Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-17
ON THE BALL FIELD.

Atlanta Wins Her Ninth Consecutive
Victory-Savannah's Prospects.
ATLANTA, May 16.-The directors of the
Atlanta Base Ball Club met to-day and
discussed the attack on then in yester-
days Nashville American in the form Of
an interview with George Price and Joe.
Hart, directors of the Macon club. They
will publish a dignifed card character
izing as false that they have been parties
TO unfairness to visiting clubs, or have
endeavOred to win games on the home
ground by partiality OF the umpire. They
appeal to fair and honorable men from
Macon, Augusta and Birmingham, who
have witnessed the games here, to bear
witness that these charges are absolutely
false. 1t is said that Price is mad because
luncn was given to some Macon
directors at the Capital City Club
last Monday, and he was
not invited. Atlanta won her fourth game
from Birmingham and ninth consecutive
game to-day. There was a good crowd IN
attendance. The game had no special
feature, except the heavy batting of the
home team. Their fielding was also ex-
celent. The visitors seemed hacked from
the start. The following is the score by
innings:
Atlanta. ! > ! 2-l6
There is still talk of Memphis drawing
out OF the league, but nothing definite is
known here. There is a strong belief
however, among base ball men in Atlanta
that Savannah will be in the league before
many days.
AUGUSTA BADLY BEATEN.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 16.-Memphis
won as they pleased from Augusta to-day,
batting Hodord numerically, while
Masran puzzled the visitors. Augusta
would not have been so badly off but for
errors of Easterdoy, who played very
badly. Harbridge, of the Augustus,
knocked the ball over the fence, and made
home run. The score by innings was as
follows:
A Asgasta 30 S-'S
NASHVILLE DOWNS MACON.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 16.-The game
to-day resulted in a victory for the Ameri-
cans by score of l2'tO 5. The features
were heavy batting and punched errors,
which allowed Macon to make four runs
in the irst inning and the Americans
three in the first inning and seven in the
eighth inning. The Americans. however,
played better game, NOss striking out
ten men. Only two hits were made of of
him, while Stephens struck out but one
and mad thirteen hits made off him. The
Americans made eight errors and Macon
nine.
COLUMBUS DOWSED AT CHATTANOOGA
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, May l6.-Chat
tanooga and Columbus played their last
game of the present series to-day. and il
resulted in favor OF Chattanooga by q
score Of 10 4. Chattanooga outplayeC
her adyersaries in every detail. Ram
sey. Chattanooga's pitcher, outwittet
Columbus, but Lands, OF Coum
bus, was batted numerically
four runs being made in one inning. Co.
lnmbus changed pitchers, but to no effect
Halleck, Of Montgomery, umpired tn,
game. and all Gloss decision sayored Co
lumbus. Chattanooga made but threi
errors and Columbus four. The score bN
innings was as follows:
CChattanooga..0 $500 J.
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
WAsHINGToN, May l6.-The followin.
games were played to-day:
AtLancaster. Pa Newark o, Lancaster 3.
~ Detroit-Detrot z, Philadelphia :.
80 it'sburg-Plttsburg 49, Brooklyn 4.
~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2, Cincinnati Z
so Louie viile-Louisvile e. Athletic 3.
ISL l.yeilud--Cleycla 10. omaha 3.
Nt Y lado-Toiedo rs. Kansas CITY s.
. Eoai0g-st. Louis 4, Boston ?.
tt rlyiteuce-Proyidonoe 3, Buffalo O.
tf dersey City-Jersey City =, Trenton 3.
~. Louis-st. Louis 2. Baltimore o. kail