Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-23
THE WAY ATLANTA.
What Other People Say About 1t
This Weeks Games.

What Other People Say About It
This Weeks Games.
The Atlanta people are having a good
deal to gay about the Atlanta clubs fall
ure to swindle Savannah out of the games
that were to have been played there last
week. II the reports that csme from At
lanta are to be believed over 300 people
went out on Saturday to see their club 90
through the farce Of winning a game by
default.
The players appeared in full uniform
and took their places i'm the field. Nine
balls were pitched, aud Umpire Whitlock
declared the game in Atanta's favor by
a score Of 8 to 0. The Atlanta papers say
the crowd cheered. The people there
seem to get a good deal Of satisfaction
out OF what they call an easy victory.
All sorts of rumOrs are III circulation in
regard TO the future of the club. The re-
lease of the players to Macon is one of
them. Another rumOr is that after
the Macon Savannah series Nashville
wants 20 sign them for a few DAYS. There
is one thing certain, the savannah Macon
games will be played here. The Macon
club will arrive tins afternoon or to-
morrow morning, and the opening game
will be PLAYED tomorrow afternoon.
about fines and forfeited franchises, and
that sort Of thing, Savannah is going on
playing ball.
The sentiment against the Atlanta di-
rectOrs is growing stronger all the time.
The Augusta Chronicle speaks Angus
ta's feelings on the subject and says: "A
year ago the pennant was stolen from
Augusta by "a JOB of the Atlanta club, and
at an expense of over s., 900 the club was
in m Mo of wit .
lanta. Atlanta disbanded her club, and
then, by trucking, got the league to re-
verse their decision and vote the pennaat
there. President Proudht seems to have
aided Atlanta IN all their designs this year.
1--WE are informed by Manager OBrien,
of the Augusta club" the Chronicle adds,
that McQuade, the umpire, told him IN
Charleston that one of the Atlanta di-
rectOrs had offered to pay him to let At
lanla win the AtlantS-Savannah games.
We will give more OF the inside of the base
Oail trouble, and agree with Charleston
as to reOrganizing the Southern League"
The Charleston people stand by
Savannah. The News and Courier, sllud-
ing to the Atlanta affair, says: ''The At
lanta system OF winning the pennaut has
virtually broken up the Southern League,
and If professional base ball is to be
PLAYED next season it will be played under
| inherent auspices ana without an At
lanta team. The Atlanta system could
! have had no other result. The Southern
| people have taken kindly to the national
| game, ana have paid literally for its sun
| port, but they would be untrue TO the ira
| ditiOns %. the past if they countenanced
| anv such tactics as those adopted by the
people OF the Gate CITY,"
The Nashville Union says that the
| league next year should be under the ex-
ecutive control of something besides a
mere figure head. Proudft is about the
| weakest excuse for an executive officer
| we know of, and mad he been removed
| long ago. the league would now be n deal
| better of. His vacillating methods have
| well nigh broken up the organization.
| The Atlanta directors seem Just now to
| be troubled moro than anything else about
the loss OF the gate receipts. They admit
that the club is financially embarrassed,
but they don't like to be told of it. Their
| cry now is tbat savannah robbed them OF
| $4,000, which would have been taken in
| Tor the four games and which would nave
! pulled them through the season. The At.
| lanta papers say that the Presiden of the
club. Mr.. Ryan, is a gentleman of unlimi.
| ted means and takes great pride in the
success of everything he undertakes and
| will carry the club through. OF this. they
say, Savannah and the world at large
need have no doubt.
The people here are not taking the in.
terest In Atlanta's talk that they did q
day or two ago.