Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-24
HOME RUNS AND BASE HITS.
Manager Snide Singing Solos and
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Manager Snidc Singing Solos and
Atlanta Joining III the Chorus.
The heavy rain yesterday flooded the
bail grounds and the Savannah Nashville
game was not played. The clubs, weather
permitting, will GROSS bats today.
Macon has released catcher and fielder
Harter and tbu5 baseman COrcoran. The
men are accused OF playing such poor ball
as 10 give rise to suspicion that they
were throwing games.
These two men would surely have heen
released" long ago had 1t not been for
the tavoritism of Peltz, who got himself
in un pleasant OdOr with the Macon people
this week by saying that the Macon clue
ought not to be expected to beat the At
lantas when the Atlantis were twice as
well paid as Macon. However, the
miserable playing and the general bad
conduct OF Harter and CorcOran
| arrived at degree where even
tie friendship Of the manager could
not save them. They left Thursday
afternoon on the north-bound train. 1t
was understood by the authorities that an
effort would be made by some OF the
indignant younger men OF the town to
give Harter and COrcoran an oyerhauling
before their departure, but an extra
guard OF police at the depot prevented
any effort 10 administer the wholesome
hoggIng.
Ii is said that Walsh is giving no salts
faction, and that unless he acquits him.
self at Charleston far better than he has
done OF late he also will be ''released."
The club ~ 10 be strengthened by Moore,
who was Chamberlain's catcher last year.
lie will take HarJer's place behind the
bat. Macon will endeayor to induce
Murray, OF this city, to play third. 1t is
not probable, however, that Murray Will
play any more ball this season.
The Athens people are endeavorIng to
arrange TWO games between the Atlanta
and ri aeon clubs on the grounds Of the
classic city. Ii Athens would like to see
how easy Atlanta can be dOwned she
should induce Savannah to take Macon's
place.
There is good reason to believe that
some OF Macon's players deliberately
threw away the recent games with At
lanta.
His three defeats in Savannah and the
certainty that he would have suffered IA
fourth had he remained have made Man
ager Snide, OF Memphis, very bilious.
| some OF his VapOrIngs ct Atlanta make
! very humorous reading. Manager Snide
| Is now suspected of deliberately giving
away games to Atlanta under the delu-
sion that be is thus retaliatln& on Savan-
! nah for the ease with which she bettered
| her percentage at the hands of his club.
| 1t Is amusing to hear Atlanta sing the
| chorus to Manager Snide's wall that Hot
aling is kicker and grand stand player.
HOtaling is head and shoulders above
every other fielder in the league, ana
Manager Snide is chagrined because Sa-
vannah failed TO applaud his nursery
tricks on the ball field.
The records OF shut outs this season is
an interesting one, there being twenty
nine OF Them. Atlanta has received but
one shut out. Savannah and Nashville
have had two each, Memphis and Charles
ton four each, Macon and Augusta five
each, and Chattanooga six. The clubs
administering these shut outs are Savan.
nah !, Charleston 5, Atlanta aud Macon
4. Nashville, Memphis and Augusta 3
! and Chattanooga 0.