Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-24
SAVANNAH WINS THE DAY
THE ATLANTAs DEFEATED BY
A SCORE or 4 no 2.

The Home Battery Too Mttn for the
Kicters-GiIlan Plays Iiir ti'-t Game
without an Error-Buuer Gets Mad In
the BOX and Makes Things Liveiy-The
Weak Points in the Savannah Team.
The Savannahs completely turned the
tables on Atlanta yesterday, and sent the
kickers to the wall. The defeat Of the
home team on Friday was not more than
was expected. The nine has been in want
OF practice. The only bad feature of the
game were the errors, which put every
thing in the visitors hands. The Atlantas
played for all they were worth and, as it
was, got in but one earned run. The rect
were made on errors. The poor playing
of the Savannahs lost the confidence of
their hackers, and the betting was two to
one on the visiting nine.
Twenty i've hundred people paid
their way into The Base Ball Park yester-
day to witness the second game. Nichols
and Gillian were to be the SaVannahs'
battery. The visitors knew what kind Of
stuff Nichols was made OF, and Bauer,
the leit-hahder, was put In the box against
him. 1t was Gillan's first game behind
the bat, and every body was anxious 10
see what he could do. They soon found
out. Fitzgerald played in place OF Burke,
who was disabled IN Fridays game. Null
laily went into centre field.
The Savannaos went to the
hat first. Fisher led off to
first base on errors of Henke. Muir
roy followed with base hit, Fisher steal
ing to second. Butler bobbed up serenely
with a two-bagger, bringing Fisher across
the plate amidst the cheering of the
crowd. He was closely followed by Muir
ray, scoring two runs for the home niue
ana leaving Butler on third base. Nichols
went out on foul tip ana Gillian was
struck out. Ingraham was put out on a
fiUe catch by Cahtll, retiring the side.
Cahill led off for the Atlantas, and
was put out at first. Goldsby came
to the plate next and made
his base, stealing to second on passed
balls. McNeigh went out at first and
Cleveland struck out the size. A notable
feature of this inning was Murray's fine
work. The second inning was blank
for the Savannahs, Cruso, Fitzgerald
and Fisher retiring the side. Henke, OF
the Atlantas. got in run on error OF short
stop. This was the only run made by the
Atlantas up to the fifth inning, when Bltt-
man got in the second and the only run
but one in the rest OF the game.
Fisher led off for the home team in the
same inning and retired on fly to JeVnc.
Murray reached first on error of Cahili,
Crept past second ana Uhlfu ana crossed
the plate. Butler dropped out on fly,
and Nichols made the second ran of the
inning for the home team, and the fourth
and last in the game. Gillian put out the
side by fly to Bauer.
In the eighth inning Cahill made the third
and only run for the visitors on passed
bail by Gillian. The rest of the game was
a blank.
Bauer, the Atlantas' pitcher, threw an
effective ball and was batted for only
three base hits. Nichols was batted for
four. The game was played for
all there was in it. Nichols
and Gillian showed up splendIdiy.
1t was virtually Gillan's first game this
season, and he couldn't have caught bet
ter. Murray did good work at THIRD base.
Ingraham at first was the weakest man IN
the nine and played without a redeemng
point. Cruso made fine catch, but other
wise was weak. 1t is evident that first
base and short stop are the weak points in
the nine. The following is the score;