The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-26

good of Boston, and the turn of a game
will make them tie. The tension in Bos-
ton and Cincinnati is, therefore, very high
and the fans. who are watching. the league
race, await the result of each days games
with great deal Of interest and anxiety.
Between Boston and Cincinnati the form
er is far the greater favorite with Savan-
nah cranks, though Cincinnati has great
many staunch followers. Baltimore has
following of cranks that think the birds
win yet make a play for the rag.
Cleveland is in possession of third place,
but will have to play hard ball 10 hold il
against Baltimore the coming week. The
Orioles are in fourth place. just twenty
two points behind the Indians, and Han
Ions men are playing a great game just
now
The Orphans show a slight increase in
percentage for the week. but are barely
ahead of Pittsburg. which is crowding
Burns team for fifth place. Chicago Is
playing better game just now than the
team has put up under Burns manage
ment, and the genial manager is extremely
happy.
division, but only because the clubs fol-
lowing il are playing as poor ball as the
Giants are playing. The second week of
Anson's management of the Giants has
not been successful, for they won but Two
out of six games and dropped twenty
points In the percentage column, The
New York cranks are looking to see An
son bring the team to, however and are
giving the old man a good show before
condemning him, something unusual for
the cranks of The metropolis.
Philadelphia had a winning streak last
week, and won five out of six games, less
ensng a great deal the gap between the
Giants and the Phillies. Brooklyn follows
Philadelphia, with Washington, St. Louis
and Louisville bringing up the rear.
Pitcher Pond, recently released by Bal
timore has applied TO Surgeon General
Sternberg for appointment as surgeon in
the volunteer army. Pond has the in
dorsement of Senator Proctor of Vermont
and 1t is thought that he will land. He is
/ a graduate of a medical college, but has
not practised medicine to any extent.
The passing of George Stallings as a
major league manager was too long de-
| layed for the good of the Philadelphia
Club and Stallings Stallings should have
| been released at the end of last season,
when 1t was clearly seen that he could
not make a success of the Phillies He
returns to Detroit, which he formerly
managed, and it is hoped that he will
! put that team in the race. Stalings is a
good manager, probably one of the best
minor league managers in the business,
| but he is too young to handle successfully
team like the Philadelphia.
Chicago, June &.-The visitors played
much the best In the field and with the
stick and won close, but listless game.
Attendance $500. Score: RH.E.
Chicago ...0 0 0 0 0-3 3
Brooklyn 80 1 l IA IA l
Batteries-Thornton and Donahue; Yea
ger and Ryan.
Pttsburg, June pa base on balls and
a wild throw by Padden gave Boston a
run in the eighth and their second run
was batted in. Attendance 5000. Score:
R.H.E.
Pittsburg 40 o 0 o 90 3
Boston ........O 0 0 IL 2
Batetries-Rhines and Schriver; Mich
OILS and Yeager.
Cleveland, o., June 25-Meekins wild
ness and the errors of the Giants entitled
them to a shut out, but that was saved
by Davis two-bagger in the ninth. At
tendance 1000. Score: RH.E.
Cleveland - 0 2 0 x-9 8 0
New York 80 0 0 0 0 0 Ii 4
Batteriee-Powell and O'Connor; MeeKin
| and Grady.
Cincinnati, June 25-Donovan did we'll
with the exception of the third inning,
when he~Reds hit him for five singles.
Hill was hit in the head by a pitched ball
| in this inning and was forced TO retire.
Attendance 3,1O4. Score: RH.E.
| Cincinnati 30 0 o 0 0 ks 0
| Washington i 0 0 0 o 1-5 Z
Batteries-Hill, Dwyer and PETIT; Dono-
van and Farrell
Louisville June 25.-The Phillies won to-
| days game in the first three innings,
knocking Cunningham out of the box. At
tendance 500. Score: R.H E..
PHILADELPHIA l / 0 0 2 0 OF IA A
| Louisville 30 l 0 0 / O-S II 3
Batteries-Donahue and Mcfarland;
| Ehret. Magee, Cunningham and Kittredge.
st. Louis, June 25-The Orioles found no
| trouble in connecting with SudhoRs de-
livery to-day. McJames was an enigma
to the locals and they secured but FIVE
scattering hits. Attendance 1900. Score:
ST Louis ....O1eO 0 0 OF % Is s
Baltimore ..3 0 2 / 0 1-9 16 8
Batteries4Sudhof and Clements; Nc
James and Robinson.
| -s-S-s-
In Wet season.-"I see," the editor
said chat you have rhymed again with
rain"
Eyes, sir" the office poet Hssented.
well, it doesn't go. 1t may be all right
in the weather report but you are hired
as poet."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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