The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-24
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Augusta at savannah.
Charleston Mt Macon.
Jacksonville at Columbia.
south Atlantic standing.


Charleston q. "A 10 II 81
Jacksonville . % II II 500
Augusta O.. ...22 10 u .454
Columbia . 23 5 Is .2l7
Latest advices on fluctuations at the
ball park show a decided depreciation
in Silver"
Bull support made magnificent fight
when Messrs. Oyler & Atchison placed
a total of four bags on the market. and
midst the widest panic vet seen the
bulls were routed and the bears bore
his Kidlets home.
The great demand made on the ad-
jective department Immediately after
the close made it necessary to extend
CLOSING advices until this morning,
and night sessions of bear supporters
were held on the curb late into the
evening.
Silver and his Observation-Disclosures.
Messrs. Oyler & Atchison ........,.....1
How OyIer Did Ii.
When Andy Oyler left home to play
the short field with the Chicago White
SoX he gave his knee-high brother
some advice much like unto the father
~ counselings of Polonious TO his de-
parting L'Aertes. He amended the
now famous utterances of the rugged
Chancellor of Denmark by saying DO
when il is necessary to do"
Andy also left Billy a piece of ash
Of his ou-y r,,odauip1 L W.. e.rz...
ed. 1t rings like bell when brought
in sharp contact with the horsehide.
Billy whammed it up against the COM
pact mass yesterday, and il was this
hard crash against Silver Durham that
sent his stock 10 the slump pile. Three
bags the lam netted. and Billys short
legs. carried him safely. 1t was a
moment of supreme Importance when
Atchison, the recruit. toed the rubber.
one ball one strickland within. away
went the sphere over Bussy's head. Oy-
Ter scoring and winning the game.
Many brilliant Plays.
Throughout, the contest was studded
with brilliant plays. Thornton, playing
the shortfield for the visitors, made two
sensational stabs that won him the
unstinted applause Of both grand stand
and bleachers. The first time up At
Gibson drove what might have been
two-sacker towards short. Thornton
made the sky line and pulled the whiz-
zing sphere down. He repeated the ef-
fort on WEIGHS drive in the eighth.
With such ball as that presented be-
fore the some 1900 assembled enthus-
lasts, it is but fair TO say that the
National League with all of its stars.
could not furnish better sport Con
Welch, the idol of the fans, had no
lost motion. He was the same steady.
cool-headed lad who has piIoted the
Pathfinders TO victory on more than
one occasion. He is the undefeated
champion of the South Atlantic
League. and the best part of it all is
that Con has not vet been spoiled.
How IL All Happened.
This is how the game went:
First Inning-Thornton few out to
second. Spratt few out to right field
Curtis few out 10 third base.
X. Kennedy hit down to first, and
out. Burt walked. Mullaney was SAT-,
on error at second. but afterwards
ond.
Second Inning-Truby few out to
short stop. Roth few out to center
held. Busy was thrown out at first
from second.
Ray and j. Kennedy famed. Oyler
lost good drive TO left field by Cur
lis long running catch
Third Inning-Butler was thrown out
from short. Lucas and Durham fan
ned
Atchison was robbed of a two bag
drive by Thornton's sensational catch
WEIGH and Kennedy flew out 10 center
field.
Couldn't Reach Home.
Fourth Inning-Thornton walked. He
was sacrificed TO second by Spratt.
Curtis few out to left field. TRULY
famed
Burt few out TO right field. Mullaney
was thrown out on a short hit TO catch
er. Holmes was thrown out from
short.
Fifth Inning-Roth walked. Busy
Tanned. Butler was safe on Oyler's
wild throw to second TO catch Roth.
Lucas and Durham famed.
Kay famed. Kennedy walked and
was caught trying to steal second.
oyer fouled out to third.
sixth 1nning-Thornton was thrown
out from short. Spratt singled, but
was caught trying TO steal second. Cur
It's was thrown out from short
Atchison walked. He was forced out
at second on Welch's drive to short.
WEIGH was forced out at second by
kennedy's hit 10 second, and Kennedy
was caught stealing second.
Seventh Inning-Truby walked Roth
ranned. Busy singled to center. He
was caught by a throw from Holmes
while playing off. Butler was thrown
out from second.
Burt famed. Mullaney singled into
center field territory. Holmes was
thrown out from second.
Eighth lnning-Lucas and Durham
Tanned. Thornton was hit by pitcher.
Out was caught trying to steal second.
Oyler's Long Drive.
Ray was hit by pitcher. Kennedy at
tempted to bunt. but was caught out
by Durham. who returned TO first in
time to catch Ray and make a double.
with two men out Oyler cracked the
nrst one over TO deep center. He reach
ed third before the ball was returned
ano scored on Atchison's single over
Bussy's head. WEIGH drove a hard one
TO short which Thornton stopped with