The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-26
be clever enough in fielding, though
weakling at thu bat.
Oyler's Clever Playing.

be clever enough in fielding, though a
weakling at tht bat.
Oyler's Clever Playing.
Kid Oyler will play all around any
third baseman in the league if he
keeps up the pace set in the exhibit
ton games. He would be ready for
big league company now If he was as
far advanced with the bat as he is in
fielding his position. Smith, who will
play the third one for Ash is also a
youngster, and suffers from the same
weakness that Oyler does.
The outfields are about evenly match
ed. Burt is hitting like fierd now,
and if Donnelly keeps up with him he
will be a wonder. Webster will take
the right garden more for his hard hit
ting and fast base running.
The Programme for To-day.
Shortly after sunrise Dad will hustle
his crew out of bed, and after a light
breakfast will give them all a little
light exercise. After the work is over
all will dress and wait for the arrival
of the Gulls. Ashenback said he would
reach Savannah early Tuesday morn
ing, but did not say whether he was
coming by rail, water or ankle express.
He is expected, however, at near the
hour of 10.
At o'clock the parade will form at
the Screven House. This will be COM
posed of six carria ges containing the
players headed by the First Regi-
ment Band in a band wagon. The pa
rade will wind up at the park shortly
after o'clock, and from $3.50 to 4 so
the band will give a concert. At 1 IL
Ed will make his opening speech to
the bleachers. and at 430 Umpire
Thomas Connors will call the boys to
arms.
Mayor Will Pitch First Ball.
Mayor Herman Myers will pitch the
first ball across the plate, and If IL
is a little wild, all rooters are request
ed to keep quiet when the umpire calls
ii a strike. The Mayor may be a lit
tie out of form as many years have
interviewed since he was a swat ar
list.
Seated on a specially raised dais, Tom
Halligan, king of the rooters, will di-
rect the bleacher chorus to-day. Good
voices will be in demand, and the
proud possessors will be given front
seats.
Crowd VIII BE Immense.
From all indications the crowd to-
day will be the largest that has ever
assembled at the Bolton Street Park.
The seating capacity is about 1900
ly. If the crowd is too large to be ac-
commodated outside the bleachers,
grand stand and boxes, the overflow
will be turned into extreme left field
and a patrol put on to keep the crowd
back.
Business Manager McCammon has
arranged to have the box seat reserva-
tions made at Lattimore's, on Brough-
ton street. The boxes will be sold by
coupon, and persons desiring them can
have their seats reserved from them
there. The box seats will be so cents
| extra.
Practiced in a Wind storm.
Dad had the boys out for a final
practice yesterday afternoon, and de-
| spite the fact that a heavy gale swept
| across the field, all worked hard, and
some fast work resulted. All of the
| pitchers were given turns in the box
Big Dan Burt was hitting like a
| flend, and if he can lambast the sphere
as hard to-day as he did yesterday Ed
die will have a hard time keeping up
his record of landing the first game of
the season. Dad is getting his eye
closer and closer on the sphere every
day, and if he doesn't win many a
game this year with his stick the fans
will be disappointed.
OsIe In Whirlwind.
Ogle. the raw recruit from Washing
ton, is a whrlwind in the box. He
had on a uniform for the first time
this season yesterday, and his speed
was marvellous. He is a youngster
and green. but he has big league tim
Der in him.
He is a plumber by trade. and after
sending smoking hot ones over fol
thirty minutes yesterday some one
| asked if he was not afraid he would
ruin his arm. Nope" he said, II have
pitched six games a week, and worked
| all mornings in the shoe. A little
| thing like that doesn't make my arm
hurt. / am used to it.. Dad was
nearly tickled TO death at the way thS
boy handled the ball. and says thai
with a little coaching he will make q
second Mathewson.