Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-16
BASE HITS AND HOME RUNS.
Daley Cutters and sky serapers seOoped
in on the Southern Diamonds.

Daley Cutters and sky serapers seo0Ped
in on the Southern Diamonds.
All the authorities say that Macon has
got good man in Decker.
The American Association schedule ex-
tends from April II to oct. y.
Detroit and Savannah practiced to-
gether yesterday. The visitors are giants
at the bat.
Twelve hundred and forty-two balls
were used by the American Association
last season.
Smith. formerly with Savannah, Ma
cons new pitcher, arrived from New Or
leans on Saturday.
Goldsmith and Lynch. Of Memphis, a
local battery, will be given trial by
Manager sneed, Of that city.
John L. Sullivan has been engaged to
pitch for the new Providence Eastern
League club in its opening game Ia April.
The seats in Macon's grand stand will
be provided with backs and cushions, and
private boxes will be arranged under the
gallery.
Cyclone" Miller, pitcher, and Ingra-
nam, both Of the Macon club, passed
through this city yesterday en- route to
the Central City.
Two amateur clubs in New Jersey had
such a hard fight over the championship
OF their county that one club went back
OF the umpire's decision and brought
SUIT Tor the possession Of the trophy.
Managers need OF Memphis, has decided
toretain Colgan. Flynn. the new man
signed, Will play at short. Con Doyle,
engaged TO play that position, refuses to
come unless advance money is sent. He
is to be black-listed.
The Brocton Mass correspondent 0
the Philadelphia Sp0rtlnG Life, in regret
ting the absence from that city this year
OF Morlarity, Sayannah's brilliant left
handed pitcher, saws: "He is good man
and has many friends here because OF his
good work and gentlemanly manners"
Philadelphia Sporting Lire: The Nets
have secured IN Behel every wait
as good a man as Burch. Much sur
prise is expressed throughout the South
that Augusta let him 90. The terms were
probably too tempting. Behel is spoken
Of by all ball players as fine all-round
player.
Under the schedule Just adopted at the
National League meeting the clubs will
travel the following number Of miles:
Philadelphia 10,950, Washington 11,79S,
New York 1888, Boston II, $50, Chicago
ll,73j, Detroit 1878, st. Louis 1898,
Kansas City 11.875. The Eastern clubs
Will thus travel l, 1913 miles more than the
Western clubs.
Following are the sums fixed by the
league for the unassigned Providence
and Buffalo players. Peter Wood, 5000;
Force, 5000; Serad, $500; Crowley, $3.50;
Start, $500; Knight, $3.50. It is not likely
that these figures can be obtained for any
one of them. The chances are that the
league will have to release them soon,
bidders being non est.
The Nashvilles open the season at Men,
phis with exhibition games March Is, 10
and % Memphis plays Nashville in
Nashville March %, "A and %. Memphis
then returns home and meets the Chicago
League CLUB April I, and 3. Memphis
goes 10 Louisville for one game April 4,
and on their return play the Chicago
Blues April 8, 8 and 10.
There is a possibility that five or six
men will be blacklisted by the Southern
League for falling to sign contracts after
giving their terms to the clubs. Players
Will have to be cautious, as the Southern
League intends to enforce strictly all the
rules Of the American Association, under
which 1t plays. Doyle, Donahue and
Hardie are mainly aimed at. er
An Atlanta correspondent, who hits the
nail on the head, writes: "Much has been
said of the phenomenal Ramsey, of the
LOuisvilles, and the great work that is ex-
pected Of him this season. | would sug-
gest to all admirers Ofleft-handed twirlers
to keep their eyes on KilrOy, of the Baltf-
mOres; Bauer, OF the st. Louis MaroOns,
and last, but by no means least, Parsons,
OF the B0stOns.