The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-02
a BIG PURSE GAME.


gusta Thursday.
The agreement for the $500 ball game be-
tween Savannah and Augusta was signed
yesterday and returned to Augusta. The
game will take place in the latter city
Thursday. Savannah will be represented
by che best talent that can be found within
her limits aud the Augustans will have TO
play great ball 30 win the game. Gross
aud Bouchard will do the battery work for
Savannah, and the balance of the team
will be picked from the G. L. A.
Saturdays game between the Irish Volun-
teers Of Augusta aud the Q. L. A. at the
Bolton street park promises to be a splend Id
exhibition of the national game. Both club s
will have their best players on the diamond
and a close contest is looked for by base
ball enthusiasts, although betting is slightly
in favor Of the library boys.
Y, have organized a cycling division,
They will confer the cycling degree on the
members. This promises to become popu-
lar feature of the order.
Base ball is q peculiar business and the
artists who play 1t are merely transients.
When their usefulness is at an end they are
bundled Off the sporting earth with but
soant ceremony, Once New York raved
over Buck Ewing. Two years ago he could
have strangled the brotherhood. Now tho
threat to put him off the Giants arouses no
comment whatever.
The Chattanooga club have carried off the
first championship, and no one in the south
begrudges them this honor, as they won il
through skillful handling aud honest, con-
I'LL ala
team doing his share toward winning.
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The cycle played an important part dur
ing the recent. English elections. In Clap
ham~a corps OF cycling canvassers was Or
ganized, whilst In the neighborhood OF Har-
row communication was kept up between
remote portions of the division by cyclists
Several voters were seen hurryisg to the
poll on their machines early on the morning
Of the election.
Somebody has discovered that base ball
players, while being more exposed to the
heat of the sun than any other ella Of pro-
feSsionals, are least susceptible to sunstroke
But few cases of the kind have ever been
heard OF from the professional ball field, and
in none that we can recall has there been a
fatal result. The ball player is not in
so much danger from heat prostration this
summer as he is from nervous prostration
cauJsd by the melting process brought to
bear on his salary.
A movement has been started In Chicago
for the formation of monster cycle club,
to bs known as the Chicago Cleveland BIZ
cycle Club. The Oh jsct Of the new organ
izatien is declared to be the bringing to-
gether OF the young and liberal voters who,
ignoring party, have made up their minds
to cast their ballot for the democratic pres
ideattal nominee. The members Of the club
will make a public declaration Of their po-
litical faith In all their outings. A small
streauner is to be attached to each wheel
bearing a picture OF Grover Cleveland
When the preliminary steps have been ar
ranged, all bicyclists who show their belief
in the ex-President by the promise OF their
support will be asked to join in a night pa
rade and torch-light procession, in which
Cbiuese lanterns and democratic sentiments
will be equally blended. The time for the
parade will be late In September.
In commencing the admission of San
Antonio TO the Texas League the San An
tonic Net0s says: Purely as a matter of
advertising we commend to the notice of
real estate owners and merchants the con-
sideration OF the idea OF engaging the dis
landed Fort Worth base ball team as a
league team for San Antonio. Whether
one has any love for base ball or not, it is a
fact, nevertheless, that base ball team is
the cheapest advertisement any city can
have. The reports fof league base ball
games are photographed ali over the country,
and a constant keeping city's name before
the people OF the nAtiol, as Is done by a ball
team, has an effect that can scarcely be
estimated"