Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-04
DIMES BEST BALL GAME.
BIRNINGHANr DEFEATS COLUM-
BUS BY A SCORE Or 1 TO o.

Macon's Pitcher Throws OF and Au-
gusta Wins by Total of IL to l.
atlanta Downs Chattanooga, and
Nashville Memphis-Archer Rides the
Derby Winner.
MACON, GA, June 3.-Twelve hundred
people witnessed the game OF ball this
afternoon between Macon and Augusta.
Macon appeared for the first time in new
uniforms and the people were enthusiastic
until errors on the part Of Macon gave
Augusta the game by a score of y to l,
and the crowd became blue. Stevens,
Macon's pitcher, gave Augusta the game
without doubt. When at the bat he
would strike at anything, and when in the
box he would pitch so that any one could
hit him. 4 director of the Macons in
formed the NEWS correspondent that
Stevens had repeatedly asked Tor his re-
lease, even up to this morning. 1t is said
that he will get II and be blacklisted, too.
The following is a summary of the game;
Earned runs-MacOn /, Augusta z.
Double plays-MacOn l.
TWo-base hits-Macon ].
Home runs-Macon l, Augusta 2.
Struck out-By Macon l, by Augusta s.
Passed balls-Augusta /.
Left on bases-MacOn 2, Augusta 3.
Errors-Macon 9, Augusta l.
Assists-MacOu Is, Augusta 10.
Base hits-Macon ,, Augusta Is.
Time hour and 30 minutes.
Umplre-G Young.
A GREAT GAME AT BIRMINGHAM.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, June 3.-The first
game to-day in the Birmingham and Co
lumbus series was the prettIest played
here. and doubtless ahead of any else
where in the Southern League. One TO
nothing was the score, with the home team
winners. The run was earned. IL was
made by Troy, who having made first on a
safe Bit to centre, got second on Strauss
fumbling a ball stole third and was
batted in by Parsons. Parsons and
Crosslev's work as a battery was the
feature OF the game. Ten men were
struck ont for Columbus. and only one
base hit was made off Parsons. Column
bus pitcher, Clark, struck out seven
men and was eight times hit for a base.
Each side made two errors.
CHATTANOOGA DEFEAT.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 3.-Chat-
tanooga was defeated by Atlanta to-day
by a score Of to l. Up to the fifth in
ming neither team made a run. Ramsey,
who pitched for Chattanooga, then weak
ened and the visitors got in six runs in
the sixth and seventh innings. The game
was pretty evenly contested, and there
were no serious errors. Nine base hits
were made of Ramsey and six eft Dundon.
Chattanooga made five errors and Atlanta
one.
Struck out by Ramsey 7, by Dundon 4.
NAsHvILLE's VICTORY.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 3.-One thou
sand people witnessed the first game be-
tween the Memphis and Nashville clubs.
The feature OF the game was the heavy
hitting Of both clubs.
ERROR Memphis 4, Nashville 3.
Base hlts-Aemphls 9, Nashville l3.
The score by innings was as follows:
Memphis ........-...0 . 0 0 O-6
Nashville 49,. 100 0 O : IS
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The following
games were PLAYED to-day:
At Baltimore Baltimore 5, st. Louis 6.
Al Lancaster-Nirginia4 4, Lancaster l.
At phia-Philadelph 7, New FORK
s.
At Newark, Y. Newark 5, Wilmington /.
AT TrentOn-TrentOn s. Norfolk 2.
Al BUhalO-Buffalo II. st. Louis 0.
"A Kansas Clty-Omaha l. Kansas City %.
a Sew Metropolitan 10, Louisville4.
a Observation-Disclosures 4, Boston /.
Al Jersey City-National Il. jersey City 2.