The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-27
BEAT BLOOMER GIRLS
SAVANNAH TEAM DEFEATED THE
FEMALE BALL PLAYERS.
BY SCORE OF TWO TO NOTHING
BLOOMERs PUT UP GOOD GAME
AT ALL STAGES.

And in Team Work Out Played the
Men-Savannah's Pitcher Was I'm
reIenting and at No Stage Did He
Allow the Female Players Il
Chnnce-The Men Behind Him Also
Played Like They Were Up
Against a Strong Mems Team.
Crowd Was With the Women Who
Played "a Good All Around Game.
Despite the fact that they lined-up
against a strong aggregation of ball
players, the Chicago Bloomer Girls
team put up a splendid exhibition of
the national game and We're. beaten
out by the close score of 2 to yes
terday afternoon at the Bolton street
park.
In the most of games of this kind
the men are naturally inclined to let
the women win the game, or in other
words to play them close enough to
make the contest interesting, but in
the game yesterday afternoon no ia
voritism was shown them, the Savan-
nah pitcher, especially, being anxious
to display his skill, even if it was
against an aggregation of females.
At no stage of the game did he let
llp his speed and curves, but fired the
sphere over the plate the same as II
his batters had been men and thou
sand dollars up on the result. Not
only was the pitcher selfish, but the
whole team behind him, and they were
good ball players, too, put an inter-
est in the contest, that they could
hardly show in facing an aggregation
of star performers of their own sex
They were out to win and they did 1T
but by such a margin that no credit
is due them as ball players and expo
nents of the national game.
At no stage of the game did the men
outplay the women, especially in the
field, the pitcher alone being RESPONSE
BILE for their defeat. He had speed
and curves to use, and did not ran
to show off" but even at that was
batted freely, and it was only by time
~ hitting in two innings that they
won out.
At the beginning of the fourth in
ming umpires were changed, as 1t was
apparent even to the most Ignorant
spectators that the first judge of the
game Disseminated for the men. A
the crowd and another one, not much
better, took his place. In but two in
ningS did the local team score, the
others being shut-outs, but two or
three men going as far as second base.
For the women, Mary Nelson, the
pitcher put up an excellent game. she
had speed to burn and good judgment
at all stages of the game, and sailed
the ball across the plate at such a
clip that several of the local boys
found holes in their bat and retired on
three strikes. Mary Sun, at second
base. is another good player, and be-
sides catching several fly balls, shut
out number of players on throws
from home base, The other members
Of the1 team put up an all round good
game. and it was more by luck than
superior playing that the male team
triumphed.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bloomer Girls. Positions. Savannah.
Mary Sun .... second base 49,. Roach
Florence Moore center-field Overstreet
Minnie Dun short stop .PedroW
Chas. Haase -. catcher ......... Gran
Maude Nelson =. pitcher ..., McGraW
Nellie Mccarthy left field ....... Kelly
Geo. Myers 80. third base ....Pentield
Flossie Dunbar first base ...... Downey
Kate Gordon =. right field ..... Kiley
by Pedrow and Kelly, the former
scoring in the fourth inning and the
latter in the fifth. In the fifth inning
the boomer girls changed pitchers,
Myers relieving Maude Nelson, who
took his place at third base. Several
double plays were made during the
game, the women having decidedly the
best of the men in fielding and ham
ding the ball.
Quite a crowd attended the game,
and while there was lots of guying
hurled at the players of both teams
and especially the umpire, the game
was good and much enjoyed.
Another Game sunday.
The Bloomer girls last night decided
to remain over in this city until Sun
day night, and on that afternoon Will
play another game with the local team
at the Bolton street park, the game
to begin at o'clock and admission 25
cents.