Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-03-23

acceptable for youngstown to be in your
league We shall then report progress.
Thanking you for your pleasant considera-
ton of our interest remain as ever
G. E. RUMP.
Nr. Robert B. Franklin, manager of last
wears club at Frankfort, Ky, is SO anxious
about the matter that he telegraphed Mr..
Fisher as follows:
FRANKFORT, Ky, March 10, 1884.
To H. c. Fisher, Manager Base Ball Club:
Will send delegate to Columbus. Wire me
when date of meeting is decided.
RoBT. B. Franklin, Manager.
These letters are all very encouraging and
there is no doubt that league of some kind
will be organized.
Mr.. Fisher has called another meeting for
next Thursday at the Park Hotel, Columbus,
snd from present indications there will be
delegates from at leas, nine cities, none OF
which have less than 10000 inhabitants.
Even though the matter is not definitely
settled, Mr.. Fisher has received such encour-
sgement that he has been in correspondence for
some time past with base ball plsyersr
and has already signed several for the club.
1t would not be policy at this time to men
ton any names, but it can be stated that
these men are among the finest players that
can be had. A subscription paper will be
started in a few days and lovers of the sport
who want to see a good nine here the COM
ing season, should make it known,
in a substantial manner by subscribing to the
fund. 1t is not likely that stock company
will be organized, but the whole management
Of the team will be placed in the hands of
Mr.. Fisher, and base ball lovers all know
that Mr.. F. knows how to run club and If
given the proper encouragement he will have
such an organization as will be q credit to
the city.
The Daily American, of Nashville, Tenn,
under date OF Thursday, March ls, presents
q wood-cut of Mr.. George A. Rhue, the base
ball player, who was one Of the Springfield
club of last season from the time OF its Or
ganization until it disbanded. Following
this is q sketch of his career as q base ballIst,
which will be read with interest BY his many
friends here. His friends, however, would never
recognize in the picture their favoiite OF last
season. 1t was doubtless printed with good
intentions but if the makeup OF a club de-
pended upon good looking men, manager
would never, after seeing this cut, take Rhue
for one. Rhue is good looking young man,
and this cut doesn't look bit more like him
than it does like Paddy Ryan. The article
is as fellows:
The American this morning presents to the
base ball public the above cut and . sketch of
the rather brief career of one OF the most
promising players in the American team of
this season. Rhue was born in New Reigle,
O., in August, 1863, and, though compare
lively young, has had much experience in
athletic sports. His first connection with
professional ball club was last season, when
he connected himself with the Spring6elds,
the champions of the Ohio League. During
the championship season he participated in
seventy -eight cut of a total eighty games for
the pennant aud in that time played In every
position except that of catcher. He was
young, athletic and ambitious to do good
service, and at the end of the season was
rated as the best general player in the league.
He also made very fine batting record du-
ring that time, and had in the seventy EIGHT
games playd ten home runs to his credit.
When Bryan went to Cincinnati last sea-
son, the report of Rhue's successful playing at
tracted his attention and he brought the
young athlete to this city. Rhue filled va
rious psiotions here, in every game played by
the Americans and gave perfect satisfaction.
Physically, he is very hardy, muscular and
very stoutly built, weighing l64 pounds. He
is quiet but very enthusiastic in his work, and
from the present team has won the nick
name of "Tornado," from the way he goes
sweeping across the field after ny ball that
is knocked in his direction.