The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-18
BATTLES WITH BALL AND BAT.
MONTGOMERY PARALYZEs THE
BIRMINGHAM boys.

Eighteen Runs and Twenty-three
Hits Made by the Victors-COIum-
bus Downs Atlanta Again-Wash-
ingfOn Gives New York Another
Drubbing-LOuisViIIe "A soft snap
for ChicagO-Pittsburg SHOWS IN
der Cincinnati.
Columbus Ga. April 17.-Columbus de-
feated Atlanta in the second game of the
opening series of base ball to-day by
score Of 6 TO 5. The game was close and
was watched with interest by a very large
crowd Both teams played well, but the
locals proved too much for the visitors.
At the end of the fourth inning Atlanta
took Callahan from the box and substl-
tuted Walker, who did exceptionally good
work for the visitors. DObblns showed
himself in fine shape, both behind the
BAT and with the stick. The score:
Giisnt9 ~ o / Q Is 5 6
Batteries-Dobbins and Hughes; Fields,
Callahan and Walker.
Umpires-Daniels and Cross.
Montgomery, Ala, April 1.-THE game
to-day between Montgomery and Birmlng-
ham was too one-sided after the fourth
inning to be interesting. Coplinger was
easy prey for the locals and they raped
out hits from singles TO home runs almost
RHE.
BiTmingham 2 Q Q . Q "a 2
Batteries-Sheehan and Kehoe; Coping
er and Rappold.
Umpire-Lalty.
Philadelphia, April 7.-Philadelphia
turned the tables on the Bostons to-day
the score being the same as that of yes
terday. The game was sharply played and
the snappy fielding of the local players
was in contrast to that of yesterday. The
attendance was $3.50. The weather was
clear and warm. The score:
RHE
P3it0P i;ia.'2 = 9 9 2S-41$ Z
.Batteries-Stivitts and Bergen; Orth
and Clements.
Baltimore. Md. April 17.-With twelve
hits. seven bases on balls, a wild pitch and
d hit batsman, charged against him, and
four yellow errors behind HIM, Stein
backed up with excellent stick work, pull
ed to-day's long drawn out and uninterest-
ing contest out of the fire. Spectators
howled their disapprOval when keefe call
ed the game on account of darkness after
LaChance had struck out in the ninth
RH.E
Baltimore III 0 0 0 > 2-6 u l
Batteries-Hoffer and Bowerman; Stein
and Grim
St Louis. No, April 17.-Hart's wild
ness lost to-day's game for the locals.
Cuppy was hit freely, Conner getting a
home run. All other points. in the game
We're evenly divided. The attendance was
$780, and the weather fine The score:
r. II. E.
s St d9qii g ISL 1855 SS-s 5 3
Batteries-Hart and MacFarlane; Cuppy
and OMeara.
Cincinnati. April l7.-Pittsburg won
again to-day. 1t was nip and tuck up
to the ninth inning, when the visitors
scored three runs. Both Dwyer and Kill
len were hit freely, but the latter received
ne best support. The ATTENDANCE was
SiftsBHqs 3 9 3$S9 Id e e g
Batteries--Dwyer, Peitz and Vaughn;
Killen and Sugden.
Washington. April 17.-washington had
little trouble in defeating New York to-
day. Twins players had the game well
i'm hand until the sixth inning, when.
with two men on bases, McAuleY, Wash
ington's catcher from Providence. put the
ban into the right field bleachers
for cour bases, and tied the score. The
home players after that batted fiercely
and won out by a large margin. Attend
ance $500 The score:
New York 81 0 90 o. Il 4
Batteries-McJames and McAuley; Ger
man, ZearfOss and Farrell.
Louisville, KY, April 17.-Chicago de-
feated the Louisvilles with ease this af-
ternoon. McCreary was very wild and
when he put the ball over the plate it
was hit hard. The score:
Louisville Il % o 2 o o % 4
Chicago 10 o x-14 u 2
Batteries-Smith McCreary, Boyle and
Warner; Thornton and Donohue
Monmouth ILL.,, April 17-James w
MAR of Poinette, Wis, a student of Mon
mouth college, while attempting to catch
fly ball last Saturday, collided with an
other player and died last night