The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-05
MUCH HARD HITTING IN
THE MORNING GAME.

Those who attended the morning ses-
sion closed their eyes at the crucial
moments, when the sacred Chapel was
invaded and wild slaughter reigned.
Dear fan friend, did you hear Col.
Max Myerson in that deathly stiffness
which reigned after we had become
fatigued with violent applauding?
He was calling to the field by note.
His scores were prepared overnight
and the first bar was in quavers, run
ming on down to semi-quavers and
denni-uuavers-wh these might
be. we being indebted to him for the
musical techs-something like this
Good boy, Chap" Then: Good boy
Chappy." But Chappy had troubles
of his own and could take no long range
comfort from the effervescing director
of finances of the Jaytown pay car.
You all know Chappy. Built regu-
lation, two hands, two feet. etc.
Chunks with one arm most generally,
and sometimes kicks with both feet.
Well, this same Chappy has gathered
together some several different and
lust alike assortments of teasers and
puzzlers, some cut on the plas ana
some hesitating straights.
While standing in an upright position
in front of the batsman who has
legally qualified to strike at a legally
delivered ball, Chappy wears a IAN
guild dare you" outline. He usual
ly makes a cross mark between the
rubber and the slab which is a GER
tain hoo-doo which he keeps well to
himself.
But Chappy forgot all of these lit
tie tricks Yesterday, and after the boys
had lighted the Fourth of July mine
under him he called for the fire de-
partment.
Gum shoes Interfered.
Chappy was bereft. Some one pur-
Joined his choice spike shoes. No, dear
boy, he could not wear some one else's
shoes.
Why?
Why. because they were not built
for two. Well. he put on gum shoes.
and there is the secret of his several
rnishaps. Every time he went for toe
hold he would slip and some one would
clout the ball. or else it would swing
TO far to the left, or too far to the
right, and on several occasions it was
known not to be at the right altitude.
Thus much for how he was perse-
cuted.
There was no jockeying in that hot
sun. Both teams went right at it..
Curran hit hard to third. ]. Kennedy
fumbled. but Curran was forced out
at second on Prats hit 10 short. After
Viola had famed Newham hit hard to
third. Kennedy made a pretty stop,
and then with one hand swinging loose
used the other in a mighty throw over
Mulls head, the brave toreador scor-
ing.
Burt and Oyler squatted and walked.
Burt had a dream the night before,
which worried him badly. and while
he was bordering over II. anchored
several yards off first he was surprised
from the rear. Oyler stole second and
scored on Mullaney's hit to left.
Plenty of Excitement.
In the fourth a base on balls. a
double and a single netted another run.
In the sixth the Jays added two to
their score. tieing matters up. and
causing no little amount of worry. Oy-
ler's tumble of a hard chance and Kels
home run did the business.
In our half Of the sixth Chappy was
loosed from his mornings and washed
ashore all battered to pieces. Two
bases on balls, three hits and an error
Melted four runs. and Thatcher tight
ened up the hold IN the seventh by
lifting one over the fence. and after
that Burt and Oyler added two singles
together for another tally.
Then again matters got exciting in
the eighth when the eft-handed corner
OF the diamond sprung a leak and J.
Kennedy piled up a triple Of awkward
plays, assisted AT times By Oyler,
which added with two singles and a
double netted three runs Three singles