Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-08
IN THE SPORTING WORLD.
ATLANTA DEFEATS AUGUSTA
IN THE MUD.

Columbus Wins at Nashville and the
Crowd subsequently MObs the Umpire
Macon Wins from Chattanooga and
Memphis from Birmingham - The
Day on the Turf.
ATLANTA, GA, July IA heavy rain
fell this morning, rendering base ball
park this afternoon in fearful condition
for Augustus second game with Atlanta.
The game was called promptly at +
o'clock under these circumstances and
played to a finish. Augusta pitched
Hohord, with Sixsmith to hold him,
while Atlanta presented Bauer
and Money. The first half Of the
game Hoford worked as if out OF form
and heavy batting was conseauence.
Bauer and McNey worked well together,
and early in the game il was plain that
the visitors were to be defeated, and
probably shut out. At the ending the
game stood to IN favor OF Atlanta.
Hits-Atlanta 10. Augusta 3.
Errors Atlanta 6, Augusta l0.
Struck out-BY Bauer s, by Honord 10.
MACON WINS AT CHATTANOOGA.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, July Both
teams played a poor game to-day, Macon
having five and Chattanooga seven bad
errors. Ramsay pitched great game
striking out fifteen men, and only two
hits being made of him. Yeach pitched
a good game, Chattanooga failing to I'M
derstand his curves, making only three
hits. Bullas lost the game to Chatta-
nooga by four costly passed balls, and
two or three bad throws. Neither side
was entitled to a run. Copeheart UNI
pred, and did not give satisfaction. The
score by innings was:
Chattanooga. .......0 e-3
Macon. --....--..-.--l O %
In the game tomorrow Miller and
Kavanaugh viii be the battery for
Macon and Hart and Cox for Chatta-
nOoga.
MEMPHIS DEFEATS BIRMINGHAM.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. July 7.-Memphis
and Birmingham played game to-day
which was witnessed by 5000 spectators.
The game was somewhat tame, although
the new Memphis team Is fine one.
Birmingham would have been shut out
only for a wild throw from third base to
first, which let in man. But four men
of the Blrminghams passed first base.
Palmer and Arundel did the work for
Memphis, while Kelly and Troy occupied
the points for Birmingham. The score by
innings was as follows:
B BgT Pi5ihil 30 Q %
Earned runs emphis i.
Two-bas hlts-Memphis 1, Birmingham.
Passed balls-TrOy p Arundel !.
Total bases on hits-Memphis Il, Blrming
ham 8.
Double plays-Memphis ?, Birmingham /.
Umpire-I Dung.
COLUMBUS WINS AT NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July columbus
defeated Nashville by a score of to 4 to-
day.
Base hits each.
Errors-Naa hvine 4, Columbus 8.
Umpire McCue made bad decisions
against both clubs. After the game mob
attacked him and a squad Of police had all
they could do to get him safe to the hotel.
The boys threaten to run him out of town
tonight
TRENTON QUITS THE FIELD.
RICHMOND, July THE base ball game
here between the Nirginias and DrentOns
today progressed smoothly until the last
half of the ninth inning, when the score
stood TO 0 in favor of the home club.
The TrentOns then went to the bat and,
after making two runs, objected to the
decision OF the umpire and withdrew from
the field, refusing to finish the game,
whereupon Umpire Kimber gave the
game TO the Nirginias by a score OF TO 0.
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
WASHINGTON. July The following
games were played to-day:
At Pittsburgh ittsburg s. Athletic l.
AT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT II, Brooklyn Z.
At Wilmington. n. C.-GOldsboro 6, VIII
mingtOn 8.
AT ST. LOuis-St. Louis 10, Baltimore ?.
At " ashington-NatiOnal y, Lancaster 6.
At Louisville Louisville ;, Metropolitan 10.
AT Detroit-Detroit 4. Boston 3.