The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-27
RAIN STOPPED THE GAME.
JUST WHEN 1T LOCKED LIKE Nus
FToN's MEN MIGHT WIN.

The Score Went Back to Even In
ninGs and savannah Got White
wssh-AIObiIe Lit Onto Stuitz ia the
First Inning and Won the Game
Observation-Disclosures Good Throw
ing TO Bascs-The Gulf Team Al
Strong One-A Big Crowd in At
tendance.
Just when Illusions men were getting
onto Mobiles pitcher and there was
slight possibility that the home team
would win yesterday afternoon, a rain
came up and stopped the game.
1t was in savaunahs half of the eighth
inning when the game came 20 It's abrupt
end. Herbert opened with bit Setley
was next up and he hit long fly to cen
ter, which Pedros bagged after hard
run. Herbert had started for second,
thinking the hit was safe. and Pedros
threw to first to catch him. Herbert
touched first in safety, and the throw hav-
ing gone wild, RED" hurried on around
the bases and touched the plate before
the ball was felded.
Stultz hit safely. Meany went out, but
Huston got in a nice hit and Stultz went
to third. Weikart was at bat, with two
men on bases and only one out when the
downpour Of rain came. The spectators
on the field and the bIeachers made rush
for the stands, and everybody tried to get
under cover This was next TO Impossible.
and those on the sides of the stands
which caught the wind got good wetting.
After waiting to see if the rain would let
up Umpire Ford called the game.
OF course the game counts, more than
five innings having been played. The
score went back to even innings, which
made it a shut-out for Savannah
Had the game continued through the al
loted nine innings it is not likely that Sa-
vannah would have won. Illusions Pets
were up against a strong team--one Of the
strongest of the league teams that has
been seen in Savannah. Kelly's men had
been putting up a magnificent article OF
ball. both at the bat and in the field, and
1t would have been necessary for them to
go TO pieces for Savannah to wiH-some-
thing that did not seem at all likely.
Mobile won the game in the first in
ming, and won IL through swatting the
ball Honeyman, the first man up, got a
hit, and before the side was put out four
tallies had been made and five hits had
been registered for the Mobllians. Stultz
was on the slab and the Gulf team did not
have much difficulty in hitting him,
though the Savannah twirler managed to
keep the hits scattered after the first in
ming.
Ballantyne caught a beautiful game.
The way he got the ball to second was
a caution to the Mobile runners not to
try 10 steal on him. He made two pretty
throws right into Deveney's hands and
both times caught his man. Balantyne
is undoubtedly improving In his work and
has been catching great BAH in the last
few games
In the seven innings played not an error
was made. The fielding of the visitors
were like clock work and the team plays
a snappy game. The fielding of the home
team was also good. Dowie made a pref
" stop of a hot grounder that was on its
way out to left. Otherwise the game was
featureless.
The attendance was the largest Of the
season. Both stands were filled and the
bleachers were crowded.
The teams will play again to-day.
The score follows: