Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-30
HOME RUNS ANDBAsE HITS.
Notes Gathered in the Diamond
Fields.

The game yesterday afternoon between
the Amateurs and Bay street nine, for the
benefit Il the savannah Base Ball Associ-
alton, was we'll attended and was won By
the former By "a score OF l. TO 4.
To-day marks The beginning Of the last
series ut four games TO be played in >a-
Yanuah this season. Charleston VIII be
the opposing club, and the fine games
which the visitors have been playing OF
late makes 1t certain that Savannah will
have to be on her mettle to win. Each
club is determined t better her percent
age at the hands of the other as much as
possible.
Macon has sold Miller, their "cyclOne'
pitcher, to the Athletics tor $500.
Noodle, OF the Chicagos, will be released
Aug. !, and VIII be succeeded by Suck, of
the Chicago Unions Of 81, AID of the
Augustus OF this year.
Hart, formerly orthe Chattanooga, was
given a trial in the box by the Athletics
on Monday, and be did far better than any
OF their recent experiments.
Charley Bennett has made but four hits
IN the last ten games. In twenty-o
games he mas had one passed ball, a
record unsurpassed IN the country.
II Hart pitches in any of the Louisville
games he Will face five players who were
Mack, Werrlck, Sylvester, Strauss and
Ramsey.
Atlanta is 50 frightened by Savannah's
great work that she basely accuses y ash
Vile OF throwing away games in this city.
Atlantas charge Is on a par with all her
other childish prattle about base ball.
Macon and Atlanta have requested per-
mission OF President Proudft to play their
last series OF games, scheduled for Sept.
l, ,, 3 and 4, on July 30 and 81 and Aug.
? and 4, instead Of being compelled to lay
OF those days.
A correspondent Of Sporting Life, writ
ing from Nashville, says: 1.-The proposed
amateur league meets with no favor here.
Neither does the idea of having profess
slOnal batteries only. We want good ball
playing and are willing To pay for 1t, and,
II nothing better can be done, Nashville,
Memphis, Atlanta and Charleston can or
game league for next season, and give
subscription paper places the 90 BY"
A base ball enthusiast, who has lust
returned to Charleston from New York,
where he witnessed a few bail games on
the polo grounds, furnishes the following
schedule of incidental expenses for seeing
! the games there, "a compared with the
same here: Fare on ''L' railroad, TO and
| fro, for lady and self, Zoe; two entrance
| grand stand, Doc; score card, &C.; total
| 5 3d. In Charleston: Car fare trips.
| zoe; entrance tickets for self 25c.; two
tickets to grand stand, 20c.; score card g,
90; total 65c.
An incident in the first game played at
| Detroit this season, when the Chlcagos
won by score OF . TO 4, has never yet
been published. Kelly, of the Chicagos,
! whose reputation as a clever strategist is
not equaled in the league, stood behind
! the bat when Brouthers came to knock.
! The score stood 4 to i. Brouthers hit the
! ball, knocking very mild fly to the
! pitcher, which was muffed. In the mean
time, Kelly tore his mask from his face
and ran sideways toward the grand stand,
! CHANGING upward as he ran. as II be IN
! tended To eaten foul fly. BrOuthers saw
Kelly run, slackened his pace, thinking
| be had Knocked a foul. This clever ruse
| gave the pitcher time to redeem his error
and field the ball to first, putting the
striker out This was the deciding point
in the game in favor OF Chicago, although
the Detroits had scored sixteen hits, with
n total of twenty-one, and the Chica 20
seven, with a total OF eleven. This game
was umpired by Gattney, and, as he saw
Kelly run, be ran after him, thinking he
had hit, but Kelly's smile treasured
| him,