The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-03

Cincinnati is relatively in about the
same position as the club was last week
but there has been a general change IN
the positions of the three following clubs;
Ewing's Braves won five and lost three
games during the week, which, however
occasioned a loss in percentage OF three
points.
Boston lost second place to Cleveland
which was very much of a surprise TO the
cranks generally. IL would not have been
surprising TO have seen Boston clitnp
ahead of Cincinnati into first place, but 1t
was not expected that the Beaneaters
would give way to the Indians.
Another eastern club also dropped
peg when Baltimore gave way TO en-
cago. The Orphans are now IN 1ouIth
place. though with but small margin
Baltimore is easily fifth and Pittsburg
brings up the rear of the first division
New York managed to retain the iead IN
the second division, though losing more
games than were won during the week.
The Giants are not playing the pan tnal
was expected of them under Ansons man
egement, though the old man. has hard-
Nv mad an opportunity of getting onto the
the workings OF the team yet. When ne
does the men viii have to play ball or An
son will know why.
PHILADELPHIA Is playing better ball than
the team put up under Stallings' manage
mGnt, ana the IludheIS d. z III Nlso AtAi P-e'~0'
Brooklyn comes next, with Washing toH'
Louisville and st. Louis coming after
The race among the leaders Is a pretty
one-one OF the prettieSt at TINS time OF
the season that the league has ever seen.
Think of five clubs punched Wlthm %
points, with a possibility OF any one OF
them taking the lead in weeks games.
There is no telling what changes may oc-
cur within the next two weeks; In fact II
is the time of year for some clubs TO take
on a squirt and others to take a toboggan
There has. been less base ball played in
Savannah this summer since the South-
ern League went under than there mas
been since base ball came to be the most
popular summer sport with the American
nnblic Even in years when there was no
professional team in Savannah there We're
generally several strong amateur teams
and usually there was city league
For the last two seasons savannah
plaved a series of games with Augusta
and Charleston. which were largely pat
ronized and created large amount OF in
terest. but this year even this league could
| not be organized The death of the SOUTH
ern League seems to have killed all IN
terest in the game here, though the great
| interest in the war doubtless hau sothe-
| thing to do with this.
There is even an absence OF the games
between the Little Potatoes" and the
young Heroes" this year, though TINS
would seem to be an appropriate time for
the young heroes to take a fall out Of the
other juvenile teams.
Manager Arson works harder than any
of his players, and they complain that
the old man sets too hot pace for them.
The veteran is a glutton for work, and
this makes him smile contemptuously.
! Arson wears his uniform at every game
and coaches his men from the lines, and,
as usual, has it in for the umpires, who
! threaten continually to send him to the
bench. but never do it. Somehow or an
other the umpires seem to fear the old
man.
One of the most interesting chapters In
the base ball history of 1898 up to date is
! the good all around work of the resur-
rected pitchers, Kilroy, Maui, weighing
and Menefee
Jimmy Manning is said to be making
barrels of money out of his Knasas City
! club this season. Manning's success will
be a source of, rejoicing to his many
friends throughout the country 1t is no
wonder that Manning is successful. A
combination of good team, good town and
good fellow ought to make winner in
any league.