Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-16
BAsE RALL MEN uNHAPPY.
disqualification Brewing in the south
ern LeAEue-Ihe Pennant the Trouble.

Disqualification Brewing in the south
ern LeAEue-1he Pennant the Trouble.
Atlanta will hardly fly the Southern
league pennant without a contest. Au-
gusta and Nashville are both coming for
ward with counter claims. The Nash
vile american says the figures sent out
from Atlanta are not correct. THE At
lantas have a percentage OF either 65S or
d22p the actual record being required to
snow whether they have 81 games or 81
games. The Nashvlles have won So
games and lost 80. It is possible for them
TO increase their percentage to 663, though,
1t must be admitted. such is not very
probable. II they WIN one more game
from Macon, and every game from the
Augustus, the peunant Is theirs despite
the trickery Of the Atlantas. President
Grady, OF the Southern league, il Will be
remembered, predicted that toe Atlantas
should win the pennaut or he would break
up the Southern league. In the mean
I, wnile, the Secretary Of the leaeuef john
| II. Reeves, OF Nashville, viii open up his
books and make out the correct records,
not depending upon the calculations OF
the Atlantas."
The Augusta Chronicle adds: "W neither
the official record will make any changes
IN that kept by the press is not known,
but accepting the latter record as correct
Augusta still has 4 fair fighting chance
for victory. For, though it is true that
Atlanta's percentage is 659 and four
straights from Nashville would only make
Augustus SOB, there Is deferred game
from the last series with Atlanta which
may yet have to determine the contest.
Sol fv~uf IA 70 frrfr
Nashville and win the deferred game from
Atlanta it will increase her percentage to
651, while the defeat would add another
TO Atlanta's losses and decrease her per-
centage to 652, thus giving Augusta the
lead. But we have still another chance
which. added to the foregoing, will
increase Augustus lead another point
still. In series OF games played by the
Augustus in Nashville, Kelly, a released
Augusta player, umpred the game. Nash-
Vile was at bat with one man out, and
runner on third and first base. The
striker hit into the diamond, and dOu-
bic play retired him at first and the
runner at second, and ended the inning.
The man on third ran in and Umpire
Kelly allowed the run scored, In clear
violation ofthe rules Of the game. That
run gave the game to Nashville and the
Augustus protested it. When this pro-
test comes to be acted upon the game
must either be given to Augusta or
stricken from the record. In either case
Augusta will receive the same benefit
in the first case il adding to her victories,
in the latter decreasing her losses"
In view Of these possible changes,
Augusta claims that she is not without n
chance at the pennant. If they can beat
the four games with Nashville, they have
no fears for the decisive game with At
lanta. The situation. therefore, remains
undecided.
Manager Sullivan, OF the Memphis
team, on being asked in regard to the re-
organization of the league next year. said !:
"New Orleans and Savannah should by
all means be added 70 the league. My
reason for wanting New Orleans is be-
cause 1t IS a large city, in which the game
would pay, and its name would lend pres
tlge to the league. The directors, in
making rules for the government of the
league next season. should establish such
rules as will do away with this continual
pickering and wrangling.
1.-The President should be a gentleman
Of standing not connected with any base
ball organization; the Secretary and
| Treasurer should be man who lives out
of any of the club cities, and he should
have the appointment of the umpires.
The staff OF umpires should be composed
of competent and temperate men. Strin-
gent rules should be adopted as to the
conduct of the players off and on the field"