The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-09
A HARn-FoUeHT FIGHT TO WIN.
SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON
EVEN N THE TRI-CLUB RACE.

Augusta TO Play in Charleston
Tuesday and savannah I'm Augusta
Chance for the Pennant, But the
Advantage Is with the CarOIIni-
ans.
The coming week Will be an interest
ing one in the tri-club league. Augusta
viii play in Charleston Tuesday. and Sa-
vaunah viii play in Augusta Friday, and
then the vexed and much disputed ques-
ton as to which is the better team of
the three cities viii be settled. at least
in a way.
The situation looks now TO be between
Charleston and Savannah. with the ad-
vantage with Charleston, as that city
plays at home. while Savannah goes TO
Augusta. Augusta has but a fighting
chance, as that team will have to win
both games to tie. Charleston will most
likely win its game. as that team is
strong one. and will most likely win its
game from Augusta. The Carolina boys
have a strong team, and will play the
stiffest kind OF a game on Tuesday. Au-
gusta is somewhat weakened by the abb
sence Of one or two OF its best players,
and with additional disadvantages of
playing away from home, as stated be-
fore Charleston should win.
Charleston's battery Will be Hennessy
and Jarvis. Sanford and Allen will do
the battery work for Augusta.
Whether Savannah can defeat Augusta,
Of course, is an open question, but II Au-
gusta defeats the team Savannah sends
mia ferN
good ball. The team will be the strongest
that has played this season, and as the
boys have been practtcing daily, they VIII
be in tip-top condition for the fray Jim
Ballantyne the best catcher in the south,
and a terrific hitter and base-runner, Will
be behind the bat. Alex krensOn win
pitch, and he is going TO surprise the ma
tiVes with the way he will play with the
Augusta batsmen. In the last game with
Augusta here Krenson proved puzzle to
them, and he is going to repeat the dose
next Friday.
The Library boys are in hopes of bring
ing large crowd with them An excur-
sion will leave over the Central Friday
morning, returning that night and sew
eral hundred rooters and lady enthusl-
asts will accompany the team.
This is the way the clubs now stand:
Played. Won. Lost. centage.
Charleston ........3 2 .666
Augusta ..........2 200
The Texas League has sunk to four
| club league Dallas and Fort Worth found
the pace too hot and dropped out Hous-
ton, Galveston, San Antonio and Austin
will attempt to finish the season.
Connaughton is playing a good game at
short for the Giants, yet Irwin is dissat-
! isfed with him. 1t IS a down right shame
| the way COnnaughton has been treated
Il ~ Trr~~ Lrr 100 na.Nrf
ball as any man on the team, yet Irwin is
/ grumbling, and every few weeks puts him
on the bench and puts some stiff in his
| place for few days until he sees that
/ Connie is a better man and replaces him.
/ To a person up tree it looks like there
might be something behind Irwin in this
matter, probably o. p. Caylor of new
| New York paper
Rusie says he will rest up for the season,
| accepting no offers. If President Freed
| man is wise, and he will not give in to the
| big Hoosier, why don't he sell or trade
| him. Rusie will never be worth his sal
airy to New York after this year, anyhow.
Frank Butler is still nursing a broken
finger and Columbus is suffering by his
| absence.
BILLY Whistler and Denny Gallagher
viii meet before the Pastime Athletic Club
| Tuesday night In a twenty round glove
| contest. Denny Gallagher has been run
/ ming an athletic club in Macon for sever
al weeks but he still claims Savannah as
| his home He has been training for his 20
! with Whistler and while he does not say
| he will lick the Turkey he says his
| friends can depend on a fight. Whatever
Gallagher is. he Is game, to best him his
! opponent will have to fight. He fights like
a tiger and while Whistler has reputa-
| ton which makes him a better man than
! Denny, he can look for a good fight Whist
Ter has been putting himself in condition
for the bout and his friends are confident
that he will prove Denny's Wellington.
Whistler is but twenty years DID, but he
has a record that much older
! fighters would like to own. He has been up
| against many of the best men of his class
in the country and has held his own. He
is a clever man and the bout should be an
! interesting one.