Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-19
ARoUND THE EASES.
The Beginning of the Second Weeks
Southern League Games To-day.

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Southern League Games To-day.
This week may make some changes in
the position of the Southern League
Clubs. Savannah and Atlanta start out
tied for first place. The same clubs will
play to-day that played last week. To-
morrow tho visiting clubs will change
towns. Chattanooga will 60 to Charles
ton, Atlanta will 90 to Augusta,
Nashville Will go to Macon
ana Memphis Will come to Savannah.
Three consecutive games will BE- played,
and on Friday a rest will be taken, the
first series'ot eight games closing on Sat
urday. In to-day's game with ChattanoO-
ga savannah Will put up O'Day and Gill
len. O'Day has pitched in but three games
this season, owing to a sore arm. When
in good condition he is one OF the hardest
OF pitchers to face. A strong batter and
good runner, he is looked upon as n Of
the surest players in the team. McClung,
the visitors pitcher, has been in practice
IN Chattanooga, and is pronounced one Of
the most puzzling pitchers that has eyer
been seen in Tennessee. Both clubs Will
play to win, and a close game is looked
for.
SHORT STOPS.
O'Day and Gillen VIII be the battery
Tor the home team to-day, and the two
Meetings. for Chattanooga.
Chattanooga will leave for Charleston
after to-day's game and will play the
Charleston team tomorrow.
The contract Of Manning, formerly sec
Ond basemsn for Baltimore, has been APP
proved with the Augusta club.
Young McClung, -Chattanooga's new
l~eft-handed twirler, who VIII play in to-
days game, Is said to be a marvel.
Savannah will play her last game of the
present series with Chattanooga today.
The next time she Will play the Chatta-
noogas Will be May IA, 10, is and II on
their own grounds.
savannah will play Memphis four
games this week, beginning tomorrow.
AnsOn, OF the ChicagOs, sale while here
that Memphis played the league giants,
the best game Of any team he mad met
South.
Wick Miller played in the Chicago club
game at Columbus, Friday, and made
two base hits. Miller Will be remem-
bered in savannah as The short stop of the
Columbus club when Hub Collins covered
first base. Savannah used to think they
were a great pair.
Charleston is down in the mouth about
her team. She ought not to be. Charles
ton has done COED work, and base ball
men mere say mat she mas some OF the
best players in the country. Manager
Cushman, however, is not yet satisfied
with the strength Of the team. and Will
continue TO improve its material.
The Telegraph says that Green. who
umpired Saturdays game between Macon
and Memphis, seemed to be myOpic. His
decisions were so at variance with the
opinions OF several proficient base ball
men that it is not unfair to him to say
that he made several pslpable mistakes.
As his blunders displayed no Partially,
it is clear that they were mistakes Of iudg-
ment and not of heart; but nevertheless
they gave dissatisfaction to both clubs
and to the on-lookers.
The Chattanooga Times, writing of the
first two Observation-Disclosures games.
says: The first game was ingIOriOusly lost
by the superior playing of the ~Savannahs,
and the failure of Hart to properly con
troll his delivery. The second game.
though lost, was by no means discourage
ing; in fact, il promises that our team is
fast recovering the ground lost by the
high water, during which they were
cooped up and not permitted TO practice.
The ~SavannahS are regarded as one OF the
strongest teams in the league. being
probably the highest priced. They have,
moreover, had a month's continued prac-
tice with the best clubs of the American
Association and the National League,
and in consequence at their best. That
our team should mold them down to four.
and hit them for three runs in their sec
Ond game, is just cause for cOngratula-
ton, and justiies the claim made that we
have a splendid set OF bali players.