The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-20
THE GAME THAT WILL DECIDE.
Savannah and Augusta c. L. A. Boys
20 Meet To-day.


The base bah teams Of the Catholic L.
brary associations Of Augusta and savan-
nah VIII battle for supremacy This after
noon AT c. L. A. park The game will be
the most important Of the season as re-
CARDS Savannah. as it viii decide whether
the team Will be in the hunt Tor the pen
nant.
savannah must win to-day's game This
IS the positive expression Of the Savannah
boys. There must be no trying 20 win. no
playing a stiff game, the Savannah boys
positively must win. In the vernacular
they need it in their business" While the
home team is confident that victory viii
be- theirs they are not over confident and
anticipate nothing like a snap. On the
contrary, they know that when they 60 up
AGAINST the Augusta boys they VIII tackle
"a strong team and viii have % play stin
game, but they VIII win. say the Savan-
nah c.. L. A
An excursion from Augusta over the
central railroad yesterday brought about
I'D fans from that city. The excursion
lists went down 10 Tybee Yesterday, but
VIII return TO the cily for the game this
afternoon special excursion Will leave
Augusta early this morning and arrive
% savannah about II o. clock. Most OF
the roOters and fans viii come on this
train From reports given by those who
arrived yesterday fully five hundred viii
come.
Augusta will bring down the strongest
team that IL is possible TO get together.
The result OF the game viii mean as much
10 them as It viii 10 Savannah, as the
Two teams are now tie. Sanford, the
great college pitcher and one Of the best
tWirlers In the south, win be in the box
Tor Augusta and the Augusta boys say he
VIII make monkeys Of the Savannah bats
men, but the latter say nit" Augusta
q a n IA
they may lose they viii put a hard game
The Savannah team Is thoroughly rep
resentauve, and is as good as could be
picked from among the bali players of
savannah. Every position on the team
Is wei looked after, and every man mas
promised 10 play for dear llfe-aud Sa-
Nannah. krensOn Will pitch and Coney
Will take care of the backstop. Krenson
is a speedy pitcher. has wonderful control
of the bail and an assortment OF curves
that viii make the boys from up the river
open their eyes. Walter Coney is as good
a catcher and as hard player as there
Is in the south.
The Augusta rOoters will come down
with plenty Of "blue and white" and lots
or yells The home rOOters have bought
up all the maroon and white on sale in
savannah, and the park viii present gay
appearance. The game will be called AT
4;30 O'Clock. Mr.. +. A. Leonard, who has
been playing ball ever since he wore
dresses viii ofticiate as umpire.
The savannah team will play as fol-
lows: Coney, catch; Krenson, pitch;
OConnor first base; Harper. second
base; Schreck, third base: Garrett short
stop; Leclaire, left field: Hopkins right
field; Outten, center field; Winters, substl-
tute.
Jim Ballantyne better known under
the picturesque nom de guerre of Spitfire.
of Savannah, who has been playing with
Norfolk, has been released Spitfire was
playing a good game, but Norfolk had
10 economize, and he was the unfortu-
nate