The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-31
Diamond Dots.

All Of our players will be here March 10
and go into training
Only seven men have so far signed 10
play in indianapolis.
Miligan will go 10 st. Louis, notwith-
standing his Philadelphia kick.
Birmingham has fifteen men under con-
tract and New Orleans fourteen.
Atlanta has already expressed desire 10
opcE The season with New Orleans.
The baseball season opens in New Or
leans two weeks from next Sunday.
Jimmy Behan, Southern league
player has signed with Lynn, Mass.
Walter Goldsby, manager and captain
Of the birmingham club, is in the city Wis
iting friends.
The Cincinnats leave Cincinnati on
February 10 for New Orleans, where they
will remain several weeks.
Gillispie, the brilliant but uncertain
fielder OF the New Yorks, has dropped into
the International league, having signed
with Syracuse.
Louisville is reported 20 have offered st.
Louis White and -, 900 TO boot for Arlic
Latham, the clown, though believing that
Werrick discounts him Us player.
Sunday, who was sold by Chicago 10
Pittsburg, is a model young man, being
regularly engaged every week in the lauda-
BILE work OF teaching u Sunday school in
the Windy City.
IIardie IlendeNon's contract with the
Pittsburg club reads that he is 10 obtain
5000 Tor the season, and II lac abstains
from imbibing the amber colorcd liquid he
| l. -. 4
Kansas City would jump at chance 10
secure Walter Goldsby, OF the Blrming
hams, but the shrewd manager that pi-
lotcd the Topeka Golden Giants will moi
be released by the Iron City club.
The latest is that James Mccormick, the
well known pitcher OF the Pittsburg club
intends retiring from the arena and viii
follow the race track when not actively en-
gagged at his saloon in Paterson, n. J.
Harry Baumgariner, the well know
Cincinnatian, has promised Chattanooga
that, II she Is in tho Southern League IL
1889, he will be pleased TO manage the min,
that will fly the pcnant from Lookou
mountain.
Baseball Is still in primitive form In III,
West Indies. kilograms from Grenada
VIA ddNlalitif hAsiNN Ailht in tilt hinN htNNei
played between the American and Wes
Indian teams the latter scored triumph
by one: Americans, ~; West Indians, a.
There is paragraph going the round
that Louisville Is 10 enter the Southern
League with the idea that the admission
prices will be - ana 80 cents In each city
and II the Fall City comes in she mus
abide by the rules, unless provision !
made specifically in her iayor.-AeD ~
lodHS Stats.
President Hart was appointed n commit
tee OF one by the Southern League dirrc
tors 10 appear before the convention 81 th
Southern Passenger agents, 30 be held n
New Orleans contcmpOmncOusly with th
Marii Gras festivities md make an cilor
% secure uniform rate Of . cents q mil
for the ball clubs travelling over the south
em roads.
"Thcy think I'm bluiIing," said Gald
yesterday. "Wcll, I'll tell you how muc
| am bluning. Rather than bc made
sucker Of agiin, and unless I'm paid n
much ~ anybody else, III carry q bod II
can CT nothing else 10 do. II the othc
leading PLAYERS were signing for 81 200,
would sign for the same amount; but
don't think he right Ia ask me 10 Wor
my arms oil for 81, 500 while au0tht
player stands there picks mp q ball occi
fiOnaly aud gets 500 i1r IT, No, sir o.
not fair show, aud don't play that wa
You can bet long odds on it.'-Ph'bm
Dupalch.