The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-14
COLCOLOUCHS BAD BREAKS
His Unfair and Unauthorized DeciS-
ion Costs Charleston The Game.

NIT and Charleston DecAAueS "
Finish the Game-After Three Warn
inFs Meakim Gives the Game to the
Locals by q Score of 8 to GA Dis
graceful Exhibition of Sea Gull
Tactics.
The .. 900 people who attended the ball
game at Bolton street park yesterday
afternoon witnessed one Of the most dis
graceful scenes ever enacted upon dia-
mond.
The Charlestons said they were going
to win, and had the game been completed
and Colcolough remained in as umpire 1t
is more than likely the Sea Gulls would
have been successful.
In the absence of league umpire Col
colough and Meakim were selected to
officiate and it is to be hoped for the good
of the game in this city that such an
emergency will never arise again, as a
more disgusting hippodrome has never
been witnessed in the history Of the game
in the south CocOlough s decisions were
so fragrant that the audience began to
leave in the fourth inning. He gave
| Charleston everything.
UNFAIRNEss FROM THE START.
The trouble began in the first inning
and continued till the beginning of the
eighth. In the first Long made two-base
| hit and attempted to steal third on a re-
turn of the ball to Petty by Hurley which
| Petty allowed to pass him. Cross recoY-
cred the ball and threw to McGarr at
| third, catching Long about three feet of
the base, but Colcolough called him safe.
His decisions on balls and strikes were
also in favor of his club, but it availed
them nothing till the sixth, when the
visitors. with the assistance of COlcol-
! ough, scored a run. The other two runs
in this inning, however, were earned.
Meakim's work gave general satisfac-
| ton Had he attempted to even up mat
ters Savannah would have won the
| game in a canter, as Manning's men were
| hitting the ball hard and fielding in fine
| form.
KLUsMAN's OPENING HIT.
The game opened up with Manning up
| for Savannah. He went out on a fly to
short. McGarr hit hot one to third and
and died at first. Klusman stepped to
the plate with look of determination in
his eye. After three balls and two strikes
had been called upon him Killeen gave him
one that suited big William and he sent it
to right center for three bases When he
landed safely on third the audience yelled
itself hoarse but Burns retired the side
after three vain efforts to bring Klusman
home.
Charleston was more fortunate in her
half of this inning, scoring two runs, one
/ of which was earned and the other a
present from Colcolough.
No more runs were scored till the fifth
inning when Cross started the ball roll
ing with a twO-bagger over Weddedge's
head in center and Nicholl went out on
strikes. Hurley, however, came to the
rescue, and duplicated Cross hit, Cross
scoring. Petty struck out and Manning
ended the inning with a high fly to sec
ond,
OUR BOYS MAKE 1T A TIE.
Savannah tied the score in the sixth on
singles by Klusman and George and
| Wentz's error of the throw in.
Charleston, in her half of this inning,
scored three runs. Killeen, the first man
up, hit over the right field fence for a
home run. Wheelock, thanks to Colco-
Tough, went to first on balls. Hatfield ad-
vanced him to second on a sacrifice and
| Mccarthy brought him home with a two
Dagger. Long hit fora single and McCar-
thy scored. Long was caught trying to
steal second and Carney ended the inning
with fly to center.
Savannah scored again in the seventh.
Cross struck out, but Nicholl hit the first
ball pitched to him over the left field
| ltnCt, anu udQ0 bnG ClICul6 VI bllC OdSGS
amid uproarious applause Hurley hit a
hot one over second which looked safe,
but Wentz made a pretty pickup and
throw, cutting him of at first Petty re-
tired the side by striking out.
RETIRED WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BALL.
Charleston went out in one, two, three
order, without hitting even foul.
The eighth opened with Manning at the
bat He went out on long fly to right
McGarr hit for single; Klusman flied
out to left, and Burns hit hot one at
Killeen, which he could not handle the
ball going through his hands and hitting
Meakim on the knee, Burns landing safe
on first.
Here is where Colcolough got in his
fine work. He took it upon himself to
call Burns out, and vigorous kick en-,
sued, which terminated in the game be.
ing awarded to Savannah by the score OF
to O. Colcolough tried to even matters
up by giving the game TO Charleston by
a similar score.
Manning showed slight disposition tc
play the balance of the game under pro
test. but the audience rose en- masse and
demanded that he decline to give in tC
Charleston, even if the game had to be
stopped. Carney was shown Colcolough
had no right to make any decision in the
matter, but he declined to listen to reason
anu Nltdh4ul, dIboA ElNlilS uAlC EDCO AIulls
three fair warnings to play ball, declared
Savannah the winner under the league
rules.
WANTED TO SHOULDER MANNING.
When the decision was rendered in Sa
vannah's favor some of the most enthu
siastic of the audience jumped out of the
grand stand, hoisted Manning on theil
shoulders and attempted to carry him Il
the dressing room. When he declined
the honor they contented themselves by
giving three cheers for Manning and his
) team.
AS Meaktm was calling balls anG
strikes his decision will take prece
dence over Colcolough's. Colcolough haC
no authority whatever on the point il
question and his action was surprise t.
the audience.
Rule 45, section 5, reads as follows A
2 batsman is entitled to base "if upon
fair hit the ball strikes the person OF
clothing of the umpire upon fair ground >
The Charleston team either does moi
know the game or came here bent or
winning the game at all hazards, and haC
it not been for the stand taken by Meakin
they would probably have got away with
} the booty
The official score follows:
t ! Savannah. alb r. b.h. s.h. s.b DO. a. e
| Manning, 2b,....... 0 0 0 ,