Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-18
OUR BASE BALL.
The Interest In Base Ball and the Men
Who Have Signed with Atlanta.
from tIe 4 tlaat1-l ca Coiastitution


From, no 4 t@aato-l Ca Consultation.
The interest is growing in base ball
circles.
The fight for the pennant next season
will be the prettiest base ball struggle
! ever seen in the South.
| All the clubs are strengthened, and the
I addition Of Savannah and Charleston Will
make things livelier.
savannah has secured a splendid man.
ager, and he has some of the best ball
! PLAYERS In America. There Is a general
impression that Savannah will prove to
be Atlanta's strongest challenger for the
pennant. The Nashville team, however,
is very strong. With GOldsby and Bit
man added to Mari, Beard, SOwders, and
Hilery it is a rOuser. Memphis has all
the money it wants, and is not going 10
make the mistake Of starting weak and
ending strong this year. II will start
strong, and il necessary will end stronger.
Bryan, who has charge of CharlestOn's
interest, is an ambitious manager, and
has some old scores to pay up. Heasserts
that be will have the winning
team if there is enough unem-
plOyed material in America to make
it. Macon is holding back sp
parently, but IS reported to have made
some very strong contracts. The South
ern League next season will be at least
30 per cent. stronger than last years
league, and will have at least four clubs
that could rank in the American AssOci-
alton. The managing committee tor the
Atlanta club, Messrs. Ryan, Brown and
NenaOle, are IN earnest about winning
the pennant. They understand the sItua-
ton, know what a good player is, and can
manage the team well. All that they
want is the unstinted backing of the peo-
pie Of Atlanta, and this they are certain
to get.
Mr.. Steve Ryan reports progress in
making up Atlanta's base ball team.
Peaks had been signed to play second
base before Kline was signed Denny
Lyons, who played last year with Column
bus and then went to Providence and fin
ished the season, has been signed for third
base. Mr.. Ryan says: This almost COM
pletes our team. We have Lynch, Will
liams and Hardy as catchers, Kim Der as
pitcher, Mcdonald for first base, Kline or
Peaks for second base, DonahOe for short
stop, Lyons for third base, and Purcell,
Moore and Bradley for field. This makes
an unusually strong team"
"When will you complete your list of
pitchersY
1--WE have our eyes on several. We
may probably buy Mays release from the
Louisville ana put him in the box. We
nave cnanCe 70 get hnOuU, VINO made
so fine reputation in the North last
year. We viii certainly have three first.
class pitchers"
How did you get klineT'
"The moment l got telegram saying
that Columbus had sold to Memphis put
Husling Phelps on the train, and sent
him to Louisville to sign Kline. He got
there. signed him, and instantly on the
black board in Hecker's base ball head
quarters the line was displayed kline
signed by Atlanta and the chalk was
not dry before Sneed, of the Memphis,
came in the room after him, and Director
Morrow, Of the Nashville club, was also
there wanting him. | consider him a very
valuable man. Purcell is now in the
North looking for some pitchers. We hope
to be able to announce other names next
week.
At Columbus the total subscription to
the base ball fund has reached -, 600, and
the committee has hardly begun work
The indications now are that the league
will be asked to refuse to recognize the
sale Of the Columbus franchise to Mem
phis.