Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-12
THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
The Outlook for Base Ball in the
South Next Season.

The Outlook for Base Ball in the
South Next Season.
The crack players of the Southern Base
Ball League have nearly all been signed
by the Older leagues for the remainder of
the season. OF the Sayann8hs Gil,en is
playing with Detroit, O'Day with Wash
ington, Collins with Louisville. f. MORT
arity with the Binghamtons OF the New
York State League. Manager H0taling
will go to Cleveland. Nearly all of the
team had ofte s, but preferred to rest dur
ing the remaining few weeks, and have
gone to their homes. Miller to " heeling,
w. Va, j. Moriarity to Brockton,
Mass, Field and Strict to Philadelphia,
and Sutclitfe to Chicago. Shreve and
Arundel have also gone home. OF the
Atlantas Lyons is playing with the Ath-
letics, and Purcell has Just been signed
by the Baltimore management. Baker OF
the Nashyilles is in Rochester, N. r, and
Dundon is in Mobile.
The reorganization of the league for
next season is the talk now. The Nash
vile Union has picked up some informa.
tion about the matter, and SAYS that the
southern League will be here when the
flowers bloom in the spring again." The
bad blood engendeTed between Atlanta
and Savannah, 1t goes on to say, has
about given way to a determination 10
get even on the diamond next year. and
to this end the Forest City management
are going to put great combination OF
ball tossers in the field. New Orleans
has already raised $4,000, with promise
of many thousands more, toward the
formation of club, while Mobile
is very anxious TO become a member.
Memphis is already in the field with its
club for next season. and the prospects
now are that the Rock City will not be
tagging in the rear when the grass grows
in the diamond again. Evansville will
probably apply for membership, and pos
sibly indianapolis, while it is not certain
yet that our afflicted sister City by the
Sea will remain out. All signs now point
to the formation OF a great organization
next year-an organization conducted on
strict business principles. The older
leagues are making up their clubs for
next season, and tlrst-class talent will
soon be at premium.
The Union seems to know more about
what the Savannah management is going
to do than is known here. 1t speaks
soundly, however, on the Jealousy that
has sprang up among the older assocIa-
lions. The Southern League clubs were
held to be weak by the moguls of the
league and association, but the minute
the season was ended a great scramble
was maze LOT Jne players. Is IL selfish
motive that prompts Nick Young to de-
clare that no protection will hereafter be
accorded to the Southern League? Speak
ing of Young's pronunciamento, the New
York Sportsman says: "lf this means
anything. it is that the two big ass0cia-
tions. in their greed for good PLAYERS to
strengthen their weak teams, are
to break through their national
agree ment barriers and let slip the dogs
OF war. The Eastern and Southern
leagues are to be fairly robbed OF their
good players. Might is once more to be
right. aud the men who organized clubs,
laid out grounds, erected stands and met
all the other expenses appertaining to
the successful Inauguration of tie South
ern and Eastern leagues, in the full con-
tidence that the national agreement
would protect them in al their rIghts,
are to see those rights entirely dtsre-
garded. The two big associations would
do well to call halt In tins little scheme.
Honesty is the best policy in base ball as
eAewnere."
The savannah association has taken no
action yet towards putting a team in the
field next season. 1t Will wait awhile
before taking any definite step.