The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-18
A DAY OF FINE FIELDING.
Savannah Takes the PeliCalS in for
Another Game.

The Score 5 20 l-Good Base Running.
Heavy Batting and Phenomenal
Work in the Field the Features Of
Savannah's Playing -Petty's Work
in the Box-Roat of New Orleans
Plays a Great Second - Savannah
Now in Fourth Place.
About $500 people saw Manning's men
make Powell's Pelicans bite the dust yes
terday Afternoon in one of the finest
games ever seen on a ball held.
The fielding of both teams was phenom-
email, while Manning, McGarr, George,
Cross and Campau made some sensational
plays. Roat at second also put up
splendid game for the visitors, as did
Klusman, Burns and Nicholl for the
locals
McGarr set the audience wild in the
third inning when he ran from third
almost home and caught foul fly
In the fourth inning George made the
finest catch ever seen on the Savannah
grounds. Luby made single to center,
and Roat, the next man up, hit liner to
right center, which looked good for three
bases. but George turned and run with
the ball, catching it from over his left
shoulder. Luby, who was on first, think
ing it was safe hit, had passed second
on his way home when George got the
ball, and started back to first, but George,
by great throw, doubled Luby at first.
Mannings great play occurred in the
eighth inning. After Langstord had flied
out to Nicholl, Luby came TO the bat and hit
a liner between first and second, which
looked safe, but Manning made a great
run and jump, catching the ball while in
the air.
Campau pleased his friends in the
seventh inning when, with two men on
bases, George hit q hot liner to left center,
which looked good for two bases, but the
count, after a hard run, got the ball amid
the waving of hats, umbrellas, etc.
Burns, Nicholl and Cross each made
great catch of very difficult balls
TEN CHANCES WITHOUT AN ERROR.
Roat, for the visitors, put up an excel
lent game at second, accepting ten chances
without an error
McGarr's fielding and home run with
two men en- bases and the base running of
Cross were also worthy of special men,
tion.
both pitchers were in good form, but
Petty had the best of the argument at all
stages, allowing only three hits, while
Savannah got eleven off Bailey
Both catchers did good work and were
cheered throughout the game for their
stops of wild pitches, and there was not
a passed ball to mar their work. Hurley,
in the first two innings, was getting
them of the ground behind the batsman
and over his head. He caught one of the
games of his life, only one base being
stolen on him, and that by Campau.
Manning opened the game with pop
fly to short and out; McGarr hit to third
and out at first; Klusman hit TO left for
y, 4 .,sal to hVr
Burns being sent to first on balls; George
flied to right retiring the side with Klus
man on second and Burns on first.
The Pelicans were more fortunate in
their half of the first. Campau was sent
to first on balls, and a base on balls to
Butler advanced him to second. Polhe-
mus sacrificed him to third, and another
sacrifice by Langsford sent him home,
with New Orleans only run of the game,
In the second Cross was hit by pitcher,
stole second and third; Nicholl reached
first on balls and stole second Hurley hit
to short and out at first Petty attempted
to Sacrifice but the best he could do was
a foul fly to third and out.
Manning was hit by pitcher and took
first, filling the bases, but McGarr went
out on foul fly to Luby, on which he
made a great catch as he fell in a hole to
the right of first base.
The visitors were quickly disposed of in
this inning. Dowie flied to short, Jantzen
fled to center and Bailey hit a hot liner
to third, which McGarr took care of.
Klusman opened the thicd with a sim
gle to right center. Burns hit hot one
to short which Langsford 6elded to sec
ond, catching Klusman ROat, on quick
throw to first, doubled burns. This was
a magnificent play, and the players par
ticipating in. if were loudly cheered.
George hit to short, but was safe at first
on Langsfurd's tumble and stole second.
Cross hit high fly to right, which Pol
hemus muffed and George scored Cross
going to second on. the throw TO the plate
Cross was caught trying to steal third.
In the visitors half of this inning Cam
pau reached first on balls, and stole sec
oud; Butler fouled to third; Polhemus
sacrificed, Campau going to third, where
he died as Langsford fouled to Hurley
NC CARR WINS THE GAME.
Nicholl opened the fourth with long
f1y to left and out; Hurley hit to right for
a single; Petty fouled to first; Manning,
after two strikes had been called, hit to
left for single and Hurley went to sec
ond: McGarr stepped to the plate amid
cries of Home run, over the fence, etc,
TO which he responded by hitting the sec
ond ball pitched him over the left field
fence, bringing Hurley and Manning in
ahead of him. Klpsman retired the side
on a long hit to left, which Campau got
after hard run.
The visitors made good start IN this
inning. Luby opened With hit and
Roat hit a long liner to right center,
which looked good for three bases, but
George, by some good sprinting, made a
beautiful catch and threw to first, retir-
ing Luby, thus completing a magnificent
double play Dowie went to first on balls,
where he was left, as Jantzen hit fly to
right and out.
In the fifth Burns fouled to catcher,
George flied to second and Cross hit to
right for a single and stole second, but
was left there, Nichols going out on fly
to second.
Bailey hit to third and out at first:
Campau, for the third time, was sent to
first on balls, but got no farther as But
Ter flied to right and Polhemus flied to
left
In the sixth Hurley hit to first, and
Ruby allowed the ball to get away from
him In his efforts to recover the ball he
fell and lost sight Of it, and when he
finally succeeded in getting hold OF the
ball, he had tangled himself up so that he
was unable to reach first ahead of Jerry,
but furnished considerable amusement to
the audience by giving an acrobatic
performance Petty fled to third and
Manning forced Hurley at second Man