The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-25
GREATEST DIAMOND FUNCTION OF
THE SEASON TO-MORROw.
COLTS WILL TRY TO
WIN VETS MONEY.
SIDE BET HAS BEEN POSTED AND
YANNIGANS SAY THEY WILL WIN.


and 1t Now Looks as if Captain
WOIverton and His Band Will Go
to Bed without Any Pfe-NO M
tiOnaI League Game Will he More
Bitterly Contested Than VIII To-
mOrrOw's BnttIe-sIeepy Quaker
City AgOg with the Audacity of
the Yannigans in Challenging the
PhiIIies.
Manager Duffy will entertain with a
great swat fest tomorrow out at the
Bolton street lawn, and already more
rivalry exists over the outcome of the
contentious of the participants in the
diamond figures than is commonly wit
messed in parlor functions over an
ticpated beauty conquests.
Manager Duffy is a tactician, how
ever of no mean ability, and he is
bringing all of his strategic powers !
to bear in order to avoid any unpeas- |
antness between those who will COM
pete for honors. To the local fans |
the event will be the most important |
diamond function of the season, for |
the Phillies and the Yannigans will |
over the standing of the two teams |
in the preliminary race for swat lau-
rels
1t will be a game with all the side |
line pyrotechnics touched off during |
the big meeting, and Savannahians |
will have an opportunity of seeing a |
game of ball that will be a credit to
any series that will be played during |
the National League season. The Phil |
lies Will line up all of her veterans !
against the colts, and the star recruits |
have already demonstrated that the |
reason they are not on the regular line
up is that the older men were given
the preference.
Men on Their MettIe.
So far five games have been played
between the Regulars and the Yanni-
gans. and two of these went to the
Yannigans, who only lost out by rea-
son of inferior pitchers. Manager
Duffy has yielded to the sense of fair
ness suggested in the appeals of the
Yannigans to allow them two good
pitchers, and Chick Fraser and Dug
glesby. the two pre- eminent stars of
the Phillies pitching squad will cast
their lot with the Yannigans, and will
pay their part of the side bit If they
lose.
With these two men in the box the
Phillies have lost their confident |
chuckle with which they were wont to
greet the inquiry as to whether they
wanted to put little more on the
side. There were red-hot times over
at the Pulaski last night, when the am
nouncement was made that Manager
Duffy had assigned Fraser and Dug
glesby to the Yannigans, and many of
the Regulars wanted to hedge their
money.
Great punches of lurid literature will
be spread on the streets of Philadel-
phia Sunday morning when the an
nouncement is made Of the result of
the game, especially in the event the
Yannigans are victorious, for all of the
scribes, both north and southpaws are
with the youngsters, and battle plans
and opinions on the probable outcome
have already been spread all over the
Quaker stronghold.
why the Contest Was Arranged.
Many have wondered at the reason
for all of this feeling between the /
veterans of the Phillies camp and the |
recruits thereto 1t arose primarily |
over the claims of Philadelphia news |
paper scribes that there were some |
new men who deserved serious con-
sideration in selecting the line up for |
the coming season, and they asked that |
a fair test of their claims be made. 70 |
make the contest even more interest |
ing they offered to make up side |
bet that the veterans could be defeated, |
provided the youngsters were furnish |
ed with good pitchers, and the con-
test tomorrow will be to decide that |
point.
Duffy Is Playing Safe.
Manager Duffy was asked last night |
which team he thought would get on |
the honor roll but with a cunning |
look the chief said THE teams are |
too evenly matched for me to express |
an opinion, and expect to see a crack |
ing game played. 1t will mean even |
more than many of the championship |
games that we will play, and every |
man will fight for blood
Both sides have their strong points |
and while the regulars have the up |
per hand in experience, the Colts will |
more than make up any deficiency in |
that respect by their energy and en- |
thusiasm. AS l am to play first base |
for the Yannigans, it may appear that |
my opinion is baised, but 1 think we |
Will land the goods. If we are beaten |
II will not be for want of trying and |
the other fellows win know they have |
been in stiff game"
Some Dope" on Probable Outcome.
Sam Crane says baseball team can |
not be "doped." Allan Sangree saws |
IT can, and Sangree's point OF view is |
also taken DN George Graham, of the |
Philadelphia North American and Bert
Crowherst OF the Philadelphia Bulle-
tin. Both of these gentlemen are red
hot Yannigan supporters, and they fig
ure that with Fraser and DuggIeshy
the Yannigans will have an easy time
of the Regulars.
Starting at the first turn Duffy and
Douglass will be pitted Duffy has
lost none of his old time cunning. and
when he toes the rubber with the will
low and. starts down the path he will
present rare diamond motion picture.
he plays all around the bag and Doug
lass, with the little practice he has had.
will be outpointed everywhere. Dad
Gleason and Red Doom will take turns
at the second turn, Dad playing with
the Grayheads, but there will be plenty
Doom for the colts, and no one Is
afraid that the keystone bag will not
be properly looked after. Hulswitt will
change gloves will Hall, the human
hrecracker, at short. and II the young
ster does not play up to the handle II
viii be his day off. He has been doing
exceptional work at every position he
has been placed since the practice
commenced.
Graham VIII Cover Third.
Down at the turn. into the home
stretch, Graham and Wolverton viii
night Il out, and so close together do
these two play IN this position that the
best the Regulars can get there Is "A
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