The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-20
PATHFINDERS ARE GETTING
THEIR EYE ON THE BALL NOW.
SHARP, SNAPPY PLAY
CHARACTERIZED THE GAME.
SECRIST THE NEW PITCHER, HAD
HIS FIRST WORK OUT.

Two New Men showed Up Well.
skinsky Makes Good Appearance
and May BE one of the Regulars.
Ittig and Savidge VIII Oppose
Each other in the Box To-day.
Game Promises 10 BE Even Faster
Than Yesterday.
A handful of faithful fans saw the
Regulars wallop the Yannigans on the
Bolton street lawn yesterday after
noon by a score of to l. and had
II not been for the fun the rail birds
had out of Bill Skinsky it would have
been a gloomy crowd that left the
park, for all were roofing for the Yanni-
gans.
The opposing pitchers were Johnny
Welsh, for the Regulars and Secrist,
the newly arrived. for the Yannigaps.
Both men worked the entire nine inn
ings. Welsh does not depend on speed,
but has a cunning head with slow
curves that are tantalizing to strikers
who favor the fast waist balls that
will sail away from the bat with a
pleasant whack when landed on square
ly. Johnny places them so that near
ly all the swats go into the air and
by easy stages into the hands Of some
feet footed guardian of the outer ter
ritory. AO
Secrist was asked to do a good deal
for his first real work out. but he
had good control and pitched a steady
game throughout, though hit freely in
the third and eighth innings. Several
bad errors behind him assisted the reg
ulars in their scoring.
Bill Had Hard Luck.
Bill Skinsky, who did the receiving
for the Yannigans. made a good APP
pearance He has good action, and
handles himself behind the bat in reg
ulation shape. He made several good
puts to second. and fought all the
way through the nine innings. AT the
bat Bill had hard luck, all of his
swipes resulting in high balls fav-
orite connection with Ray and Dan
Burt.
The improvement in the hitting of
the Regulars was convincing to the
average fan that opposing pitchers
will not have a cinch when the season
formally opens. Dan Burt is just get
ting his eye on the ball. Ray is
showing much Improvement though
still a too willing bidder at the bar
rel-hoop outs. Bratton is there already,
landing them out at the ratio of 1876.
Welsh and Welch are not afraid to
step up and take theirs, and Bill Oy-
Ter is fast learning not to choke the
willow too much, but to pop them over
the outfeld into safe territory.
Another Game To-day.
The game to-day promises to be a
pitchers battle. Sunny Jim Ittig, rest
ed and rejuvenated, will pigeon-toe the
slab for the Yannigans, and Savidge,
the yet untried, will take the star
part for the Regulars. Welsh will go
out to center field in place of Sayidge,
and Secrist will take the left garden,
in Ittigs place.
The Yannigans believe they have an
excellent chance to win with Sunny
Jim in the box. He has fully recov-
cred from his trip into Jaytown, and
he is sure to capture the fans with
his twirling, which is very much like
that of Red Ehret.
Savidge has been in bad shape since
he has been here, and this will be the
first time that any real work has been
asked of him in the box. In working
out he has shown splendid speed and
wonderful control of the ball, and he
brought with him a reputation as one
of the best amateur pitchers ine Penn
sylvania. Bill will do the receiving for
the Yannigans, and Webster or Hop
kins for the Regulars.
Watching the Pitchers.
The games that are being played now
are principally for the purpose of final
ly determining who will be on the
regular pitching staff. With six good
men at hand this question is one of
the hardest that Dad has TO solve, and
ne wants to give every. man fair
chance. %,.sas%
The hitting of each man win enter
largely into the question. SO far Jntzi
is the best hitter of the sextette, but
he is closely followed by Ittig. Con
Welch has shown up strong, with
Johnny WEIGH safely bunting so far
The game will be called this after
noon at 4:SO, and ladies will be admit
ted to the grounds and grand stand
free of charge.