Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-20
FIGHrIya FOR THE PENNANT.
Atlanta and Augusta Warning for Cham
ptopshIp HOnOrs.

ptopshIp HOnors.
Augusta is making hard fight for the
Southern league pennant. 'Atlant@s
claims TO it are not recognized by the am
bilious Augustus, and she still holds the
flag and refuses to yield 1t OF play the de-
ferred game on any ground. The reasons
put forth by Atlanta for claiming the PEN
nant and not playing the game are pro-
nOunced BY Augusta the veriest nonsense.
| 1t was decided by resolution oil the
league directors TO close the season on
Sept. II, and il was duly closed IN accord
Rnce with the resolution, but tho resolu-
ton says nothing whatever about releas-
ing players. and II Atlanta has done SO
Augusta claims 1t is IN open violation Of
her statements to the contrary, ana
with the knowledge that Au-
gusta was counting on and would
demand the playing of the deferred game,
| If It's result could affect the btstoWal OF
the peunant. Such a determination on
Augustus part was published At the
| time the game was deferred, and the At
lantas we're then notified and promptly
asseuted that they would have TO come
/ back and play the game il 1t would affect
the final result. Atlanta had fun notice
| OF this fact, and, the angered Augustus
/ say, it WOB't do now to attempt To make
/ il appear that Atlanta released her play
ers under the impression that the night
was over, and Augusta is now tryln" to
take advantage OF her crippled condition
and force her to play. The martyr is
pathetic role, but Atlanta reduces 1t TO
| Durlesque.
Atlanta says the proposition to play
deferred game after the season has closed
is preposlerOus, and there is no rule for
such course. She is referred to the Off
cial American Association Guide for 1880,
page 100, section ,, which reads;
The championship season shall extend from
April IS TO and including oct /, and no cham
pionship game shall be scheduled after Oct. /,
but any postponed championship game may
be played of at any time prior to Oct. II.
Again, page i0S, section Q:
Drawn, tie, ANA postponed games shall not
count in the series OF games, but must he
played on, If possible, ~ provided in section
3. II they cannot be played off a. therein pro-
vIded, they may subsequently be played off,
II sufficient time exists before the close of the
season, or between Oct. ! and II, as pro-
vlded for in section Of this article.
The section referred to above provides
that deferred games be played ION the
first succeeding vacant day during that
or subsequent visit under the schedule
dates"
Augusta says she has had no vacant
day since her series with Atlanta, but has
played every day, therefore the game is
Clearly one blidt WOulu COME WtiIllu Tue
ten days limit after the close OF the series.
The Southern league played under the
American Association rules. In the
light of these facts it will not
be claimed that provision is not
there made for playing deferred games.
IL, therefore, ten days were allowed for
postponed games alter the end of the
southern league schedule, on Oct. II, it
will not be seriously maintained that q
vote shortening the season thirty days,
and closing the regular schedule Sept.
II, destroys the ten days limit for post
poned games.
"When Atlanta was in Augusta last"
the Augustus 90 on TO say, augusta was
entitled to three championship games
with her. Owing to rain she got only two,
both of which she won. Had she won the
third game the pennaut would now be
hers. Since those games Augusta has
played every day Without exception and
including Sept. II, when by vote OF the
league the schedule closed. Thus she had
no opportunity to play game To which
she was manifesty entitled, and which. if
won, would give her the penuant. Under
these circumstances, can it be maintained
that Augusta has not the right to demand
that game now at the hands of Atlanta?
The proposition is too plain to admit of
argument" Augusta demands now
either the game or the pennant.