The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-17
TALKING Up A CITY LEAGUE.

The Base Bali Season Close BY and
the League Must bs Settled Soon.
win there be city bass ball league this
seasous
This question is very interesting one to
the amateur bass ballists. The base ball
enthusiasts generally are going about ask
ing the question, but nobody is able to an
swer it.
The league that existed last year will not
be revived. The president of one of the
clubs said yesterday that he thought il the
players were accorded the right kind of
encouragement league might be formed.
Inc public must interest itself, however
more IN the league, it in its Organization.
and support it better during the season
by attendance at the games. Butler
viii be IN the league if it
Is organized. He is the well-known
pitcher for the Keiffers Corlsh, the crafty
pitcher for the Heady's, will also be in.
Turner, the strong pitcher from South
Carolina who played here last season, will
also play. If the league is organized at all
it will be composed of four clubs. While
the Hendys 60 out, the Brewery team
comes In. It viii be composed OF the best
players of the Hendys AMI the Celters.
While the Centers 60 out the De Soto comes
In. This new club will be como sed OF the
best players of the Centers and the Reds.
lt IS probable that Turner, the South Caro-
lima pitcher, will bs III the box for the De
SotoS. 1t is understood that
an effort Is being made to
make strong team out of the De Soto
club. The ksiffers are dilatJry about en-
tering. 1t is one OF the best clubs in the
city, and it holds the pennaut for the city
championship. 1t won the gold mounted
bat, offered es thu prize last year, easily
last year over the otaer competitors 1t is
said that the club is being made stronger
even than is was last year.
1t is claimed that the reason many of the
clubs assign for not making better records
last year is that they were not balanced
well. That is, while all of them had
some good men, the good men did not come
ID the right positions, and hence their work
was not effective. This fact was noticeable
by the base ball managers, and this year
this lack Of effectiveness has been over
come by taking from each club the good
men, whom it is believed will do the best
service with other good players, and put
ting them in different positions; that is, in
positions where they viii be- more effective
than heretofore By this means the PLAYERS
will be evenly divided up, and if the league
is organized a very creditable season will
be had
Inc teams VIII be more evenly matched,
since all the good players are not employed
in any one club. lt is getting close 70 the
time when the league should be organized
if it Is going to be organized at all. Some of
the clubs are picking up good men on the
quiet, and strengthening in every way they
can their teams. 1t is believed that this i:
tending to delay the organization as much
as any one thing. -
The base ball park is managed by E. j.
Keiffer and w. F. Reid. 1t is said that
they will have it put in the best condition
whenever the clubs want it. Just where
the fourth club will come from, or who will
start it, is not known yet. 1t is said that &
splendid team could be got from the re-
naming Centers and Reds and Hendys tc
form fourth club. II it is organized, thi;
is probably where its members will come
from. Savannah would like to see league
organized.