The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-11
c. LAS. WON a To z
THEIR SECOND GAME FROM THE
OGLETHORPE LIGHT INFANTRY.
BOTH SIDES PLAYED BALL.
TOOK TEN INNINGS To DECIDE THE
VICTORY.

Enthusiasm Ran High-PIenty OF
Errors, but Many of Them Due to
the Bad Condition of the Diamond
and OutheId--The Teams Were
Nip and Tuck From start to Fin
ish.
After ten innings of the most excit-
ing play, with the result in doubt I'M
til the last. and the game belonging
to either teams, the c. L. A. ball team
put the trimmings to the Oglethorpes
yesterday afternoon at the Bolton
street park. This is the second defeat
the Oglethorpes have suffered at the
hands of the Library boys this sea-
son. The final score was to 2.
The game, all in all, was one of the
best and most interesting of the series
which have been played during the
summer. The scoring was light OH
both sides, and there was never time
when the game was not in doubt. The
soldiers started off in the first inning.
Nell got his base on fly to left which
SChley muffed, after making a long
run, which partially excused the err
ror. Nell was advanced on a hit by
Schreck, and scored on an error. Again
in the second inning the o. l.. rs
made a score. Sullivan sent long fly
to right, which Smith misjudged and
let go through his hands, Sullivan go
ing all the way to third, and scoring
on O'Connor's sacrifice.
The Library boys did not score until
the fourth inning. Will Downey open
ed up with a hit, went to second on
Charlton's bat, which was a fielder's
choice, but Downey was caught trying
to steal third. Charlton went to sec
ond on Smiths hit in front of the
plate, but Smith was out by being hit
by the ball. Mcintyre followed With
nice hit. scoring Charlton, but
O'Byrne's long fly to center left Nc
Intyre on second.
This made the score two and two,
and the next five innings were nip and
tuck, with neither team able to score,
although each succeeded several times
in getting men on the bases. The ninth
inning found the score tied and an eX-
ira inning was necessary.
When the G. L. AS opened up in
the tenth they were out for blood.
O'Byrne famed out, but John Downey
gripped his stick and sent the pigskin
squeaking out to left for two bases.
1t looked like the ball was going over
the fence, and the c. L. A. rooters took
a long breath and made the air ring
with their yells. Downey began to
prance around the second bag, and be-
fore he could get a start to third Wig
gins picked out a nice one and drove
the ball over Sullivan's head, far into
center. Downey scored and the Ii
brary rooters were wild. Virgins
went to third on Harper's sacrifice,
and scored on a fielders choice, when
w. Downey hit. This made two runs
and assured the game to the c. L. Az,
unless the Oglethorpes scored as much
in their half of the tenth. Harper and
Downey both got caught on the bases
and retired the side. The soldiers were
retired in one, two, three order in their
half of the inning. Downey striking out
two of the batters. And the game was
wen.
Notwithstanding the errors he made,
Virgins fielded a good game. He got
two hits, one of which was largely
responsible for winning the game.
Downey's hit was timely and he played
a good infield. "Bub" Harper held
down second bag in good shape, and
showed that he has not lost all of his
old time style. Mcintyre played a good
first and the battery work of Downey
and Charlton was steady.
Jerry O'Connor pitched a good steady
game for the Oglethorpes. He struck
out ten men and allowed no bases on
balls. The playing of Sullivan in CEN
ter was really the feature of the game
from the point of view of an Ogle-
thorpe. Sullivan plays all over the
field and is one of the best in the city.
He is always in the game and cares
for good deal more territory than the
average fielder. Schreck, who played
second got in a hit and cared for his
place all right. The game was wit
messed by a large crowd and enthus-
iasm ran high.
1t is worthy of remark and NAV be
timely to state that a great many err
rors which are made on the diamond.
and which according to the rules have
to be scored against the player, are
really caused either by the sun or by
the miserable condition of the diamond
and outfield. This condition. of course.
operates as disadvantageously to one
team as another, but if the diamond
were differently laid out and the field
in better condition many errors which
are now made would be avoided.
The following is the. score of the
game: