The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-23
WITH INDOOR BALL TEAMS.
Each Lengue Has a Game Scheduled
This week


The three teams of the association In
door Base Ball League are now tied. Three
games have been played and each team
has won and lost a game The Y. NJ II.
A. defeated the c. L. A.. the Y. NJ c. A.
defeated the Y. NJ. H. A. and the C. l.. A.
defeated the Y. NJ. c. A. They are just
where they started, and even now 1t is
hard to say which team has the better
chance for the pennant They seem to
be evenly matched-even more so than
last season-and the fight is going to be
a warm one.
The c. l.. A. and Y. NJ. H. A. teams
will play at " M. c. A. Hall Thursday
night. In the last game between these
teams the Y M. H. A. won by one run.
The game was close, and both mines put
up a strong contest. The c. l.. A. boys
put up a much better game last week
with the Y. M. c. A. than they did with
the Y. NJ. H. A. and their work all around
showed improvement. The base running
was exceptionally good. in some instances
being daring, and in all good.
There seems to be something wrong with
the batting eyes of the Library boys for
their hitting in both games was weak
This, too, when it was thought that the
c. l.. A. players were strong with the
stick. They only got two hits off Smith
in the first game and the same number off
Thompson in last weeks game
Horrigan will again pitch in Thursday
nights game and the balance of the team
will be made up of the regular men If
Horrlgan can hold the Y NJ. II. A. bats
men down. the c. l.. A. team will be hard
to beat as they are putting UP a great
game in other respects. Sullivans catch
ing has been superb, and he is without a
peer in the city. His backstop work has
been the subject of much comment and
praise.
Smith will be in the points for the Y NJ
Fl. A. and Kayton will catch him. Smith
is one of the speediest pitchers in the
league, but he sometimes allows himself
to become ratified When Smith is nor
pitching he is one of the coolest and head
lest players in the league, and the mere
fact OF his being in the box should not
make him lose his head
me Y. NJ. c. A. has in Thompson the
best pitcher in the league taking ali
things into consideration He has sgreat
speed, good control and never loses his
head. His coolness is something renaris-
able, and at times. when other pitchers
so all to pieces, Thompson keeps on pitch
ing the same steady ball. In she game
with the c. l.. A. last week, Thompson
struck out four successive men, every one
OF whom reached his base through King
mutfing the bail. This would have made
any of the pitchers simply wild, but II did
not even phase "Piggie."
The games Of the association league are
being well patronized. and there will be
nice little sum to divide up among the
clubs at the close Of the season.
The Chathams and the Guards viii meet
in the Military League "Wednesday night
This IS the first game between these
teams. The Guards are now leading the
league, having won one and lost no games
The Cadets are second, with one lost and
won, and the Galatians are last with one
game lost. Germany and King, for the
Chathsms and Coleman and Stoddard for
the Guards, will probably be the batter
les The game will fbe played at the
Guards hall, and win be called at s45
o'clock.