The morning news., 1893-06-24
WINNING RIGHT ALONG now
Savannah Takes Another Game from
the Mobile Men.

The Score 8 TO 3-The Visitors Play a
Good Game, but Are Unable to Stand
the Home Teams Heavy Hitting and
Base Running-Meakim Does Excel
lent Work in the Box-The Last
Game of the Series to be Played To-
day.
About 1000 people saw Savannah take
the second game of the series from
Kelly's Kadonies" by the score of 9 to 3.
Meakim pitched for Savannah and was in
fine form, keeping the hits of the visitors
well scattered, and preventing hits when
a hit meant runs. He did excellent work
in the ninth inning when, with three men
on bases and no outs, he retired the first
two men on strikes, and the third hit a
grounder to short and died at first leav-
ing the bases full. He also had good con-
troll of the ball, giving only two bases on
balls, two Of which were in the last in
ming
Cunningham caught magnificent game
and threw well to bases. He is one of
the best catchers in the league, and the
audience showed their appreciation of his
brilliant work on every occasion.
Foreman also did good work in theNboX,
striking out six men, but Savannah was
lucky in making hits when needed.
Flynn caught an excellent game, hand
ling Foreman's speedy balls with ease
and throwing well to bases.
Manning opened the game with q hit to
left, stole second and third McGarr was
sent to first on balls and stole second
Klusman struck out: Burnes hit to left
for a single Manning and McGarr
scoring: Burnes stole second; George hit
a high fly to left and out, and Cross re-
tired the side by striking out.
For Mobile, Mills hit to second and out
at first Gilks flied to left Gellinger hit
to right for two bases but died on second
ond as Frost hit long fly to right. In
the second inning Nicholl flied out to first
Connamghton hit pitcher and out at
first.
Mealxim hit safe, but got no farther, as
Manning hit to pitcher and died at first.
STRAUSS HOME RUN.
Strauss created a little excitement in
this inning by hitting the first ball pitched
him over the left field fence for home
run. AS he touched the home plate he
was given an ovation. Holland struck
out. Foreman hunted the ball and was
safe on Klusman's errors. Daniels hit
safe, but was forced Onsecond on Flynn
hit to short. Manning, by quick throw,
caught Flynn at first, completing beau
tiful double play, and retired the side.
Both teams went out in quick order
till the fifth when Savannah scored
more runs, two Of them being earned
Meakim reached first on balls, going to
third on Manning's single over Snort
and scored on McGarr's single to left
Manning going to 3D.; McGann stole sec
ond. At this stage Manning did some
clever work by stealing home on the
throw to I'd to catch McGann, who was
playing off I'd, and McGarr, taking ad-
vantage of the play, went to third,
Klusman struck out; Burns singled to
right and McGarr scored; George flied to
center and Cross ended the inning with
high fly to second. Kelly's boys went out
in one two three order in this inning.
Daniels hit to pitcher and out at first;
Flynn flied to center and Mills hit to third
and out at first.
ANOTHER IN THE SIXTH.
Savannah added another in the sixth.
Nicholl flied to left Connaughton hit to
third and out at first; Meakim hit safe,
and scored on Manning's single to right,
Which Daniels let pass him and roll to the
fence. McGarr retired the side on hit
to third and out at first.
The visitors went out in quick order in
this inning Gilks flied to left; Gettin-
ger hit to third and out at first frost hit
Tor two bases; Strauss ended the inning
on a.high fly to right, leaving frost on
second.
In the seventh Klusman flied to third
Burns fouled out to first; and George
after reaching first on Trost's error, was
caught trying to steal second.
The visitors scoreu one run in this in
ming. Holland hit safe; Foreman flied to
third; Daniels made a scratch hit. Hol-
land going to second; Flynn hit for a
single and Holland scored, Daniels going
to second Flynn was forced at second on
Mills hit to short; Mills was caught nap
ping at first by Meakim, leaving DaRiels
on third.
Savannah scored her last runs in the
eighth. Cross went to first on balls. and
stole second. Nicholl was also sent to
first on balls; both were advanced base
on a balk by Foreman. ConnaughtOn hit
to pitcher and out at first Meakim reach
ed first on balls, filling the basesj Man
ming hit to left for two bases and Cross,
Nicholl and MealSim scored; Manning
was caught at third trying to make three
bases on his hit. McGarr hit safe, and
Klusman followed with hit TO left; Nc
Carr was caught at third
trying to go from first to third on Klus-
mans hit, leaving Klusman on first.
THE LAST RUN.
The visitors scored the last run of the
game in their half of this inning. Gilks
fouled to catcher. Gettinger hit safe to
right, going to second on a wild pitch and
scored on Trosts single to right center;
Strauss flied to right; Holland hit for
single, but Foreman ended the inning by
striking out leaving frost and Holland
on bases.
Both teams were blanlsed in the ninth,
although it looked as though the visitors |
would score. Meakim sent Daniels and
Flynn to first on balls, and Mills reached |
first, filling the bases on Cross error, but |
Mealxim settled down to work and struck
both Gilks and Getinger two of Mobiles
heaviest hitters out, and frost was east
ly disposed of from short to first.
Mobile plays a good game of ball, but
seems to be outclaSsed,
Serad umpired very good game, but
gave the visitors the worst of 1t on close
decisions.
The official score;
Savannah. alb. r. BIN. sh. s.b. DO. a. e.
MeGaFF. MeGaias 81 aS.'....., ...... : 3 81