The race
must be awarded to the horse that came
in first.
Charleston has brought another club
into the field, the Actives, with the follow
ing nine: j. IL. Conlon, captain and LIST
base; George Kelly, catcher; S. Cox,
pitcher; w. Cameron, s. s.; j. Mclner-
merry Cd base: j. Lange, Sd base; t. Cos
grove, l. f.; j. Hanley, C. f.; j. Hall, r. f.
Augusta watches every move in the
Savannah diamond. The Ne1OS, in noting
the OglethOrpes' defeat of the Dixies,
hoists its flag and says: 1.-THE Dixies had
best put Lincoln back in the holes if they
hope to touch the Augusta clubs this sea-
son; for if they can be wiped out by the
Oglethorpes they will not stand much
chance here. However, the Oglethorpes
we will not be too previous. 1t Will take
a strong nine, though, to whip Augusta
this year."
The match between Arthur Padelford's
cutter yacht Ileen, which was at this
port several weeks last winter, and
NIlrich's centerbOard sloop Hildegard,
which has excited so much interest III
yachting circles at the North and in Sa-
vannah, where Mr.. Padelford, is so well
known. is off, without any chance for a
race. The owners Of both vessels claim
ment upon conditions of a race they fail
to arrange any terms, and the match will
not take place.
Capt. Foster, of the Augusta Browns,
says that the Browns nine will not be set
tied until two or three games are played,
for he has such good material that he cam
not decide who to place on the substitute
list. A catcher will be on hand this week,
and with the new pitcher, Gibbons, the
first, second and third bases. tbs rumored
outside, will be filled by Hull, Foster and
Rice. Charlie Heard will of course play
short stop. and Albert Stub will cover
left field. The other two field places will
be closely contested, but it is thought by
many that jackson and Hoops will fill
them, with the other first class players
held in reserve.
William England, the English pugilist,
who is in this country with the avowed
object of seeking a match with Sullivan,
is five feet ten and half inches tall and
weighs 200 pounds-fghting weight. 1870
pounds. He was formerly a stevedore and
accustomed to carry great weights. This
has strengthened his back, toughened his
sinews and developed and hardened his
muscles. He is very broad sh0uldered
and has the tapering wedge shape of
try" said England. "to seek a bout with
Sullivan. have never seen him, but /
am confident that / can stand up before
him and give him as much as he sends.
/ prefer Sullivan 10 all other Corners"
When questioned as to his record, England
said that he had fought the brothers Good
son in England, Tom Goodson and
'sSugarv Go0dson, and won both matches
with hard gloves.