The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-15
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, APRIL Is, 1898.
CHATTANOOGA BEAT US.
MANNING'5 MEN TAKEN INTO
CAMP BY sCaMELZS COLTS.

A Pretty Game Which Savannah Lost
By Two Runs-rhe Score to 3.
Fine Fielding of the Tennesseeans
and Errors OF the Locals Brought
About the Result-A William Goat
Not the Proper Mascot.
Tho Savannahs we're taken into camp by
Chief SchmelE and bis tribe OF Tennessee
Indians yesterday afternoon and scaiped to
the tune Of to in a wsll-played and In
tensely exciting game.
Ths game as the finest seen here this
season. and while the fielding and batting OF
the home team was sufficient 20 win an
ordinary game, the visitors field work was
something phenomenal.
The work Of Abbey in center field ex-
celled anything OF the kind seen in Savan-
nah for years. 10 the fourth inning he took
line hit from Burns bat with one hand
that looked good for three bases, after a
hard run and jump, and made q similar
catch from Nichols bat in the ninth, retir-
ing the side. LeRett's work on third,
Shorty" Ryan's on first and McClellan's
on second we're also worthy OF note.
Manning, McGarr and "Stonewal" klus-
man carried of the fielding honors for Sa-
vannah, while MannIng's bAse-runuiug is
also worthy Of special mention.
A BIG CROWD AT TIE GAME.
An audience OF 5000 people, 500 Of whom
were ladies, spplauded the good plays IRE
spective OF the players making them.
The home team was the first TO make it's
appearance, with boy lending a William"
and ft urR 0iyAn "a round ~ anDlamGa
The Chattanooga followed aud we're also
heartily cheered.
When Umpire Forster called play, Man
ming went to the bat amid great cheering
and cries of ''Over the fence, Manning"
but Jimmy had good eye and went to first
on calls. MoGarr advanced him TO second
on a neat sacrifice. Klusman sent him to
third on another sacrifice, but he was left
there, as Burns went out from catcher 20
first.
For Chattanooga Walsh got first on an
error OF CFoas Mcclellan sacrificed him to
second and he went to third on an error Of
McGarr on Selback's hit. Setback reaching
first. Abbey singled and Walsh scored.
Menefee was given his base on balls, and a
passed ball filed the bases, and Ryan sacri
feed, scoring Setback. E0ston was dis
posed of from third to first, leaving two
men on bases.
Savannah went out in one, two, three
order In the second. ConnauRhton from
second to firsr, Nioholl from short to first
and Cross from third to first.
The visitors we're quickly disposed Of in
the second, LeRett going out from short to
first, Stephens from pitcher to first and
Walsh from third to first.
Both teams finished the innings IN quick
order till the fifth. whom Savannah tied the
~ ,.HkR
the sonorous tones OF fog horn and the
batting of the william" goat. Connsugh-
ton made a hit, but was thrown
out through stupid base running. Nicholl
was hit by the pitcher, went to third on
Cross two-bagger to right and was scored
on balk by Stephens, Gross going to third.
Hurley hit for a single and Cross scored.
Meakim advanced Hurley to second on a
a sacrifice, where he was left Manning go
ing out on foul fly to the Tennessee back
stop.
Sharp fielding prevented the Chattas
noogas reaching frst in their half of this 10
ming.
EVEN THE WIND AGAINST u.s.
In the sixth McGarr hit the second pitched
ball over the left field fence. and everybody
thought It was home run, but the wind,
which was blowing q perfect gale
at the time, carried it foul
after it got beyond the fence. He flied out
to center on the next ball. Klusman made
a nice two-bagger to center but was left on
second, as Burns flied to second and Con-
naughJon went out from third to first.
McClelland was first up for the visitors aud
popped up G-listle fly, which Meakim took
In. Setback took first on four bad balls.
Abbey seat him to second GA O sacrifice hit,
where be remained, Menetse going out on
fly to left.
Both sides went out in one, two three
order in the seventh. The field work Of both
teams was fine in this inning, neither side
gettiRg a man to first. In the eighth Meakim
hit line tly over second, which oked
good for hit, but Mcclellan. by little
sprinting and a big jump, got it, and was
heartily appl0uded. Manning reached first
on balls, stole second, and on the next ball
pitched purloined third, for which he re-
celved an ovation, and came homo amid
the cheering of the audience and the blow
ing Of the fog horn. Klusman went out
from third to first.
THE VISITORS LUCKY HITS.
For Chattanooga Stephens hit to pitcher
and was out. " alsh went to first on
balls, but was caught trying to
steal second and everybody thought Savan.
nah was going 60 win. At this stage, how
ever, Mcclellan made a two-bagger to
right aud went to third on Selbnck's single,
Setback going to second while Nicholl gave
the audience an exhibition of juggling.
Abbey made a single TO left, scoring
Mcclellan, and Setback came home ss a re-
suit of Hurleys fumbling OF Nichols
throw Of Abbey's hit, Abbey taking second
on the play. Menefee singled and Abbey
scored. Ryan flied out to shors, leaving
Menesee on secoad.
In the ninth Burns struck out. Connaugh-
ton fouled out to the catcher and Abbey
made great one-hapded catch Of Nichols
hit TO center, this ending the game.
The audience enjoyed the game, and took
the defeat of the home team good
but as matter of course wou Id have
felt better If the locals had been the victors
instead of the vauqnished.
The official score is as follows:
SAVANNAH,