The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27


The C. l.. A. and the Y. NJ. C. A. teams
will play the next game Thursday night.
These teams have met twice before in this
series and each team have won and lost
a game. This is a critical stage in the
league race and the outcome of this game
will be eagerly watched for, as it means
great deal.
If the Y. NJ. C. A. team should win
it would give them four games won, with
only two lost, and four more to play.
This would give them a clear lead with
good chance for the cup. 1t would also
knock the chances of the Library team
into cooked hat and the C. l.. A. boys
would not even have a fighting chance.
On the other hand however, if the
Library team wins it will be a tie all
around for the third time in this series,
and the clubs would be like race horses
Strengthened out for the run home-neck
and neck in the stretch
Unless the Library boys find their bat
ting eyesight between now and Thursday
night ID is very doubtful If they can win.
No matter what kind of fielding game
they put up. unless they can hit Thompson
they will stand a poor chance of win
ming. The Library boys have got lots of
sand, though, and if they do not win 1t
will be because the fates have willed
otherwise
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ened by the absence of Ed. Brady Brady
has gone away from Savannah, and an
other man has been put in his place. Dan
Hogan will most likely play third. Hogan
took care of that bag for four innings in
a recent game, and did himself proud
George Evans, a new man, will probably
take Hogan's place in the field.
The Y. M. c. A boys are in excellent
condition. They are we'll pleased with their
fight to retain or better it.
The defeat of the Guards by the Cadets
last Wednesday evening lessened the Herd
of the former team. and placed the Ca
diets one peg nearer to the Chathams
who now occupy second place In the Mill
tary League race.
The game next Wednesday evening be-
tween the Chathams and Cadets will be
awaited with much interest by the friends
of each team. as the result of that contest
will cause a material change in the stand
ing of the clubs Should the Galatians
win, they will then tie the Guards for
first place, while, on the other hand, il the
Cadets are victorious, they will take Sec
ond place from the Chathams, and the
Guards will retain their lead. That the
game will be a hard fought one, goes
without saying. The Cadets are losing no
time between the regular Scnedule games,
but, on the contrary, are putting in some
hard practice. Capt Oppenhelmer be-
lieves In working his men, and the benefit
accruing therefrom Is evidenced by the
Improvement in their team work.
The result of last Wednesday evenings
game was a keen disappointment to the
friends of the Guards They were quite
confident that the result of that game
would place their favortes one notch clos
er to the coveted cup. But such was not
to be, for the tail-enders got in the game
early, and put up an aggressive fight from
start to finish.
The Guards feel pretty sore on account
of the manner in which Meyers was put
out In the ninth inning He had landed
safely on second base, when somebody in
the audience shouted "go back to first
base" and, thinking the directions were
those Of the umpire, he started back for
the initial bag. when be was put out by
Oppenheimer. Had this not have occurred
the result of the game may have been
different, for the Cadets were only lead
ing by three runs. and with a man on
second base and only one out the GUARDS
had fighting chance OF at least tieing
the score. The members of neither team
seem TO know who uttered the cry that
brought about the misunderstanding but
should his Identity be disclosed he win
probaly find it difficult to witness future
contests. Such conduct will not be coun-