Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
BASE HITS AND HOME RUNS.
Daisy Cutters and sky Sorapers seooped
81 In on the Southern Diamonds.

Daisy Cutters and Sky sorapers seOoped
* In on the Southern Diamonds.
spaldlng will make the Nashville uni
forms,
The Phlladelphias leave for charIestOn
March 16. ..-.. -,,
Rittsburg and Chicago will Cross bats
at Atlanta April 5. goye
The stock OF the Savannah Base Ball
Association Is held by twelve men. b,
Oaicial notice Of the relnstatement Of
Decker, the catcher Of Columbus, mas
been sent out by President Mcknight,
The playing order Of the men fpr to-
moIfoW's game and the subsequent ones
ofBhe week has not yet been arranged.
There is very little bettngyet on the
Leagne games. Betting men are WASTING
TO see how the teams show up in the eX-
hIoltlOn and practice games.
Manager Morton, Of Savannah, on Sat
urday telegraphed Reach Il Co. an order
for one dozen balls, and also wired that
the Reach ball would undoubtedly be
adopted by the Southern League.
The Eastern lea que has been completed
by the admission Of Troy. The league
VIII be composed Of the following cities:
Hartford, w aterbury, Meriden, Bridge
p9gt9. Providence, Jersey City, Newark
Both Louisville and savannah were in
practice Yesterday and each showed up
well. Arthur Erwin, Philadelphia's short
stop, was also on the ground picking up
the sphere. 1t is probable that on one
day In each week throughout the season
ladies will be- admitted to the grounds
free, the occasion being designated as
Ladies' DaE." n to~ w5u Bol
Manager w. h. Harrington, of the Co
lnmbna hQdn no al urff no. ha hoe
secured Charles Williams as pitcher,
George Rocks as the left fielder, and Ed
ward hogan in the right field, having re-
leased Meinke, Crooks and McQuaid. He
Will play the DetrOits there March 10, l6
and II. The club also has dates with
Philadelphia, st. Louis, Louisville, At
lanta and others. The club arrived in
Columbus on March Z.
Savannah correspondent asks the
NEWS what club won the pennant of the
United States last year, and which were
the winning clubs in the National league
and American association. The Chicago
club won the National league pennant and
the 81. Louis Browns that Of the Ameri-
can association. 1t was subsequently
arranged that eleven games should be
played between these clubs for the cham
pionship of the United States. Six games
were played, virtually resulting in tie,
when wrangle arose and the series was
never finished.
All the recent accessiOns to the ranks
or the American association are men of
wealth. John Hauk, the new proprietor
of the Cincinnati club, 10 worth more than
million; Mr.. John Abel, of the Brook
lyns, is the son of a retired merchant, and
can sign his check for many thousand
dollars; President Nimick, of the Allie
gheny clue, is one of the richest men in
Pittsburg, and last, but not least by any
means, is Mr.. Erastus Wiman, the pro-
prietor Of the MetropolItans. He is one
OF the sef-made men of New York, and
besides owning the greater part Of Staten
island is one of the partners in r. &. Dun
q Co.'s mercantile agency, and owns a
big block of stock in the Western Union
Telegraph Company. He is worth $4, 000.-
600 to $5,O00,0O0.
The advisability Of charging ladies an
admission fee to the park is being consid-
cred by the management of the Savannah
association. 1t is doubtful whether the
step would be a wise one, il taken. 1t is
understood that the matter has not yet
been fully decided, but that it is quite
likely that they win be admitted free, as
they have been heretofore in Savannah
and in most of the Southern League cities.
1t was not until very recently that Savan-
nah ladies began TO lend their presence to
base ball games. 1t is not customary to
charge ladies admission to the grounds,
except In few cities, and they have never
been charged in Savannah The only
charge that has been made for them was
at the grand stand. This charge is GUS
tomary in all base ball towns.