The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-10
WHO WILL WIN TODAY?
SAVANNAH CONFIDENT OF DE.
FEATING ATLANTA.

Excitement Running High Over the
Gsme-Menning Tells His Men That
sevennsh's Pride Demands Victory.
The Members of the Club Promise
to Play Great Bell-Meakim VIII
Pitch to Victory if the Fielders Back
Eim-Iudications Point TO Big At
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Items From All
the Cities of the Southern League.
"Will Savsnnshs ball club defeat Atlanta
this afternoonp is the question being asked
on ell sides, to which Manager Manning
answers: "If hard work, enthusiasm and
! confidence amounts to anything, we will &C.
complish it."
Almost everybody in the oitY-men, wo-
men and children, have been attacked with
the base ball fever. For the last two days
little else has been talked about except the
! opening series of games between Savannah
aud Atlanta, and if everybody who has
! been talking bail attends to-day's game the
| grand stand and bleachers will hardly be
able to accommodate the crowd. 1t seems
to have narrowed down TO a contest of cities
more than base ball clubs, and every one
whotakes pride in Savannah's achievements
ought to attend the game and enc urage
the local team to do up the representatives
OF Georgia's Windy city.
BETTING on SAVANNAH.
If betting is any indication of how things
will turn out Savannah will be the winner.
Hundreds of dollars have been put up on
the locals in the last few days and in many
instances odds have been given. The pride
OF the old city sup and Manning must not
allow it to be hum5led.
He realizes this thoroughly and has talked
to his men until their pride he's been aroused
in the matter equal to that Of the natives.
They are going out to the park this after
noon to play ball as they have never played
before and as Atlantas mettle ia elso up it
is not saying too much that the game will
be one of the finest exhibitions of the sport
ever witnessed here.
| MEARId CONFIDENT.
| All eyes will be upon Meakim. He bias
already shown himself a speedy twirler by
holding Baltimore down to two hits. And
he is going to try to surpass that record this
afternoon-keep Atlanta from making any
hits. He says il the fielders properly back
him, and Manning will guarantee this, be
has no fears about the outcome being vic
tory for Savannah. Meskim and Hurley
will have their final practice together this
morning for two hours, and when Umpire
Foster calls ''play ball. Atlanta's club will
find itself Aanked hy battery unequaled
in the Southern League.
ATLANTA's TEAM LOOKS ALL RIGHT.
Atlautas team arrived in the city last
night on the Nancy Hanks and registered
at the Pulaski. Manager Murray has his
men 10 excellent form, and he expects them
TO play great ball in Savannah. They ap-
pear to be genslemanly set of fellows, but
If they fail TO develop the kicking qualities
for which Atlansa's ball teams have always
cen noted, Savannahians will be agree
| ably disappointed.
Chattanooga comes to Savannah after the
Atlanta series, for Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
Diamond Chat.
Young women at East Lake, Ala, have
formed two base ball mines.
Montgomery has pitcher named PEP
pers. he ought TO be ''hon stuff"
Third Baseman Doyle hos been appointed
captain Of the New Orleans team.
Ollie Beard, the well-known short stop,
has been added to the Mobile team.
Petty is "a Nashville boy, but no will work
hard TO defeat Sullivan's team when he goes
up against it,
Any minor league In the country could
have made better rule changes than the big
| league made.
Blusman has been nicSnsmed "Stone-
wall" by the bleschers, and justly 80, as
nothing gets by him.
With Burns Nicholl aud Connaughton in
the outfold Savannah has a trio equal to
any in the Southern League.
Manager Manning has secured another
fine player. he has succeeded in getting
the Pittsourg club to release Cargo to him.
Ted Sullivan got bis sweet revenge on
Chattanooga Lass Tuesday. Ms Nashville
team made monkeys out Of the Cha tanooga
boys.
Moroso is again doing base ball work on
the Charleston NeiCs and Courier, which
insures good Treatment to the game in the
City by the Sea.
The Nashville club has signed William
GeisS, well-known second basemau and
all-rouud player, who played in the South
ern League once before.
Chicago has paid $500 to the Atlanta club
for the release OF Pitcher MaGcb, and Gin
To Vote for the Fence Law
Means to fence your cattle and hogs and
not your land.
II this law is passed no man need fence
his land.
His neighbors must keep their stock at
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