The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-19
TO PLAY BALL NOW.
The New York and Boston Brother
hood Teams in Savannah

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hood Teams in Savannah
The first game OF ball between New York
and Boston will be called at 8 o'clock this
afternoon, and as the two teams have some
Of the star professional ball players Of the
country it will be worth seeing.
The crack teams of the brotherhood
league, the New Yorks and Bostons, ar
rived by the steamship Nacoochee yester-
day morning. The boys were little weak
in the stomach after the voyage. Most of
them stood the trip fairly well, but some
were seasick and longed for land. The
PLAYERS were driven to the De Soto, and
after resting little they went out to the
ball park for practice.
The New Workers haven't as many play
ers as the Bostons here.
The New York regular nine and extra
battery are here aud are as follows: O'Day
and John Ewing, pitchers; Buck Ewing
and Vaughn, catchers; Connors. first base
D. Richardson, second base; Whitney, third
base; Hatfield, short stop; O'Rourke, left
field; Gore, center field; Slattery, right
field.
The Bostons have thirteen men here and
expect Tom Brown aud Billy SWEET by rail
this morning from San Francisco. Kilroy,
the sixteenth man, will not Join the team
uulA buO UP VI tL0 bcd11 uOA III,
when he will drop in line at
Richmond. The following is the
Boston team: Gumbert, kid" Madden,
DAILY. Doyle and Kilroy, pitchers; Kelly,
Murphy, and Sweat, catchers; Bruthers,
first base; Quinn second base; Nash, third
base; Arthur Irwin, short stop; H. Richard
son left field; Tom Brown, right field; Stovey
and johnson, center fielders.
Billy Sweat played last year with the San
EraprisoOc LfIna hart with ChfoNUOG novla
with the Auburns, Stovey with the Ath-
letics, Murphy with the Lowels, Kilroy
with the Baltimores, and Arthur Irwin with
the Washingtons.
The Bostous practiced until 4 o'clock in
the afternoon. Some of the longest flies
and liners off of big Brouthers' bat aston
ished the crowd which watched the practice,
and there were some of the lighter weights
whose flies went far afield. The fielding
practice was excellent, and the team that
wins the pennant from Boston will have to
play ball.
A MORNING NEWS reporter had
pleasant chat with Capt. Mike Kelly. He
said that it was cold when they left New
York, and the warm weather here is what
was wanted to timber the boys up. To a
complimentary remark as to the excellence
of yesterdays practice Kelly said that it is
the first time the men have handled the
bats this season, and it will take week or
two for them to get down to good playing.
The outfield is rather rough and it will take
some time TO get accustomed toit.
The Bostons decided yesterday to get all
the exercise and practice possible while
here, and with that view Kelly arranged
for dressing rooms for the team near the
ball park and they will walk from the De
Soto to the park daily.
Manager Ewing has leased the park for
two weeks, and when Ward telegraphed
from Augusta yesterday to Manager w. F.
Reid for the grounds for March ~ Mr.
Reid turned over the telegram to Ewing
for an answer, so that a big game may be
expected here between the Br0okly IS and
one of the other teams of the Players
League, probably the Pnillies.
There were many visitors to the ball
grounds yesterday afternoon to watch the
practice, and every fine play was literally
applauded.
The programme as agreed upon
last night was for the Bostons
and New Yorks to play afternoon
games here this week, and Saturday night
the Bostons will leave for Richmond, where
they will play all next week. The New
York team will play here every day next
week. meeting the Brooklyn. Philadelphia,
and probably the Chicago brotherhood
teams in the series Of games. March 81 and
April l the New Yorks and Bostons play in
Richmond, when they will return north
and open their new parks by exhibition
games.