Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-02
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Wells Will pitch for Atlanta to-day.
Umpire Hengle is recuperating his
/ health at Charleston.
/ HoIlacher, late Of Augusta, will proba-
I bly, pltch for Charleston N tO-day's game.
The savannah CLUB has been photo
| grapbed in group. The picture is a
handsome one.
Manager Goldsby has released Kreh-
meyer and gave to Smith an indefinite
| leave Of absence.
When Atlanta finishes the present
series with Macon in Atlanta, she VIII
! play win the Nashvilles in Nashville.
/ Eleven OF the New \ ork team have their
| upper lips adorned with handsome nous
taches. Most Of them have the cut curve.
! The Nashville team have had bad luck
| OF the nineteen games they played away
! from home they won only live and lost
/ fourteen.
Atlanta's association is in a very bad
! way financially. 1t is now proposed to
/ charge soc. admission to the series with
| Savannah,
Atlanta Is forced to swallow the bitter
pill that savannah leads the league. w 0u-
| derful to relate, she even admits it in her
summaries.
the statement that 1.-The league season
will be extended 50 as To allow the play
ing of OF postponed games
That last game with Macon rather i'm
proved Chariestons batting record.
twenty-five hits with forty bases in nine
innings is something OF a score.
Kiroy Is said to have developed most
amazing drop ball. rhe bail is pitched
to the batsman shoulder high aud drops
TO the knee. 1t paralyzed the Pittsburgs
on Wednesday.
Savannah plays her last games for the
season at home to day and tomorrow,
Charleston being her opponent. 1t is
probable that the admirers of the home
club VIII turn out en- masse as farewell
compliment.
Serious charges are brought BY Nash
vile players against Manager Sneed, of
Memphis, claiming that he made parade
OF his Intention to throw games to Atlanta
IN the recent series, and actually did SO,
to beat Nashville.
The gentlemen and lady excursionists
from Beaufort, VINO came over on the
Pilot Boy on Friday to witness the game
of ball between Charleston and savannah
have been talking up the Savannah club
since their return.
Charleston announces that she will be
in the league next year IL she has to 20 it
alone. There Is no need of getting lonely
so prematurely. She can safely count on
savannah keeping her company as long
as there is league in the south.
Atlanta announces that there will be an
excursion from savannah over the East
Tennessee and Central roads when the
Savannah club plays her champion ship
series with Atlanta, and adds: alt is said
the entire city OF Savannah is coming"
AtI. =
patched up figuring her percentage is
.63S, while Sayannah's is pulled down to
.644. AS long as she is forced to ac-
knowledge herself in second place. At
lanta should for once, give her people the
correct figures.
The Memphis Appeal, referring to the
charge that Sneed, manager of the Mem
phis team, voluntarily gave the game to
Atlanta, says: "Manager Sneed owes il
to his good name and that of the Memphis
ciuO to repudlate these charges without
delay. The Appeal does not believe Sneed
capable OF tue conduct charged, but he
cannot afford to ignore the charges.
q. L. CaYlor says that stolen base
must be given every time man attempts
TO steal a base and the catcher makes a
wild throw or the baseman mutfs the ball
The error should also be CHARGED He
also SAYS that stolen base cannot be
Nl6Nil6A Ou u pdsstu Ddlt OF Wlen a man
runs to second when the third base is
occupied. In either case it Is the duty OF
the player to run.
Manager Simmons, of the Athletics. OF
Philadelphia, Is said TO be at Atlanta
The object OF his visit is said to he the ad.
Justment OF the matter between himself
and the Chattanooga club in regard to the
blacklisting OF Hart. simmons agreed Ia
pay the Chattanooga club $500 for Hart
and on that condition the Chattanoogas
let him go. Manager simmons Will mr..
range the matter during his visit South
Itis proposed to hold a base ball tour.
nament in Columbia on Aug. %, -, ~
and 20, and secure the attendance of the
best amateur clubs of the State as well as
OF Georgia and North Carolina. The idea ID
TO let tue visiting clubs pay their own eX-
penses, but 10 give to the winners from 81
10 10 per cent. Of the gross gate receipts.
If the plan is taVoraOly considered the
details will be announced hereafter, and
low railroad rates will be arranged.
The Nashville Union wants TO know
"Why is President Proldit so positive I'm
his opinion that the Southern League viii
be no more after This season. lie appears
to take an especial delight, - continues the
Union, "n getting his views autographed
about the country. Is the bankrupt
Macon club the nightmare that weighs ~
heavily on his mind? Tho league eXecu.
tive would display his good sense u bet
ter advantage il he were to keep his mouth
shut and not jeopardze the permauencv
OF the league by his uncaled for and
purely gratuitous opinions, Tue league
will live without President Proudht."
Nashville Banner: More trouble ia
brewing Ia the Southern League. and the
result IS awaited with interest. When
Chattanooga and Augusta dropped out it
lett four games played and 10 be played
uneyenly divided, Atlanta and Macon be.
ing series OF tour ahead. 1t WAS agreed
That when these clubs met again they
would cancel the games and thus equal
lie the series OF all the clubs. Savannah
Is now ahead, and il Atlanta lays of four
games she will fail back considerably
from the front. President PrOudHt. CON
trary 20 the Base Ball GUIDE, has granted