The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-04
OVER HOME LEADS
IN PENNANT RACE
MACON IS IN SECOND PLACE.
AsHENBACK is WORKING HARD
FOR THE PIECE OF BUNTING.

Savannah's Strong Pitching STAFF Is
Expected to Bring the Team to the
Top With "a Rush as Soon as the
New Men Have Been Broken in
and More Team Work Develops.
Little League Bids Fair to Eclipse
the Southern in Point of Money
Making.
BY winning yesterdays game from
Augusta, Ashenback and his Sea Gulls
went up to first place, with Macon a
close second. and last night Charles
toms baseball temperature was beyond
the danger limit.
Ashenback has been lucky, and he
has also been playing ball with the
team he has collected. His most
valuable find so far has been Smith
at third base who is showing up
wonderfully well at the bat, and has
nelded his position faultlessly. Macon
and Charleston will not meet until the
latter part of next week, and the out
come of the clash between the two
clubs will be watched with interest.
Savannah is now fifth place and
the struggle TO get up near the top
will be a bitter one. Visiting man
ayers to Savannah. and also the UNI
pires, agree that Savannah has the
strongest pitching staff in the league.
SugGs, Jacksonville's star man, was
clearly outclassed by WEIGH yesterday
He was hit oftener. and had two less
strike outs to his credit
Savedge has only pitched one game 80
far and in that game which he lost,
he clearly demonstrated that he is de-
stined for faster company Ittig. who
will be seen to-day has only pitched
one game. and that was in Jackson
Vile, where he was almost invincible.
Johnny Welsh is good enough for the
fans, and Secrist has shown up finely
with all of his hard luck Gustave
Jutzi, who has been in the hospital
for ten days, was out for practice
yesterday, and says he feels better
than he ever has. Both Jutzi and Ogle
have shown great promise and both
will be given thorough trial.
League Is Paying.
So far the success of the league has
surpassed the fondest hopes of those
who have invested their time and
money in it. In Savannah the at
tendance for the first five days aver
aged over 1000 people daily, paid ad-
missions, which is, perhaps, as good
as can be shown by any of the South
ern League towns. The attendance
has been equally good in the other cit
les with the unfavorable weather, and
when things really get warmed up
II is expected that application will
be made for protection under a higher
class.
Never in the history of baseball in
Savannah has so much interest been
manifested. Special clerks have been
employed at the Morning News Of
fee to answer the telephone inquiries
that keep both telephones busy after
o'clock. ou
These inquiries are not confined to
Savannah, but nightly long distance
messages asking for results are re-
tin service is furnished to a number
of the smaller Cities in this section of
the state.
BETTER Park Next Year.
Owners Boyet and McCammon are al
ready making arrangements for park
for next year. They have several sites
in view, and as soon as they can get a
lease on suitable grounds they will
erect a modern ball park ecipsinS
anything in the circuit.
A lease for the present park could
only be secured for this summer, and
the owners of the club did not feel
that it would be a paying investment
to put several thousand dollars into a
GRAND stand and other improvements
just for one seasons use.