Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-18
BALL, FIELD AND TRACK.
ATLANTA 10 PLAY THE DE.
FERRED AUGUSTA GAME.

The Pennants Ownership Depending
on the Result OF the MeetiDR-The
Franchise of the Buffalo Club Sold to
Detroit Results OF Yesterdays
Games.
ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 1.-THE Southern
league directors met to-day at the Kim
ball House, all the clubs being repre-
sented except Birmingham. After long
discussion it was decided that Atlanta
should play with Augusta the deferred
game which was prevented by rain during
the last visit Of the Atlanta club to Au-
gusta. Augusta claimed that the game
was due her, and on it depended the PEN
nant. She claims that her percentage to-
day Ia 653, while that OF Atlanta is 669s
but that If she won the deferred game her
percentage would be $50, thus giving
her the pennant. Atlanta vehe-
mently protested, and urged that it
was against all base ball precedent
to play any deferred championship game
after the closing OF the league schedule,
except as the bylaws require, "when il
was to decide tie." Atlanta also claims
that az the clubs were not tied, and by
resolution Of the directors OF the league
at the last meeting, and. on motion of
Augusta, the league schedule was closed
on Thursday, Sept. II, it would be an
injustice to compel Atlanta to Jeopardize
her right TO the pennant, which she has
fairly won. Atlanta claimed that Mana
ger Mavberry deliberately threw the
recent Nashville games in Augusta and
openly aVowed it. She claimed that
she could not and would not
play the deferred game, as
on the strength of the resolution closing
the schedule on Sept. II she had released
af y pf a,in W hn q
signed by Baltimore and BROOKLYN. It
was decided that Atlanta should play the
game by a vote Of 10 3, Memphis, Nash
vile, Augusta, and Macon voting afiirma-
lively, and Atlanta, Chattanooga and
Columbus in the negative. The directors
will meet here in ten days and decide on.
the victor for the league championship.
AUGUSTUS CLAIMS.
AUGUSTA, GA, Sept. l7.-TO-day's game
resulted: Augusta 3, Nashville ]. making
Augustus 18th consecutive victory. Au-
gusta has one deferred game each with
the Atlanta and Chattanooga, which IL
won will give her the pennant Of the
Southern league.
BUFFALO SOLD TO DETROIT.
BUFFALO. Sept. 17.-Josiah Jewettp
President of the Buffalo base ball club,
confirms a rumOr current last night that
the franchise OF the club had been sold to
the management OF the Detroit base ball
club. The latter assume control Of the
! club after Saturday next. The price paid
| was $1,000. The Detroit managers agree
10 finish the league season here, and it
! rests with them to say whether there
will be league club here in
| 1886. The club has been run at a loss,
| this year, and there was such lack of
| interest shown that the directors decided
to sell out the franchise. It is said that
the real reason for the purchase by the.
Detroit managers was TO secure the SER,
vices Of Brouthers, Rowe, White and
Richardson for next season. Mr.. Dann,l
shareholder, said that Buffalo will
probably go into the State league on 25c.
basis.
GAMES YESTERDAY.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE following
games were played to-day:
At Baltimore Cincinnati Q. BALTIMORE 4.
Al Newark. N. J.-Morning game NewarIc
!. Waterbury 2. Afternoon game. Newark Z,
Waterbury !; 10 innings.
At RichmOnd-The Virginia Bridgeport
clubs were tied at runs when the game was
called at he end Of the eighth inning on ac-
count OF darkness.
At washIngton-National 0. Trenton 8.
At Philadelp phia-Athetic i3, St. Louis 5.
At New YOrk-MetropOitan 4, Louisville 3
At Bufialo-Phiadelphi 9, Buffalo 3.
At Detroit-New York l, Detroit 0. Twelyoi
innings.
At st. Louis-St. Louis ~, Providence q.
Seven innings were played, when darknesss
stopped the game
At Brooklyn-Brookiyn 2, Pittsburg1.
At Chicago-Chicago u, BOstOn6.