Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-15
BASE BALL NEXT SEASON.
An Official Letter from the New
League President.

| League ErcSluenU.
When the Southern League season
closed a good many people said that base
ball was done with in Savannah. Very
little interest has apparently been taken
IN the game since then, and when the
] league meeting was held in Nashville
1 two weeks ago no one went TO represent
the club. II anybody thinks. though,
that Savannah will be without base ball
next year he is mistaken.
The affairs of the club have been set
| tied up, $500 in the fines imposed by the
| league have been paid, and the directors
are ready to surrender the lease which
| they hold on the grounds and the league
! franchise 10 the parent association. This
| done, everything will be in shape for a
reorganization, which Will have to be ef-
| fected within the next two months, in
time to put up the 1000 guarantee with
| the league treasurer. The lease on the
Anderson street property has another
| year to run, and with slight outlay it
could be made one of the finest grounds
in the league.
| A meeting of the stockholders of the old
association will be called at an early day
| for the purpose OF reorganization. 1t IS
| proposed TO start next season with not
less than $4,000 capital, and this amount,
| 1t is believed, can be raised with very lit
| tie difficulty. The following letter, in re-
| gard to next seasons WORK, has been
received from President Morrow;
NASHVILLE, Oct. II, 1Ss6.-At the recent
meeting Of the Southern League of base ball
| CLUBS, heiu IN this city Oct. and s, II was
unanimously agreed that the guarantee fund
| for the season of 1887 should be $4,000 in cash
| from each club, this sum to be deposited with
the league treasurer on or before Jan. 10. 1887.
| The league dues were fixed at $3.50 per month
| from each club. The monthly dnes must be
| paid on or before the fifth day of each month,
| commencing with the month OF April, 1887,
and payable monthly thereafter until the
| end OF the season. The season of 1887 VIII
| commence on or about a pril !, and will close
on or about Oct l. The exact dates Will he
| fixed By the schedule committee, which com
| mlItee will not be appointed until after Jan.
| 10, 1887. The failure Of any club to comply
| promptly with the above requirements Will,
under the rules Of the league. be deprived of
| their franchise. This rule, together with all
other rules and regulations, Will be strictly
| enforced. Yours respectfully,
JOHN Morrow,
| President. Treasurer aud Secretary Southern
League OF Base Ball Clubs.
1t has been stated that there was like
lihood that Savannah would dispose OF
Its franchise and would probably sell out
| to Mobile, who is anxious to get into the
! league to compete with New Orleans. Sa-
vannah's franchise is not for sale. The
| people here want base ball. and next sea-
RESERVE LISTS FOR 1887.
The following are the reserve lists of
the National League and American Asso-
citation for the season of 1887;
| ASSOCIATION.
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Keenan,, Baldwin.
| Pechiney, Tony Mullane, Reilly, McPhee,
Carpenter, Fennelly, COrkhill, Jones and
Elmer E. Smith.
| Pitts NIOrric Calvin lyorrou NIL
Ter, Shomberg, Smith, Whitney, Barley,
Coleman, Mann, Brown and Handiboe.
Louisville-Hecker, Ramsey, Kerins,
| Cross, Mack, White, Werrick, Browning,
Wolf, Collins, Cook and Chamberlain.
tropolitan-Lynch, Cushman. Mays,
Holbert, Reipschlager, Donohue, Orr,
Meister, Hankinson, Mclaughlin, Rose.
man and Shaeffer.
st. Louis-Foutz, Caruthers. Hudson,
COmiskey, Robinson, Latham, Gleason,
ONeill, WEIGH, Nicol, Kemmler and
Bushong.
Brooklyn-Peoples, Clark, Strauss, Har-
kins, Toole, Terry, Phillips, McClennan,
Pinckney, Smith, McTamany and Hem
| dersOn.
Athletic-Matthews, Miller, O'Brien,
Milllgan, Robinson, StoVey, Bierbauer,
McGarr, Lyons, Larklns, Roxburg and
| Serad.
Baltimore-Kilroy, McGinnis, Fulmer,
Dolan, Scott, SOmmer, Davis, Purcell,
5owders, Manning, Knouff and Muldoon.
LEAGUE.
Boston-Gunning, Nash, Johnston,
Radbourn, HOrnung, Tate, Poorman,
sutton, Stemmyer, Dealey, Daily and
| Bufhnton,
ChicagO-Kelly, Clarkson, Arson,
Burns, Ryan, Gore, Sunday, Flint, Pfef-
fer, Williamson, Flynn and Mccormick.
Detroit-Getzein, Baldwin, Brouthers,
Richardson, Hanlon, Conway, Thompson
Rowe, White, Bennett, CAMEL, Dunlap.
Kansas City-Rowe, Briody. Lille,
Myers, McQuery. Donneliy, Weidman,
Whitney, Hackett, .Radford and Bassett.
New YorK-Welch, Ward, O'Rourke,
Gillespie, Dorgan, Ewing, Connor, Ger
hard, Richardson, Deasley, Esterbrook
and Keef.
Philadelphia-Fogarty, MuIvey, Irwin,
Casey, Ferguson, Andrews, Clements,
Mcclure, Wood, Cuslck, Bastian and
Daley.
st. Louis-Cahill, Crane, Boyle, Graves,
Quinn, Seery, Healey, Mappis, J.W. Glass.
cock, McKinnon, Myers and Kirby.
Washington-Shaw, Carroll, Gilligan,
Krieg. Mack, Gilmore, Schock, O'Dav,
Decker, Hines, Knowles and Farrell.