Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-18
DEFROIrs' HEAVY BArTEEs.
Their First Game with the Savannah
This Afternoon.

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This Afternoon.
Savannah will play its first game with
Detroit this afternoon. Both clubs were
in the park yesterday, and those who
saw the practice predict brilliant game.
Gillen and MoFiarity will be the battery
for the Savannahs, and Hall (catcher)
and Twitehell (pitcher) the Detroits' bat
terry. ODay will play centre field for the
home team. The game will begin at $3.50
O'Clock. The decision of the directors of
the Base Ball Association to charge ladies
an admittance fee to the park was arrived
at after mature consideration. The ad-
ditiOnal charge will be inaugurated TO-
day. The ompronR1se-remoVing the ad-
mittanee to the grand stand and
charging a general admittance Of
25e.-can hardly be considered any
thing but just If any charge is to be
made at all. AS 1t now stands the extra
charge for ladies above what they have
been charged heretofore is 10 cents. The
management of the association and the
club believes that the ladies will willingly
contribute to its support, and that the
small additional charge which will
amount to considerable in the club treas
ury, will be satisfactory 10 the patrons of
the game.
SHORT STOPS.
To-daY's game viii be umpired by
Green, one of the Southern League UNI
pires, who will remain IN Savannah and
umpire all games here until the regular
league season opens next month.
A prominent Memphian was in Mash.
vile day or two ago discussing the base
ball outlook. He is credited by the Nash
vile american with giving Nashville first
place in the league race, Savannah sec
Ond, Memphis third and Atlanta fourth.
1t is reported at Jacksonville, Fla, that
S. Watts, of New York, who is a large
stOckhOlder in the Metropolitan Base
Ball Association, of that city, is about TO
make arrangements for the forming OF a
club, whose headquarters will be IN Jack
sonvIlle. Mr.. Watts has already secured
the services of Booth, OF Yale; Nichols,
Of Boston, and Foster, who was last sea-
son connected with the Metropolitan
team. Every effort will be made to get
good players, and it is very probable that
the team will be shortly made up with a
strong and scientific body Of men. Mr..
Watts idea Is to try and get into the
Southern League.
Two of the Nashville team are in bad
odOr. The directors authorized their man.
ager to order all players to report by
March upon an allowance until April OF
81 per day and expenses. Beard and Mar,
who are engaged IN the saloon business
in Nashville, considered the amount too
small, and sent demand signed
by a number of the team for regular
salaries beginning on the day of the first
exhibition game. The demand was re-
jected by the management of the team.
ALI of the players except the two Origina-
tors OF the move acknowledged their will
lngness to play on with the present rate
Of allowance. Beard and Mari, however,
asserted that they wouldn't play in the
coming exhibition games, and nothing
could be done with them. Manager
Goldsby, at practice hour, informed them
that they need not report any more, even
for practice, and the present rate OF pay
Will be discontinued for them.