The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-25
IN ANITA WAS SLAUGHTERED.
.,u-pUOFESSION a MISNOMER
FOR MARSHALI'S MIsFITs.

MY Hits With n Total of Tween
q ,,.tour Bases For SaVannah-Bra-
=. cot Home Run With Two Men
- Basc-Iiipkins' Pitching Su-
.s-b-The Little Potatoes" to
cboIlcnge Atlanta.
rse next time "Marshalrs semi-profes-
-sl.o come to Savannah-if such i'll luck
.,,l3 ever befaE the city-they will be
.tta3 AGAINST the Little Potatoes" the
sposton Juniors" or some one of the va
.,ns teams of small boys around town.
"a ma II would be just like playing wheat
!, hen that the semi-professionals would
h beaten.
81 seventeen TO o. 1t was awful, The way
#sraunah hit the bal and piled up runs
vss caution. 1t was fun for the fans
B md pleased them nightly. But the bur-
exhibition put up by Atlanta and
& me ack of even a semblance of ball-play-
Il IN, on their part, was disgusting.
n The C., L. A. team played a beautiful
B game and it is a pity that much of the
B credit due them is hidden by the bad-play-
&Dg Of Atlanta. The boys were all logged
s olt in their batting clothes and they sim
y By paralyzed the ball. Every man on the
& team got a hit and most of them got sew
&eal O'Conner, Goss, Krenson and Bal
q antyne got three each. Brady got the
#pratiest home run ever made on the Sa-
wnuah diamond. 1t went clear out to the
Il center-deld fence and brought in two men,
q Hopkins was in the points and his work
Is &as superb. Only one hit was made off
4 his delivery, and it might have been
fedeI. He made thirteen of the semi
PROFESSIONALS fan the zephyrs, and only
one was given a base on balls. A regu-
lar McAfee record it was. The felders did
q not have much to do. but did it Well
81 Vaughn pitched the first three innings
b for Atlanta. and was hammered all over
a the lot eden, who relieved him, Jared
N no better,
savannah opened up the slaughter in
The drst inning, making three runs. Brady
mis- base on balls and went to second
len Bdllantyne clever bunt hit
n GConnor got to third on a scratch hit,
r he others advancing. Hipllins struck out
+ Brown hit to pitcher and was put out at
\ hrst, Brady scoring and Ballantyne going
5 TO third. Ballantyne scored on passed
ball. Goss placed a hit between first and
second, O'Connor scoring. The side was
retired by Founder.
Ten men went to bat for Savannah in
Tie second, and six runs were scored.
Krenson hit safe and stole second. Gle
meltS struck out but the catcher missed
Il the ball. Clements reached second on an
a error Brady was hit by pitcher and
B3lantyne hunted successfully, Krenson
Went 10 third and Brady to second, and
n bdh scored while the Atlantians took
4 nap Baliantyne was caught at second.
#0Connor and Elipkins got hits and Brown
n reached first on the felders choice. The
pitcher threw the bah into the crowd,
T1ero It was blocked. Upon being return
4 ed TO him he failed to put it in play prop
ery and everybody scored. Founder flied
oat to center and Krenson struck out
10 he fourth inning Brown cracked the
sphere out for two bags and scored on
wild pitch and passed ball.
H savannah scored a run in the sixth after
4 Two men We're out. KrensOn hit safe
went 10 third on Clements hit and stole
home while Clements was see-sawing be-
tween first and second.
ln the eighth Brown got to first on the
iT5t-oaseman's error, was sacrificed to
second by Goss, and scored on Founder $
hJ hreuson was safe on a hit and Gle
mtnt- struck out. Brady was the next
man ~ and he planted the pigskin out
Ny me fence for four bags. Founder and
hIehs0n came in on the hit and Brady
WIS compelled to dOff his cap as he scor-
e. ballantyue thought this was enough
Tor an inning and got out
NOT satisfied yet Savannah made two
laoie runs in the ninth. O'Conuor hit
h-pkhs struck out ana Brown got his
,ise on am error. Hits by Founder and
Arenson brought in OConnor and Brown
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