The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-06
PLAYERS CLUBS ARRIVE.
TIE BROOKLYNS AND PHILLIES
TO CROSS BATS TO-DAY.


Savannah will not soon have another such
visitation of base ball stars as arrived last
night on the Chattahooohee. The first
game Of the Players League at Savannah
will be ali event in sporting annals
The ball grounds on Bolton street are in
good condition for tO-day's opening Mr..
w. +. Reid went out yesterday and ar
range for lining them OF ready for the
game this afternoon. President McAlpin
OF the Players League and Manager Ward
of the Brooklyns will 20 out this morning
and take look at the diamond.
The Players National League has selected
Savannah as the ground for playing the first
game Of the league, and the Brooklyns and
Phliadelphias will cross bats at 3 O'Clock this
afternoon for the first time. The first game
Will attract the widest attention, for the
giants OF the brotherhood will contest for
the first blood of the SEASON. The New
York World, Boston Globe, Philadelphia
| Press, Chicago Tribune and other northern
papers will be represented on the grounds,
and President Alpin of the league will be
on hand TO witness the opening game. Both
teams remained on the ship last night. They
viii be quartered this morning at the De
Soto.
SOME OF THE HARD HITTERS.
In the ranks Of the Brooklyn and Phila-
delphia league clubs are included many of
| the best known and greatest players in the
country. Brooklyn has big Dave" Orr, the
hardest hitter of the American Association,
VINO captalned the Columbus, o., team last
year. Bierbauer, second baseman of last
years Athletics, whom many pronounce the
best second baseman in the profession; Paul
Cook, the crack catcher of the Louisville
team last season; Seery, Andrews and Nc
Geachy, the great Indianapolis outfield; Van
Haltren of last seasons Chicagos, than
whom there is no better batter, base runner
and fielder in either league; "Cyclone Jim"
Duryea, Gus Weighing and other notables.
The Philadelphia team has such we'll
known men as Fogarty, the great outfelder;
Butl1nton, the phenomenal pitcher; Griffin
and Wood, who have such wide regulations
as outfelders, and Milligan aud Cross, who
never let ball pass behind the bat. All of
them are stars.
THE TEAMS.
The teams are as follows:
-Pitchers-Duryea, Weighing,
connie" Murphy, and Van Haltren.
Catchers-Cook, "Con" Daily, Kinslow and
Jack Hayes. Dave Orr first base, Bierbauer
second base, Joyce third base, and Ward
short stop. Fielders-Seery, Andrews,
McGeachy aud Sunday.
Philadelphias. -Catchers-Cross, Milliean
| l.
finton and Hustled Farrar first base Shan
non second base, Pickett third base, and
Shlndle short stop. Fielders-Griffin, Fo-
garty and Wood.
THE CLUBS NEW YORK SEND OFF.
The ball men had a big send off in New
York. All the base ball cranks in the city
were on the pier with bands of music and
bunting to cheer the boys off on their
southern tour. Over 1000 people were on
the pier, half of whom we're ladies, and a
grand ovation was given the players as the
Chattahoochee sailed out in the stream.
Leibold's Twelfth Regiment Band escorted
the Nick Engel Association, a fine looking
body OF business men. Their standard
bearers carried a large silk flag and big
brotherhood banner. Three cheers for the
Players League!n shouted jolly Nick Engel
as he entered, and they were given with a
will. The band was stationed on the upper
deck, wherei 1t played some delightful music
Then came big delegation from the Actors
club. better known as the Five AS Associa-
ton. They stacked their colors in the ships sa-
loon and made things lively until the sailing
Inc steamer was to have sailed at 3 o'clock,
but owing to some delay it was three
quarters Of an hour after ward when the
gang-plank was pulled in.
When the final signal was given for ''all
ashore" and the cranks and players had
shaken hands, there was a succession of
cheers that might have been heard across
the river.
"Hurrah for John Ward" shouted some
body, and a huzza was waited on the
breeze. Then Nick Engel was cheered, and
50 were Fogarty and Dave Orr, and Ed
ward Everett Bell and Tim Keefe.
"Three cheers for the man they couldn't
bribeW was heard above the din as Buck
Ewing walked down the gang plank, and
the answer came in a frenzie1 shrek that
startled the veteran
Capts. Ward of the Brooklyns and
Fogarty of the "Phillies" were seen by a
MORNING NEWS reporter upon their arrival.
sour men are albright" they said "The
game to-day will be pretty one 1t will
be our first Of the season, and we are going
to ring the gong. 1t Is the game that the
boys said would never take place.
The brotherhood teams will play only one
game here. That will be to-day. They
Will leave tomorrow for the west 1t was
the understanding that the clubs would be
here for several days, but the captains say
that it was a mistake. If they did not notify
Mr.. Reid Of their route they intended to
do so.
THE GAME TO-DAY.
The teams, as they will appear on the
diamond this afuern Don, are as follows:
Brooklyn Cook, catcher; Murphey,
pitcher; Orr, first base; Bierbauer, second
base; Hays, third base; Ward, short stop;
Seery, left field; Andrews, center field |;
Sunday, right field.
Philadelphia - Mailman, catcher; Cum
bingham, pitcher; Farrar. first base; Shan
non, second base; Shindle, third base;
Picket short stop; Woods, right field !;
Fogarty, center field; Griffin, left field.
There are twenty-four men in the party,
and on each inning changes will be made in
the players.
The route of the teams through the west
will be Savannah to Mobile, to New Or
leans, Galveston, Houston, Austin, Dallas,
Fort Worth, and Waco Returning to
New Orleans, they go south to Pensacola,
jacksonville, and return to Savannah
March 2S. Capt. Ward said
that he expects the giants will be
here then, and probably three games will
be played between each of the clubs. From
Savannah the brotherhood teams will then
go to Richmond, where the Phillies will
probably play Boston. From Richmond
they will return home, and the Brooklyns
will go to New York. They will then enter
the championship games
The newspapers represented in the teams
are the Philadelphia Inquirer; North
american, and Ledger by Fogarty. Phila-
delphia Press and New York World.
Brooklyn edition, represented by Andrews.
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