Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-17
Atlanta 8, Charloston 2.

CHARLESTON, April 16.-CharlestOn's
hopes were again dashed by tO-day's
game, the score standing . to , in favor Of
Atlanta. The game was very closely
played on both sides, and the two teams
appeared to be pretty evenly matched. In
the first inning Charleston scored l and
Atlanta ,. Neither side scored again until
the seventh inning, when Atlanta got in
run. In the next inning she got in 2.
Charleston scored l in the closing inning.
kimber and Lynch were Atlanta's bat
terry, and Clark and LSnser held the points
for Charleston. The features OF the game
were a splendid double-play by Brosnan
and Powell, of Charleston, and n marvel
Gus running fly by Say, Charleston's
short stop. 1t was only Charlest0n's hard
luck that lost the game. The score by in
ning5 vas
Charleston ..........l o 0 0 1--2
Atlanta, ..........2 0 0 0 0 0 l 2-S
Base hits: Atlanta 6, Charleston 5. Errors:
Atlanta 2, Charleston 8. Struck out: BY kim
Der 4, by Clark 1. Bases on balls: Oh kimber
|. Home runs: Purcell. of Atlanta, /. Three
6aggers; Lynch, of Atlanta, l. rwO-baggers:
Gilman, of Charleston. /; Cline and Will
liams, Of Atlanta, /. Wild pitches: Clark ,.
There was considerable kicking by the
Atlanta manager and by the Charleston
spectators at some of the decisions, but
without reason.
Very little else is talked Of or
thought Of here now but the ma
tional game. The opening game yes
terday attracted an immense crowd.
The two stands, one having a capacity of
LOO persons, n the grand stand, which
Will seat about $500, were unable to hold
all the people who visited the grounds.
Many were forced to sit on the
ground, and a throng of vehicles
lined the three sides of the fence
which inclosed the grounds. The receipts
at the gate footed up nearly $1,000, while
the deadheads who were slowed away
upon the n~eighbOring roofs and tree
tops were estimated to number fully
1000 persons. The game was a bitter
disappointment to Charleston, but there
are 40 signs OF weakening yet. On the
contrary, the local pride is deeply stirred,
and at the close of the game
there were prompt offerings OF
more money, and about $500 addi-
tiOnal stock was subscribed before
night, with an injunction to the manager
to get good players. The game was, all
around, a good game. Charleston sim
ply played in bad luck. Her best catcher,
who had only arrived the day before, was
disabled in the third Inning and had to re-
tire. 1t was generally conceded that,
barring this accident, Charleston stood to
win the game. The real truth of the mat
ter IS bnaC charleston IS StllI lamentaDiy
weak in its batteries, and unless
these are strengthened Charles
ton will have to take a
back seat in the race. As already
stated there is no lack Of money. The
base ball fever RACES here with an intense
ness the like of which was never before
known, perhaps, and il is not confined to
any one class in the community. Every
body is affected, old and young, rich and
poor, black and white, and the business
men are willing to furnish all the money
necessary TO get a good nine. 1t unf0rtu-
nately happened, that Charleston made a
late start and a bad start, but she will
catch up. Those who expect to
find Birmingham pudding here will
wake up to find out their mistake very
shortly. The team is scarcely organized
as vet. A week or so will find it in good
FORMS and then there will be a change.
The combination pools ON Yesterdays
games here paid SIG 70, the Georgia
combination being heavily backed. In
the muCuals the aggregate pool was about
$3.50, and there were about ten tickets on
the Georgia combination. The betting on
to-day's game is lively at odds Of 10 to
on Atlanta.