The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-07
WON BY GOOD PITCHING.
TIE CENTRALs DEFEAT TIE z. M.
C. AIS NINE TO THREE.

The openineGam Of the City Leagues
Season a Good One-Gross of the
Ceatrals Does Effective " ork In the
Box and Holds the z. Ii. c AS Hitters
Down-The Features of the Game.
About 200 people witnessed the opening
ball game OF the City League at the Bolton
street ErouLds yestanday afternoon. The
contesting clubs we're the Central Railroad
and the Young Mems Christian Association
teams. The Central men nut up the strong
est game in the field and welded the stick
with more effect than their opponents. The
result was that after the third inning they
gained lead which wal never overcome.
Both teams put up a good game. and
several really fine plays were made. Gross,
| the Central twirler, was very effective
during the seven innings he occupied the
box, aud to his fine work the victory Ia
| largely due. Monroe, Of the Association
| club, also pitched strong ball during the
early part of the game, but became badly
ratified in the fourth and fifth innings, and
allowed the Central Club to score six runs.
The game was called ct o'clock with the
Y. M. Q. AS first at the bat Coney, Mon
roe and Carmichael struck out in one, two,
three order, and the side wap retired. This
looked rather ''blue" as a starter. but a SIM
liar array Of goose-eggs placed to the credit
Of the Central men, with LeClaire, Gaudry
and Burchard as the victims, made the As
ISOLATION men smile.
Oppenheimer then faced Gross, de-
termtned to do or die. He died on first,
owing to the quickness with which the right
fielder gathered in his fly and ssnt it TO first
Shivers struck out, and Spring batted
feeble fly which was caught by Ferguson.
md TVthh - In
hit the ball but failed to reach first bese, and
Ferguson struck out.
The spectators began to think that they
were about TO see a remarkable bali game
Two innings had been played and neither side
had made safe hit or an error Pritchard
OF the Z. M. G. AS made the firaIt run of
the game in the next inning. He was given
his base on balls, made third osl a wild
throw and scored on Hopes long fly. The
ball was caught, but Pritchard, waiting until
it was in the felder's hands, succeeded In
beating it to the home plate. Coney and
Monroe failed to reach first and the side was
retired.
The Central men jumped in Monroe with
both feet In their half of the third inning,
Gross and LeClaire each hitting him for
two bases. and Tyson securing a single.
Two bases on balls ana safe hits by Bur
chard and Gross Melted three runs in the
next inning. The fifth was but repetition
OF the preceding inning, and three more
runs were scored for the Centrals.
The Y. II. G. AS failed to score IA the
fourth, fifth aud sixth innings. In thai sew
enth Hunter got his base on balls and came
in on passed ball and error. Shivers was
also given his base on balls, but was put out
at third. Spring hit safely and suoce,ded
In reaching third. Haupt struck out. and
Pritchard was hit by pitched ball and took
his base. ConeY then faced the pitcher,
but could not get his eye on the ball, and
struck out, retiring the side.
In the next inning hits by Monroe, Oppsn-
heimer and Hunter scored another run for
the Y. N. c. A. men.
The following is the score by innings:
I. M. 9. A......,..o % O-s
Central. ............o 0 e 3 o Ks
Batteries-Y. N. G. A., Monroe. Pritchard
and Coney; Central, Gross, Tyson and Ls-
Claire Base hits-Y. NJ. O. A. e. Central g.
Errors-Y. ID. G. A. 5, Central s. Struck OUT
7. NJ. @. A. IL. Central Q. Umplre--Mr. f
Burks