The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-26
MAY HAVE BASE BALL AGAIN.

Foot Ball Shelved Because Other
Teams Are Afraid to Tackle Savan.
nah.
The talk Of base ball in other cities and
the prospect OF a southern league is begin
ming to arouse an interest in the subject in
Savannah. Base ball has been dead as
door nail here Cor several seasons, and when
foot ball came into the field this winter it
was at once predicted that the days Of base
ball we're ended in this portion of the SPORT
ing vineyard.
Since 1t seems that the foot ball team can
ind no other team to contest its supremacy
at home or abroad, the foot ball subject has
become rather uninteresting, and Charles
O'Byrne and j. B. Connolly are moaning
ike Alexander because there are no other
worlds for them to conquer.
In this strait base bali has again come to
the front. The city will have to have
some amusement this spring.
There are number of old base ball play
ere IN savannah, including several ex-
| professionals, whose nostrils snuff like
those OF the war horse when he scenteth the
battle afar Off.
w. Y. Burks, manager Of the Savannah
furniture Company, is an old professional
| player. He played with the Savannah
league team In 1885 and with a number of
other southern and western cities before set
Inng down IN the furniture business. Mr..
| burks still takes a lively interest in the
sport. He would like TO see club in Savan-
nah. and would himself take hand in the
! game and show the boys how the old pro-
fessionals used to do it.
y. u. Curtis Of Columbus, O., is visiting
Mr. Burks. Mr.. Curtis has been playing
professional ball for a number Of years.
he ana Mr.. Burks have played in the south
| ern ana western leagues for several wears.
and strong friendship exists between
them. Mr.. Curtis played with the Cincin-
natl league team last year, and has PLAYED
with number of the leading teams In
Washington and elsewhere. He was allotted
to Columbus, O., this year in the division
OF players, but on account of the general
reduction In salaries declined TO play. Hav-
| ing saved some money in the business he
came to Savannah with the intention of
locating here. and will probably make this
his home.
Mr. Curtis is very much interested In the
talk about base ball, and it is hoped Savan-
nah Will decide to form club and 60 into
the league. He hopes, at least, an inde-
pendent club will be formed, as he wants To
keep his hand in.
"a very good club can be secured in Sa-
vannah for the salary limit Of $500 month
agreed upon for the league. There are a
great many good players Idle In The north
now" said Mr.. Curtis, "who would
De glad to come south for smaller salaries
than they have been receiving at the north
Then there is some good material here at
nome, l think, and five or six very good
players could be gotten here. The biggest
cost will be the battery, which should be
the best that can be secured. The other
players would not come so high.
The Catholic Library team might furnish
some good material, and understand there
are several good players outside of that
! club to be had
This town certainly ought to have
enough sport in it to support base ball
club or 1t bellies its appearance. ;" continued
Mr.. Curtis. "All that is needed is to get
some good responsible business mon to head
the movement, and there will be no diff
Guilty In securing all the support needed.
DON'T leave it to the sports to run it, but
have good solid men at the head of it. |
believe base ball would pay here. An indie
pendent team at least should be organized"