The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-16
HARD HITTING WON 1T.
SAVANNAH DEFEATS THE CHAT
TANOOGANs @ TO 3.

| Sharp Fielding on Both Sides-A Bril-
liant Game throughout, But Man
ninR's Men Too Lively for the Ten
nesseeans-The League Standing.
Sevennah's Position Sixth - This
Weeks Games.
Augusta IA, Macon 10.
Charleston 0, Atlanta Z.
Montgomery ~. Birmingham 3.
Nashville first game, Nashville 4. Mem
phis 3 second game, Nashville 6, Memphis 8.
New Orleans 3, Mobile 5.
To the delight of about 9, 900 people the
Savannahs, with the aid Of a wild cat pre-
sented Manager Manning, defeated the
Tennessee indians yesterday in a game
which abounded in brilliant fielding and
base running and heavy batting on the part
of the home team. The work of
Hurley, Petty, Klusmsn, Manning,
Nicholl, Cross and Connaughton was some
thing phenomenal, while Easton gave a
circus performance in left field on Man
ning's line hit, which doubled up Petty, to
left center IN the eighth was loudly app
pIauded when he took his seat on the bench.
Easton's catch eclipsed all previous feats on
the Savannah grounds.
McGerr's base running in the third in
ming was the cleVereSt seen here this season.
He hit for single aud stole second on the
first ball pitched and went to third on the
next ball.
The hitting of the home team was terrific,
and but for the sharp field work of the
visitors the score would have been doubled
Only three errors were charged to the
visitors, and one, an exousabie muff by
Manning, was the only misplsy Of the home
team.
LIVELY AUDIENCE.
The audience was the smallest Of tho
week, but what it lacked IN size was more
than atoned for in enthusiasm. AS Manning
picked up his bat and started for the plate,
a darby walked in the grounds bearing a
wild cat with placard about its neck with
the words, "Savannah's mascot" When
the game was finished the first placard was
replaced with another bearing the inscrip-
tion, "rhe wild cat did It." and as the darby
left the grounds with it on his shoulder he
received an ovation.
Manning opened the game with grouuder
TO third and an out at first. Mc3arr flied
TO pitcher Klusman made a hit. but was
left on first, Burns striking out
Chattanooga was more successful. After
two men had gone out, Setback made
single and scored on Abbey's two Dagger to
right center. Abbey was left on second, as
j. Menefee went out on a foul hit from
catcher to first.
Savannah tied the score in the second on
a forced hit, passed ball and a single by
Cross. Chattanooga went out in one, two
three order in her half of the inning. T.
Menefee struck OUT Easton flied to short
and shorty Ryan went out from second
TO first.
sAvANNAH's FIRST RUN.
Savannah scored uein'the third through
the excellent base running Of Mot4arr, who
reached first on a hi5 stole second amid the
applause Of the audience and purloined
third amid a storm of applause. Burns hit
to center for single and McGarr scored,
making the score two to one 10 SAvannah's
favor.
LeRett again tied the score in Chatta-
nooga's half of this inning, and a base on
balls, steal and sacrifices by Walsh and
Mcclellan. Setback retired the side with a
foul to Hurry.
NIcholl was up for Savannah in the fourth,
aud he sent the first ball pitched him over
the house beyond the left field fence for a
home run. The audience at this stage rose
as a man and gave vent to its feelings in a
storm of applause, which greeted the Aittle
center fielder as he crossed the home plate
Cross struck out, Hurry made a two-bagger
TO right center, but was left there, as
Petty's long fly was taken in by Abbey
U.
With the score 3 to 2 against them and
two men out 7. Menefee made hit In the
fourth aud again tied the score on Man
ning's muf of Ryans fly, Ryan reaching
first. Ryan ended the inning by attempt
ing to steal second.
FEATURES OF THE FIFTH.
In the fifth McGarr went out from third
to first, Klusman reached first on an error
by Ryan. Burns hit to short forc-
ing Klusman off first, Mcclellan
muffed the throw to second
and spoiled double play allowing the men
TO reach second and first respectively. Con-
naughton advanced each a base on a neat
sacrifice, and both men scored on Nichols
two-bagger to right center. Nicholl died
on second as Cross was easily disposed from
short to first. This left the score to 3 in
Savannah's favor.
Ryan opened for the visitors in the fifth,
with a three base hit, but was left as Le-
Rett flied to second, Walsh ditto to short,
and Mcclellan went out on a long fly to
right, which Connaughson got after q hard
run.
In the sixth inning Hurley led off with a
single but was doubled up with Petty on
the iatter's hit to short, which was felded to
second aud first respectively. Manning
made two-bsse hit. but got no farther
than second, as MoGarr went out from
short to first.
In Chattanooga's turn at bat iu the sixth
Setback hit TO first and out, Abbey flied to
short and j. Meuefee, who had replaced
Setback in right the latter going behind
the bait, hit TO short aud went out at first.
NOTHING IN THE SEVENTH
Both sides received a good-sized goose
egg in the seventh. In the eighth Savan-
nah earned run on Gro s. single, Hurley's
sacrifice and Petty's double to center. Man
ming went out on fly to left, which was
the finest play of the game, and Easton
doubled Petty ct second on the throw to
McClelland, completing a beautiful play
aud retiring the side.
Not SsvanDRhlan got IS far as first base
in the ninth, McGarr flied out, Klusman
went out on a hit to second and Burns flied
out to left. In Chattanooga half of the
ninth Setback flied to center. Abbey was
hit by pitcher and took first, but it awaited
nothing, as Connaughton took care
of J. Menefee's long fly in his territory and
Cross redeemed himself for making three
errors in the game with Atlanta Tuesday by
taking hot liner, after high jump, from
Nevins' bst, retiring the side and leaving
Savannah the victor by the score of to
after hard-fought battle. The official
score follows:
SAVANNAH.
Ar. r. BIZ. sH. sB. 70. A. r.
Manning, 2b....,. 0 o 0 5 !