The sun., 1888-01-29
GOSSIP OFTHEBALLPLAYER
TIE SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREPARING
ron NEXT SEASON

Its PIayers-why President stenrns re
sirned-The Jersey City Club Other News
Manager Mutrie Of the New York Club Il
casting his BYE about In order to get track o.
his many players. He is now about ready tc
eign his reserve mon, but as nearly nl are in
Ban Francisco It will be some time before their
names are placed on contracts. Titcomb
signed contract during the past week. while
Welch is making blufr OF some sort. He says
he wants to get away from the club: still he
acknowledges that tho New York team is the
best In tho country 10 play In. 1t is an increase
OF snlary that he is after, probably. From the
looks Of things he Is making similar bluff to
that which he made last season. That he will
play In this city next season is quite certain.
Keefe is also said to be making blufr to got
away from tho club. but lie. too. will be there
has nS s
the old me and they are lighting fSr
Oleyeland the Western player secured by Man
Elma E Cleveland. New Yorks new third
baseman. was born In Washington Sept, 15.
100 pounds. He first, played with the Johns.
town team, IN 1888. 1 doing good work at short
ear S.S and Tnos
In 1885 he assisted tho Atlanta team to win tho
Shapponship Of the Southern ,r j. and
namo He Continued with tho latter tcam nun. Sn.
release. Cleveland is q ine-iookins s young Is
man having n full. round face. adorned with
Tho outlook for q good club in Jersey City
next season Is + worry eneouraEips Am9nG the
FSssc Ss' Hd saa aGihsp he players r
sivin. Jsrsey city 1 Snnins M team 'Af To-
last Ths soss SswSyk Sy the team srnns fer 1873 Ea% saa
6Sn 6HSamilton Ont who played with the Akron.
nsi sna Hna ea 1885, aYsr be
team is as follows Pitchers, Robert Miler,
Henry Doom, Neyman i nam, Baker, and Ronavan
sR s Ped seeond
aMSGirawM; IL third GhaEles Jones: short STOP Leo ,
SoSsan: Casey. Fields. smith. and Miller are
al that y, are ,r LETT Of last IL years team The man
ssuceessful and profitable season. as there will
81 the n Sx ws 51Ssd the
and Newark. or Jersey City, about 200 miles,
gether. as Elmira. Binghamton, Wilkesbarre
Scranton. Allentown. and Easton. or Reading.
Is 6 hs eshtS o
League The Newarkers are conRratulating
az iS the eapsqrSs 81 Catcher su
the Topeka team.
men in IN rs f TsSSes 1 e Re6s scas
SoassPs by era aet Ed key 5 t & be
weak leg may give out In the, middle, Of the
Chance % to f l the % hole. and Pfo Il AndreHs Is
bought he he will play in right III and centre, alter
batting being better than Hanlons From the
same source comes the news that Mr.. Stearns
cause Of q quarrel In the Board OF Directors
over Ills methods. and not, as announced. for
Cleveland still hankers after another pitcher.
who has done fine work in California this win
tor and an agent of the club is doing business
Morrison have not yet been released. and Nor
Tson % is hI not likely S to be unless the new club
not arisen, Allen would have been released
long ago, He Is practising pitching at Ron
t. H "a into so
ong eol maas vss It ecss The
difference with the Cleveland Club over sal.
So fhs @esn dS 5hs
August their salaries for 1883 were fixed and
President Robeson declares that the Ameri-
ean snshSs S bn die Rsss q SFsn
I've are ready, and anxious to use the New
xSh ns fs as land
ent and there arc two men In the American
Ass%eciation. % on, one an an Eastern and the, other
the money for ssA Club 70 in New 9ori
city. And the club may be established in place
Sns anshsb sbe Of ar hs sdson % clubs before
Athletic Club managers were skeptieai
about shs thG efforts made
cure grounds In New York. and Mr.. RameS |
agreed, at thu, Cincinnati special meeting, to
SF sySSss9R5s SsR e%sH
Ciub does play in the schedule of 1888 1t will be
hs snSrS s ssT # S: 2soe aS
tion nov sees that only the very best team can
the SE Ssw But
given UP, even though resort to the law Of the |
land becomes necessary.
declare that tho New York Clubs hold on the
and smile when they say that John a l. Rosers rs
netard may hoist a League club on high as
VEL y, as enc Of these IN The Seward
TSare q tho fhesp pshhs esry & FsSfuafy with
ATLANTA, JAN 27--Atanta has been formally
admitted admitted r,;, to % membership in tho Southern
Atlanta club has been occasloned not by lack
oi interest, but ~ the failure OF any man or
to sss Sess nn r. rhs first hb %eEy
toSepresent Atlanta is the next thing to be- done.
For several days the directors of tho South
ern League have been In the city for the pur-
pose Of doing what they could toward getting
the Atlanta enthusiasm aroused to tho orGuni-
zation point It was at first Intended to hold
tlemen Interested made this impossible. At q
meeting on Wednesday, however everybody
should have a club in the Southern Leaspe, and
SSssryS9dy said & So But tho gentlemen who had
Atlanta base ball clubs of the past. did not
feel as II thoy ought to be asked to shoulder
the cares and RESPONSIBILITIES this year: The
matter was talked OF at length. and Mr. joe
OIL city editor OF the Constitution, was asked
% accept the Presidency and business man
and to do all in his power to effect
. strong organization. provided he would re-
ceiye the hearty support OF all lovers OF tho
rational game. This support being promised
snd paid to. President Wilson OF tho Southern
League. and Atlanta needed only the formal
ectiop Of the League directors to make her
lnli, ,aedGed member OF the League;
LAtb, the directors OF the League were called
!5gether at the kimball to take action upon
Ia ~ thnn nl,,h haro |