Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-10
WELLS BADLY PUNISHED.
THE HOME CLUB DEFEATS AT
LANTA Is TO /.

The Visitors Phenomenal BoAhdh
Batted for sixteen Bases-Mortarity
Pitches a Great Game and Yields But
-Four Bases-The Atlantas outplayed
at Every Point-MAcon KNOCKS Nash
viIle's Boxmsn Out - The League
Meeting.
Two thousand people went out to the
ball grounds yesterday and saw the
home team beat the Atlantas ID
to l. 1t was one-sided game
all the way through. Morlarity and
Gillen covered the points for the locals,
while Wells was in the box for Atlanta,
with Gunson behind the bat. Both teams
were on their mettle. Moriarity pitched
with telling effect and he was well sup
ported Only four base hits were made
off his delivery. He struck out three OF
the visitors, and his record lot the DAY
shows up three runs, two base hits, five
assists and one error. Wells was the
only man that hit him more than once,
and then the hits looked more like
scratches than anything else.
Atlanta's phenomenal bOXman was
batted twelve times safe tor total of six
teen bases. He yielded two doubles, one
tbree-bagger and five bases on balls. The
only run that Atlanta counted was IN the
eighth inning. Williams led OF with
hit past third base just inside the foul
lines, but far enough from the baseman so
that he could not get the ball. Wells fol-
lowed with a safe hit and advanced Will
lams to third. Cline went to the bat
smiling and sent a short grounder TO
Moriarity, who let it pass. Miller made
grab for 1t, but somehow didn't
get it,. BY this time Williams had scored.
Up to the eighth inning MOrlarlty had
yielded but two safe hits.
The visitors mad no trouble in finding
the bali, but they failed to drive it safe.
SaVannah's tielders covered every inch Of
ground inside the fence. HOtaling was
the first man to face the phenomenon"
The umpire called strikes on the first two
balls that were pitched. The next seven
were 'balls," and HOtaling was given his
base. Field went to the bat next,
and after waiting in vain for fair
bali was given first and advanced Hotal-
ing to second Collins sent the ball whirl-
ing into centre field. Shatfer took it in
and threw to second. Hotaling was half
way to third base when Stricken got the
ball. Tie threw wild over Purcelfs head
and Hotaling went home.
In the second inning Collins was the
only man that failed 10 score. SutclIiie
got his base on an error of Cline and was
advanced to second by Miller getting
his base on balls. Gllen hit
long fly over the right felder's head
and Satellite scored. Miller went to
third and G.llen TO second. j. MOriarity
was the next man uD and hit a short ball
TO Wells. Miller led of from third, and
Gitlen was alm0stOn the base when Wells
threw to Purcell. MOriarity, by this time,
had reached first. Purcell threw to Gun
son, but the ball went wild, and both Mil
Inn. 1. to
third on the throw and scored on nit by
HOtallng, who WAS advanced to second by
| Field again getting his base on balls. a
passed ball, "A hit by strict for Two bases,
and Hotaling, Field and Moriarity crossed
the plate. STRIFE got in on hit by Miller,
counting eight runs.
In the third inning J. Moriarity and
Field scored again on twO-bagger by E.
MOrlarity. In the sixth Sutcltfe got
around to third. Miller nit the ball safe
past first base. Two men were out. Gun
son held the ball when Cline ran in TO-
wards the box and signed for it. Gunson
threw it. The Intention was to coax suit
ciiffe aud Miller of their bases and get in
double play. The intention was good. but
the play was bad. Cline fumDled the bail
and Sutclltfe scored and Giilen got safely
to second.
In the next inning j. MOriarity sent a
snort grOunder To Wells. who threw wild
to first. Moriarity went to second and
was brought home on a three-base hit by
Field almost to the right Geld fence. h.
MOriarity sent y grounder to Purcell, who
threw wild to first. The runner went to
third. Lynch threw the ball from the
! free seat fence to Purcell, who turned his
| back and let it pass, and MOriarity
scored. This ended the scoring.
The home team had men on bases and
| could have counted at leastthree m0reruns
| by taxing rls6s, whcn they would have
| done had the game been "A close one. The
| visitors played poorly from the start.
| They batted we'll hut failed to get the ball
| out OF reach. Their fielding was miser-
able. They were credited with eleven
! errors. The home team played with but
| two errors. The visitors deDUrtmenL
! during the game was unohjectionahle
! They played a square game and were
beaten. The following is the score.