Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-05
RUNNING THE BASES.
Atlanta Wins Two Games from Column
bus st the Capital.


ATLANTA, July Atlanta and Column
bus had two games to-day, one in the
morning and one in the afternoon. The
first deferred league game was won by
Atlanta by score Of 4 to 3. Bauer and
McVey were the battery for Atlanta, and
Clark and Strauss for the visitors. In the
third inning, while the visitors were at
the bat. Clark ran into Cleveland, third
baseman OF the Atlautas, throwing his
ankle out Of Joint and uniting him for
further service. DOnnelly, manager, sue
ceeded Clark in the box and pitched the
remainder of the game successfully.
Errors-Atlanta 2. Columbus ?.
Ba-e-hits-OG Bauer ef Clark and Don
nelly S.
An exhibition game this afternoon was
witnessed by an immense crowd, and was
won by the nome team 10y a score of to
3. The Columbus team leave tonight for
Nashville. The Augustus will arrive to-
morrow for three games with Atlanta,
commencing Monday.
The display of fireworks at the park did
not take place tonight on account of bad
weather.
The Fourth passed of quietly here,
with little disturbance noted in any
quarter.
CHATTANOOGA, July 4.-Chattanooga
and Birmingham played an exhibition
game this afternoon. the grounds being
TOO wet iOr the proposed morning cham
pi9nship game. Ramsey pitched for
Chattanooga and Birmingham only made
one base hit. He struck out ten men.
McUauley. for Birmingham, bad eleven
hits made of him. The score was to
ia favor OF Chattanooga. The grounds
were in a wretched condition. Green,
the third baseman of Chattanooga, is sus-
pended for INSTRUMENTATION, and win
probably be dismissed. Cross, late of
Memphis, has been signed as short stop
by Chattanooga.
SPORTS AT MACON.
MACON, GA. July To-day was con-
ceded to be the biggest 4th OF July cele-
brati0n ever he'd in Macon. Ten thou
sand people were in the city, and 5000
tickets were taken in at the park gates.
Everything passed of pleasantly, and not
an accident OF any Kind occurred. The
military prize was won by the Columbus
Guards. There were only two entries,
the winning company and the Columbus
CITY Light Guards. " c. Bryan won the
foot aud hurdle races, Frank Stewart won
in the tournament and crowned Miss Pea
body, of Columbus. Bob Lee won the
swimming race. East Macon No. won
the tug Of war. Ben Spikes won the ba-
teau race. The Columbus Amateurs de-
teated the Macon Volunteers at base ball
by a score OF II 10 3. A game of bail was
played at Base Ball Park between the
biacons and Americas, resulting in q
score Of Il TO in favor Of the former. j.
ii. Behill won the bicycle race.
GAMES elsewhere.
WASHINGTON, July 4.-rhe following
games were played to-day:
tChicago-Morning: Chicago 81; n wv York
g. Afternoon: Chicago Is; New York g.
At CinciDnati-Morning: Cincinnati 5;
Brooklyn !. Afternoon: CincinnatiS, Brook
lyn ..
At Misunderstanding: Buffalo o; Philadel-
uhIa 10. Afternoon: Buffalo =; Philadel-
phia Z.
At Washington-Mo game National
s. Newark 3. Afternoon; National 9, New
ark ].
AtFortyess Mcnroe-National (of Hampton
&. our BOYS (of Baltmofel g.
AT Plttshurg-M Pittsburg 4. Attn
letlc s. Afternoon: Pittsburg @, Athletic II.
AT Detr0it-Moniug game: Detroit s, BOs-
ton 4.
Az st Louis Morning: st. Loms j, Balti-
more ,. Twelve innugs Afternoon: Balu-
more I. st. Louis ,. Morning: st. Louis A.
Proyidencc0. Afternoon: st. Louis 5, Proyl-
dence ,.
At Richmond. Ya.-Morning: Virginia T.
Lancaster 5. Afternoon: Virginia II, Ian
eastern.
At louisville. Ky Morning Louisville l8
Metropolitan 7. Afternoon: Louisville .
metropolitan