Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-14
TN SADDLE AND ON BASE.
MACON SVCCUMBS TO NASH
VTILE'S SMUGGLING.

Memphis Yields the Vat Too heavily
for AuEusta-AtIanta and Birming-
ham Eave a Tzot Fisht-Feats Of
Noted Equine Flyers at Home and
Abroad.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 13.-Memphis
won the first game with Augusta to-day,
chiefly BY strong batting in the third in
ming, when Cross, Bell and Sylvester
managed TO bunch their hits in profit
ablewa The game was well contested
and fully satisfied the crowd Of 500 spec
tstors. Tie score by innings was as fol-
lows:
Memphis 49,. 30 Z 2 o 90
Augusta ....-..--...l
sAvANNAH's CHANCEs FOR THE LEAGUE.
ATLANTA, May I3.-Atlanta defeated
Birmingham to-day in one of the neatest
games of the season by the following
score;
atlanta 0 ] 3 0 %
birmingham .......O 0 I O-3
The most remarkable feature OF the
game was a triple play. Birmingham
had Barber on second, Condor on first
aud Parson, at the bat, with nobody out
Parsons hit a long fly to centre,
which everybody thought had gone
far over Jones' head. Barber and Condor
ran down respectively for third and see
Ond. Jones captured the fly by wonder
fll run and leap, threw it TO Second TO
Bittman. who instantly sent it to Henke
at first, catching both runners ana exc
cutting a wonderful triple play. The en-
thusiasm was so great that the Birming-
hams joined in the cheering ana mica
their hats to Jones. An Atlanta admirer
tonight presented a fine suit OF CLONES
and another gOld-headed cane.
MIR. Haas, Of Savannah, has been IN con-
sultation tonight with Man'g. Harrison,of
Birmingham. relative 10 the substitution
of Savannah for Birmingham IN the
league. They haze come to no definite
agreement, but things are In shape Which
say that Savannah will be in the league
in less than a week. The feeling here is
strongly in favor of getting Savannah in
as it Kept base ball up when all the other
Georgia cities let it die out. Terms may
be agreed upon tomorrow which will
place Savannah in competition for the
pennant.
COLUMBUS LOSES AT CHATTANOOGA
CHATTANOOGA. TENN, May 13.-The
first game OF the series between Chatta-
nooga and Columbus was played to-day.
Chattanooga won the game by lands, the
pitcher for Columbus, getting vexed at
the umpire in the ninth inning for not
calling strikes on Bentel, who was at the
bat waiting for a good ball and tossing an
easy ball which Bentel sent over the
fence, making home run and bringing
in Green. This left the score 4 to in
favor of Chattanooga. Runs earned
Chattanooga 8, Columbus /. Errors
Chattanooga @, Columbus 3. The follow
ing is the score bV innings:
Chattanooga. ...,...0 2-4
Columbus .........O 0 O-3
MACON KNOCKED OUT.
NASHVILLE, May 13.-The terrible slug
cling of the Americans was too much for
the Macons to-day. Two balls were
knocked 70 pieces, and the sphere sent /
rolling all over the ground. The base hits /
were: Americans II. Macon 6; errors, /
Americans 4, Macon Z; runs, Americans /
II, Macon 3; struck out, by Voss s, by |
Stephens none.
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
WASHINGTON. May 13.--The following |
games were played to-day:
At Trenton, n. J.-Trenton 10, Lancaster g. |
At Notwithstanding 2, Athletic l
AT Newark, n. J.-Newark 8, Jersey City G.
Game drawn.
At Observation-Disclosures Il, Metropolitan
10.
At Toledo-Toledo Z, Omaha 2.
AT delphia-Phuadelphi 3. Chicago 9. |
At Pittsburg-Pittsburg 2, Brooklyn q.
At st. Louts-St. Louis IL, Baltimore 8.
At Princeton. N.J.-Amherst g. Princeton Z. |
At Richmond, V0.-Nationals 2, Virginia 6. |
At Boston-Butfalo 7, Boston 3.
AT rovidence-Providerce ?. st. Louis s.
At New YOrk-New York 10, Detroit Z.