The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-29
TWO GAMES TO-DAY
=. NJ. c. A. AND C. L. AS WILL PLAY
4 DOUBLE-HEADER.
MOST INTENSE INTEREST
MANIFESTED IN SAVANNAH BASE
BALL EXPERIENCE.

harmon and McGraw VIII Pitch
10th Games for Their Respective
Teams-First Game VIII BE Called
promptly at 3 O'clock, and the
second Ten Minutes After the Con-
cIusiOn of the First-One Admis-
zion for Both Games-Line-up of
the Teams.
Despite the predictions that ardent
sun rays will blaze down to-day, there
will be an incentive for enthusiastic
fans to gather at the ball park, not
taking weather into their calculations
The diamond function of the year is
to be pulled off in the gardens, where
SO many hard-fought battles have been
won and lost, and at o'clock the man
between two fires will gurgle play
ball." and the two teams now tied for
first place in the race for the pennant
in the Tri-Club League will be off on
the last tack in the three-decker con-
test.
The contest will be a double-header,
between the Y. M. c. A. and the G.
L. A. teams. Both have won and lost
the same number of games, and are
now tied for first place. Both are con-
fdent and will make every effort to
take both events. Taking the teams as
a whole, they are evenly matched,
though it can be said without discredit
to McGraw, who will pitch both the
games for the c. L. AS. Harmon is
ha fxuiy ri
in Savannah, and this one point is re-
sponsible for the high hopes of the yell
low Legs, With this slight advantage,
however, it is no cinch that the Libra
rians will be defeated. and they are
going to put up the game of their
lives.
If both McGraw and Harmon finish
out the eighteen innings in good shape
this will be one of the most remarka-
Bile events in the history of amateur
ball playing. If either of these pitch
ers should win both games he will be
enshrined in the hearts of local base
ball fans, and the achievements of
McGinnity, New Yorks iron man, will
be forgotten. McGinnity is the only
man in either league credited with
winning a double header. 1t will be
the seyereSt test that an amateur
pitcher has ever been submitted to in
Savannah and will bring all the gem
eralship possessed by both pitchers in
to play to save their energy wherever
possible.
Little less severe will be the strain
on the catchers. Few people sitting in
the grand stand realize what hard
drudgery there is in catching. That the
difficulties incident to the successful
playing of this position are in excess
of those of a pitcher there is no deny
ing. There is not as much opportu-
nifty for the display of originality and
individual excellence in any fielding
position as there is in pitcher, but
there is considerably more difficult
work, and Stark and Wilkinson will
have little energy left when they get
through handling the hot ones sent
into them.
The first game will be called prompt
team will be instructed to put life
into the game by getting to their posi-
lions rapidly. 1t is hoped to finish
the first game by AIS or APO, when a
ten minutes rest will be taken and the
second game will be called.
Only one admission will be charged
for both games, and no doubt the crowd
will be the largest that has attended
the bah park this season.
The two teams will line up for the
fray as follows:
c. L. A. YIN. C. A.