Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-09
MEMPHIS NOT EXPELLED.
ONLY TWO VOTES AGAINST HER
IN THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

Atlanta Defeats Chattanooga by a Score
of9 to 5-Memphis DOwned by Nash
vile After an Exciting Contest Games
observation-disclosures on the Turf.
ATLANTA, June Ss-The Southern Base
Ball League had meeting at the Kim
bali House to-day for the purpose Of tax
ing decisive action on the expulsion OF
Memphis from the league upon the charges
preferred by Columbus, which have al
ready been published in the NEWS.
Brown of Atlanta, Smith of Memphis,
Sibley OF Augusta, Cox of Birmingham'
and Wayne of Chattanooga, were pres
ent. with Nashville, Macon and Column
bus represented by proxy. President
Grady presided. Upon a vote be-
lug taken Macon and Columbus voted
10 sustain the charges, while Atlanta,
Chattanooga. Nashville, Augusta and
birmingham voted against them. AS six
votes, or two-thirds, were required to put
Memphis out of the league she will re-
main. Memphis did not vote.
The question OF doing away with the
foul bound will be decided in a few days
by letters to the President from the clubs
of the league.
ATLANTA DEFEATS CHATTANOOGA.
Two thousand people witnessed the
game this afternoon between the Atlantas
and Chattanooga, which was won by the
home team by a score of 8 to 3. The At
lsntas scored in the first, in the sec
oud, , in the third, 3 in the fourth, and
Chattanooga in the sixth, and l in the
ninth inning. The 4 runs made in the
SIKH inning were upon Ryan's long hit
over the fence, bringing in three men and
and giving him home run. The batteries
were DundOn and MapEes for the Allan
tas, and Ramsey and Bullas for the visit
ors, Errors, Atlanta 3, Chattanooga 7.
GOOD GAME AT NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, TENN. June S.-Nashville |
and Memphis to-day played IA magnificent /
game, except in the first malt Of the last /
inning. Nashville earned l run in the /
first, Memphis earned / in the second, /
and no more was made until Nashville I
went 10 the bat in the ninth, when a series /
OF errors by Memphis allowed Nashville |
n score more. Excepting this, the game /
was almost perfect. The score stood:
memphis '........O / 0 0 0 0 0 0-i !
Base hits-Nashville ;, Memphis 5.
Errors-Nashvile !, Memphis Z.
Sylvester, the first baseman of the Memphis, |
made errors.
AUGUSTA DOWNS MACON.
AUGUSTA, GA, June S.-The game |
to-day between Macon and Augusta was |
won by the latter by score of 7 to l. |
Macon made l in the NTH inning, Au- /
gusta 1 in the third, and in the fourth.
Base hits-Macon 8, Augusta 9.
Errors-Macon s, Augusta /.
Struck out--By kilroy 5, by Sullivan q
UmpIre-Jennings.
GAME CALLED AT COLUMBUS.
COLUMBUS. GA, June S.-The game to-
day between Columbus and Birmingham
was called at the end of the third inning,
the score standing 9 TO nothing IN favor of
Columbus.
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
WASHINGTON, June S.-The following
games were played to-day:
At Baitimore-Baltimore 5, Cincinnati 8.
At Lancaster, Pd.-Lancaster 5. Norfolk 0. /
At Philadelp hia-Athetics II. st. Louis Il.
At Trenton-rrentOn s. Virginia 10.
At New NOrk-MetrOpolitan 4, Louisville 6.
AT Br0Oklyn-Pittsburg ?. Brooklyn q.
At ChlragO-Chicago 9. st. Louis S.
AT Bunalo-BufftlO 3, Detroit H..
AT Newark-NatiOnals 4, Newark s.
AtProudence- Providence philadelphia.