The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-20
A COTTON EXCHANGE VICTORY
AHARD FOUGHT RATTLE BETWEEN
THE COMMERCIAL TEAMS.

son Wears the Grape He Carried
for President karOw-BIun's
BIOOmers Delayed the Game-The
Board of Trade MascOtte Didn't
wOrk-The Features of the Game
Too Numerous to Mention.
Cotton exchange stock will no doubt be
worth par or over for day or two, or at
least there will be few. if any. Of the
members who would want to pull out on
that or any other basis
The exchange ball team walked away
with the board of trades team yesterday
afternoon by a score of "a to q, after fin
ishing eight innings. Part of the ninth
inning was played, and in this each Of
the teams made two runs, but as the game
was called before its conclusion on ac-
count of darkness, the score went back TO
the eighth inning with the result stated.
Capt. Whitehead of the board of trade an
nouneed to the scorer that he would pro-
test the game on the ground that the UNI
pire called it without his consent.
The event was a sort of a festival oc-
casiOn with the members of the two COM
mercial bodies and they gathered in force
at the Bolton street park, all decorated
with the colors of their respective teams
some with the red and white of the cotton
exchange and others with the black and
white of the board Of trade. President
Edward Karow of the cotton exchange
team was decorated with huge red and
white rosette, and similar ornament Of
blue and white appeared upon the coat
lapel of President ]. A. G. Carson Of the
board of trade team.
The two teams were ON the ground some
time before the hour for calling the game,
INDUCING in little preliminary practice.
The cotton exchange men wore uniforms
of dark blue, with red stockings, while
the board of trade nine showed up in white
uniforms, blue caps and black stockings.
Mr.. W. u. Champion Of the board of trade
entertained his team at dinner at the
Pulaski house, after which he sent for the
blackboard to carry them out to the
grounds. On the way the board of trade
men picked up a mascotte, little coon,
which they appropriated, and pinned the
colors, or rather the white, on him. His
complexion sufficed for the complement
of colors, and it was probably due to his
disjointed optical nerve that he turned out
Jonah. The two teams spent few sec
Onds before the camera, Mr. w. DeBruyn
Hops officiating.
The crowd gathered slowly at first, but
by O'Clock there were between 700 and
500 people on the grand stands and bleach
ers. The ladies turned out in force filling
one side of the grand stand and the old
time base ball cranks were all on hand.
The betting varied, it having started
day or two ago in favor of the cotton eX-
change, but yesterday was a little the
other way, and in some instances odds
were given on the board of trade There
was considerable cash ON the game, which
somewhat heightened the interest and kent
up the inspiration.
AS the hour hand passed o'clock, there
was general cry of "Call the game"
but owing to the faulty architectural
structure of BUNS duck knickerbockers,
the game could not be called. The people
must wait bit for needle, and 1t was
4;l5 O'Clock before the flaw had been rem
edied. Then came the toss-up and the
Cotton Exchange won A professional
air pervaded the amateur cast. and the
Board of Trade boys took the field as
though they were accustomed to it. Drane
went out at first, but Trilby West with
better luck, put too warm shot at sec
ond and made his base. Three strikes
and Hunter was called off, while Arm
strOngs safe hit to right field with
Board of Trade, brought Trilby in and
sent the batter to second. Ellis went to
first on four balls, while Tub Welch of
first base fame, otherwise Maxwell, struck
out, and the jig was up with the Cotton
Exchange for the first inning.
Capt. Whiteheads men took advantage
of the first inning to get in their fire.
works, and five runs We're piled up. The
captain himself watched four of Arm
strong's balls go by and took his base.
Concy struck out and Blum followed the
captains example, Moore struck out,
Saussy made his base, and on MaXWelIS
error Whitehead made the first run for
around the field. Blum, Saussy, Wells and
Champion came in in one, two, three, four
order, and the crowd took occasion to
compliment the board of trade boys with
a little wild cheering. Adams and Tren-
holm both made their bases and ii looked
as though some more runs were to be
what's the trouble Carson?" this led
President Karow TO ask.
why there's no trouble at all" was
President Carson's reply "everything's
all right" and so it seemed then TO the
board of trade.
Whiteheads inability to hit the ball after
three fair trials brought the other side
to the bat. Capt. Stewart and Drane
both made runs for the cotton exchange
partly due to Saussy,s error and partly to
Vests good work. In the meantime Mr.
Robert Ellington was getting snap kodak
shots of the Cotton Exchange men as they
chased one another from base to base
around the diamond. 1t was a hard mat
ter to say where the crowd stood at any
time. It cheered scores made on errors
and it cheered generally on anything that
seemed to merit some reward. COney and
Moore scored ia the second for the board
of trade, but Wells lost the innings for his
side by trying to steal second at an inop-
perfume moment.
In the third inning the cotton men went
out in apple pie order, Maxwell Stewart
and Clay going down before their competi-
tors, who were more fortunate and scored
run Champion being brought in through
Whteheads hit past first
There was little kick at first about the
coaching. Mr.. r. J. Davant was coaching
the Board Of Trade nine, but he was not iT,
uniform and the rooters insisted on his
leaving the field, which he did very grace
fully, and the coaching was then left 10
the members of the two teams
Cotton Exchange stock went I'm slight
ly in the fourth inning, as runs We're
scored by Drane, Arms trone. West and
Ellis. Maxwell was hit with The baIi
and went to first with a feeble linn
Stewards hit to second. however. was q
pretty good liniment and Maxwell skinned
past second to third in a hurry, but Tilsy
struck out, and he failed to score
cooked hat twist Knocked out the Board
of Trade, Clay catching Saussv's lone
fly, which finished the inning 40
In the fifth the Cotton EXCHANGE niiod
up run after run. while the Board ~
Trade piled up errors. Armstrong; W.
base hit brought in Drane and West 80
Ellis two-hase hit brought in Arnstrons
In this manner the Cotton EvcboneS9e,
piled up seven runs In the inning v-bi1o
in the last half the Board of Trade $500
only two. Whitehead let four halls Dass
and forced Champion in, while ee,ieroi
wild throws let in Trenholm or ',yXrbiS
kers, as he was Familiarity dubbe5 b,
the spectators. There was a question az,
10 whether anyone but Grammar ba5
scored. and this brought about he frst
little Wrangle of the game which 49,