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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30
MARCHING ON TO VICTORY.
BOSTON's BEAN EATERS SEEM TO
OWN THE DIAMOND.

Three Strnights From Brooklyn VIII
Give Them the Pennnnt-They
Seem to BE in "a Fair Way of Win
ning-nnltimOre Takes a Game
From the SenatOrs-Ncw York Al
most shuts the PhiIIies Out of the
Score Card.
Brooklyn, Sept 29-The Bostons and
Brooklyns began a series of three games at
Eastern park this afternoon on which
much depends for both teams Winning all
the games will give the Bostons the cham
pionship no matter what Baltimore does
A majority of the games for Brooklyn
means a cinch on the only place stiu left
in the first dvision-sixth.
The management had arranged to han
die a large crowd, but the cranks failed
to materiallze, and when the game began,
only about $500 persons were present. 1t
was Kennedy against Lewis and for six
innings it was nip and tuck, Lewis having
a shade the better of the argument. In the
seventh inning Kennedy took a ride in the
"airship' and before he came back to
earth the bean-eaters had hit him for one
three Dagger. four singles and a sacrifice
which brought in four runs. This was
more than Capt. Griffin would stand, and
so he called on Payne in the eighth inning
He looked like Kennedy to the Bostons
and three more runs was the result, thus
clnching the victory.
After the third inning Lewis had the
home team completely at his mercy. The
support given the youngster bordered on
the phenomenal. Duffy took a ball off the
left field fence and was loudly cheered for
it was grand piece of work. Stahl
caught Shoch's foul fly from off the top
of the picket fence in the sixth. Long
ana Lowe seemed to be all over the field.
The Boston rooters had a section all to
themselves in the grand stand. There
were not over seventy-five of them, but
what they lacked in numbers they made
up in enthusiasm. The game was called
at the end of the eighth inning on account
of darkness. Attendance 1851. Score:
R.H.E.
Brooklyn .......1 0 0 0 o. 8 z
Boston ........,.6 2 1 L 4 S-12 is 8
Batteries-Kennedy, Payne and Burrell;
Lewis and Bergen. Umpires, Carpenter
and Lynch. Time 1850.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30

Boston and Baltimore both won yester-
day and the standing of the clubs remain
the same. Both teams play the same clubs
to-day that they met yesterday and the
results of the games may change the
aspect of the race. Should Boston lose to-
day and Baltimore win, the Orioles will be
in the lead.
The following is the standing of the
clubs Including Yesterdays game:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30

Baltimore, Sept 29.--Washington went
down before the champions to-day in
well played contest The game was charac-
terized by the sharpest kind of fielding on
both sides, Wrigley and Jennings bearing
the palm Nops, while hit for double fig
ures, was very effective in tight places,
whereas McJames' six passes to first, two
hit batsmen and a wild pitch helped the
Orioles to victory.
To-day's attendance was in marked con-
trast to that of Monday. The reaction
seems to have set in, and though the faith
full "rooters" are full of hope, the enthu-
siasm of Monday last was conspicuous by
its absence. Attendance 1919. Score:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-30

New York, Sept 29-Errors in the first
inning and clean batting in the second
gave the New Yorks a lead to-day which
the Phillies could not overcome With a
lead of six runs, Rusie retired at the end
of the seventh, and "Sy'' Seymour went
on the slab. He succeeded in striking out
five men, and being hit but once, purely
a gift affair by Taylor. Attendance, 1000.
Score: r. II. E.
New York % 8 o 0 0 0 2 x-7 8 0
Philadelphia o 0 0 0 0 OIL II 5
Batteries-Rusie, Seymour and Warner;
Taylor and Clements. Umpire, Emsl.e.
Time 1:49.
The times., 1897-05-24

Oh the proposition to amend the rules
to allow the playing of double games
whenever it Is convenient to the clubs
Interested. No one has objected, and
the double games will be allowed to stand.
President Byrne, of the Brooklyn Club,
who is ut Hot Springs, Va, is gradually
recovering his health and viii soon be
able to resume his duties In baseball
In the fifth Inning of the Providence
Wilkesbarre game at Providence May IS,
Pitcher L Smith was hit On the head
by line drive and knocked out. He
was taken to a hospital.
In one respect Chicago is unquestionably
the greatest ball town In the world. 1t
will support a losing club more generously
than any other city on the map, even
Washington not excepted.-Sporting Life.
The Australian ball players who came
to America To make tour of the United
States are now In San Francisco await
ing developments. President Hart, OF the
Chicago club, who practically has charge
Of the trip, has advised the Antipodian
manager that he will save money by re-
turning home.
The London Telegraph admits that base
bail is rapidly making converts in that
country. 1t speaks about the Crystal
Palace and Remington teams inaugurating
the season "on the picturesque grounds
at Sydenham and doubtless many visitors
of the States, now in London, will take
advantage of this opportunity to renew
their acquaintance with this, the national
game OF America"
The times., 1897-05-24
THE SENATOR'S TRIP WEST.
They Have Outbatted Their OF.
Moments nv a Big Ma iority.

They Have Outhatted Their Or
ponents by Big Majority.
The victory yesterday over Chicago
makes tie third game won out of the
nine played since the Senators started on
their first campaign in tie West. They
have nine more TO play-three each with
st. Louis, Louisville, and Cincinnati
Thus far they have done about as well
as their friends In this city expected them
to do. They have shown a wonderful
Improvement in batting, and in two OF
the games have been defeated by one run,
ard in two others by two runs.
Their two victories in Chicago can be
attributed to heavy hitting, and their
one defeat was due to inability TO measure
Claude Griffith's curves.
In Pittsburg they scored only runs to
13, for Donovan's reconstructed team, but
outhaIted their opponents by hits, max
ing % singles to 20, and had one more
error, Z to s.
At Cleveland they hit in excess of the
Indian-Spiders, 81 to p, scored II runs
to %, and like III Pittsburg they made
one more error, having 8 to the Clevelands
4
In their games with Chicago they made
30 hits to SO for the Colts They scored 33
runs to 90, and made 10 errors to 10 for
Anson's men.
On the whole, their record shows that
their batting was much heavier than their
opponents, although they scored only 6
runs less-41 to 47. They made 96 safe
hits to S5 for the other fellows, and 80
errors to %.
II they continue to land safely on the
ball to the end of their trip the chances are
that they will win more than three games
of the remaining nine The Browns should
be easy victims for King, Swain and Nc
James, and when they meet the CClonels
they WILDE thoroughly acclimated to travel
ing and IN form to start the Louisvilles
down the toboggan.
Not much can be expected at Cincinnati,
since the Reds have just made 1t three
straight from Baltimore. 1t will be re-
membered, however, that 1t was the Sena-
tors who were the first Eastern club last
year to give them a setback when they
landed east of the Allegheny with a long
string of victories to their credit
The times., 1897-05-24

Chicago, Ill, May 23.-The Senators took
of base hits, innumerable wretched errurs,
and finish of the scrappiest kind marked
by fistic encounter between Lange and
Jack o'Brien.
In the ninth inning, when the Colts We're
making a desperate rally, Thornton hit
to O'Brien, who at once started TO head
off Lange as the latter came down the
path from first Lange ran into O'Brien
aud prevented any chance for double
play, while run came home.
Jack, his face turning salmon color with
rage, kicked at Lange, who responded with
a heavy thump on o Brien's neck. Jack,
undaunted by the giant stature of MS
enemy, attacked him briskly, and red
hot battle was ID progress, with honors
about even, when the players of both teams
ran up to interfere. at the same moment
the field crowd, hundreds in number, all
worshippers of Lange, rushed In, and only
Arson, who kept back the angry people,
saved Jack from q fearful beating
Mcdonald came over, fined each man
$40, and put them out of the game.
Wrigley took second and stayed there long
enough TO be responsible for one Chicago
rn-the last of the game.
The game was full of base hits and mis-
cradle field plays. Briggs, owing to the
crippled state of the Chicago team, had
TO pitch his third game in five days, Ind
was pounded hard, while three third base
men, all disabled, essayed to cover the
critical corner.
For Washington, Cartwright played a
wretched game at first, but hit terrificaliy,
while a bunch of errors dotted the whole
Senatorial record
Chicago started out with a rush, long
drives and loose field playing, giving the
Colts four runs before the Senators had
fairly awakened. A base on balls,
double by Cartwright, and a hit by Brown
netted two in the third round.
In the fourth SchmelZ's men uncorked a
fusillade of hits, chasing in four easy tai
lies The Colts, after this explosion, We're
never able to regain the lead, while the
Senators Kept right on adding taIlies.
In the sixth, seventh and ninth they
slaughtered Briggs, and the. Colts played
like SO many dead men against the rain OF
base hits.
Mercer let up at the finish, and before he
could regain his control the Colts had sent
in five runs and were making an ugly bid
for the game. The row between Lange and
O'Brien was a breather for Mercer, and he
struck Ryan out TO close tile trouble. The
The times., 1897-05-24
A Practical IiIustrati tion.

Canton, OhiO--An II incident has happened
right here at the home OF Prosperity
Advance Agent that fully illustrates the
working OF Mr.. McKinley's tariff ideas
K. II. Nunian, proprietor OF the human
house, recently had occasion 10 buy some
table lines, and he went to the store that
sold him "A former bin Table linens run in
price from % cents to 81 yard, and Mr..
human was after the 81 1-2-cent Z quality.
I'D like TO see some OF the same linen
1 got here about thIe ee months ago Let's
see, that was 81 IL cents a yard, wasn't
it?''
Yes" replied the proprietor. But
that quality Is Al IL cents now. We VIII
have 70 give you "a different grade for
81 1-2 cents
Better
''No; of course not.''
why, how does that come?'' qaeried
the hotel man.
Linens have gone up on account OF the
Dingiey biH,'' explained the salesman
But that bill isn't in effect yet-''
''oh, know that, but you II have TO pay
more than that in a short time Linens
are on the advance"
And this all on account OF the tariff
bill? Why, say, only last summer heard
Major Mckinley say right up here on his
porch that the foreigner pays the tax
'Well. lie doesn't, all right. The COL
sumer has to pay the tax"
And so they are going to assess me 10
cents a yard OIL this staff 1 wonder
where ] get my rebate? The tariff hasn't
placed me in position to stand such an
advance
Mr.. Numan wore a Mckinley button al
last winter. and had it on his coat in the
store He tore 1t off and threw it away.
and he is scratching all the hair off his
head while medttating on how he can
make up the extra amount he has to pay
for linens, since the advance Agent Of
Prosperity has gone to Washington
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The times., 1897-05-24
Baboon Fighting in Africa.

While poison is most effectively used on
South African farms against hurrowlng
creatures OF the jackal kind, baboons are
best dealt with in open warfaT re with the
rifle, and large baboon hunting parties are
often formed among neighboring farmers.
4 short description Of one or these baboOn
hunts may be OF interest 10 readers III the
mother country, and VIII give the m an idea
of some of the outdoor exercises OF their
colonial cousins in farming districts be-
tween Cape Town and the aai kiver.
The special character OF baboon hunting is
derived from the fact that balloons are gen
orally found in large troops, numbering up
to 60 or 100 or moie. In sCme OF the kar-
roo farms of The Sneeuwberg and Compass
Berg ranges in the midland districts of the
colony, for instance, the rocky krantzes and
kopjcs covered with bush and bowlder i.Ie
often infested by such troops. So long IS
they are left undisturbed IN their str1ng-
holds, so long must the farmer be content
TO see the tale of his losses i'll stock grow
bigger every day Single handed not much
can lie done, Tor balloons are difficult TO
approach, and il surprised at close quarters
they have good idea of defending them
selves with large stones.
1t is one or the farmer most ttantalIZlng
experiences TO standatthe door of his home
stead, gun in hand and see the balloons
Just out of range on the rocky sky line a
few hundred yards away-now springing
on all fours like large dog. now squatting
on their launches like a bushman-an to
kEnv that the cunning beasts are Just
watching till his back is turned that they
may seize their opportunity To swoop down
and raid his fIocks. Their pedatOry meth
ords, too. are revoltingly cruel and "ba boon
handled stock can always be recognized
at glance. They viii attack cattle,
tearing the udders away with their long,
powerful hands, and sheep and goats are
often found by the herdsnen with their
hind quarters stripped OF the flesh right
to the bone, and left TO die in slow torture.
Moreover the babOon is no respecter of
persons, and the costly imported long
wool or the priceless Angora may fan
a victim, no less than the common cape
"hamei'' or "capater,' which would only
fetch a half sovereign or SO ut the market
in Cradock or Graaf-Reinet.
These facts are mentioned to show that
the farmer has little cause to love balloons,
and that it is to the interest of those who
suffer from the raids of these merciless
freebooters to combine in force, so as to
kill off as many of the common enemy ut
each coup dc main as possible. - Chambers
Journal
The times., 1897-05-24

when we borrowed money for our bank
in olden times in Northern Arkansas,
said banker,''I used to 90 to the neigh
boring town and get the gold. Then / hah
to carry 1t by stage over the mountains TO
our place. OF course, took mighty good
care that no one should know, If l could
help it, just when L was to make these
trips, / also kept it as secret as possible
what my reasons were for going to the
other town, talking about mortgages, in
vestments, business matters and every
thing except transporting gold
"At first / would take the bag of gold,
Just as /. was given me in the bank, put it
ON the seat of the stage. place a rug over
1t and use it for a pillow. endeavoring TO
snatch little sleep during that long night
ride. One day, somehow, l got nervous,
/ guess it was that mysterious sixth sense
some people talk about that worried me.
Anyhow, l was just trembling ali over
when I thought of the Journey and the
gold I never felt the least bit appre-
hensive before. So went to the grocer's
and bought a bag of flour. poured out
portion Of the contents and put the hag Of
gold well into the center of the bag of
flour.
1.-The stage ratified off, and 1 used my
bag of flour for a pillow. I doZed eff a
bit, guess, and was rudely awakened
by the horses being Jerked up. The next
moment we-there were two other pas
sengers-heard that dreaded:
Hands upl'
ave didn't hesitate, and up went cur
arms. They went through us all, and got
several dollars and couple IF watches.
Then they examined the grips and looked
at the bag. trembled as they opened it
and the flour poured out. To my joy they
did not examine my bag further. Finally
they departed, and tied up my bag with
feelings of profound gratitude. for ad
they taken the gold 1 would have been
financially ruined
you've lost some of your flour, mister
said one of the passengers.
YES said, but they left the nest
valuable flour in the bag
"And truly they left $4,000 In coin.
That was the nearestI came to going under
in the early banking days. But for my
unaccountable nerv BUSINESS, caused by
premonition, or whatever you may cali it,
which led to the little device of the 'lour
bag, the robbers would have reaped dn I'M
expected harvest. .'-Detroit Free Press.
The times., 1897-05-24
An Ill-Timed Joke.

"The most thrilling incident ever saw
In a courtroom, "remar ked a Western attor
ney the other day, was in southern Kan
sas The senior lawyer OF the county bar
was q distinguished looking and courteous
gentleman of the old school, who had
little patience with the joking always
going ON during court recess. He was eN-
ceedingly near-sig GIFTED, but had a habit of
laying his glasses on the table during
his speeches to the jury. One day, as his
back was turned toward the other lawyers,
one of them picked up the glasses, and with
n bit of mucilage fastened to the lenses
pieces oftissue paper which exactly covered
the glass, not particularly noticeable, but
at the same time preventing vision through
them Soon the owner of the glasses came
back to the table to examine some papers
for reference in his address He put on
the glasses, looked at the paper, adjusted
them again, and then pallor oVerspread
his face that was pitiful to see. He stag
gered to chair.
MY God, gentlemen, l am blind!
have feared it for years, lie exclaimed, and
dropped his head on his hands.
.'For aninstant the courtroom was hushed-
Even the practical joker must have felt re-
morse at the evident suffering of his victim.
Before anyone could speak or the sheriff
rap for order the attorney lifted his head,
took off the glasses and had his sight again.
His face flushed as he rubbed the tissue
paper from the lenses, and he stood up, an
angry and excited man.
".If / knew who did that dastardly
trick, if knew who had brought that min
ute of grief to me, he broke out, Il swear
/ would kill him. He left the courtroom
and THE Judge adjourned the session for the
day. l never want any more practical
Joking Chicago Times Herald
The times., 1897-05-24
DIAMOND DUST.

Toronto has taken a brace.
Ex-senator Sheibeck has been signed by
Syracuse.
Wan has won all but one game in which
he took part.
Big George Mahoney is next in height
to Hillary Swain.
Pitcher Dolan is doing good work for
the Reading team.
Every one of the Western League clubs
has playing manager.
Sporting Life publishes a fairly good
picture of Pitcher Mercer.
Hartford made eleven runs in one inning
in Saturdays game with Richmond.
Cartwright had his eye on the ball when
he was at the bat, but he was off in field
ing.
The Boston club has signed Henry Clark,
captain of the Chicago University ball
club.
Manager Murray of the Providence team,
is slowly recovering his health and will soon
resume playing.
There is talk of an exchange of Dowd
for McCreery, the Louisvilles to give
Won der Ahc bonus Of $1,000.
On May IL the Indianapolis club got
only one hit off Daniels, Of the Columbus
team, Gray hitting for home run.
Norfolk ladies present bouquets to their
favorites The other day no less than
seven players received floral presents.
The Senator's infield gave Mercer
wretched support, and 1T was their good
stick work all round that won the game.
Gilroy recently won suit of clothes
by sending the ball over the fence above
the sign of an enterprising merchant in
Norfolk.
President Young has received favorable
replies from all of the League magnates
The times., 1897-05-24
vAuGHN,s CONDITION SERIOUS.
The Pugiiist i = Suffering From Con-
cuSsiOn of the Brain.

New York, May 23.-Eddie Vaughn, who
was knocked out by Caspar Leon in eleven
rounds at the National Sporting Club last
night, Was removed to the Manhattan
Hospital at $40 o'clock this morning in
a precarious condition, as a result OF the
finishing blow. 1t the hospital it was
learned that Vaughn is suffering from
concussion of the brain.
Leon and Jimmy Kennedy, the manager
OF the organization; Brooklyn Jimmy Car
roll, the referee; Jack Skelly, William
Hermann and Frederick Marion, seconds Of
the boxers, and William Matthias, time
keeper of the club, were ali arrested by
Police Captain Deyoy, who witnessed the
contest.
With the exception of Leon. the pri isoners
were held In 5000 tonds. Leon's bail was
fixed at 900
About an hour after the arrest the pris-
oners were released, Martin j. Kirby, a
liquor dealer, going surety for the lot The
case win come up hefore Magistrate Sims
at the Harlem Iolice court Tuesday morn
ing.
Tonight Vaughn was said to be improv-
ing.
The times., 1897-05-24
An Ingenious Goose Farmer.

IL is told of a Florida farmer rot far
from Tallahassee that he has devised an
ingenious scheme by which he has rele-
gated the hoe and cotton sweep to
desuetude. The cotton planters, il is
said, know that geese will not touch the
cotton plant, but like very much the
tender grass that is the bane of the cot
ton patch. This farmer noticed that his
geese kept part OF his patch free from
grass, but wouldn't go near other parts
OF it; nd he found that they went only
where there was drinking water. He hit
upon the idea OF equipping each goose
with a gourd, which he wiiled with water
and cut slit in, so that any one goose
might drink from this little trough sus-
pended from the neck of its fellow Then
he turned the geese loose in his cotton
field, and they cleared it Of all grass
The times., 1897-05-24
AN ARMY HEARSE.
Scheme OF an Ohio Regiment to Sup
DIy Their Commissariat.

The officers of the -th Ohio picked up In
a Southern village a hearse and lifted it
for creature comforts. They made it q
modest affair: two small mules and one
faithful colored boy, who watched it day
and night 1t was a queer locking rig,
gloomy outside, but rather festive within
1t contained several demiiohns, hams,
checses and tobacco in various forms; also
extra blankets and two buffalo robes, a
few bundles OF socks, and, perhaps, under
shirts. The outfit was exclusive and
highly priced, and the instructions TO the
contraband driver were 10 be silent, vigil
ent, and, above all, unobtrusive, but to
stick close 10 the regiment and be on hand
of evenings, and TO say this ambulance
belonged to the officers of the the Ohio
All went well for some days-even two
weeks passed away-wben Gen Sherman,
sitting on mis- horse at oICssIoad dis, saw
q strange carriage, so TO speak; a dark,
oblong, heavily curtained box-hke concern,
two mules and one black man coming
alongi
The officers at the head of the regiment
saw the situation, and Were troubled.
The general had an aIl-seeing eye, and
gIared at the odd affair. The coiored man
saw there was mischief afoot, and put On
his most funereai face. She rman spoke
harshly, 'Whdt the ID is that? Where
did that thing come from? What is is do
ing here?'' The driver feebly said it was
the property of the officers of the --th
Ohio. Turn out here" said Sherman
"Put fire under that blank thing. Why,
lisa blank old hearse, burn it, The driver
wanted to know what he was TO do with
the mules, but got no instructions from the
general, except that he need not bum them.
The hearse was fired, according TO orders,
but the cargo saved by speedy distribution,
ano several Ohio men Were mad for some
tine.-Brooklyn Standard Union.
The times., 1897-05-24

Lady (calling her pet dog, who is on op-
posite side of street, following mani
Come, Dearie, come, Dearie. You naughty
Dearie, come here at once.
Pious Stranger turning around, very in
dignant MADAM. you have made seriouG
mistake
Lady tsweetly Mot at all 1t is you
who are mistaken-I was calling the Other
dog Come, Dearie, etc--Twinkles.
The times., 1897-05-24
The Ooglywoo.

The London Mail says that q number of
wealthy Englishmen have organized an
expedition to come to the United States to
shoot wild horses in the Rocky Mountains
The gentlemen can, after they get through
shooting wild horses in the Rocky Noun
tains," come down onto the plains and
shoot the Ooglywoo, which is found In
great numbers in that vicinity. 1t has six
legs and very strong, short tail
When danger appears It at once stands
on Its tail and spins rapidly around or
course this makes a hole, into which the
ooglywoo sinks rapidly out of sight The
hole then disappears also.-Forest and
Stream.