The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-11
THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Opening of the Baseball Season in Six
Cities in the south.


ATLANTA, GA, April l0.-The first
championship ball game of the season of
SO was played to-day By the Southern
League In six cities Of the South. Ii VAS
the opening Of the Southern League sea-
son and contests Will be watched with
great interest not only through the South
but ty ball lovers throughout the entire
country. The Southern League occupies
unique position this season. one it has
never occupied before. II Is no eXaggera-
ton TO say that it is first of the minor
leagues Of the country being second only
to the National League.
The outlook for a successful season IN
the South is all that could be desired.
The league this year consists Of twelve
clubs, and on paper these clubs are as
nearly equally matched as twelve clubs
could be. The situation in the Eastern
League, coupled with the absence from
the field this year Of the Western League.
has put all the best minor league players
in the country where the Southern League
managers could get them. The result is
that the players who have heretofore
figured in the National, Eastern, West
ern. Southern. California, Pacific, North
west. l. and l. and Texas leagues now
meet on common ground in the same
league
This feature is one that adds greatly
to the interest in this leagues race with
the lovers Of the game outside Of league
cities The league is in excellent stand
ing and the executive head is Charles c.
Hart, of Atlanta. and in all. the cities
leading business men have charge Of club
affairs.
The opening games to-day were with
umpres ofiiciating): Atlanta in Savan-
nah. Thomas Forster; Chattanooga in
Charleston, William Harrington; Augusta
In Macon. w. VI. Serad; Montgomery in
birmingham. Ed. Reeder; Nashville in
Memphis Jack Sheridan; New Orleans
in Mobile, Charles Lewis
The list of players in the several league
teams shows many names Of men well
known in the baseball world. as well
as quite a number of promising young
sters The managers are without excep-
ton men Of prominence in their profess
sion. II there are any mistakes in the
appended list it is because contracts
have not all been sent I'm.
The list is as follows:
Atlanta-W. J. Murray. manager; Con
Murphy, Dixon, Rettger, Dewald, keenan,,
MOTT Corners, Camp, Ely. Lally.
Letcher.
Augusta-George Stallngs. manager:
Wilson, German. Shaw. Dooley. O'Brien,
Denny, White. Everett. Stafford.
Brmingham-William Earle. manager:
Eagan, Niles. Mcmahon, Ulrich, Brod-
erick. CAM.
Chattanooga-Gus Schmeltz, manager;
Sclbach. Menefee EastOn. Stephens
Nevins. Ryan, McClelland, Barrett, Walsh,
Abbey.
Charleston-J. J. Carney. manager;
Sudgen, Wiland Colclough. Gayle Kill
leen. Wheelock. Flaherty, Hatfield, Long.
Mccarthy. Ladd
Macon-G. V. Burbridge. manager; Hess,
Poland Abbey Hughey. Miller McGuirk.
Wentz Carroll. Weddige Gillen. York.
Memphis - Frank Graves, manager;
Rogers, Bolan, Wittrock. Mason, Griffiths.
Cartwright, Phelan Clingman, Dawkns,
Goodenough. Frank
Montgomery. J. McClosky. manager:
Welch. Donohue. Peppers. Shea. Hosea
mer, Fisher, Mennehan, Mccain, George
Rogers Smith.
Nashvile-Ted Sullivan manager: SOM
mers. Kreig. Vickery. Phillips, Gillen.
OBrien. Mack Burke. Dowie, Wood. Bur
rell.
New Orieans-Abner Powell. manager;
Baldwin. Luby, Leach. Doran, Jantzen.
Ward. Doyle. Thorpe. Campau. Polhemus.
Savannah-James Manning, manager;
Hurley, Connaughton. Meakin Petty
Jamison, klusman, Wetzel, McGarr, Cross.
Nichol Shaffer
Moohe-John Kelly, manager; Frost
Daniels, Sherwood. Donnelly Gragg
Lutenburg Mills. Strauss, Trauby. Get
finger Hamburg. Gilks.
Kesu pf Yesterdays Games.
Following are the results OF the OMEN
Ing games In the several cities to-day:
Chari"stons. o; Chattanooga.
CHARLESTON. S. c.. April lO.-The
hrst southern League game here to-day
resulted:
II. Bib. T..
Charlestons ....5 O03OO100-9 10 2
Chattanooga % 0400020-S q
Batteries: Colclough and Sugden;
stevens and Setback. Attendance, $500.
Umpire. HARRINGTON.
Augustus, q; Marons, o.
MACON. April 1o.-To-day's game re-
suited;
r. z.
Macons .............0 o 100000
Augustus ............3 o0o0oo-s 3