Savannah morning news., 1886-04-04

Umpire-Grecn, of Southern League staff.
SHORT STOPS.
A drummers' base ball club has been
organized in Charleston.
Atlanta lays her defeat by Detroit on
Friday to her failure to bunch the hits she
made.
The Columbus team will leave tonight
tor Augusta where they will play to-
morrow and Tuesday.
The 'Only" Nolan, Savannah's new
pitcher arrived yesterday and will pitch
in this weeks games against Chicago.
Sayannah's record to date is five games
won and seven lost. She has plaved
more games this season than any other
Southern League club.
MANAGER Lewis, of Chattanooga, Is get
ting very impatient for the league season
to begin, as he is anxious to try his metal
against other clubs.
Some of the Southern League clubs have
not been heard Of much yet, but, it is said,
there are some surprises awaiting the
opening of the championship season,
The great need OF Savannah's team is
coaching. The lack of it was apparent In
yesterdays game as it has been IN nearly
every game that savannah has played.
Atlanta says OF Detroit that she will
unquestiOnably stand first, second, or
third in the National League, and that she
is the strongest batting team in the world.
Neal is getting great praise for the
work he is doing in the box. He is un-
questiOnably one Of the strongest, as he
is the youngest pitcher in the Southern
League.
Macon is after Nichols and will proba-
bly, yet him. He is a fine pitcher. At
lanta only made two hits off his pitching
with savannah last year and Augusta
made three.
HOtaling's fielding record has been low
cred in the last few games he has played
by his failure to hold balls batted to CEN
tire field. HOtaling has a fine record, and
it is not time to spoil it yet.
Lack of coaching seems to be the trou-
Bile with most OF the Southern League
teams. Cahill, Of last years Atlanta
team, knew better how to coach his team
than probably any player that has played
South.
Manager Morton, who left Savannah
for Akron, Ohio, last Tuesday night.
called thither by the sudden illness of
his wife, was delayed by the floods, and
did not reach there until yesterday after
noon.
Roche, third baseman Of the Columbus
team, has been signed by Macon. Rocks.
itll NtlltAs Wuost biIilldht WOTk III NeS-
terdav's game was the feature Of Column
bus playing, has been signed by the St.
Joseph, Mo-, club.
savannah will play it's last of the exhi-
bition games this week with the ChIca-
Cos on Thursday. Friday and Saturday.
The ChicagOs will reach Atlanta today
aud will play Pttsburg there tomorrow
and the Atlantas on Tuesday.
The Charleston Ne,oS and Courier saws
there is great deal OF speculation in
base ball circles as to the intentions of
the directors with regard to the local
team. The management, however, has
gone very quietly and cautiously to
work.
suck, Augusta's new catcher, who
played with Columbus on Friday, SAYS
that Augusta isn't saying much, hut she
is working mighty hard. and will make
some of the Southern League clubs omen
their eyes when the championship season
opens.
The Philadelphias have released
George Bignall. their new catcher, at his
own request. He was frank 20 admit
that he did not think himself physically
strong enough 10 stand the punishment
backing mp such pitchers as Ferguson.
Daley, Casey and Titcomb. Manager
Wright says he caught we'll and threw
splenddly 20 bases while in the South,
and would ne q good man for some pitcher
with a less speedy delivery.