The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-14
DON'T LIKE THE CHANGE.
The ELECTRIC RAILWAY CON-
PANY AND THE BALL CLUB.

The Railway Was TO Give Up $1,000
for the Playing Of the Games at
Wheelmen's Perk-Naneger Man
ming Says Ee Was willing to Play
Wanted More Than the Agreement
Called for-The Wheelmen Say They
Only Wanted a Guarantee Against
Loss
The announcement in yesterdays MORN
ING NEWS that Manager Manning had
given up Wheelmen's park and entered into
contract for the Bolton street park for the
base ball season Of 1898 caused considerable
talk on the streets, and considerable kick
ing from the Electric railway people, who
had agreed to put up 81 900 for the club
during the season with the understanding
that the games we're to be played at Wheel
mems park, which of course would give the
Electric company a monopoly OF the
travel.
Suits for violated agreement we're TALKED
about, but this probably is all that it will
amount to.
Manager Manning says he never
signed any contract as TO Wheel
mems park, and he claims he
is the only one who has authority to make
contracts. The Electric company will not
have to put up any money ard il will have
au equal show with the Coast Line road TO
carry passengers to the Bolton street park
MANAGER MANNING's STORY.
al came here" said Manager Manning
intending to make contract
with the bicycle club according to
the agreement which Mr.. Long
had entered into with it. which sJipu-
lated that the use Of the park was to be
given to the ball club for eighty-seven
games for $500. There was not word
about a bond in that agreement, but when
went to make my final arrangements |
was confronted by the demand for a
bond to secure the payments Of the $500. l
declined TO entertain the proposition be-
cause the Savannah association is already
under money forfeit aud bond to the
president of the Southern League to play
the entire schedule of the season, and saw
no necessity OF giving another bond.
Then the track association folks wanted
me to pay $40 game. which would have
given them $3.50, instead of the $500 agreed
upon. This. of course, l rejected. Some
OF them wanted me 10 fix up the diamond
at the expense of the ball club, but Mr..
Richmond very promptly and properly in
that the track association should put the
grounds in shape.
BLAMEs THE BICYCLE MEN.
81 was willing to stand by Mr.. Longs
agreement, but the managers of Wheel
mems park seemed anxious to throw tech
nic0lities and obstacles In the way, and |
finally dropped all negotiations with them.
Mr.. Parsons will bear me Out In the state
ment that last Tuesday l told him there
was no use for him to talk to me about the
Bolton street park as l intended TO play
ball at Wheelmen's park, according to an
agreement made with Mr.. Long 1t was
only when the bicycle club declined to stick
up to its stipulations that l sought Mr..
Parsons and closed with him for the Bolton
street park.
'The only regret have in the matter is
on account of Mr.. Collins. He has been
very kind to as, and If we could have
favored him we would have done SO will
ingly, but the WheeImen's park people are
to blame for losing the ball games this sea-
son."
CONGRATULATED ON THE CHANGE.
Manager Manning added that he Is con-
graduated on every side for bringing the
game into the city instead Of compelling
people to go into the country to see it.
McGarr, Meakin, Connaughton and Hur-
Icy, four members of the team,
arrived yesterday afternoon on the
steamship Kansas City. They are in ex>
cellent form and will begin practice at the
park to-day. The other members of the
team will be here tonight.
The track association managers put diff
ferent light on the failure to agree with
Mr.. Manning. They wanted to be pro-
tected against any possible loss to the asso-
citation, and called for a guarantee of the
payment of the rental This was refused
That is the only difference between the
wheelmen and the managers of the base
ball association, and is the cause Of its
failure to have base ball at the park.