The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-06
SOLDIERS DEFEATED
LOST TO THE SAVANNAH BALL
TEAM ON A SCORE OF IL TO L.
LACK OF TEAM WORK.
AS WELL AS VERY BAD FIELDING
ACCOUNTS FOR ONE-SIDED SCORE.

Ihe Locals Had an Easy PropositiOn
and Won in n Walk-Scored in Al
most Every Inning Soldiers
Changed Battery but Too Late to
Save the Game-The One Run They
Got Made by McDonOugh-Wiggin
Fine Fielding the Feature of the
Game.
The ball team of Fort Screven went
down in defeat before that of the Sa-
Vannahians yesterday afternoon at the
Bolton Street Park. The score was
IL TO l. There was hardly an inning
in which the Savannahians did not
manage to score runs. not so much
through their own brilliant playing,
though much of it was of that order,
as through the errors of their oppo-
nents, whose fielding and throwing was
very rocky" and who showed that
they are badly in need Of team prac-
tice.
The soldiers were the first to the bat
and failed to score. For the other
side, Butler hit a grounder to second
and was safe on a tumble: ! McIn-
tire was out on a fly to second. and
Virgins struck out, but Schley put
long one out to right that the fielder
misjudged, letting it go over his head,
and on which Schley took two bases
and Butler came home. The side went
out with Charlton's fly to left.
In the next inning the soldiers failed
to get a man across the plate, while
the Savannahians scored four runs w
Downey went to first on balls; j..
Downey got the same base on little
pop fly that was missed by short F
McIntire got to first on balls, and w
Downey scored on a bad throw of the
catcher to third. Kelly hit to the
pitcher. who threw home, letting the
runner make first; Butler was out on
a fly to short; ]. McIntire hit to short,
who fumbled the ball, and got safe to
first, and J. Downey scored; Virgins
hit safe to center and both McIntire
and Kelly scored. j. McIntire was
caught at third. and the side retired
on Schleys fly out to center.
In the third inning the only soldier
to get to first was Ivey, who was given
his base on balls. The others went out
one, two, three. For the other side one
run was scored by j. McIntire, running
AOI w. DOWney, VINO nuTl MS ankle
stealing second.
Jones was the only soldier to get to
first in the following inning. This he
did by hitting a bounder to the infield
and beating the throw to first, though
Virgins made a fine stop and throw.
The next three men went out, Dare on
fly to Virgins. Seaman on strikes
and Pernell on a foul to Charlton For
Savannah another run was scored by
Butler.
In the fifth inning the only run that
the soldiers got was scored. McDon-
ough hit to Virgins and was safe on
tumble; Ivey struck out, but Burke
hit safe to left and advanced McDon-
ough a couple of bases. Watson also
struck out, but Sibert hit safe to right
and>ffcDonough scored The side was
retired by Jones fly out to right.
In the next inning the soldiers put
in new battery. Dobson and Ivey,
but the game was too far gone to be
saved and the run getting on the part
OF the locals was continued, though
DObson was an Improvement on Per-
nell. struck out more men. and al
lowed fewer hits. The feature of the
game was the fine fielding of Wig
gins. The following is the tabulated
score.