The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-18
BAIL AND BAT.
The Southern League Outlook-What
the Snoring Life Man Thinks.

The Southern League OutIOOK-W ndI
the Sporting Life Man Thinks.
The Charleston correspondent of the
Sporting Life writes as follows; las the
league now stands Memphis, New Orleans,
Birmingham and Charleston are almost
ready for the season to open. They make
up four cities only 1t is understood that
Mobile, assisted by New Orleans, will make
a fifth Counting Nashville and Chattanooga
as probable members of the league there
would still be one vacancy, which Atlanta,
Montgomery Augusta or Savannah, or An
gusta and Savannah together, might supply.
Certainly one of these cities should under
stand the advantages of base bail during
the summer season, when pleasure and recre-
alton is needed, and that there is no surer
way of having a city's name so blazoned
abroad in all newspapers than in having IN
the league a strong base ball club. Biz
mingham and Memphis recognize the game
as an effective means of advertisement.
ATLANTA seems very tardy and is en-
gagged in childish contest between the Grady
and Stockdell factions. Neither will play
if the other is TO have hand in the game
Augusta and Savannah might settle the
difiic lily 10y combining to support good
club, playing half the games IN each city
There is no doubt that they could secure
fine team that would interest any club now
signed in the League. Why couldn't Charles
ton, New Orleans and Birmingham have
meeting in Atlanta, with Chattanooga,
Nashville, Augusta and Savannah repre-
sented to settle the matters Our Manager.
Powell, might be here doing some work OF
this kind for the club and the League.
Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta might
be persuaded to join the League, and Au-
gusta and Savannah put in club between
them Here is a chance for our Capt
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complete the organization OF the circuit
and insure good ball playing for the sum
mer. Something must be done, or the
Southern League will fall through, or be
compelled to start with four clubs"
AROUND THE BASES.
The New Orleans team is to report there
few DAYS before Mardi Gras.
Ed Hengle can have a Southern League
umpireship if he wants it.
George Simonin ought to have chance
this season. George is a good hitter and
fair all-round player.
The big Detroit sugger, Brouthers, only
wants "a, 900 for next season.
The Troy and Washington teams start for
Texas in a few days.
The Sporting Life is authority for the
statement that Lon Meyers, of Cincinnati,
has signed to catch Voss al Charleston next
season.
All of the Cincinnati players have been
asked to report for duty at New Orleans
Feb. 10.
The Chicago club has surplus of $4,000
in its treasury, and President Spalding pro
poses to buy the grounds now occupied by
the club.
Win c. Bryan, the organizer of the Nash
vile, Charleston and DeS MoineS clubs, is
now in Hutchinson, Kan, and the indica-
tons are that he will plant a Western
League club there Bryan has a genius for
spotting and developing ball towns.
The spring Southern trip of the Cincin-
natl team, says the Sporting Life, is to be
conducted on the cooperative plan, namely;
The receipts are to be divided proportion.
ately among the players, with a certain per
centage devoted to the payment of expenses
That lets the management out and the play
ers in-the hole-shOuld the trip be failure.