The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-12
B4RNIE AND HIS TEAM.
TIE WAsHINGTONS TO BE HERE
TWO WEEKS.

rns Prsctics Season to Begin at the
Bolton Street Grounds To-day-A
saries of Games Scheduled With
.ha q. LA. Team-Jhs Tniladelphias
oh, Here the goth and the Brook
ivns to Follow-The Base Ball Out
lock.
The advance guard of the Washington
Nsti nal League and American Association
~ Base Ball clubs arrived in Savannah
Yesterday morning by the Baltimore
steamer Decatur II. Miller, and are at the
Pulaski house. Manager W. Barnie heads
,bs list. with Secretary W. R. Wagner,
Catchers J. Milligan aud J. Mcguire, Pitch
er N. Kilroy, F. Foreman and George
SHOCK. P. Radford, G. A. Wood, c. E.
Dpffee and W. E. Hoy. Pitchers H. CAST
right, J. DoIan and Henry Lsrkins will ar
rive to-day aud Hardy Richardson and Tom
Dowd will be here Monday.
The trip down was very rough and all the
men we're seasick. They took 10 the city
Yesterday and to-day will go into active
practice twice a day at the Bolton street
grounds The team is made up of men OF
snleudid physical development, and although
they have never played together. Manager
Barpie is satisfied that when the season
opens be " i'll have as fine team in Wash
ington as any city in the league.
TO STAY TWO WEEKS.
The Washingtons will remain here about
fifteen days, during which time they will
play three games with the G. l.. A. club.
The first game will take place Tuesday
The C. L. A. team will not be picked until
mil
strong team and the Washingtons will have
10 play good ball. The library has
some fine base ball material in its member
ship, and the best of it will be brought out
for the games with the visitors.
Manager Barnie is endeavoring to get the
Phlladelphias, who are at Gainesville, Ga,
to come TO Savannah and gave a game or
two He thinks his efforts will be success
full and about March 90 Savannahians may
have an opportunity Of witnessing good
professional ball playing. The Brooklyn
club which is at Ocala, may also come here
for series Of games with the Washingtons.
After leaving Savannah Manager Barnie
will take his club to Macon and Atlanta for
q few days, and thence back TO Washing
ton, where the season begins April Ii with
the Bostons.
THE SEASONS OUTLOOK.
The assignment Of players by the league
has resulted in getting nearly every city
evenly matched and the best all-around ball
playing ever seen in America will be that
Of the coming season. Manager Barnie is
an old ball player, having success
fully managed the Baltimore club for
many years He is satisfied that
the team which represents Washington this
year will relieve the Capital City from the
reputation it has borne for so long time as
the tail end Of the league. His team played
as follows last year: Dolan, Foreman and
Mcguire with Washington, Larkins, Wood
and Mflligan with the Philadelphia Ath-
letcs, Dutfee and Dolan with Columbus,
RICHARDSON and Radford with Boston, Hoy
With st. Louis, Shook with Milwaukee and
Kiroy with Cincinnati
Kilroy is well known In Savannah. He
was member Of the old southern league
and made his fame as pitcher with the
Augusta club. Duffse is also an ex-southern
league player having been member of the
New Orleans club.
THE LEAGUE PLAN.
The consolidation Of the National League
and American Association has resulted Ia a
league of twelve clubs with two seasons.
Boston, Brooklyn, New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington represent
the east, and Chicago, st. Louis, Louisville,
Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pittsb0rg the
west
One hundred and hfty-four games are
scheduled, seventy>seven at home and
seventy-seven away. The first season opens
April 12 and closes July 5, the second season
commencing Immediately after. The PEN
nant championship is TO be decided between
the winner OF each season in a series of
games at their conclusion.
The season idea has been adopted, Manager
Barnie said, to keep up the interest and
give each club better chance for the cham
pionship. Heretofore it has often been the
case that club has played poor ball at the
beginning OF a season and recovered itself
afterward near the close, but being put
beyond the reach OF the pennant the interest
OF the public in that particular club has
Jagged. Under the new arrangements of
starting new season all over again with
each club on an equal footing, the club
which plays poor ball at first may win in
the second season.
THE CONSOLIDATION SCHEME.
THE outlook for base ball this year "
said Manager Barnie, sis most encourage
ing. 1t will be one Of the most successful
seasons ever known, l believe, since the
game came into vogue. By the consolida>
ton Of the National League and American
association all the chickering's aud jealousies
which have heretofore tended to keep the
eHAo uo"u nave Doen removed ana all Iu-
terests are common. The scheme Of the
league assigning the players to each club is
also splendid idea and gives each oity an
equal show ia securing good material to
represent it. It is no longer q question of
me highest bidder. and this lie something
which is bound TO elevate the game"
How about Danny Richardson's refusal
"play with the Westinghouse
Well. he won't play with any other
Sluo," Manager Barnie replied. ''He has
Oeen assigned TO US and we don't intend to
release him. Richardson is a partner in a
ufy goods establishment in Elmira, N. Y e,
aud says he doesn't intend to play ball any
more, but believe he will change his mind
aver he finds out Washington will
uot release him to New York, and will
e1ehtuallA come to u.s. Under the new
arrangement Of affairs Washington can
u9lu Richardson for years"
In speaking OF base ball In the south
manager Barnie said he thought the sport
%uld be revived il a league with a salary
s s OF $500 we're organized. There are
g py OF rising young players who would be
sal 70 get chance at a small salary with
southern league.
OLD SOUTHERN LEAGUE MEN.
Jim Fields, Savannah's popular old first
S .lssstetnan, is at present in Philadelphia, but
... VA! probably go to some Of the clubs of the
ifa ier league. He's too good player to
~"ng out of job.
Gardner, Shrieve, ODay and Tug
a. %,f!uGdel. all old Savannah players, are out
!oos. They are in Boston. Louisville,
NuCdgo and Auhrrn rasneotivalv The