The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-15
DADS BUNCH WON by THE CLOSE
SCORE OF TO s.
M'GRAW PITCHED GOOD
GAME FOR KNICKERB0CKERS.
EGGERT HIT A LONG DRIVE OVER
LEFT FIELD FENCE.

Game Was Exciting from start ia
Finish. and There Was Plenty OF
Stick Work on Both sfdes-Itttg
Is Sun Suffering from His over
work at Jacksonville and Had 70
Be Tnken out After One Innings
WOrk-AnOther Game VIII BE
viii Pitch.
Frank Butler had a fast bunch to-
gether at the fans resort yesterday,
and gave the Pathfinders a close call
in a game characterized by smuggling
and base running which netted to-
tai of Il runs, the Pathflnders getting
8 and their opponents 8.
The game was witnessed by nearly
1000 people, about one-tenth of whom
paid at the gate. the others, juvenile
ball fiends, making their entrance
through the torn down portion of the
fences in left field.
The Pathfinders were sore and put
little ginger into the game after the
first inning. but when they walked up
TO the pan they hit the horsehide full
in the face, and had 1T not been for
a steady wind from the south many
of the hard drives would have bumped
unceremoniously against the outer
walls, and one or two might have gone
over.
Eggert was the bright particular star
tn a
clean over left field fence for a home
run. 1t was right down the left field
foul line, and some of the Knicker-
bockers We're disposed to question the
judgment Of the umpire. but Egg went
the circuit and his tally tied the score
at the end of the third, making it 2
and 2.
FieIderS Kept Busy.
There were plenty of balls on the
ground and in the air, all Of the pitch
ers taking their turns at the block,
and sending straight ones over so that
they could be hit, and the ielders could
have plenty of good exercise.
Up to the ninth it looked very much
like Dad and his bunch were going to
suffer from the good luck that attended
the Knickerbockers in their run-get
ting. but when Bill Oyler stepped up
to the pan in the last half and went
down to first on clean single and
Brat, Ray, Burt and Dad were the next
to follow on the batting order. it was
dollars to doughnuts that three tallies
were coming across the nan
1t all came out just as expected.
Bratton hit to short, Quinn booted and
Oyler went to second. Ray singled,
Oyler scoring. Burt sent slow one
to second, Ray beat 1t out, and in ham
ding to first to catch the runner Will
kerson's error left the bases full with
Dad to the bat. The bleachers yelled
frantically and there came calls from
the grand stand 'Now's the time, Dad.
Save us all"
Dad Soaked the BALL.
Dad let two go by. Hit two fouls and
then he let drive. Away sailed the
sphere into left field. 1t circled in the
air and swung back towards the plate,
coming just inside the fence. Rossi-
ter ran for dear life, but the best he
could do was to get one hand on the
sphere. He could not hold 1t and two
more tallies were chalked up, making
things even. Dad scored on a passed
ball and the Jig was up.
A running story of the game could
but chronicle of series of hits and fast
field work, which kept the crowd in
an excited condition. Though the err
ror columns were not blanked a num-
Der were pardonable, and nearly every
man had g chance to get his hands oil
the sphere.
How the Pitchers MID.
Ittig was put in for one inning, but
could hardly raise his arm after the
hard work he was put through in
Jacksonville, and he was taken out,
Jutzi being substituted. Welch pitch
ed the first five innings, and showed
great speed and control, though he
was hit freely. Jutzi pitched steadily,
but used few curves.
McGraw, for the Knickerbockers,
showed up in great form. He had re-
markable control, considering il was
the first ball he had thrown this year
and though hit all over the lot, he
might have won his game with better
support. Ballantyne's backstop work
was not up to his standard. Butler
played star game at third. accepting
several hard chances like lightning.
webster, the Kentucky boy, showed
up well in backstop work for the Path
AtAANNASs NAiOuSA tie was WIZ IN putting
to second. The first ball he sent had
too much steam and went high. After
that he got two too low, but made
several good puts, which clearly
showed that he viii get down to the
right pace with a little more prac-
tice. At the stick he was above par.
OyIer Played Well.
Bill Oyler was put through the mill.
and took all of his chances like a
veteran. He is improving daily in his
stick work and seems to have the third
position around the circuit cinched.
Eggert played like a veteran at
short, tossing the bali over to first
slowly, but with perfect timing to
catch the runners, taking no chances
for one of those wild throws which
so often mar a game.
Big Dan out in left, made a costly
error after long run to block Bal
lantyne's drive.
The score follows:
Pathfinders- ALB. r. 1B. A. Pc. f.
Bratton, 2b. ........5 2 1
Ray, CT ...........5 0 0
Burt, II. ...........5 0 2 0 2 l