The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-01
LUCK AGAINST OUR BOYS.
BALTIMORE BEATS THE HOME
CLUB BY ONE RUN.

The Score 3 to "a Tie Up to the
Eighth Inning, When Pure Luck
Favors the Indians-Meakim's Pitch
ing the Feature of the Game-Bslti-
more Held Down to Two Hits by the
Little Savannshian - One Pitcher
Batted Out of the Box by the Locals
To Play Cleveland To-day.
Savannah's base ball team met its third
defeat yesterday at the hands of the Balti-
more Indians, but it was a defeat which
need not make Manniug's men feel ashamed.
They played great ball, and the Indians
| had lively afternoons work to defeat
them. The score was 8 to 3 Luck won
the game for Baltimore. her club not earn.
ing run, while both of Sevsnneh's were
earned.
The Savsnnahs were in fine condition
and they played in a manner which de-
lighted the audience aud brought back
memories OF the days when the team of 's6
batted the base bah destinies Of Savannah
on the diamond. About 1000 spectators
were present, and better satisfied crowd
even though the home team was defeated,
would have been hard TO find.
Meakim and Hurley were the battery for
Savannah and Meakim's pitching was the
feature OF the game. He throws a remark
ably swift ball with a deceptive in-curve
and Hurley was kept lively trying to sup.
port him. Baltimore only secured two hits,
so it can easily be seen that luck won the
game for the Indians and gave them three
runs.
OUR BOYS BATTED WELL.
Savannah's men were in fine batting form
and every man on the team hammered the
ball, but only five of the hits were SAFE
They knocked McNabb out of the box in
the first four innings, repping almost every
ball he sent over the plate. and Manager
Hanlon found it necessary to change to
McMahon and Robinson Ia the fifth.
McMahon succeeded in holding the home
team down a little better than his predeces-
sor.
Upto the eighth inning the game was
tie, and everything pointed to the necessity
of more than nine innings to decide the
contest. In this inning. however, after
two men were out, Brown happened to hit
lucky grounde- between third and short
in an attempted sacrifice, which scored
Reitz and won the game.
Manning's team showed decided improve
ment, and no doubt Cleveland will find 1t
Nno easy task to down the locals to-day
Those who missed yesterdays game lost a
treat, and the boys ought to be encouraged
in their good work to-day by the biggest
attendance Of the week.
sAvANNAH's FIRST RUN.
The Savannahians scored their first run
in the first inning, Mc4arr hit safe, and
was followed by Manning, who drove a
grounder into left field, on which be made
| first and Mc(farr advanced TO second and
third. Klusman made a fortunate saori-
flee hit Immediately afterward, bringing in
McGarr, but Connaughton left Manning at
third by going out on a fly.
McGraw scored for Baltimore in the same
inning through tumble of Stovey's hit by
Connaughton. Reitz scored in the second
on account of wild throw by Curtis to
third, and neither side scored again until
! Savannah's half of the eighth inning, when
Curtis retrieved himself by making a two
Dagger and scoring. He was treated to an
ovation by the spectators for his good
| work.
In Baltimore's half of the eighth Reitz got
his base on balls and stole second and third
and succeeded in scoring on Browns "pure
luck" hit. Here is the official score: