Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-28
Short stops.


1t was day of big scores all around
except in Macon.
Dundon and McVey struck out every
time they went to the bat.
Dundon is the only man of the Nash
vile team that is not kicker.
Nashville was as happy last night over
her victory as boy with his first boots.
O'Day's muff in left field was not the
correct thing. O'Day don't do it often.
Savannah played the poorest fielding
yesterday that she has played this season.
Mclaughlin had finger hurt yesterday
and Will be unable to play for several
days.
Glenn, of the Pittsburgs, is perhaps the
swlitest runner in the American AssO-
citation.
Mondays winners were all defeated
yesterday. 1t was an off day all around.
All the Tennessee clubs won.
A St. Louis man wants TO bet 500 that
Ramsey, of the Louisviles VIII lead the
American Association pitchers this year.
The crush around the narrow entrance
to the grand stands at the close Of games
demands a less dangerous means of exit
The sharp coaching by Godsby and
OBrien yesterday won half as many runs
Tor Nashville as Savannah made alto
gether.
Goldsby and O'Brien tramped over the
base lines yesterday without regard to
the umpire or anybody else. Savannah,
play ball.
Goldsby's gab is hard on the spectators,
but it wins runs. O'Brien bangs around
the home plate to see that the umpire is
running things all right.
Savannah's men Will have something to
do besides standing on the base lines with
their arms folded If they expect to win
games IN the face of such cOachers as
GOldsby and O'Brien.
A Louisville paper is particularly sar-
castle on Pete Browning. Last week it
stated: Browning will play at centre
field Tomorrow for the local club il the
disulleries close in time"
The Nashville american saws that
Earle bought the loudest pair Of pants
that could be found in Macon. He says
he is going to show them how to -'mash"
in Savannah and Charleston.
Augusta expecte to walk away with
four straight games from Chattanooga,
and she got left. The club that plays
Chattanooga with the idea that it has got
the pudding is going to getletteyery time.
The Boston Herald denies that Morris
is the most graceful pitcher in the box,
but saws that RadbOurne is the most at
tractive twirler in the profession, and is
the easiest pitcher who ever threw a ball.
Dundon's playing with Nashville
yesterday was the second game he has
ever played in Savannah. Last year he
played here with Atlanta. 40 one would
ever know nom the way ne plays ball
that he is mute. I'll
McLaughIin's wild throw to first base
in the second inning Yesterday was some
thing that nobody expected little Mac to
do. 1t is not usual thing for Mac to
make an error. His record. is a remark
ably good one, and few chances go by
without being accepted. g.
Two new associations have been ad-
mitted to the national agreement. They
are the Northwestern league, consisting
OF st. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Mil
waukee, and Eau Claire; also the Hud-
son River League, consisting OF Albany,
Troy, Saratoga, Poughkeepsie, Kingston,
and Newburgh.
the management of the. Base Ball
Association announced at the open
ing of the league season that
the price Of admission To. all games
would be % cents, except during Centep-
NAL week. IL is now understood that the
price will be put up to 90 cents for the last
game this week, as we'll as for all games
next week.
Several times since the season opened
spectators in the grand stands have been
struck by foul balls batted from the home
plate. Yesterday a gentleman on one o.
the back seats was struck in the face, and
It was thought was seriously injured.
His nose was cut, and deep cut was
made in his cheek. The wire netting in
front the gentlemen grand stand is
broken apart in many places, and is not
the protection that it ought to be. The
ladies, grand stand ia not protected at all.
The management of the Park stated that
it would have wire netting placed in
front of the ladies' grand stand the same as
the gentlemen's grand stand, but for some
reason, apparently through negligence, it
has never been put up. After somebody
has been seriously injured it will be too
late to think Of giving the protection that
is needed now.