The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-26
HEAVY BATTING DID IT.
Savannah Wins Another Game From
Macon II to 7.

A Hard Fight Up to the Fifth Inning.
Macon's Pitcher Then Lost Control
of the Ball and Savannah Scored
Eight Runs-Two Earned Runsin the
sixth and Three in the Seventh.
The Last Game of the Series To-day.
savannah IA, Macon z.
Mobile S, Memphis 4.
Charleston 8, Augusta 10.
Atlanta 6, Chattanooga /.
Birmingham s, Nashville4 4.
New Orleans 2, Montgomery g.
savannah again defeated Macon yester-
dav in an uphill game. The visitors
nlayed sharp, snappy game up to the fifth
inning. when Miller lost control of the
ball and the home team scored eight
runs, only one Of them being earned In
this inning Savannah sent twelve men to
bat. After that the game was uninter-
esting until the last half of the ninth
inning, when the visitors caught on to
Meakims slow. delivery and batted out
three runs, with the assistance of d
passed ball by Hurley.
The Savannahs made but one fielding
error in the game and that by Meakim in
the first inning He pitched good game,
however, and fielded his position finely
Burns made the star play of the game
in the ninth inning Carroll hit hot
liner TO left-centel which looked good for
three bases, but Burns, after hard run.
got in front of it, retiring the batter.
Klusman also played good game, TAX
ing care of everything that came his way
and leading the team in batting with
three hits out of six times at bat.
Connaughton's base running is worthy
of special mention. He stole two bases
on Hess, one in the fourth and one in the
seventh inning. He had little to do in
the field, but did that well.
THE WAY THE GAME WAS PLAYED.
In the first inning Manning was given
his base on balls and stole second, McGarr
fouled to third and out, Klusman struck
out, Hess dropping the ball, Klusman was
thrown out at first, advancing Manning
to third. Burns was called out for kick
ing the ball as he ran to first on a
bunt. Macon made one run in
her half York went out from Manning
to Klusman, Gillen was given lift by
Meakims wild throw to first, stole second
and scored on CarrOll's single; Hess flied
to left, McGuirl took first on balls and
Messitt went out from pitcher TO first.
Savannah was disposed of in quick
order in the second. COnnaughton flied
to right, NichoL reached first on balls,
but died in the attempt to steal second on
a throw from Hess to Wentz and Cross
retired the side in his vain efforts to find
Miller's left-hand curves
Macon added two more to her score in
her turn at bat in this inning Weddege
went to first on balls; Wentz sacrificed
him to second. Miller also got first on
balls, and York sacrificed. advancing both
Weddege and Miller a base. Gillen sin
gled to left and Weddege and Miller
scored.
Savannah made her first run in the
third on Hurley's base on balls, McGuirk's
error, which gave Meakim first, and
scored on McGarrs sacrifice.
THE VISITORS WATERLOO.
No more runs were made until the fifth,
when Macon met her Waterloo. McGarr
reached first on Gillens error, went to
third on McGuirk's muff of thrown ball
and scored on Klusman's single. Hess
threw wild to second to catch Klusman
Burns made hit. Connaughton followed
with a hit, filing the bases. At this
stage of the game Miller lost all control
of the ball and sent Nicholl to
first on balls, forcing Klusman home.
Burns scored on Messitt's muff of Cross
high ttytO left. COnnaughtOn was caught
off third and went out. Hurley went out
on a high fly to York. Miller filed the
bases again by sending Meakim to first
on balls. Manning was also given first on
balls, forcing NichOll home. McGarr
made a two-bagger to left, on which
Cross, Meakim and Manning scored
Klusman made his second hit in this in
ming, scoring McGarr.
Savannah added two in the sixth on hits
by Nicholl, Cross and Manning, and Hur-
leys sacrifice Macon also scored in the
sixth on hit by pitcher, a sacrifice and
single. Savannah scored three more in the
seventh on Connaughton's force, two bases
on balls, single and two errors. This
ended the run-getting for Savannah
Macon scored three in the ninth on two
singles, two doubles and a passed ball.
The official score follows: