Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-26
DOWN WNINTHESUNNYSOUTH
Detroit Will Have a Guaranteed $10,-
600 Trotting Stake.
GOSSIP ABOUT0UR BALL PLAYERS.
The Shooting League Will Have a Con-
test Here.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

Practical and really experienced baseball
PLAYERS are seldom without their winter
plans and schemes in connection with them
selves and the national game. Amid all
the intentions. declared and not declared, Of
Eastern and Western managers, Ed Swart-
wood, manager of the Hamlltons, has de-
vised a scheme which may turn out to be
good one. He has resolved to organize
team at once and proceed to Florida for
four or five weeks, if he can obtain sufficient
guarantees from the baseball enthusiasts in
that sunny and orange growing CLINE. The
Hamilton manager stated his intentions yester-
day as follows:
During the last few days have been ser1-
ously thinking Of taking team to Florida to
play exhibition games against the Philadel-
phians, or any other team. OF course could
not do this except could get sufficient num-
Der of guarantees. L have come to the con-
clusion that
THIS CAN BE DONE.
That is think the Florida people who want
to see a good game will be disposed to engage
team to meet the team that is going from Phil
adelphia shortly. At any rate have made
up my mind to correspond with some
authorities in Florida on the matter.
II q
OF shortly after it. We can play there few
weeks and be home again in time to report. If
the plan can be thoroughly arranged it VIII
afford excellent training and practice for the
players whom / engage.
s,Well NV team would be something like as
follows: Pitchers, Calvin and Blair; catchers,
Lauer and Miller or Fields; first base. Fry; Sec
ond base probably Kuehne; short, Otterson or
Soles; third McShannic; left field. McGann;
center, Brodie; right. Swartwood. l
have an idea that a team like this
would keep anybody not in first-class condition
very busy Of course don't know yet whether
or not all the players have named VIII be at
liberty TO go with me. Probably one or two OF
the Pirtsburg team players may not go, put
have good men at command to put IN their
places. However, mean to try and arrange
the venture.
ABOUT THE NJ 'KEESPoRTS.
Manager Torreyson, of the McKeesport County
League Club, was in the city yesterday and
talked encouragingly OF prospect OF his team
and the league He said: I'VE will know
probably tomorrow or wednesday whether or
not we can have our new grounds. Inc prop,
erty we desire has changed hands recently, and
the new owners may be disposed to encourage
the national game as much as possible. 1t we
can secure the grounds we want we Will tnen
be right in the center OF the city; MIS-. Baliey,
the well-lznown temperance advocate, is the
authority to whom we now look. she can
grant or refuse TO us the use of the grounds we
want. She is out of the city at present, but we
expect her decision between now and Thurs
day 1t is to be hoped that she will allow us
the grounds The Y. NJ. c. A. uembers will
share the usef of the grounds with us If we
get them.
Regarding the McKeesport club, think we
are all right. We have now seven players
signed and there are nine or ten local players.
all wishing TO sign. Wewant to get the pest OF
them. however Baker, who pitched for the
Homesteads last wear, will play with us if he
does not sign with the Mansfield, O., club. He
is negotiating with that club and may play
there fear my brother will go to Mansfield,
because by request ne sent his lowest terms
TO that club to-day, and they are so near what
Mansfield has offered that feel sure he will
go there to play left field. We have signed
Callahan our pitcher of last year, and he is a
good man He does not want to go really into
the profession until next season, SO that we are
sure to keep him. may say that II we fall to
get our new grounds we will refix our old ones
al Riyerton,n "