The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-19
PLAYERS LEAGUE.
Notes and Gossip.

Billy Nash is hitting with gratifying reg
,arity. He batted safely in sixteen
raight games. He has failed to hit safely
only two games.
The Brooklyn League and Players teams
spped at the Continental hotel at Phila-
dphia together and fraternized continu-
ag. The bitter spirit Of the magnates is
nc shared by the players; instead, most of
th league players are at heart deeply in
sy,pathy with the Players League.
led Dunlap was paid off and released by
theoittsburg club Friday morning.
Aumor prevails that Fogarty contem-
plats entering the Philadelphia league
team Under the decision in the Pickett
case UGH step would be impossible, even
If FeArty contemplated it, which we
doubt,without release from the players
club. Judge Arnold has stopped contract
jumping pretty effectually.
Shinee's batting has been immense, and
he probably comes pretty near to Leading
the Plyers' League.
Shannon il the only man on the Phila-
delphiaPlay.rs' Club that does any coach
ing, AMI thai doesn't amount to ANYTHING.
being ofthe snseless loud-mouthed associa-
ton kind
Louisville istrying to buy first baseman
Virtue from Ietroit.
Won der Abe now sits on the bench with
his players and makes it hot for them.
CincinnatiaB think that Dunlap is no
longer Tin it, with McPhee as a second
baseman.
Anson isn't batting anything like I'D to
his old form. Has he used himself up in
training his edits?
Cincinnati's infield is very unsteady, and
the boys do MT pull together as they should.
Earle has aught on in st. Louis, and is
now Won del Ahe's most reliable catcher.
1t is repoted that Chicago is to release
and Omaha syn Catcher Tom Nagle.
Bob FerguSn is giving general satisfac-
ton in his unpiring this season.
George Tebau is doing as well for Toledo
as he ever didfor Cincinnati.
Glasscock md Denny have not set New
York afire as ret.
The Piitsbrg League Club has recon-
sidered Paul Hines release and will give
him trial in he outfield.
No wonder "A. G. Spalding thinks base
ball is declining. His club played before
l53 people Tueday.
Tom Daily approving his value to Brook
lyn. he is caching better than ever be-
fore, and that is saying great deal.
Home Rum Duffee may never play ball
again. A disease that has rendered him
powerless vetoeI his worth.
OF the fifteen games lost by Manager
KenDedy's Brooklyn team eight have been
lost by one run Hard luck.
Old "Doug"Allison, once a star catcher
of the famous Cincinnati Red Stockings, is
employed at the national museum at Wash
ington at a stipend of S72O per annum.
A good deal OF praise has been lavished
on Anson's second baseman, O'Brien. and
yet we find the sold man. playing his
catchers in O'Brien's position very often.
indeed.
The Keefe family of pitchers-of New
York, Buffalo and Syracuse-are all doing
well. Must be something in the name.
No less than three O'Briens are playing
second base-one for Washington. one for
Chicago and one for Rochester.
Judging from pitcher Rhines' work to
date he is diamond ornament of the first
water, and no ''rhine-stone.n
If the rain continues much longer both
teams will be playing off postponed games
way beyond Christmas.
Comiskey's new racket is, to walk up to
the umpire and say: "Mr. Jones, don't
think Pm kicking. only want to request
you to endeavor to use more discretion in
the matter of balls and strikes. That's all. -
Then the umpire faints.
Director O'Neil admits that the Pittsburg
club has already lost $4,000, but insists
that the club will stick it out at any cost.
If the present ratio of loss is maintained
this one club will lose S65, 900 on the season
in order to help the National League save its
dignity.
National League officials should compare
notes before talking for publication. Direc-
tor Palmer O'Neil says there was no meet
ing in New York and he saw no league
magnates while in that city. Day, Spald-
ing and Byrne acknowledge that there was
just an informal conference.
"Count" Campau was made the recipient
of brake wheel Of flowers by his late fell
lowemployes of the Michigan Central as he
stepped to bat in the opening game at De-
troit Monday.
A correspondent of the Sporting Life
from Mobile, Ala, writes: In my last
letter mention was made OF the possibility
of recognizing the old Southern League.
Since then matters have taken such a turn
that what then was possibility has become
a certainty. At Birmingham, the Southern
League was reorganized, with the following
cities comprising the circuit: Mobile, Bir-
mlDgham, Selma, Admission, New Orleans.
Macon, Ga, Columbus, Ga, and Pensacola.
Fla. The above is a little different from what
L wrote you in my last. Macon has been
substituted for Montgomery and Chatta-
nooga has been dropped for Pensacola. j.
howell Kent of Birmingham is president.
Inc salary limit will be 5000 per month,
winch, while not large one, is enough to
give us very good club, if care is exercised
Ia the selection of teams. While
the circuit is not as strong as one
would wish, yet it is better than none at all,
ana trust 1t will only be the forerunner of
stronger one. The men backing our end
OF the line are Messrs. John B. Chamber
IAN, robert II. Mauser, Jack Norville and
tommy Kelly. To the last named gentle
man is indebted the honor of carrying the
tRCr,oJect through to a successful termination.
mere Is no reason in the world why our
VI ganization, run on an economical basis,
shouio not succeed well. l can speak for
our END OF the line. As have said many
oiines, there is not better ball city in the
y. whole south than Mobile, and give us good
Team and we will demonstrate that fact.
! 90 not know who will manage our team,
put suppose it will be either Johnny Kelly
or Jack Norville. Either will do.
as = they intend to play the first game on
June |, some tall hustling will have to be
gone to be in readiness by that time.
The schedule committee is booked to meet
In Selma, Ala, May &C.
Bargains.
You may try, try and try and you will