The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-03
CHICAGO WON THE LAST GAME.
THE GAME A BRISK ONE DESPITE
THE ERRORS.

Herbert in Good Form. But StuItz Is
SIow-Savaunah Batted Freely
DahIen Of Chicago Got Home
Run-BaIIantyne Had Two Passed
Balls, But Caught Fairly Well
How the Game Was PIRyed-ChI-
cagO to Leave for Charleston To-
day.
Savannah put up a much better game
yesterday than in Thursdays game, but
Chicago won on a score of Il to s. The
game was a quick one and the playing by
both teams was brisk, despite some bad
errors.
Herbert was in good form for the first
five innings when he gave way to Stultz,
who seemed SLOW and without much speed.
Ballantyne caught fairly well, though he
had two passed balls. Huston and Meaney
got in two HIS apiece and the Savannah
man hit the ball generally.
This was the last game Chicago will
play and the team will leave to-day for
Charleston, where a game will be played
tomorrow
Two Savannah men were on bases in
the first inning with only one out Weik-
ert hit TO Griffith, who threw to McCor-
mick forcing Deveney out at third. and
completing a pretty double play by get
ting the ball back across the diamond in
time to catch Weikert at first. Huston
was left at second.
Chicago got two in the first after two
men were out. Dahlen lifted one over the
left field fence for a home run. Then Ev-
crit dumped one in front of the plate and
beat it out to first. Ryan sent a high hit,
which just grazed the fence in left field.
Meaney was afraid and dropped it, Everitt
scoring and Ryan reaching second. Then
BeecAer got in a tumble on McCormick's
hit and Ryan went to third. Mccormick
made break for second and on the throw
to catch him Ryan scored This was the
end of the scoring, as Conner fouled out
TO Ballantyne
In Savannah's second Woods opened up
with what would have been a single, but
a chance bound of the ball over Lauge's
head allowed him to reach third, and he
scored on Beecher's fly to Ryan, after Bal
lantyne had struck out.
Savannah drew one run nearer in the
third. Huston reached first on Dahlen's
low throw to Evertt, went to second on
Deveneys hit 10 center and scored on
Meaney's hit to left field
Chicago gained a safe lead in the fourth
with four runs. Mccormick drove one in
TO center, but was thrown out at second
on Connor's hit to Huston. Conner also
died at second, when Donahue hit a
grounder TO Beecher. Hollowell missed
Grifhth's fly and Donahue landed at third.
Griffith went down TO second on Ballan-
tyne's passed ball and Kilroy was given
his base on balls. There were three men
on bases when big Bill LANCE came to bat.
He picked out nice place In right field
for a single, and Hollowell helped 1t along
by allowing 1t to go through him. All
three men scored, and Lange went to
third from whence he scored on Donahue's
hit along the left foul line Everitt re-
tired the side.
Chicago got another score in the fifth
after two men were out. Conner dropped
two-bagger into left field and scored on
Donahue's single in the same direction.
Chicago got man on third in the sixth
before any man was out on Weikert's err
ror wild pitch and Lange's bunt, which
he beat out. But Kilroy was caught off
third and Dahlen and Everitt were easily
retired.
wsPWo runs were scored by Chicago in the
seventh. Beechers error gave Ryan first
and daring base-running allowed him to
get to second on the same play He was
thrown out when Mccormick rolled one to
Stuitz, but dallied between the bases long
enough to allow Mccormick to reach sec
ond. A passed ball put the Chicago run
ner at third, and he scored on Connor's
two-base drive into center field Conner
dashed to third, while Huston was hold
ing the bail and the run was brought in
when Donahue singled into right. Thorn
ton was hit by the pitcher but Donahue
was thrown out trying to steal third and
Kilroy flied out to Hollowell
Chicago got its last run in the eighth
Lange again beat out an infield hit, stole
second and scored on Evertts single
Everitt stole second while the ball was in
the pitchers hands, and jokingly tried
to repeat the trick to third, and was
thrown out.
Loose fielding by Chicago gave Savan-
nah three runs in the eighth inning
Beecher dumped one in front of the plate
but beautiful throw by Thornton got
him out at first. Hollowell got another
one in the same place and beat it to first.
Thornton threw wild to catch him, and
Hollowel went TO third, scoring on
stultzs single into center field. Lange
caught Deveney's fly. Huston poulticed A
hot two-bagger into left field, on which
Stultz scored. Meaney lifted one into left.
for which Ryan made great effort, and
Huston dashed for home Mccormick
picked up the ball, made a pretty throw
to second and caught Meaney. but Huston
had crossed the plate with the third run
before the out was made.
The score follows:
Savannah r, B. p A. r
Deveney, 2b. .........O a
Huston, CT. ..........1 9 q