Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-17
THE SPORTING WORLD.
THE GEORGIA BASE BALL
LEAGUE.

Its Proposed Organization in COlum-
bus-What is Going on in the Profess
siOnal D1amOnd-The Movements OF
the Authoritarian and Australia
Events on the Other Side of the Water.
The Columbus Base Ball Club state that
they have heard from all the clubs written
to in reference to State League except
the Dixies, and all seem well pleased with
the idea of a State Association. Several
clubs from Florida and Alabama have
also been heard from and desire to have
the league formed so as to enable them to
enter. This of course will have to be de-
cided by the clubs when a meet
ing is called. A meeting of the represen-
tatives of the clubs which have decided
to enter will be called early in the sea-
son and a permanent league will be
formed. If the g DIXies" do not enter the
proposed league, the fact will not debar
them from playing the league clubs on
any date they may arrange. But little
benefit, If any, could be derived from a
membership in a State league. The
DiXies" will place one of the strongest
batteries in the field that has ever played
in Savannah, and will be ready to enter
tain challenges from any quarter as soon
as the season opens.
Sporting Notes.
Thirteen men are now under contract
to the Cincinnati Union Base Ball Club.
Philadelphia talks of holding ? monster
bicycle tournament ON the 17tn of June.
Charles E. Courtney, of Union Springs,
is to row in wooden shellboats hereafter.
The floods in Cincinnati have damaged
the old base ball grounds to the extent of
1000.
James Gordon Bennett has been re-
elected Commodore of the New York
Yacht Club.
John Doyle, of last seasons Brooklyn
base ball team, will probably play with
the Richmonds, of Virginia, for 1884.
Philadelphia was once reckoned the
tr0tting horse centre, but now the staid
old Quaker city is below par in that re-
spect.
Duncan G. Ross issued a challenge re-
Gently at Cincinnati to match Mervine
Thompson to spar John L. Sullivan with
hard gloves for from $1,000 to $1,000.
1t is reported that William Gleason, of
the st. Louis team, is about to build a
$4,000 residence in that city. This is
what other ball tossers ought to do with
their money.
The Philadelphia cricketers who pro-
pose to invade England next summer will
leave New York on May IT. Seven thou
sand dollars has been raised in New York
to detray the expenses of the trip.
MIR. Thomas Chaplain, of RosIyn, l.. l.,
is building for gentleman in this city,
and to be completed March 10, sharpie
to be yawl-Tigged. She is to be At #. over
all, u #. beam, #. deep, and IS inches
draught.
We understand that Phallas, as well as
Jay-Eye-See, will be trained for turf en-
gagements. The third Dictator in the
powerful string of Mr.. Chase is Endym-
ion. Gurgle will take part in the side
wheel battles.
Plaisted is reported as saying that if
his partner in business, Wallace Ross,
fails to romp in ahead of Bubear in their
race on March 10, he (PIaisted) will emil
CRATE to England and show - the blarsted
Britishers" what champion can do.
Tom Allen, the famous prize fighter,
has been arrested in st. Louis, Mo-, on a
requisition from the State of Kentucky.
He is wanted in that State to answer an
Indictment for fighting prize fight, the
old Allen -Goss fight, in 1876. Allen was
released on s.. 900 bail.
The recent professional contest over the
Thames, London, England, champion
ship course between William Elliott
anu george DuDedf was simply
procession in which the young Putney
lad demonstrated his great superb
GRITTY in racing smell over the eX-
champion of England. Elliott, it appears
was beaten before he started, all the lead
ing aquatic writers cOnceding the race to
Bubear, whose wonderful improvement
has of late given Englishmen some hope
of regaining the championship of the
world.
The United States National Amateur
Lacrosse Association has decided to send
representative American lacrosse team
to contend with those of Great Britain
and Ireland. Twenty-seven players are
at present in training, and before they
sail, about the 1st OF May, they will
play several matches in New York, BOs-
ton and Philadelphia. The team will in
Clude representatives from the College
Lacrosse Clubs of Harvard, Yale and
Princeton, besides players of the New
York, Boston, Baltimore, Louisville and
Chicago lacrosse clubs.
The Melbourne, Australia, Leader re-
printing Elias LaycOck's challenge to
row Edward Hanlan ON the Parramatta
river, is moved to remark: "Since the
letters were written Hanlan has been act
ing in anything but a cOmmendable
spirit. First we hear that he accepts the
challenge; then he will not come to Aus
tralia, but is willing to row on the
Thames: he then refuses to row at all;
and now we hear his real object is that he
wants more money, as a guarantee that
should be be victorious or defeated he Will
be secured against pecuniary loss"