The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-10
BATTERY C PLAYED GAMELY.
But THE sAvANNAHs PROVED TOO
MUCH FOR THE ARTILLEYRMEN.


bOdy's Up to the Ninth Inning
Was the Best Exhibition of Ball
Playing Recently Seen an Savan-
nah-The Savannnhs Leave This
Morning for Fernandina.
Before an enthusiastic audience OF 400
people. the Savannah baseball team low
cred the colors of the nine that represents
! Battery c. in a closely played and ex-
citing game of baseball. The game was
holly contested from start 10 finish, and up
to the ninth inning, when the last soldier
up to the bat flied OUT TO third, it was
anybody's game.
The Savannah team started at the bat
with J. Downey up. He flied out 10
third, Vi.lineau, the next batter up, got
his base on q gift from the pitcher and
went TO second on a sacrifice by Ballan-
tyne. Floyd hit to the second baseman,
who made the first error of the game,
which allowed Viliineau to score, and put
Floyd on first Harper hit to short and
retired the side, with one run for Sa-
vannah In the soldiers half of this in
ming, Dobson got his base on an error of
pitcher, but was caught trying to purloin
second on the next ball pitched The
next batter hunted but was thrown out
at first by Ballantyne. With two men
out Watson hit for two bags. and scored
on a wild throw of the third baseman;
McDonoUgh hit to third and out at first,
with one run to the soldiers credit The
second inning was a blank for both sides.
In the soldiers half of the third they
added another tally to their score on a
base on balls, and a two Dagger by Wat
son.
The Savannah's tied the score in their
half of the fourth on bunt hit by Bal
lantyne, who was hit in the back by the
ball on a throw from catcher to first,
which enabled Bal.antyne to reach third
and score on passed ball. The soldiers
forged ahead again in their half of the
fifth on an error of pitcher, and two bases
on balls, and at this stage of the game,
it looked as if Savannah was in the hole,
but O'Connor proved equal to the
emergency. and with one out
and three men on bases Dawkins hit to
third and Floyd under the impression tina
there were two out retired the runner T.
first ms cad of playing the ball home
which misplay allowed the soldiers to score
one run; the next batter up famed the
balmy atmosphere.
The Savannahs made two runs in the
sixth and obtained the lead, which the SOL
'diers were unable to take from them. In
this inning Ballantyne opened UP with d
nigh sky-scraper TO right field. which was
dropped, and Ballantyne went to second
on the hit Floyd hit TO second and beat
it out to first. This was a close decision
and the soldiers kicked very much be
cause the umpire decided against them
but the decision was square, as Floyd wos
unquestionaby safe. Harper hit over ser
end bag and the BALI was nicely stopped
in time to put out Floyd, who was forced
at second Ballantyne went to third or
this play and scored on a sacrifice BY
Clements. Downey, w, hit safe to lef
garden, scoring Harper. Kelly flied to
left field, retiring the side, with the score
4 10 in Savannah's favor. Both teams
We're then banked until the ninth, wher
Savannah increased her lead by tire
runs. In this inning Kelly reached frs
on an error of left fed, but was forced
out at second on a hit to third by Strick-
and. The soldiers had a chance for a
double on this play, but Strickland got
10 first in hurry. Downey j., flies gu
to third, who made a splendid catch az
ter a hard run. With two men out and
one man on base Villineau placed a nice
single to right and Ballantynes double
scored Strickland while Floyd the next
Savannah batter, placed a Well-timed sin
gle to left, scoring Villineau and Bal!an-
tyne. Harper flied out to pitcher. When
the soldiers then came in for their half
of the ninth the score stood Z to 3 against
them, and in the last half of their inning
things began to lock squally for the home
team McKarren went to first on an
error of third and was advanced to
third base on a hit by Wesmskey
The next batter up sacrificed to saeord
coring Mct acreli, and advancing We =
nesky to third. Poaman hit to FIRST, an
the hall was hard to handle, W ich cause
Nillineau o make his first error. and al
lowed WesmesAy TO ore. Watson made
is u III hit Of the sane ad a c ng
m from first to t ird, the latt !
scoring on McTonoUgh's hit to third
which as fumblsd With two men on
bases wo out a-d he ser, Z to G.
Client faced the pitcF er. The S, ldiers VIII
were in at'lndan at the game were
hopeful and the Savannah fans anxious
bat ebert 70 ! to third which was
nicely ta"dl d by Floyd, and the sls-
perse vas over.
Thu (SavannaAs PLAYED a splend d
81 me, ard while all the put outs and as
siSts, with the except on of one, VIZ
n ade by the in1eld, the outfield was wei
oked e Kelly, { lements and w.
Downey, tn former making a nice throw
from left fold to the p ate putting out tbs
rurn,r.
Fallantyne and HarPer paved a star
game Ballantyne's catching and throwing
b ing a distiI guished feature of the
tvi aud, sta sc to say, aft n at wit
a an On first aRd man on third ard no
outs the runner on iii st would not SIX
steal to second, hecaus Ballantynes arm
was feared hy hem more than a ga line
gun. Pallantyne also hit WELL and at The
right time.
Harper played the game of his life on
Sc ond bag, accep ing twelve cha ces
wi hout an error. and taking par in
tfree double plays, and while he did not
get any safe hits lie nevertheless had S
eye on he ball
Vilineau made his first appearance in
this game, ard he proved himse to b.
ard Al first basem n and a h avy sticker
Downey j., and Floyd also put up a good
game.
OConnor pitched the first five innings
for he home team, and cqutted himse
we !. Stri y la: d Pitched the remaining
f, ur and showed up in cid t'me T
striking out four men and viii wash ng
the soldiers for three innings out OF four.
For the soldiers Watsons batting was a
special feature, beirg at TIE BAT hvr
times, he cracked out two doubles and two
singles and got a base on balls a Cd
thing for the home team that The soldi RS
didn't have many Watsons. d. scn pitch
ed the whole game for the Battery te m
and did WELL the fielding or his postum
was excellently looked after by him
The catches made by Vantine. Chm,
and McKarrcll received much apDI1us
from the audience. The soldiers 20 a man
played well, but seemed to thik L ev
were getting the worst of everything.
Mr.. Goodenough's umpiring, though, was
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