Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-03
BASE HITS AND HOME RUNS.
Daisy Cutters and Sky scrapers seOOped
in on the Southern Diamonds.


Memphis is boasting Of her new
grounds.
The first games of the season in this city
will be with Louisville, March 10, IL and
u.
Chattanooga new suits will be Yale
gray with maroon trimmings and stock
ings.
The Philadelphia and Pittsburg will
play an exhibition game at Charleston, 5.
O., March 26.
George Fisher, second baseman of last
years Savannah club, will not leave Cali
fornia this year.
Manager Lewis is said to be actually
considering the appointment OF Lew
Dickerson to the captaincy OF the Chatta-
noogas.
James Donnelly, who managed the Co
lumbus ga. club last wear, will perform
the same service for Bridgeport, Conn.,,
TINS year.
Southern clubs in writing for dates with
the Philadelphia club should remember
that the Phillies will not remain South
later than April 1.
Manager Morton, of Savannah, thinks
that in Nolan, O'Day and Moriarity, and
Gillen, Stockwell and Mclaughlin, he has
the finest batteries in the South,
1t is evident that the Philadelphia
Sporting LIE, the leading base ball paper,
has great confidence in the ability of
Manager Morton and the mettle of his
men.
Thus far seven Southern cities-New
Orleans, Mobile, Vicksburg, MontgOm-
cry, Birmingham, jackson and Pensacola
have expressed willingness TO organ
ize clubs for the proposed Gulf League.
So many of the Southern clubs having
adopted navy blue for uniforms, the
NashvIlles will not wear that cGlor.
Pearl-gray shirLs and pants, red and
white caps, stockings and belts will be
their cOlOrs.
There will be six Smiths in the pro-
fession this season-one each with Pitts
burg, Brooklyn, Louisville, Nashville and
Macon, and two with Newark. The Ma
tional League seems, however, to have no
use for players of that uncommon name.
Mccormick, of Syracuse, N. Y,
pitcher of many years experience, has not
been signed by Portland, Me-, as reported.
lie has played with several of the Ma
tional League clubs, and might prove a
good man South. Here's a chance for
Macon or Charleston.
Billy Mclaughlin. sacramento's great
player, will have grand benefit game to-
morrow at the capital City, previous TO
his departure for Savannah. over 1000
tickets have been sold, and players from
all oyer the country will assist at what
promises to be the grandest send-of ever
given TO any player there.
The Southern League schedule provides
for no championship games on the Fourth
OF July. There was so much contention
over this day that it was finally decided
TO leave 1t open Tor exhibition games. The
Savannah and Chattanooga clubs will,
however, postpone one of their earlier
games and play it on the Fourth.
The Memphis team seems, at least, TO
be on fine basis. street car line is
building fine park within . minutes ride
of the Peabody hotel, and the people Of
the Bluff City are more enthusiastic than
ever before on the subject OF base bail.
Jack Sneed has secured tirst-class team
and VIII make livery interesting for some
body,
Jerry Dorgan. catcher, is disengaged.
He played with Columbus ga. toward
the close Of last season, but never obtain
! ed much chance TO show up. He is
brother of mike" DOrgan, one OF the New
York Giants. Dorgan used TO be a good
back-stop, and ought to be yet. He and
Mccormick would make battery not TO
be sneezed at. Dorgan is a heavy batter
One of the arguments used in the at
tempt to fOist the HarwOOd ball upon the
cretly MADE balls for Spading Bros. The
statement is absolutely false, as the
Messrs. Spalding inform us that Har-
wood never made a single ball for the
great sporting house, which is abundantly
able to supply all demands without unre-
liable outside assistance.
Below is the list of the officers and
members of the 'S7 team Of base ball in
the University at Athens: W. A. Speer,
L - -
McGehee. secretary and treasurer; Speer
ana MeGehee, pitchers; Jones, A. W.,
catch; Novel;, r. L.. lat b.; Iuggle. A.
j., % b.; Austin, W. l.. NJ, Sd b.; Miner,
II. X, 8. g.; Bi0unt, j. H., !. f.; Charlton,
II. A., 0. f.; Davis, NJ. T., r. (.
Fred Warner, formerly a weII-known
ball player, died a short time since in
Philadelphia. He was in Indianapolis in
1877 and 1878, at the same time the ''oniy"
Nolan assembled to the acme of his fame
with that club. Warner atterward played
with Cles Gland and the Philadelphia
leaguers, but never again played the game
that he had in Indianapolis. He was
known as "Chainlightning Warner" on
account Of the manner in which he threw
from third to first, and was thouQht By
some to be the best thrower in the pro-
fession.
The Pensacola Base Ball Park Associa-
ton nave organized with cash capital OF
SLIGO, nave purchased a fine park 300 by
$40 leet, near the residence portion of the
city; have given contracts out for ieno-
ing. grand stand, ETC., and intend putting
as fine a team on the diamond as any
Southern city. The officers OF the associa-
ton are; 5. r Mallory, President; j. Z.
Wolf. First Vice President; Willie
Wright, Second Vice Pres dent; f.
Maura, Secretary; l.. P. Knowles. Treas
urer. Managers, H. Il. Thornton, chair
man; l.. Jacoby, NJ. L. Rock, James Will
kins, 5. u. Gonzales, Jr.
A movement (entirely independent of
the present organization, and by parties
having no connection with IT, Is being
made for the purpose OF having Sunday
games at Nashville. Everything has been
kept very quiet, but at present the out
look for the successful contamination Of
the scheme is very bright. 1t is proposed
10 have a club OF fair average players,
who are to be paid reasonably well.
During the week the club Is 20 make a
tour OF the surrounding towns, and on
Sundays games will be played at home
with such clubs as can be secured. No
trouble is anticipated from the law
against Sunday games enacted By the last
General Assembly.
Monday was the limit fixed within
which the clubs Of the Southern Base
Ball League could pay their $500 forfeits.