The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-19
ALEACUE OF FAST TEAMS.
How the Clubs Of the Southern Are
Playing Ball.

Savannah Putting Up Games which
Mean One Of the First Three Places
in the First Series New Orleans
Needs Pitchers to Keep Her From
Going Down the Side-Memphis Not
Coming Up to Expectations Abroad.
Atlanta and Macon Showing Up
Well-The Other Clubs Fighting for
Tail End Honors-Savannah to Take
Montgomery's Steers to Pasture To-
Day.
Savannah played great ball against
New Orleans iasS week, and as result,
stands fourth in the race. The team is
putting up a strong game in all depart
ments and bids fair to better her position
this week. The race is one of the pref
test in the history of base ball. There
are only fifteen more games to be played
in the first series, which ends July 4.
That Savannah will win majority of
these games there is no question, but
whether she will win the pennant is an
other thing. Charleston and Augusta
are both playing great ball, and should
they maintain the pace they have got it
will be an easy matter to say what clubs
will occupy the three leading positions in
the race.
Chattanooga has developed unlocked
for strength, and is the only club which
has exceeded expectations.
Memphis, after playing a strong game
at home, has shown up very weak on the
road, and as she finishes the series abroad
the Bluff city boys will probably prove a
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home.
New Orleans has a good fielding and
hard-hitting aggregation, but unless their
pitchers soon round to, the club will be
fighting for tail end honors before many
days. With the co-operation
of the New Orleans press the
team will make better fight in the sec
ond series. There are times when CEN
Surfing team is necessary, but some
comments on the club recently have been
unjust and detrimental to its success.
Mobile has shown up weak, both at
home and abroad. The Gulf city boys,
like the Pelicans, are weak in the box,
and will have to get move on themselves
to keep away from the last notch.
Nashville is showing up better abroad
than was expected, and if Sullivan can
add the two or three men to his team he
has in view, he will make all clubs hustle
10 VIII u minority Oh Jne games.
Montgomery, which now occupies fifth
place, was, at the opening of the season,
one of the strongest teams in the league,
but there has been so many engagements
and releases that the team, as at present
made up, has not come up to expectations
since leaving home. McClosky, however,
is a hustler and if the present team is
not strong enough to cope with the others
he will turn some of the Texas steers out
to Craze in other pastures.
Birmingham, before the disarmament
of the club few days ago, was playing
an extraordinarily strong game, and bid
fair to be one of the first six, but the
team, at present, seems to be thoroughly
demorahzed, and it is not playing the
game it is capable of putting up. Billy
Earle, however, will soon inspire the
Magic city boys with confidence, and
they will put up good game
For the next three days Savannah plays
Montgomery, and these games will prob
ably decide Savannah's position in the
race. Should Savannah win two out of
three her chances for one of the first
three positions are excellent. On the
contrary, should she lose two of the three,
Atlanta, which is only six points behind,
will probably pass Manning's men.
With this view the visitors are putting
up McGinty and Welch for their battery
to-day, and hope to make the Savannah s
lower their colors. Quarles, who did such
good work against New Orleans, will be
in the box for Savannah with COnnaugh-
ton to catch him. The two teams will
line up as follows:
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