Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-23
DETROIT.

Detroit. ...........s s 0 0 0 0 III
Earned runs-Detroits 3, Savannahs1.
Three base hits-C0llins.
Two base hts-Mariarity, Field, O'Day,
Brouthers, Bennett, Rowe.
Left on bases-Detroit 5, Savannah :.
Struck Out-By Getzein 5, by Neal 3.
Double plays Manning unasslsted, Miller,
Strict and Field,
Bases on balls-By Neal I, by Getzein 2
Wild pitches-By Neal ?.
Passed balls-Rowe /, Bennett /, Stockwell4.
Time of game 1855.
UmpiFe-Twitchell, of Detroit.
Fitzsimmons and Rowe will be the bat
terry for the Detr0its in to-day's game and
probably O'Day and Mclaughlin for the
Savannahs. Hotaling. the Savannahs'
new centre fielder, will be put in.
SHORT STOPS.
Memphis is trying to buy James Car
rolls release from Utica, N. Y.
The Detroit and st. Louis League Club
players are, 1t is said, TO be allowed the
privilege of choosing their captains them
selves by ballot.
Monk Cline has been appointed assist
ant captain by the Atlanta directors.
Monk says he is the finest second base
man in this country and no mistake.
The season tickets to the Washington,
u. c., Base Ball Park are sold at 500 each.
Tickets at the rate of three for dollar
are good for any championship games dur
| ing the season. Single tickets may be
! purchased for $780,, but not at the grounds.
Already American clubs are at work
changing the schedule so suit their neces
stiles or conVenences, and the first change
was announced last week, the game sche-
duled to be played by Pittsburg in Balti-
more July 16 having been changed to
July 81.
Ben Lott, who broke his leg while play
ing with CHATTANOOGA last summer, has
had a tough time of IT., and is now just
able to 20 about without a cane. He will
not be able 10 play ball this summer, but
is active enough TO umpire. He lives in
Madison, Ind.
Some ten years ago the public were con-
tinually saying that base ball was very
short.lYed. To-day there are millions OF
dollars invested in the game. and the
business has been handled 80 ably that 1t
STANDS out the squarest sport on the
American field.
Big Jack Smith, the California player,
signed 10 cover first base for the Louis
vilies, has jumped his contract. A tele-
gram was received from him stating that
IL would not be possible for him to come
East. Smith has played the same game
before, and 10 is probable the LouisYilles
will now demand that ne be b!acklisted.
Kerins aud Hecker will alternate on first,
unless some good man can be secured.
which Is hardly possible THIS late in the
season.
BASE BALL MILEAGE.
Under the schedule just adopted ~ the
league meeting the clubs viii travel the
following number OF miles:
Philadelphia. 10, $50 Chicago .... ....u,fs5
Washington. ,59Sl Detroit ..........lO 78S
New York ,..... l 1888 -. Louis ....... 1888
Bost0n..... ....ll,I60 Kansas City.....ll $40
Total ..... ....i6,4tll Total. ........f5. 2SS
The American Association clubs will do
the following travelling;
Baltimore ,l0,Sa8 Sc. L0uis...... 10, l4B
! brooklyn ,....... Q.s1S Louisville ....... a4gt
| Metropolitan. p, 1851 Cincinnati ,..... g,096
| Athletics. ....... 500 Pittsburg ...... R7O7
I
| Total. $50 Total..........37.3 $40
/ The total number OF miles covered by
the league clubs viii be ~, T20, aud bv the
| American clubs %. $50 miles. THIS shows
| bow much more fav0rably located to eaca
othor the American clubs are than those
! or the League.