The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-20
LAST GAME PLAYED ON WATER
BOUND FIELD YESTERDAY.
CREDIT LARGELY DUE
TO HARM0N'S PITCHING.
No MORE GAMES HERE UNTIL NEXT
SEASON.
Uboueh the Final Game Was a Good
Fast One, There Was Lots of Fun
for the Spectators - Water
Was Several Inches Deep
in the OutfieId-Fi-
nal Score Was


in the Out6eld-Fi-
nal Score Was
too.
The Librarians and yellow Legs tried
anal conclusions at the Bolton street
aquarium yesterday afternoon, and
when the scorer lit his lantern and
counted up results it was found that
the Yellow Legs had swum around
the course seven times while the Lib
rarians had only brought two derelict5
into port. A signal rocket was sent
up to those on the further banks of
the pond to swim in and congratulate
the winners-that the game had been
finished.
Raymon Harmon, the pride of the
Yellow Legs. as an actor may be
few chips shy in comparison with Hen
Irving or Dick Mansfield, but he acted
well enough during the chilly hours of
yesterday afternoon to make the Lii
brarians look like amateurs at dress
rehearsal.
Runs Came Fast.
One thing can be safely said for the
winners came as fast as trouble to a
guy in hard luck. There was little
Going up to the fifth inning further
than the first tally of the Y. NJ. c. AS
during the first few minutes of play.
The rest of the time folks were busy
making hits and spilling errors. Out in
the left field inlet Rossiter did the
Speedy high-dive act after one of
Starks long lifts. But he didn't lose
the ball. He swan ashore with it
clinched tightly in his left nit. In
the fifth. after Rossiter had nigh
broken his left limb in a wild on
slaught on first, Harms put his ear to
the ground to hear the crickets sing.
He was able to resume play after his
leg had been thoroughly pulled.
Though it was good game, an ex-
cellent game, it abounded in fun for
the crowd that crossed the ferry to
see it. An elephant or two and a few
buckets of pink lemonade would have
made the circus stupendous enough to
pull off under a tent with the caliope
on the side belching that melodious in
vite to Bill Bailey to please come
home.
The Field Was Wet.
When the two teams lined up for
play, the waters had not receded from
the outfields, and those patroling the
outer beats were considerably handi-
capped by the heavy going. The in
field was soft and Doggy, and just out
side the base lines small lakes were
ranged. The balls were ducked con-
tinuously, until they were about as
easily batted as a croquet ball, and
Harmon and McGraw felt the sphere
slip from their hands several times
while delivering. Despite all of these
0i 81 a he q
good, snappy one, both teams playing
hard ball, even after it was so dark
that the outfield had to be warned OF
what was going on by lantern signals.
There wasn't enough smear work to
spoil interest. In fact, most OF the
bulls were like raisins in the fruit cake.
They rather added to the enjoyment of
the diamond spectacle. Savarese spat
on his hands and did some stick work
that would make Wagner look like
selling platter.
In the FIRST Quinn's clever handling
of Lang's singer at short, cuttlng say
arese off at third, after he had Walk
ed. put everybody in good humor. Lang
went out on a bag hunting expedition,
and landed his spikes in the second
bag. He tarried for a moment at
Leonard's stamping ground, ana then
went down to third on Harmon SLOW
one to short and went home on WHO
the run-bearing tree.
Harmon's Work.
When the Librarians ranged them
selves UP for an onslaught Harmon
toed the mark and sent some very dlt-
fcult ones over the plate, which
Messrs. Quinn and Forehand were I'M
able to connect with. Rosslter got the
benefit of a slippery ball, and walked,
but he failed to get his plates on !ne
L. Ioo1r T sar-A raj
with three Intellectual swipes at the
lodging sphere.
In the second the Librarians rugged
their iRb boom and did some fast foot
ing themselves, closing the inning
without a run to the credit of the
Yellow Legs. Graham sent 1eeie[
down to third and was thrown out at
first, Heidi pushed one over Leonards
head, right into the hands of OHare.
Little Jimmy Carolan connected WIN
deep out which landed over in the
right garden for safety. He dled
on first, Righton flying out to center
Savarese had two nice ones IN ms ter
ritory during the last half of the sec
ond; the first he accepted with ease
but his Juggling with the second rlc-
ochet from Buffers willow caused
gasps of alarm in the grandstand. he
caught the ball. then dropped II, then
caught it again just as it was ABOUT
10 SUCK IN the Lie IdlAS
ed a long "ah." Lester choked OH the
chances for a tally by hitting to Har-
mon, and being thrown out at frst;
Savarese slxied safely out into right
Groves hustled for the ball, got 1t 10
first in time to catch Savarese, who,
while looking at a passing train, turn
ed the wrong way. Lang rolled one
to third and was unable to beat II
out to first. Harnes sent a hot one
down to first and was safe on fore
hands bungle, and went to second on
wild pitch. Harmon walked ana
Starke killed the chances for scoring
by hammering one out to Rossiter III
left.
Charlton and McGraw famed. Quinn
hit slow one to short and made safe
at first on a slow throw, but was
caught on the suburbs of second.
The Lively Fifth.
There were no results in the fourth,
but in the run-laden fifth the yellow
Legs pulled out all the stops and play
ed glad requiem over the sinking
hopes of the Librarians. Savarese
hiked a neat single out into right, and
moseyed off on a canvas-grabbing ex-
petition, taking the second turn win
ease; Lang was presented with four
odd balls and stepped down to hrst: