Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-25

The Louisyiles and Baltimores are now
tied for first place.
Mitchell, Atlanta's mystery, will prob
ably pitch in one OF the Macon games this
week.
The University nine, of Athens, defeated
the Emory College nine at Union Point
y TO l yesterday.
Jimmie Field, Savannah's crack first
baseman. celebrated his twenty-third
birthday yesterday.
The stock of the Charleston Base Ball
Assocat on it is sand, is quoted at $50 a
share, s. above par.
The Charleston term has neat and
comfortable bath-house at the Base Ball
Park, fitted up with all desirable conven-
fences.
Arson, Of the Chicagos, says that the
way things are looking now either Savan-
nah or Nashville will fly the SOuthe
League bunting.
The Nashville Union says that Savan-
nah has undoubtedly a fine team, but will
most certainly have her hands full W hen
the Nashville boys open here.
President Proudft will, tits said, at
once order the umplres TO play the Six
ball rule Instead OF seven, as required by
the American Association constItut ion.
1t is a pleasant fact to notice that all
the clubs which came South Tor pSact ice
IN the early spring have been very sue
cessiul this far in the championship series
of the American Association.
The club that thinks Memphis is going
to be the Birmingham pudding, even If
Sneed's team is down in the list now, is
going TO get left. The truth is, the pa bile
is becoming doubtful if there is any
! pudding or pie in the Southern League.
! The Nashville American says 'srhe
race between Nashville and Chattanooga
| tor the Birmingham pudding medal is
| becoming very exciting. 1t is possible
that there NAV be other entries for THIS
| medal within the next week or ten days"
! Atlanta says Cline's ''dollar for nit
! is already becoming famous throug hOut
/ the Southern League. aud his magDiti cent
coaching is making him many friends in
all the league cities. That's all right but
! the way things are looking now Monk
will have to offer bigger money.
Nearly all the pitchers of the assoca
ton are being batted hard. FOutZ, Nor
ris, Lynch, Ramsey and Carruthers have
al times been batted all over the field
! The reason is evident. The batters' box
has been moved four inches nearer to tue
/ plate, and an out curve has accordingly
lost its effect. The drop and the in SHOOT
are now the only effective balls that the
! pitcher can command.
AusCn, OF the Chicagos, says that the
/ Kansas CITY league club is a better one
/ than the Nationals OF Washington. He
thinks also that Boston and 81. Louis viii
stand near the top in the race for the pen.
nant, while Detroit will do well il il
reaches fourth. New York, of course
will make a splendid struggle for the
championship, but is weaker than lasI
year. The big first baseman saws that the
CLicagos are certain OF the pennant.
The Southern League umpires will
be cHGnged this week. Brennan viii &c
to Macon, McQuade TO Charleston, Burn
to Augusta and Greel VIII come TO SaVan
nah. Under the League rules the UNI
| pires are changed every eight games
Brennan who has umpired the past series
OF games here has altogether given genera
satisfaction. His decisions have been i'm
partial. Whatever errors he made wert
errors of Judgment. The management o
the Savannah club is satisfied with the
way the games have been governed.