The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-12
ERRORS LOST THE GAME.
ATLANTA TURNS THE TABLES ON
SAVANNAH By a CLOSE SCORE.

The Opening Inning q Comedy of
Costly Errors Which Cost Our Boys
the Gsme-Au Exceedingly Interest
ing Contest After the Second Inning.
The Savannans Worked BARD For
Victory and Came Only one Behind.
a Long Kick From Atlanta the Feat
ure of the Game.
Savannah was defeated by Atlanta yea
terday after a very interesting game, bar
ring the first inning in which most Of the err
rors were made, Savannah leading in this
particular. Ia fact the first inning was a
comedy OF errors on the part Of both clubs.
The majority were excussble. however.
owing to the gale blowing across the field.
which a'sed great clouds otdust, and made
good work an impossIbilty. The score was
z to In favor OF the visitors.
The attendance exceeded anticipations.
About 5000 people witnessed the game.
The grand stand and bleachers were again
filed to their utmost capacity and hundreds
were compelled to stand around the field
| The home team was first on the field,
without the services of the Nanny :" as
Manager Manning thought be could win
| without his mascot. The goat was missed,
! however. As the team went into play amid
the applause Of the audience, small boy on
the blencher called out: Where is
| Nanny"
KICKING AT THE UMPIRE.
The work OF Umpire Forster at times was
unsatisfactory to both teams, although be
tried to do his best, and the result was some
| vigorous kicking. In the fifth inning
I Letcher struck at q ball which hit
! him on the knee and be proceeded to first,
but Forster decided he was not entitled tO bis
base aud ordered him ba k. At this the
visitors gathered around and made pro-
lonRed bat Intellectual kick. For awhile the
spectators were undecided as to the game
they were witnessing, one man saying that
| ne had paid TO see @ game OF base ball and
not foot bail. After delay OF about If
teen minutes play was again resumed, under
a threat from the umpire that Savannah
! would he given the game.
SGvannah's errors were very costly, Cross
making three which filed the bases. Nichou
capped the climax with a wild throw over
third into the hleachers allowing three Of
the Windy city lads to score.
SAVANNAH STARTS WELL.
The game opened with Manning up for
| Savnlnah. He was given his base, as De-
valid could not get the balls over the plate.
McGarr followed with three-bagger and
! Manning scored amid wild applause from
| p
with round as be stepped
TO the plate. but he could not
ind the ball. and after three efforts to put
| it over the fence took his seat on the bench
Burns reached first on an error of third
and Connaughton got his base in similar
manner, Nicholl set the bleach audience
| wild with a two-bagger to left, Burns and
Connaughton scoring Gross went to first
on an error by Ely, and Hurley picked up
the bat to the cry OF Put it over the fence,
Jerry" but he struck out.
For Atlanta Camp and Ely were given
| first on balls, MotZ made hit and Camp
scored. Letcher flied out to right and Lally
went out from third to first. Connors,
Murray and Murphy got FIRST on errors Of
| Or SIS, and Dewald followed with a hit,
which scored Ely. 10 the attempt to throw
Murray out at third Nicholl threw wildly
from center, the ball rolling under the
beachers. Before McGarr could recover
| it Motz, Connors and Murray had
| all scored, leaving two men on
bases. Dewald was caught Off the base Ivy
Petty and put OUT from Petty to Klusman
to Manning. But Atlanta had five runs to
her credit.
THE SCORE TIED.
Petty was up for Savannah in the second
and struck out, Manning followed with a
hit and stole second, McGarr reached first
on an error of short and Manning was
|
| tested against Umpire Forsier's decision,
and the crowd was with him, but it accom-
plished nothing. Klusman secured q base
on felder's throw. and Burns made hit,
scoring McGarr, thus tying the score.
For Atlanta Camp was given his base on
balls, but was doubled up with Ely at SEC
| ond. Motz made a two-base hit, but was
thrown out from Burns to Cross to McGarr
in trying to make three bases on it.
Savannah made good start in the third,
but it resulted In nothing. Ncholl was
| given first on balls and 8 ole second. Cross
sacrificed him to third. where he stayed, as
Hurley fOuied to third aud Petty flied out
| to short
For Atlanta Lstcher hit to first and out,
Lally went out from second to first, Cons
nors made two-bagger to center but was
left Oh second by Murray's fly to second.
KLUsMAN's LONG HIT.
In the fourth Manning flied TO first and
| MoGarr followed suit to left. Klusman
came next and hit the first ball pitched to
| left center for three bases. but he was left
| there as Burns went out from short TO first.
In Atlnntn's half of the fourth Murphy
opened with a three-bagGer to right and
| Dewald got first on an error of second, but
they only got to third aud second respect
lively, as the next three men went out ia
| one, two, three order
| No more runs were scored till the last half
OF the seventh inning, when MOtz made a
single. Letcher sacrificed, and three sin
giles followed resulting in two runs.
| Savannah made her last run in the eighth
on base on balls to Cross, a sacrifice by
Hurley and single by Petty.
This ended the run getting, as the visitors
were disposed OF in short order. Dewald
flied to short, Camp flied 10 first and Ely
went out from short to first.
Savannah was quickly disposed Of in the
| Mnf Nv,N from Nif 1ho 70
first, Klusman flied 20 first, Burns reached
first on balls and stole sec bud, but his work
was In vain, as Connaughton went out from
short to first
The hard luck which followed Man
ning's meu in the exhibition games seemed
TO hove returned to them in yesterdays
game, It they hope to shake OF their
"hoodoo' this afternoon and win.
The score is as follows:
| SAVANNAH.