Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-05


citizens and soldiers.
In a recent game Joe Gerhardt was
spiked by runner and one OF MS Toe
nails was knocked of.
Atlanta plays at Nashville to-day, and
Macon at Memphis. Shafer and Gunson
VIII be Atlanta's battery.
There is story afioat to the effect that
the Chicago directory is interested In the
management Of the Detroit Club.
"Fhe National Brotherhood OF Profess
sional Ball Players" has been formed. 1t
takes In none but league players.
President Proudtt is unwell, but hopes
TO be in Atlanta to witness the great con-
test between Atlanta and Savannah.
Kelly is playing second base for Chi
cago, Pfeffer being disabled with
sprained ankle. received in an exhibition
game.
Donahue and Hardie, the California
players, have been Dlacklsted by Atlanta
Tor falling to report, as agreed In their
contracts.
The black list which the ghost OF the
Chattanooga club has imposed on Hart,
OF the Athletics, Will not amount to the
traditional row of pins.
Eddie Kent, late of the Chattanooga
professionals, is proud OF his Mountain
Isn't afraid OF any amateur team in the
South.
President Wikof has not yet decided
Harris status. President Tankesley has
preferred charges against simmons. man
ager OF the Athletics, which he will Wig
orously push.
F. g., jacksonville, Fla.-Savannah
plays at Atlanta Aug. IS, 10, 81 and %.
1t is not certain yet whether excursion
rates will be given from this city, though
they probably Will be.
The Chattanooga Times pretends to be
terribly Disguised with professional base
ball in the South, and speaks OF the play
ers as drunken buffers" and makes other
uncomplimentary illusions. 1t is a case
Of sour grapes.
Nashville aud Atlanta are exchanging
pleasantres over the charge that Nash
vile Will throw games to Savannah to
peat Atlanta out of the pennant. If
Nashville don't knock Atlanta out for
four straights it will be surprising.
One Of the wild rumOrs afoat is to the
effect that arrangements are already I'M
der way for next years southern League.
The plan now is TO include Evansville,
Ind, Memphis and Nashville, Tenn, New
Orleans, La, Charleston, 5. c., and At
lanta aud Savannah, Ga.
Sullivan, who pitched for Atlanta last
year, says wait until the Charleston club
reaches Atlanta and be will make the At
lanta champions think they never knew
how to play ball. If Charleston buck les
down to business she should win over half
Of her games with Atlanta.
There will be what promises to be an
interesting game of ball at the park this
afternoon between the Alerts and the
Bay Street nine. These nlnes are COM
posed OF the best amateur players in the
CITY, and, during the absence OF the home
team, Will play series of games at the
park. The admission will be 15c.
1t is understood that the Atlanta direc-
tors are arranging to have two games be-
tween Atlanta and the Savannah club
played in the following cities after the
close OF the league season, tO-wit: Savan-
nah, Charleston, Atlanta, Nashville and
Memphis. AS Savannah is not non COM
pos mentis she might like to take hand
in making the arrangements.
Another example OF the uselessness of
pitchers efforts to strike out batsmen
as an element of success in a match was
SHOWN at Philadelphia, when Hart, who
pitched out the LouisYilles without a
single run being earned of his delivery,
struck out only three batsnen; while
Ramsey, who had two earned runs off
eight base hits charged to him, struck out
twelve OF the Athletic batsmen. Ifpitch-
ers would try to Outwit opposing bats
men by skillful ''headwork" and strategy.
instead of striving to pitch them out on
strikes by intimldating them with great
speed, they would De more successful,
1t has just leaked out that Bill Arp, the
humorlst, IS the base ball editor of the
Atlanta Constitution. A humorous vein
has pervaded the diamond dust Of the
paper throughout the season. The fol-
lowing from its columns makes good
light reading for warm day:
''Atlanta is almost certain TO win the
pennant," said well posted ball man
Tuesday night.
'Have you figured it out?'
son, yes"
"How? Let's see."
swell, you see, we will get the game
to-day, which will give it forty.rline
games. Then In Nashville we will win
two any how. We will come back and
get five out OfsiX with Charleston. Then
We'll get three from Savannah and two
from Memhis. So out of the eighteen
games we have yet to play, we Will win
twelve and lose six. Now add the twelve
to the tOrty-nine we have, and it gives it
siXty-one games won. Then add the six
we Will lose to the twenty-siX lost and
we will have lost thirty-two. This will
let us close with percentage of $685."
"But SavannahY'
'Just wait. Savannah has won SO.
give her the game to-day, which she NAV
lose, and she has 80, with q lost. Now,
in Charleston she will win and lose "a
In Atlanta she'll lose and win |. In
Nashville she'll win / aud lose 3; in Men,
phis she'll get stand-oa, and in Macon
four straights. This will let her lose 10
and win 10 of the 20 games vet to play,
and that's fair. Well, add 10 won to 80
won, and she'll wind up with 40 won and
q and 1881 lost. This will give her per
cent. of .6l2. Now, think that reason
able calculation if the boys play ball like
they have been playing"