The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-20

| team through double daily practice at the
park, and Thursday morning he will start
| for Charleston vita the Savsnnehs Mana.
ger Manning says the local team will open
the eyes of base ball cranks OF the City by
the Sea.
Next week, probably Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. Baltlmore's National
League team will play with the Savsnuahs
and the Charleston team will be here for the
next three days.
The work of fixing the park win be
rushed this week in order to have things in
flrst-clsss share for the games with Balti-
more. The work of constructing the new
| grand stand and bleschers will be started
to-day with big force Of carpenters.
southern League Gossip.
Joseph J. Lyndon of the Toronto ANA
teur League may umpire in the Southern
League this season.
John GittinRer of the Baltimore Ameri-
| can has been appointed official scorer Of
the Baltimore club.
Campion has been released by New Or
leans to reduce expenses. Jantzen will hold
down the initial bag.
Luby, who was holding off for more
falary, has accepted New Orleans terms
and signed. He is said to be in splendid
pitching trim.
Short Stop John MacMahon's contract
has been received by the Birmihghams.
Manager Earle considers him the greatest
In the country.
Charles G. Fitzpatrick, the one-legged UNI
| pire and trick bicycle rider, has been offered
a position as umpire In the Southern League
for the coming championship season.
Billy Hassamaer, the st. Louis boy who
led the California League in batting last
season, has signed to play with the Mont
| gomery club of the Southern League.
Charley Dowsld has signed with Atlanta
Of the Southern League in spite of the pro-
tests of the Oakland management, which
claims to have mortgage on his services.
or the Chattanooga team Thomas and
John Menefee. Ssbach and LaRest have
| arrived. Walsh and Abbey will be here
tomorrow. Shorty" Ryan has not turned
up yet. but will arrive in good time.
Manager Hanlon with his small array of
base ball players reached Charles ,on last
night. After week Of practice, games
will be played in Savannah, Charleston,
Macon, Atlanta, Chattanooga and other
points.
Kid Baldwin, who is to catch for New
Orleans this season, says he has not touched
e drop of liquor for year and that he will
do better work behind the bat this season
than ever before. He, however, wants to
get baok to Cincinnati, his first love.
According to Sporting Life MoGarr and
Meskin. now with Savannah, are on the
reserve list of the Eastern League, but Sa-
vannah has made all necessary arrange
ments 10 hold these splendid players. Both
men showed up in fine form In Saturday.
game with Pittsburg.
Tommy Colcolough, Charlestons phe-
nomenal pitcher, Is now prRctlcinR every
day at the grounds. For the last few days
he has had Manager Carney acting az
catcher, and he IS highly pleased at his
complete control of the sphere and terrific
speed already developed, and under the new
rules a most successful season is predicted
for him.
The majority of the team which is to rep
resent New Orleans in the Southern League
has arrived. Ward, Baldwin, Thorpe, Pol
henus, Jantzen, Leach and Powell are on
hand, and tickets have been sent TO Cam.
pau. Luby, Doyle and Dorian. who are ex-
pected daily. Duke has not yet signed, and
there is now SO little of the limit left that II
he does come 1t will be at greatly reduced
salary.
The following players have affixed their
signatures to contracts to play with the Mo.
bile team: Charles Sher wood, Peter j. Dan,
iels, E. N Gragg and Frank Donnolly
pitchers; Mike frost, catcher; Charley
Lutenhurg, first base; Sam Mills, second
base Joe Strauss, third base; II. g. TRULY
short stop; Charles Hamburg, left field
Tom Gsttinger, right field; Bob Gilks, cen.
ter field.
Lamar of Atlanta, in the Sporting NetUs
says: Jimmy Manning seems to be get
ting pretty strong team tor Savannah
He has landed McGarr, and he'z a cracker
jack and no mistake. But we will warm
them up in April, or know the reason why. y
All right, boys, Savannah is ready, and
anxiously waiting The representatives OF
the town Of unmitigated gall will have q
different song to sing after they meet
Manning.
"Bumpus" Jones who made such record
with Atlanta's team last year, and who
was on Atlanta's reserve list, has been EN-
plcyed in defiance Of this list by Cincinnati.
in the same manner Newell, who has been
on the reserve list Of New Orleans, has been
taken by ST. Louis, ana Wadsworth, re-.
served by Atlanta, by Baltimore. In the
case Of Wadsworth some agreement will be
made, but it is said that Cincinnati will
have to pay for "Bumpusn or return him.
Manager Sullivan of Nashville will have
plenty OF material from which to select his
pitchers. he now has five men signed to
play this position, the latest being young
Tom Gillen, who played last year with the
crack Montgomery tAla.) club. Gillen is
a very speedy twirler and gives promise OF
making 6rst-cleSs man. Manager Sui
Ivan has also signed Billy o. Brien, formerly
with the Nashville League team O'Brien,
while lrias slow on the base lines, is an
excellent fielder and a strong batter.
"Jay~Eys-See.n Augustus correspondent
Of the Sporting NeUS has she following to
say this week in his letter regarding SAven-
nan in connection with Atlanta's blowing
about having the pennant winners: "Savan-
nah is keeping very quiet, and 1 am of the
opinion that Manning is getting together q
strong team for the Forest City, but Atlanta