The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-02
ALMOST ENDED INA ROW
The Central and Catholic Library Bias
Ball Teams Have a TSval1, C.aroa

BAH Teams Have a L!vely Game.
Yesterdays ball game between the C. L.
A. and Centrals resulted in a victory for
the former by an actual score of S 70 6. and
by strict base ball rules 9 TO O.
The game was an even and botIv con-
TESTED one until the last half of the ninth
inning, when the Centrals left the field and
refused TO finish because Of an adverse de-
clsl0n OF Umpire Westcott. The score
stood to in favor of the C. L. A.. and
when the Centrals refused to continue the
game Pitcher Harrigan was directed to
pltch nine balls over the home plate. and
the game was awarded to his club by 9 to 0.
The game did not decide the chamuiou-
ship of the city league, as had been adver-
Used. The c. L. A. Club claims that the
CentraIs refused to consider it the champi-
onshlp game, because their regular nine
was not out, ana the Centrals claim that
the library boys are to blame for it not be-
ing the championship game, and that the
proposition to consider it an exhibition
game came from them. At any rate the
Dig crowd OF people which went out to see
what was supposed to be the deciding game
OF the season was badly faxed in that par
tlculer respect.
Harrlgan and White were the battery for
the Z. Il. A. and GOss and Bouchard for
the Centrals
The game began at 4 o'clock with the C.
L. A. first at the bat. OiConnor struck out
Harrlgan sent a grounder between short
and third, which Gaudry fumbled, letting
MIN make first. He stole second and went
70 third on a ground hit to short bv
McHugh, who was put out at first Rossi-
ter hit safe TO left field and brought Harri-
gan IN, but was put out himself while
trying to steal second.
Tison was the first at the bat for the Gems
trails. He went out in short order on strikes
In four pitched balls. Bouchard sent a high
fly to right field, which Halligan missed by
running too far, and he made first.
LeClaire was retired on a long f1y to
McHugh in right field and Gaudry was
struck out, leaving Bouchard on first
In the second inning Mccarthy of the c.
Il. AS went out at first on strikes White
failed to hit the ball, but made first because
Fairs foot was about a foot off the bag,
and while the Centrals were disputing with
the umpire he stole to second. MorrisseV
went out on strikes, and White by daring
slide reached third, where Halligan left
him.
German made a safe hit to left, and
reached first. Gross sent him TO
second by short hit between
hrst and second, Farr went out on strikes in
four pitched balls and Ferguson followed
suit Immediately after. German stole third
and scored on a wild throw bv White to
O'Connor. Quanrock went out on a fly to
O'Connor, and the side was retired with
one run to Its credit, making tie score
In the third inning Gleason went out on
a liner to Gross, and O'COnnor followed on
fly to LeClaire. Harrigan made first bv
hit to left field which Gaudry and Tison
let pass between their legs. He stole second
and third and scored on McHngh's
hit over first. Rossiter sent hot ball TO
LeClaire, which be first fumbled, and then
held in his hand long enough for Rossiter to
make first and McHugh second, when he
could have easily put out either. MCCARTHY
brought the c. l.. A. g half to a close by
going out on liner to Gaudry.
Iison went out on high fly TO Harrigan
Bouchard sent a hot ball to Morrissey, who
tielded him out at first, aud LeClaire reached
first on clean hit to right, but he didn't
get any farther on account of Gaudry's
going out on liner to O'Connor.
The first half of the fourth inning was
terminated in short order. White went out
on short hit to Gross, and Morrissey and
Halligan were retired GA strikes.
German went out on strikes, Gross
knocked grounder to Mccarthy who sent
it promptly to first, but Gleason fumbled it
and allowed Gross to make the BASE
Ferguson made safe hit to left by which
he made two bases and sent Gross to third
OpCtkub Dull Iu6u nome DY a safe
drive to center, but was almost Immediately
afterward caught mapping at first aud put
out.
In the fifth inning Gleason was put out
on first by grounder to Tison. OConnor
made first on Ferguson's muff of a t1y to
left. Harrigan struck to short, and O'Con~
nor was put out at second and Harrigan at
first by LeClaire's double play.
Tison struck long fly to right. which
was caught nv KehOa aftar he bod IL, -,
his back. The play was an admirable one.
and kehoe was accorded great applause.
Bouchard made first through an error of
MCCARTHY in failing to hold a short liner.
and stole second and third. LeClaire went
out at first on strikes, and Bouchard scored.
Gaudry was retired on strikes.
The sixth inning was rather surprise,
the e. l.. A. boys scoring four runs after
two men being put out. McHugh went out
on fly to Tison, and Rossiter on grounder
to the same player, who folded
it in time to head Rossiter off at first. Nc
earthly made first through Gaudry's tumble
of slow grounder, and went to second on
Whites safe hit to left. Morrissey made
two bases on fast grounder to left which
Ferguson fumbled. Mccarthy scored on
the hit, and White went TO third. Kehoe
Knocked fly almost directly over the home
plate. Both Gross and Bouchard ran for the
ball and missed it. While they we're
disputing Umpire Westcott's decision as to
it being fair ball, Kehoe made first and
Morrissey advanced to third, Then Gleason
sent a slow grounder to Tison, who
promptly folded it to Farr at first. The
baseman slipped off the bag and Gleason
made his base Farr didn't seem to under
stand the decision of the umpire and held
the ball in his hand until both Morrissey
and Kehoe scored. Gleason was put out
irving to steal second.
German was put out at first by Mccarthy.
who made good stop of grounder be-
tween short and second. Gross reached
first on a hit to center, but he didn't get
any farther, as Farr and Ferguson were re-
tired IN rapid order on strikes.
In the seventh inning O'Connor went out
on strikes, Harrigan got to first on Gross
tumble OF a liner, which bounced over his
head. and stole second and third. McHugh
was retired on strikes, and Rossiter put out
at first by Gross.
Speight was put out at first by Morrissey's
fielding of a grounder between first and
second. TiSon struck out. Bouchard was
hit by the ball in the left breast and was es-
corted to first by delegation of sympathiz-
ing Centrals. He stole Sc 3ond without any
pain and had his run to third for nothing,
as LeClaire went out on strikes.
The first half of the eighth inning was
finished up in short order. Mccarthy went
out at first on a short grounder to Gross
White struck out and Morrissey went out on
a liner to Tison.
Gaudry reached first on hit to center
and went to second on Germans liner TO left
field He was put out, however trying to
steal third. Farr kept up his reputation in
this inning bV again going ont on strikaa