The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-08
C.L.A.'S THE WINNERS
DEFEATED THE oGLETHoRPE
BALL TEAM L. TO g.
PITCHERS HAD AN OFF DAY.
NEITHER scHLEY NOR ELTON HAD
CONTROL OF THE BALL.

schIey Retired in Fourth Inning
and Succeeded by Butier-Elton
Pitched Entire Game for His Side.
Much Fine stick Work, But Poor
Fielding Also Responsible for
Many of the Runs-Hobdy and But
, Ter Each Made a TwO-Bagger ana
Three-Bagger-Exce Work
Done by Both Catchers.
The C. L. A. IS ball team defeated that
of the Oglethorpe Light Infantry yes
terday afternoon by the score Of IL TO
6, in a game that was remarkable Tor
but little brilliant playing and much
that was bad, and for its dullness and
dreary length, nearly two hours.
Both pitchers, Schley and Elton, had
an off day; Schley was knocked out Of
the box before the end of the fourth
inning, and was succeeded by Butler,
while Elton was very wild, gave six
bases on balls, struck the batters Of
ten, and allowed more hits than have
been secured off him in any of his pre-
vious games. Despite his wildness,
however, he struck out more men than
schley and Butler together. and with
even fair support would have kept the
hits so scattered as to prevent many
of the runs that were scored.
As it was, the c. L. AS
got men on bases both
on hits and on fumbles by the Ogle-
thorpe's infleld, and these men scored
on hits at critical times. Add to this
the fact that the batting Of the c. l..
AS was exceptionally good and the
story of game is told.
In the first inning the Ogiethorpes
scored three runs, and things looked
as though they were coming their way.
Hobby, the first man up. was out from
third TO first: Schreck hit safe past
short: Stark hit TO pitcher, who threw
to second. and Stark was safe at first,
while Schreck got TO third. WiIkersan
hit safe to left and Schreck scored;
Mcbride put hit in the same place
and Stark scored; Clarke hit to short,
who threw Mcbride out at second. but
Wilkerson scored; McAyoy put a ly
safely out Of the reach of short, but the
side was retired when Riley struck
out.
The c. L. As were not slow either
to get in the game of run
on balls. stole second and third,
and scored on ]. McIntire's hit to right
Virgins hit safe between first and sec
and and McIntire romped home. J.
Downey struck out; Charlton was out
at first, and Virgins was caught 1T
the plate.
In the next inning Elton went to first
on balls, Hobby was out on a fly to
left, and Schreck out on fly to short
who threw to third making a double
play. The G. l.. AS in their turn added
two more runs to their score. f. Nc
Intire hit safe TO center, w. Downey
struck out; Barrett struck out; Schley
hit to second who fumbled the ball so
that the runner was safe at first and
McIntire scored, and Butler hit safe
for three bases to right and Schley
scored. ]. McIntire got to first on balls,
but the side was retired by Virgins
striking out.
Neither side scored in the third in
ming, but in the following one the Og-
lethorpes braced themselves and got in
two more runs. McAvoy got to first
on balls, Riley did the same as also
two bases and McAvoy and Riley scor-
ed. Then Schley retired and Butler
went into the box. Schreck was out
on a fv to pitcher, Stark struck out,
and Wilkerson was out on fly to
short
Il was in the latter part of this in
ming that the Oglethorpes lost heart
and the game. Barrett struck out;
Schley hit safe to center, and scored on
Buffers hit to left; j. McIntire got to
first on balls; Virgins hit to the pitch
er and was safe on a fumbled ball,
while Butler scored; ]. Downey hit to
left and McIntire and Virgins scored,
while Downey followed them across the
plate on Charlton's hit to left. W.
Downey hit safe past short and center,
and Charlton scored, but the side was
retired by Downey's trying to steal
third.
In the following inning neither side
scored; in the sixth the Ogiethorpes
scored one and in the eighth inning the
c. L. AS scored two. making the final
score. The features of the game were
the all round good playing of Butler,
Hobby and Virgins. and the excellent
work Of both catchers. The following
is the tabulated score:
G. L. A.