The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-16
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
savannah at Columbia.
Augusta at Charleston.
Macon Mt Jacksonville.
south Atlantic Standing.

week of it's existence with a promis
ing future before it.
Already sentiment has been stirred
IA such an extent that enthusiastic fans
have forgotten themselves for the mo-
rnent-in instances like that at
charleston Saturday afternoon-and
are exhibiting the spirit that makes
baseball the intensely interesting sport
Mat it is.
All of the teams of the circuit make
a change to-day. Shorty Mullaney
hacked up and decamped for Columbia
Yesterday, and will be fresh and ready
for the Skyscrapers this afternoon.
Savidge will occupy the box for Sa-
vannah. The big fellow is rapidly get
ting into shape, and wise ones believe
that he will soon establish a pitching
record that will stand through the en-
tire season. he already holds the
strike-out record.
Columbia returns home with bad
record on the road, but from reports
from the Carolina capital, fans there
have not lost heart, and will go in to
boost the Grim followers along to vic
tory on their own grounds. The three
successive defeats that the Jays adj
ministered to Columbia goes to prove
the assertions made that the Jays will
yet be one of the hardest fighting prop
ositions in the league.
Jays Are Rejuvenated.
The men at the back of the Jackson
Vile club will not stand for a losing
team, and they are sparing no pains
CT expense to get winners. Robinson,
who was overworked to such an extent
that he threw several games away by
wild throwing to bases, will have re-
lief by the addition of Catcher Curran
to the Jay line up. Middlebrooks, a
good hitter and fast fielding first base
man, has also signed Jay contract.
Wynne, who was laid off at second
on account of sickness, has been re-
placed by Savidge, but this change will
probably be temporary, as Wynne is
one of the fastest second basemen in
the league. Yancy, whose hitting has
already placed him at the head of the
batting order, will play center field for
the Jays, and they look strong with a
quartette of pitchers that have shown
up well, Chapel, Suggs, Mclaughlin
and McLaurin.
Macon Team Seems Settled.
While Savannah, Jacksonville, Au-
gusta, Columbia and Charleston have
been casting about for new material,
and Grim now on the hunt for hard
hitting, fast-fielding ballplayers, Billy
Smith has not been worrying, but is
just plugging away and winning all
the while. His record has been truly
remarkable. He took three straights
each from Augusta and Charleston.
But Smith may yet have to hustle
to keep in front with the team he has
row. Many agree with the remarks
made by Con Strouthers at the meet
ing held at the Pulaski House last
January, that the youngsters might
play the old fellows off their feet at
the start, but before the season was
over the old ones would be found COM
ing all the while and it may be that
when Smith wakes up he win find that
the others have grabbed all of the ma
terial that he might strengthen with.
But he has a fast lot now, and he
himself is perhaps the strongest man
on the line up. Bayne is undoubtedly
the star of his pitching staff. Lipe
will probably outrank any OF his IN
fielders. even though he has the hard
est position, and Sentell may fall short
at third.
Charleston Was Crippled.
There may be many explanations why
Charleston lost three straights to the
leaders, but the chief one seems to be
that the Sea Gulls were badly crippled.
Al no point is the team weaker tnan
the Highlanders. Reports of the games
in detail also show that the Charles
tonians were outlucked. In the FIRST
game Charleston had hits to Macon's
with 8 errors against 2. Charleston
hit total of II bases. while Macon
only hit 8. Charleston made % assists
and Macon 10, and after playing Tie
for eleven innings the visitors scratch
ed in run in the eleventh.
In the second game hits and errors
were even. as were the pitchers rec
ords, with Colclough perhaps trihe in
the lead. From the score Macon won
yesterdays game on it's merits. But
all of this goes into baseball, and luck
is always an important consideration.
No doubt great crowds will turn out
in Jacksonville to witness the fight the
Jays will put up with the leaders. The
three straights from Columbia has
proven a wonderful stimulant to the
game in Jaytown, and the record break
winning team Jacksonville will lead
In attendance.
No Report Made on Mcnamara.
So far President Boyer has received
no official protest on Umpire McNa-
mara who was severely criticised in
the dispatches from Charleston. Mr..
Mcnamara has not been popular either
with the players or with the baseball
patrons and he may see this in time
TO tender his resignation before it is
asked for.
Failure to give satisfaction on the
part Of an umpire, however, does not
signify that he is not competent. The
best umpire that the Southern League
ever had was fired out OF the league,
ana is now considered one of the best
on the National League staff, Billy
carpenter. Two have already been fired /
out OF the Southern this season, King
hailey and Woods. So far Connors
ton.