The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-30
SAVANNAH HAD A WALKoVER.
AN ERROR IN THE NINTH INNING
SAVED AUGUSTA 4 sHUT-OUT.

But Two Hits Made on His DeIiv-
cry-The SandhiIlers Demoralized
and Unable to Face Savannah's
Speedy TvirIer-The Next Game in
Augusta Next Monday.
A more docile looking lot of ball players
never filed out of the C. L. A. park than
the Augusta team after its game with
Savannah yesterday afternoon. 1t was
delicious pleasure for the average base
ball enthusiast to see Augusta so humbled.
The blase fan delighted in the situation.
And it was so unlike Augusta. When
they win, they crow like the game cocks
of Hamburg. When they lose. they gem
orally sulk, say the umpire purloined the
| game and go away in a pouting mood.
But yesterday it was so different. Their
defeat was so complete. 1t was so cleverly
done. Really, it was a slaughter, butch
cry. At times the crowd felt sorry for
the Augusta boys. IT'S a shame, girl
in the grand stand remarked, ITO beat
them so badly. Why, the poor little fell
lows look tired to DEATH And so it was.
The Augusta team played a miserable
game. A more demoralized nine was
never seen on the Savannah diamond.
The whole team seemed to be out of joint
and there seemed to be rivalry among
the players to see who could make the
most errors. They were slow and did
not appear to have any ginger or life
in them.
Savannah. however, won the game on
its merits. Had the Augusta team play
| ed the best kind of a game they could
not have won. Savannah was simply in
vincible. The boys played the snappiest
game of ball ever put up by an amateur
team in this city. Every man was in the
game from the call to the end, though
some of the boys did get tired making hits
and running bases near the last.
Krensons pitching was superb He was
like the 15-puzzle to the Augusta bats
men and the way they cut big slices
In the hot atmosphere was laughable.
Only two hits were made off his delivery,
one of these being made in the ninth
| inning, when he had eased up. He only
gave one base on balls and struck out
nine men. For seven out of the nine in
nlngs only three men went to the bat
in each inning. They were put out in
one, two, three order. Twice men got
on base, but were put out at second. Not
an Augusta player reached third base
until the ninth inning.
Jarvis backstop work was brilliant. He
held krenson admirably, considering he
had never caught him before. His throw
ing to the bases was good and he has had
his eye on the ball, getting singles and a
double.
McIntire's playing was full of dash and
snap, and he received an ovation when he
hrst came to bat. He did not appear to
as great advantage as he might have, but
his playing shows that he knows the
game. His error in the ninth inning was
| excusable, though it cost the only run
Augusta made. His foot caught in the
ground in trying to field a sharply hit
grounder.
Ed Brady cut his finger in the third in
ming, and had to retire from the game
He was sliding back to first base to re-
cover from fly which had been 1elded,
ana IN some way ran his hand into the
pases severely cutting the middle finger.
Baily Hopkins was put in his place, and
Howard Hopkins went to right field.
Dan O'Connor played a good third and
got two hits. Bailey Hopkins work at Sec
ond showed that he is good all around
inhelder. Howard Hopkins, who went in
the game at the fourth inning got two
hits and made three runs, and caught a
nice fly. All of the boys had their batting
clothes on, and nearly every man on the
team got hit. Neither Schley nor Brady
had ball in their territory, which is
rather remarkable.
There must have been something wrong
with Sanfords solar piexus. He went in
to pitch for Augusta, but only lasted three
innings. He was very wild, and when he
did get the ball over the plate he was hit
He hit three Savannah men with pitched
balls, and had he continued through the
game. Savannah would have had a team
Of cripples
Pedigo or "Peddy," as the Augusta bows
! fondly call him, took Sanford's place. but
he was the easiest kind of a mark. The
Savannah boys lit onto him like a cat
would to rat and they hammered the
| ball all over the lot.
Moore, Augustus big catcher, played
ragged game, allowing four passed balls.
His playing seemed to be infused with
| carelessness that was eXasperating The
| grandstand guyed him numerically. hut
| he hit back with right good will and
proved he was somewhat of a "ioIlier'
himself. Dunbar on first base must have
| been dreaming of other things. He went
to sleep several times and was so slow that
| the small boys called ice" at him.
Savannah did not score in the first in
| ming, but got two in the second. O'Con-
nor was hit by pitcher, b. Hipkins got
hit and Schley fouled out. Krenson sac
Tihced' X. Brady was hit by pitcher, and
Jarvis struck out.
In the third Brown was hit bv pitcher
and Mclntire followed with a hit. Ed
Brady knocked long fly to right field
which was misjudged and then muffed
Brown and Mclntire scoring. OConnor
followed with hit scoring Brady b. Hin
kins, Schley and krenson went ont
Bob Brady started off with a hit in the
fourth and went 10 third on Jarvis sin
! gle. While the first Daseman was plav.
ing with Jarvis and trying to put him ont
Brady stole home Brown got TO frst on
| Biers error, Jarvis going TO second. Nom
tire hit a line bali to Mulherin at second
| and Augusta made one of the prettiest
triple plays ever seen here. Both Brown
and Jarvis had run off their bases ana
were easily caught.
In the fifth, H. Hipkins hit safe. O'con-
nor went out at first and B. Hlpkins hi
safe. Schley got his base on an error ~
Mulherin's, and Krenson struck OUT. Hin
kins II. and 3. schley and Brady r.. scor-
| ed.
In the fifth, Savannah scored four runs
on H. Hopkins hit. Il. Hlpxins' Nh
| Schleys base on an error II. Brady's base
on an error and Jarvis hit
In the sixth two more were piled IN IN
| II. Hipkins getting his base on an error
/ and hits by O'COunOr and gcbt... -.