The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-24
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Base ball has a regular boom at Jackson
vile. ....
The New Yorks will remain here for
week.
Hoy, of the Washingtons, is the deaf
mute
Hank O'Day will be expected to doff his
cap in to-day's game.
The Memphis club will wear uniforms of
gray and white.
Memphis has nineteen men under engage
ment at present
The Savannah club will tackle the Giants
on Monday afternoon.
To-day's game will be the only game to
be witnessed here between two national
clubs this season.
Jules Pujol, late third baseman of the
New Orleans club, who was shot in the
Crescent City week ago, is dead.
The Union Cornet Bard will make
street parade this morning at 10 o'clock in
the interest of the game this afternoon.
The umpires drought the country are
now preparing for their season of torture
Their road is certainly very rocky in some
towns.
Elmer L. Foster and Elmer f. Cleve-
land, of the New York Club, were visitors
at the Savannah Volunteer Guards Club
last evening.
According to the schedule adopted by the
Southern League, the games are to be played
in series of five and not in series of six as
stated in some of the papers.
Charleston will open the championship
season at home with Memphis on Saturday,
April Z, and win play fifteen games there
before going abroad to play with Memphis.
The New Orleans club will wear a uni
form Of light gray with white stockings,
belts and caps. The letters N O in the old
English style appear on the shirt fronts.
Some people are now placing the South
ern League clubs at the close of this season
as follows: New Orleans first, Memphis sec
ond, Birmingham third and Charleston
fourth.
Charleston and New Orleans open the
Southern League season at home, and
Memphis and birmingham close the season
at home, thus increasing the Bluff City's
chances for the pennant.
New Orleans and Birmingham have
already tried conclusions with the Wash
ingtons and the rest of the league are now
anxious to see what Charleston is going to
do with the Senators"
Arrangements are now being made to
put the old ball park in first-class condition,
and it is probable that all the games of the
season will be played there New seats
Will be added to the grand stand.
Hank O'Day spent few hours in the city
Yesterday with his friends. He left for
Charleston at noon to arrange dates for the
Washington Club, but he will return this
morning and be on hand to-day to pitch
this afternoon.
The National League clubs will play 40
games each this season. This is the largest
number of games ever played by any
league, and much interest will be taken in
the long season. Many changes will be
seen as to the standing Of the clubs during
the season.
The MORNING NEWS had visit last even
ing from Manager James Mutrie, of the
New York Club. He has a superb team and
his men have the utmost confidence in him.
The team has been in practice for three
weeks aud is in good condition. Manager
Mutrie is well pleased with the work of all
his new players.
The total number of miles to be Travelled
by each Southern League club under the
schedule will be as follows: New Orleans
|. 1918, Memphis 1918, Charleston S,242,
Birmingham S,065 The total railroad fare
of the Birmingham club, carrying twelve
men, Will be 81, 90S 40, and the expenses of
the other clubs will be proportionately