The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-25

Savannah took the hrSt game or the
Nashville series by a score of 8 to l, The
game never tagged from the time the
first man went to the bat until the last
man was out, and never lost its interest
for minute 1t was the first game this
season which held the spectators until
the last out was made.
Nashville lost by the poor work OF
Borcher in the box in the first inning
The rest of the team die. fine work. Sa-
yannah's team eclipsed itself in field
work. and Ramsey pitched a great game
The game started with Borcher for
Nashville. Clarke as usual led at the
bat for Savannah and got his base on
balls 1t did not take him long to steal
second Hutchinson fouled out to the
catcher WEIGH took the bat and struck
three times without hitting anything
and would have been out but on the third
strike the ball struck Stallings on the
end Of the finger and passed on to the
grand stand. Before 1t was recovered
WEIGH had got to first and Clarke to
third.
sTALLINGs HURT.
Il was then found out that the ball had
knocked OF a portion Of Stallings finger
nail and his hand was so seriously hurt
that he had to go to right field and
change Webster from center-feld behind
the bat. The former right-field went
center, and the eesGggl}}e vas finished with
the men playing in these positions.
Welch started to steal second, and while
the visitors were trying to take care of
him Clarke stole home and WEIGH went to
second. Laroque went to the bat and got
to first on players choice. McCloskey
got his base on balls. This forced WEIGH
of second, and LarOque of first. Mccain
followed at the bat and made a safe hit,
which scored Welch and Laroque and
put McClOskey on second. McCloskey
tried to steal third, but was put out
Peoples hit grounder to first base and
retired the side. This ended Savannah's
scoring.
NAsHvILLE's TURN
Nashville did not score in the first inn
ing, but made a run in the second. White
head led for the visitors and was struck
out. DOoey made a long hit for one base,
and got second by the ball being fielded
wild. Stallings followed with another
safe hit, on which Dooley, by fine sprint
ing, crossed the plate. Meara hit a fly
which Peoples took care of, and Webster
famed out This was the last run made
by either side.
In the sixth inning Savannah did a
piece of field work of which any club
might be proud. Dooley led for Nashville
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followed with another safe hit, which ad-
vanced Dolly to second. 1t began to look
like another run for Nashville Meara
followed at the bat hit a grounder to
Hutchinson at third, forcing Dooley off
second and Stallings off first. Hutchin-
son stepped on the third base bag, and
Dooley was declared out. Hutchinson
then put the ball down to Laroque. and
StalIlngs was out. Laroque threw to
Welch, and out.
QUICK PLAY.
When the fact that Meara is a fast
runner IS considered it will be seen that
to put man out at third, one at second
ana then get the ball to first before
the runner could get from the home plate
TO hrst-was remarkable fine piece of
fielding. The prompt field work of Jantzen
saved savannah from having two more
6aSe hits against her. The score is as
follows: