Savannah morning news., 1886-06-29
short stoDs.

Shreve is too wild to be effective.
Dlckerson is the only man that got nit
off O'Day.
The "OnIy" Nolan has been scooped in
by Jersey City.
"rug" Arundel and Tommy Gillen are
backst0ps hard to beat.
Lazy base running lost Savannah three
runs that ought to nave been scored.
The Sporting Life remarks that Savan-
nah is playing good ball under Pete Ho-
falling.
Mike Hines, of Charleston, is the only
left-handed catcher in the Southern
League.
Only $4,000 witnessed the three recent
games between Detroit aud Chicago. De-
troit isn't such a very large city, either.
Chattanooga's new leCt-handed twirler,
Shenkle, comes from Decatur, ILL.,, is a
regular midget, being but 8 feet 3 inohes
nigh.
Another pet theory went to smash last
week when Detroit demonstrated that left
handed batters can paralyze left-handed
pitchers.
Stephen S. Ryan, President of the At
lanta club, denies that the management
ever contemplated signing Morton as a
manager.
Brennan's umpiring yesterday was
very satisfactory. His decisions were
impartial and neither side had cause to
complain.
The Brennan Base Ball Club defeated
the Young Savannahs yesterday by a
score OF IA to 13. Both clubs are West
Broad street organizations.
O'Day is playing great ball. He yielded
only one hit yesterday, struck out nine
men, made thirteen assists, two put outs
and one run, and was credited with but
one error.
The Sporting Life says that Charlie
Morton has resigned as American AssO-
citation umpire. 1t didn't take long to
sicken him. He is OF too fine mould for
such position.
Since the mystery ofthe two balls in the
last CharlestOn-Atlanta game, Charleston
wants the umpire to search Purcell every
time he goes into the field to see how
many balls ne has in his pockets.
The Sporting Life remarks that the
"Peerless'' Gardner does not wear any
better in the South than he did anywhere
else. Charleston thought the world OF
him, but is rapidly becoming sOured on
him.
Decker, of Macon, has been sold to De-
troit. Manager Watkins is expected in
Savannah to-day. He is understood to
have made an offer for Gillen. The direo.
tors say that no more players will be sold.
Savannah Is now going IN to win the pen
nant.
A very good idea of the one-sidedness OF
the League race may be derived from the
fact that in that association there are
three clubs with winning percentage Of
over $50, while in the American AssOcia-
tion mos even the leader has near that
percentage.
The makeup of the League and Asso-
citation teams as now constituted will
hardly undergo change during the re
mainder OF the season. All experimental
players have either been dropped or found
to be well able TO take care of the posi-
tions assigned them and may now be con-
sidered permanent fixtures.
The situation Of the American A ssOcia-
tion race would be told by racing scribe
AS follows: "ln the run down TO the half
mile post the whole field is under the pro-
verbal blanket. st. Louis has her head
well to the fore, with Phila-
delphia and Brooklyn tapping her
to the neck, and Pittsburg and
Louisville at her saddle skirts. The other
four are all in a close bunch, within strik-
ing distance of the leader, with Metro
politan, who has just began her run, clos
ing up at every Stride"