Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-08
MAKING UP THE NINE.
SAVANNAH'S BASE BALL TEAM
ABOUT COMPLETED

sante o. tho Crack Players That Have
Been Signed for ISS6-Getting Ready
for the Opening Of the seaSOn-The
Schedule Soon 10 be Made UP--What
Other Clubs are Doing.
Manager NJ orton, Of the Savannah Base
Bali CLUB, is exercising the most judicious
care in making up next seasons team.
tie has succeeded, after making num-
Der OF changes. in signing players whom
he is confident 0ill pat the team on foot
ing with any in the Southern League
The players thus far sigred ara as follows:
strict, formerly Of Bufalos and crack
fielder, second base.
Powell the noted first baseman OF last
years Richmond Va.) nine which won
the pennaut in the Eastern League, first
base.
Josh Miller, the lightning short stop Of
last seasons Louisvilles, short stop.
Murray, the daisy third baseman OF the
SaHann2hs' last year and whip Is well
known here, third base.
Butler, last seasons left delder for the
Sevannahs, left field.
Hub" Collins, who VIII be remembered
as the FIRST baseman OF the Columbus
Stars Of lSS3@S4, centre Geld.
"LeWn Maskrey, Of last seasons Louis
villos, and who stood third in the batting
record OF the American Association, right
field.
"JOe" Neal, a promising young pitcher
Of Cleveland, Ohio, and Henry O'Day, the
noted pitcher Of last seasons Pittsburg
nine, and who, until Jan. l, was reserved
by the National League, have also been
signed.
"Jim" Burns, OF Chicago, last seasons
pitcher Of Chicago Unions, and said TO be
the coming leit-handed pitcher, has been
signed. Manager Morton regards Burns
"treasure.'
Gillen, thu brilliant catcher OF last sea-
sons Sayannahs and MacOns, and Len
Stockwell, whom several of the Southern
league clubs tried so hard to get last year,
and who IS regarded as one OF the crack
catchers and batsmen in the profession,
are the two cRtchers thus far signed.
In letter to the President Of the AssO-
citation, Manager Morton says that he is
satisfied with his men, and that they are
every one OF them "crack" players. -Four
OF them, Gillen, Murray, Butler, and
Collins, have played in savannah, and
are well-known here. The rest are new
men who have never played in
the Southern League, Their re-
cord shows what kind of
men they are. Considerable interest was
attached to the league meeting in Macon
yesterday, and it is expected that the
season viii open with a boom. The
schedule will be made up at an early day.
Arrangements will be made so that a
weeks games will be played here during
the Chatham Artillery's centennial cele-
bration IN May. The clubs in the league
are making active preparations for the
opening of the season. The league pen
nant has been ordered and will be in At
lanta in a few days. The Atlantas are
at work organizing. They have already
signed Purcell, who played in the Phila-
delphia league team last year, as Captain
and manager, and he will begin the for
nation OF his team at once. He promises
some neat surprises in the way Of play
ere.
The following is the Nashville team, as
officially announced: Charles Mari, first
base; Ollie p. Beard, short stop; James
Hillery, catcher; William O'Brien, sec
Ond base; William SOwders, centre field /;
Mormon L. Baker, pitcher; Love Cross,
catcher; Albert Schellhase, catcher; Will
liam Earl, catcher; Henry Bittman, sec
Ond base; Leonard Sowders, lett field !;
Charles r. Bryao, pitcher; Mott, right
field Schell, third base.