Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-07
IN THE BASE BALL WORLD.
Gossip Picked Up from All Ovor the
Field and Diamond.

/ The CINCINNATI Enquirer says that Kan
sas City has the weakest batting team In
! the league.
The heaviest man in the Chicago base
/ ball nine is Arson, 227 pounds; the light
est, Flynn, 143.
! Augusta has now five pitchers aud four
/ catchers, but it is thought she will re-
/ lease one OF the pitchers.
Intimate friends of Jack Nelson, OF the
Nets, say that Nelson is SO years of age,
and the Oldest player on the field.
1t is said that Carruthers, the famous
pitcher OF the st. Louis Browns, will re-
celve $4,000 Tor this seasons work.
The Macon club, with which Veach
pitched last year. has offered TO buy his
release from the Torontos. The offer has
been declined.
The Cotton Exchange team and the
Board of Trade team will have a practice
game this afternoon at the Whitaker base
ball grounds.
In letter to the Sporting Lie Manager
Hart, Of Louisville, denounces in vigorous
terms the unfair treatment accorded Wis
iting clubs at Atlanta by umpire and
spectators.
Base ball prophets ten years ago struck
very wide OF the mark when they de
clared that the game would be short
lived. 1t is this year more popular than
ever, and millions OF dollars are invested
in the game.
Memphis has lett-handed battery in
OLeary and Krehmeyer. The former de-
ilVers with his south paw and the latter
throws lett-handed. Philadelphia has
similar battery in TitcOmb and Clements,
both lett-handed.
the Sporting Life is little unjust
when il says: Hank O'Day. of the sa-
Yannans, is said to be developing prOdig-
Gus kicking qualities. Pete HOtaling, OF
the same club, can give Hank cards and
spades in that respect and beat HIM.
Savannah has secured Hotallng,
and yet Barnie, Of the Baltimores,
appeals for sympathy, says the
Philadelphia Press. TO play Macullar in
the Held IN preference to HOtaling is ri
dlcuOus. HOtaling can bat and run bases,
something Macullar was not cut out for.
The Washington club is In predicament
and it would not be surprising to see the
nine collapse. Out Of the $4,000 that
must be paid into the treasury in one
month but $1,000 has been paid in. The
Old league players don't want to go to the
club, and several refuse to sign for the
limit.
After the meeting Of the International
League each delegate wrote out on a sheet
OF paper guess at the order OF standing
Of the several clubs at the end Of the sea-
son. These slips We're inspected all
around and then put IN an envelope and
sealed, not to be opened until the question
ot the pennaut for 1885 snail be decided.
Rochester was the favorite for the
uennant.
President Young has approved the con-
tract Of +. +. Sutclilfe with Denver. As
Sutcliife has since signed and played with
Augusta. a National Agreement club,
and the Western League, Of which Den
yer is member, has also been admitted
to the National Agreement, there may be
| some trouble over the matter if Denver is
| disposed to make kick.
All the recent accessions to the ranks
/ OF the American Association are mer of
wealth. John Hsuk. the new proprietor
/ OF the Cincinnati cub. is worth more than
! SlOOO,O0O; Mr.. John Abel. of the Brook
| Ign, can sign his check for many thousand
! dollars; President Nimick, of the Ale
] gheny club, is one Of the richest men in
! Pittsburg, and Mr.. Erastus Wiman, pro-
! prietor OF the MetropOlitans, Is worth
| "a, 600, 900 or s., 100000
At the last meeting OF the Board OF
| Trade the President received a cOmmu-
nicatOn from the Cotton Exchange
which, on being read, proved to be a chal-
! lenge from The Cotton Exchange to the
Board OF Trade for a game of base ball
| The challenge was promptly and unani-
mouslv accepted. The date for the game
has not been fixed, but will prob4 bly, take
place in the near future. Several of the
| members have already gone into active
training.
At Macon the other day Manager Phil
lips called the Pittsburg team together
| and laid down the rules for the govern
mont Of DlQVeTa This spaGnn a cOptraota
/ beginning April 6. Particular stress was
laid upon base running. The "bustler''
expects an Improvement in that depart
ment. All players must learn to slide
and take advantage of every chance
offered. Tom Brown was made Captain,
with Smith and Whitney to assist in
coaching.
The arrangements limited at several
weeks ago, by which Norman Bakers SER
vices were to be secured to Nashville.
have been completed and Baker will play
this season with the Southern club, as
the syracuse Star Club on Tuesday re
leased its claim upon him in colsidera
tiOn Of 5000, thus getting back the 500
advanced to Baker and an additional 500
as bonus. The 5000, OF course, viii
come out of Bakers pocket. He is thus
saved from the blacklist ana has one more
chance to redeem himself.
Dill crowley iaSL week received the FOL
lowing dispatch from the President of the
Detroit Club: Detroit, Mich, March
WIN. Crowley, Gloucester, n. d.:
Macon wants you; perm ssion IS given
you To negotiate with them. (SiAned) J.
A. Marsh" Now what Bill wants 10
know is whether he has been re leased
from the league or whether he has been
so d TO Macon. lie il not particularly
anxious To go South. and says be can do
better than the Macon oder. Wei, Crow
ley is Tree to 20 whore he pleases, as
notice OF bis release from Buffalo was
promulgated by Pres dent Young in his
circuIa" OF March %.
a New York exchange saws: ssThe race
for the league Championship TINS year
will be between the New York. Boston
and Chicago teams, win Philadelphia
we'll up on the list. 81. Louis VIII make
a good fight, but will hardly get a place.
The DetroIts, although strengthened py
some OF the best PLAYERS from the Buff 10
club. is thought 20 be an Overrated team
and will not do better than fftn place. if
they do so well. They have received their
first defeat Of the season Nv The Sayan.
nahs, OF the southern League. The
struggle for last place will be between
the WashIngt0ns and Kansas Cttys,
with the chances in favor OF tue latter
Altmayer's opening days. Thursday and
Friday, April sth and 9th. All arc invited to
attend.
knights Of Labor Pins at Abrahams &