Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-03
GEORGIA SPORTING NOTES.
Settlement of tn Bas BAN Row at Au
gusta-The Firemen's Tournaments.


gusta-Ihe Firemen's Tournaments.
Wednesdays game between the At
lantas ami Cincinnati Clippers resulted l
a victory for the State capital team by
score Of 10 to Il.
At the solicitation of several members
of the Columbus Guards the Commissions
ers of Commons have agreed to grade the
company's drill ground, on Motifs green.
The Americas reel companies are maxi
ing tests in from % to Is seconds for the
first, and 10 to 10 on the second. A gem
u man from HawkInsville says that his
home company has made the second test
in a seconds.
Glen and Lang, who are playing with
the Cincinnati Clippers now in this State,
constituted the battery of the GEORGETOWN
(ky, club which played In Savannah and
else~ mere last tall, and proved so effective
that more OF the DIXies were struck out
than by any other team.
The Monte yuma fire company are
having . uniforms made. The company
have lately purchased a new reel and are
lnanitcstng more interest in tue organZa-
ton than ever. The uniforms will be
ready IN tim for the Americas parade,
that transpires this month.
Atlanta is justly proud of the record
made 10y her ball club so far this year. 1t
will be remembered that the only clubs
with which they have crossed bats as vet
this season are the Louisvilles, Indian
ap0hs and Cincinnati Clippers. There
have been eleven games played. The At
iantas have scored total of s. runs to y
made 10y their opponents. They have lost
i've games, won five, and played one tie.
Oh the tve lost one was teu-inning game.
OF the last seven PLAYED, Atlanta has lost
only one, one has heen tie, and five have
been won. In these seven they have
scored 60 runs to 81 by their opponents.
Augustus base BAH row has been set
lied The most prominent managers of
several of TIE leading league clubs in the
North have been wired TO recommend to
the association a man who is in every
way qualified TO manage the league team
for the ensuing season. The men thus far
recommended will be Ommuuicated with
tor terms, etc, and a committee made up
of two directors from each faction and a
fifth man to be selected by them who is not
connected with either side, shall choose
the one who is to lie the manager. He will
be wired TO come Immediately. On his
arrival the entire team, including
the three men released, will be turned
over to him and made entirely subject to
his control. He will be held responsible
for the playing Of the nine, and will be at
liberty to release any or every man on it
as soon as he sees nit, without cOnSulta-
ton with anyone. No one is TO Interfere
with his management of the club on any
pretense whatever.
The Gate City Guards, of Atlanta, will
probably participate IN both the Mobile
and New Orleans prize drill. At Mobile
the drill will open on MAY 4, and continue
four days. No less than $4,000 cash is
offered in prizes. The best-driled COM
pany will receive $4,000, while the second
and third prizes Will be $4,000 and 81, 000
respectively. There will be a number OF
individual prizesg The New Orleans drill
will occupy the next week after that at
Mobile. While the prizes offered are not
quite so large, it is probable that the con-
test Will be fully as exciting and the
number of companies even larger. The
famous Mobile Rifles, the Treadaway
Rifles of St. Louis, the Chickasaw
Guards of Memphis, and other
companies which have won laurels
in national drilling contests, will be
among the companies present. Atlanta's
squad will go in good company from
Georgia as several other companies
in this state have already determined to
go 10 both Mobile and New Orleans. The
Columbus Guards, who won great dis
tinction at Houston last year, will be on
hand. The Savannah Cadets are prepar-
ing to represent the city which has the
largest volunteer military corps TO its
population in the United States. IL is
confidently expected in Savannah that
the Cadets will be able to teach all the
companies a new wrinkle or two when the
time comes, and Savannah will back their
last dollar on them. The Clark Light In
fantry, of Augusta, and at least one COM
pany from Macon, are also expected to
enter the drills. The Gate City Guard
will have entries for the individual prizes.