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Savannah o.. ....6 800
Augusta q, ......S. 800
Columbia ~ .42s
Jacksonville e. 6 .lS3
Those persistent Pathhnders, fresh
ly Wagnerized and Kennerdyed for the
occasion, continued the sad little trag-
edy for the Tribe of Kel yesterday.
Their former companions in crime parcl
ed from Jacksonville, had another bou-
quet of paper flowers handed to them.
Kel remarked: Isn't it too provoking
Nothing occurred to delay the past
time, except the players, who appeared
10 be busy most of the time. There was
a lot of fussing over the way the pitch
ers grouped their feet while in action.
Kel first complained to Mr.. McNama-
ra, and he moved down from behind the
plate to investigate. 1t seems that
certain of the twirlers neglected to
place both feet on the slab while work
ing. AS the slab is only twenty-four
inches long the new rule certainly does
require a physical impossibility on the
part of some pitchers.
Mcnamara Investigated.
Several times Mr.. Mcnamara, who
belongs to the Mask and Wig Club
clawed the dirt away from the slab
looked at Mr.. Sunny Jims feet and
told him to do the best he could. Still
the Jays kept on complaining, as if
Ittig's feet, instead of his arm, made
them unhappy. 1t is, indeed, a tough
job to please all athletes.
When Kel gets in a wedge he calls
on little Eddie to help him out. He
had a postponed game, a tie, and one
game to play. He was in a wedge
and wanted to win, but poor Eddie was
caught in the jam, and it was with
great difficulty that ne was eXtricated
at the end of the first inning.
AS a special favor to mark the one
decisive game OF the series with the
Jays Mr. Boyer had his best green
grass growing in all parts of the field.
And that is not all. The paddock pre-
sented a scene of gaiety seldom wit
messed at ball game.
There were two automobiles, one red
and one black. Between them stood a
mustard wagon, which felt that it
could not be out of place there. being
in the smart set, so TO speak. But it
was not an opening game. and the
Jays could not strike their proper gait.
Savannah scored four runs in the
first, at which period the red automo-
bile got up steam and left the paddock.
Kelly substituted Chapel in the sec
ond. in order to retain the black auto
and mustard wagon, which showed
symptoms of uneasiness. Chapel
worked steadily. LaRocque and Ittig
both tore off doubles, and Kid Oyler
reluctantly admitted that he was re-
sponsible for the last tear.
Savannah Won in the First.
The game was really won in the first
when Eddie Persons was punched and
pounded about like a ping pong ball
Eggert was the first man up and i'm
mediately sent the team of Kellites
bug house by smashing a stinger down
TO short, which was too warm for little
Dingle to stab safely. Eggert died at
second.
Wagner hit safe and was on second
base when big Dan turned the neatest
batting trick ever seen on the local
grounds. The first ball over the plate
was right around Dams neck, the very
kind he likes. Nichols saw IL coming,
but he made little attempt TO run for
IL, for 1t was clean over the fence be-
fore he could break ground. the long
est and neatest homer of the season.
Both Wagner and Burt tailed. Just
to keep up the fun Kennedy scratched
of single, went to third on La
Rocque's double, and he and La
ROGUE scored on Rays single Ray
died on second, Oyler being thrown out
at first, and Kinsky following in his
tracks.
EgGert Redeemed Himself.
1t was a game in which there were
several star performers. Among these
was Eggert. who for the first time,
was seen at his regular position on
second. Eggert has been hammered,
but he still remains a favorite with the
fans, and he redeemed himself yester-
day, even after he had errored badly
in the first inning. He accepted eleven
hard chances after that without a FUN
BILE, and some of his running catches
were remarkable. The chief improve
ment in his playing at second was in
covering the bag.
Kinsky deserves a bit of the pleas
ures of the game. He threw perfect
~. and not stolen base was charged
up to him. He did not have a passed
ball, nor did he drop a foul fly. and he
had two difficult chances. One of
these ne caught after stepping on the
bats as they lay in a heap on the
ground. As he went down he reached
and got the ball.
For the visitors Wynne, at second,
made two beautiful stops, and his play
would have been particularly brilliant,
had il not been for two rank errors,
and his sulkiness at critical moments
He threw his glove into the air once
when Robinson threw high to second.
The score follows:
Savannah AR r Ri PO II