The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-01
OFF FOR A WEEKS TRIP.
Savannah to Play Atlanta To-day, To-
morrow and Wednesday.

Savannah to Play Atlanta To-day, To-
morrow and Wednesday.
The Savannah Base Ball Club left last
night for Atlanta where it viii play to-
day, tomorrow and Wednesday. The
game to-day is the postponed game in this
city. Manager Manning tried to get At
lanta to come here to play it of, but Man
ager MURRAY objected, and arrangements
were then cOnsummaJed for playing it in
Atlanta
Savannah will play seven games away
/ from home then return for three with the
rcorganized Macon team, making ten
games she PLAYS before going on the
long trip. The team is in good condition
and has three of the best pitchers in the
league. Savannah leaves home in fourth
place, but with good luck she viii be d
notch higher when she returns for the
May week games.
All games played abroad will be de-
tailed at the theater and will be watched
with much interest, as this trip will test
the strength of the team.
Savannah is undoubtedly the greatest
base ball city in the south now. New
Orleans held that honor till this year, but
Savannah has taken the palm from all
her sister cities During the six games
OF last week there was an average OF ? 800
spectators each day, making a total Of
10000. Manning richly deserves the
splendid patronage being bestowed. He
has secured "a fine club and is giving the
people excellent sport.
Manager Selee of the B@tons saws
Quarles is one of the best pitchers in the
business.
Augusta was greatly disappointed that
n hoe
from Savannah, and will take revenge out
of the Charlestons tomorrow, Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Macon viii have five new faces on her
team when they play here May week
Ryan catcher from the Eastern League;
Hess going to the outfeld West, first
baseman from last year Western League;
Iwitchell of Detroit fame in the outtleld,
and last, but not least, Ollie
Beard on third, and genial Dan Shannon
on second. This will make Shannons
team one of the strongest in the league
and one that will make them all hustle to
win.
There will be no necessity for at least
one of Ted Sullivans Tigers leaving
Nashville in barrel next fail. A tailor
there has offered pair of fine pantaloons
for the man with the best batting aver
age.
Montgomery and Augusta while trying
for first place have both played the first
extra inning games of the season 1t
shows that both teams are doing all they
can to be the leaders and the race is a
very interesting one.
There has been some ugly talk going on
to the effect that the Mobile club was
selling games. As a consequence the
patronage has decreased, and things do
not look as prosperous as of yore At
recent game the gate receipts Melted
about enough TO buy cigarettes for the
boys and that is all Maybe the club
year, and the game will then get on a
boom in that pretty little city.
Gragg and Cans of Mobile have been
released.
Birmingham has signed two good men
in Hoover, recently released by Cincin-
natl, and Hogriever of the Western
League. Both men played with Manning
in Kansas City
Frank Graves has very fast team in
Memphis and should be well up in the
race before the close of the season is
reached.
The Southern League umpires received
salary of Sl15 month, out of which they
pay all their own expenses.
If the New Orleans team will follow the
lead of Powell it will earn for itself the
reputation of being one of the most re-
spectacle playing on southern diamonds.
The Sporting News is still harping on
the assault upon Umpire Harrington by
the hoodlums here about two weeks ago.
It's a wonder some people don't take a
tumble.
Jameson will leave the club in Atlanta
and hire himself to Kansas to get in good
condition. Manning thinks well of the
boy and still has a string to him.
Although Birmingham is losing steadily
and George Duryea is being pounded as
hard as anybody else, the Magic city
papers are letting the manager down
easy The Age-Herald, for instance, says:
BILLY Earle does all he can, but with a
set of players that would do for amateur
playing, he cannot play professional
team.
The Southern League holds second place
in the rank of base ball organizations this
season.
Emmett Seery, once a star in the Ma
tional League, may soon be seen in
Charleston uniform.
CITY BREvITIEs.
A vessel is now on its way to Savannah
from Russia to take q cargo of spirits