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THE GAME IN SAVANNAH.riMorning News Says It Will Be aGood One.Pm8f(]t€HIwmttToe Savannah News of nl speaking ot the game yesterday says:“The first game of baseball between I the Brunswick and Jacksonville clubs in the series of three games that are to be played for a purse of $1,000 will be played this afternoon at the Bolton street grounds at 4:30 o’clock.The teams are of practicaibv equal '■i strength, each having won and loit to leach other Vbe sameof consequently the rivalry between them is quite keen and it was to settle this matter of supremacy as much as the hope of getting tnc purse that led to the-e games being arranged. As Brunswick had won three straights on her own grounds a*lt;l Jacksonville had duplicated that performance when the teams met in that city, it was decided to have this serieadri a neutral city, ana .Savannah was chosen as much on *e-1(ttvitfcm -count of ils good grounds a* the factV * M iy that it is recognized to bo one of the kgbest baseball towns in Georgia, when«ylt;erihe right kind of games are played The ground*, which during the bfet * I games were in rather hnd shape, on sc- I count of the grass and weeds th.»t have grown rank there all the summer, and11 also on account of many inequalities of the ground, washouts, and drainageditches, have been pt£| in good shape, t| and will offer no excuse for poor plajS ing today. The grandstand, too, is in good condition. It is expected that itjjfft'F4 will fie graced by a Urge number of ladies this afternoon Tfce Brunswick team arrived here yesterday morning after winning two game* from Charleston, both by goodmargins. The Jacksonville nine Is eg**''peeled this morping. 5The Unc up*for this aftesnoon, will be as follows; f '-Itv.; % i % § !Brunswick. Jacksonville.'Ballantyoe......catch.........SummersHollowed picth ... .# O’NeilVillineau..... .l»t base MiddUbrookHarper 2nd base i.. ConroyBarrett.........3rd base.•..«. ■ LintonWolff short stop..... HutchensWise.... L field ....... HarrisonKaphnn. C field .Jill, .O’ConnorHolla ad.........K field.........Abbo twsrsyloatStobltcmAitct*ivlt;mg'PItrerittblci01P]w£B
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Brunswick Times
Brunswick, Georgia, US
Fri, Aug 03, 1900
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