The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-13
BASE BALL IN THE CITY.
WHRELMEN,s PARK GIVEN UP AND
BOLTON sTREETPARK SECURED.

The Change Made Because Manager
Manning and the Bicycle Club Could
Not Agree on the Guerantee-It is
Looked Upon as a Wise Move From
Financial standpoint a New
Grand Stand aud "Eleachsrs" to be
Built-Four Of the Players to Arrive
To-day.
Base ball will be played this season in the
city, and lovers Of the game win not have
to take two mile ride to Wheelmen's park
to witness it. Manager Manning has leased
the Bolton street park from the Coast Line
railroad and has surrendered all claims
which the ball club had on Wheelmen's
park He and the wheelmen could nos agree
upon the guarantee aud all negotiations
were broken off Saturday.
Ever since Manager Manning arrived
here be has been importuned by people to
have the game in the city. because the dis
tsnce to Wheelmen's park is too far He
considered the matter carefully from a
financial standpoint and came to the
conclusion that 10 would be more
advantageous all around to have a park
hool OF IA tuo CITY 81 POS9AOAS' Dub3 hSfoi-
theless, as negotiations for Wheelmen's
park had already began, he decided 70 go
ahead for awhile and see how the first few
games there would be patronized.
When Manager Manning undertook to
close the matter, however, a little hitch
arose about the question Of a guarantee,
and, seeing that satisfactory arrangements
could hardly be made under the circum-
stances, he began to look around for another
place. MIR. Parsons of the Coast Line was
called upon relative to the Bolton street
park and in few hours Manager Manning
made satisfactory arrangements with him.
The railroad company will begin work on
the park to-day with a large force of hands,
and by the latter part Of the week il will
be ready for ball playing. A new grand
stand with seating capacity Of ! 800 and
two "bleachers, p one for the whites and the
other for oolored people, will be erected.
The grounds are already in good condition
with the exception of the filling in of
small place near second base. In fact Man
aRer Manning says tho Bolton street park
diamond as 1t stands at present is better
ball playing ground than could be secured
at Wheelmen's park this season.
1t is already hardened. while
the ground in the other park is soft. and
would require a seasons playing to get it
into proper shape.
The general impression seems to be that
the change is good move and will attract
more patronage to the game than il people
had 70 take long ride to see it. The Bolton
street park is in easy reach of both the
Electric and Belt Line, as we'll as the Coast
Line, and there can be no complaint about
lack Of transportation facilities
The first game Will be played there Fri
day with the Catholic Library team. The
members of the club will begin
arriving to-day. Msakin, McClarr
Hurley and Connaughton will
come on the New York steamer due this
afternoon. By tomorrow night the full
team is expected. The uniform which will
be worn by the Savannahs has arrived. It
is dark blue with black trimmings and
black stockings and the word Savannah"
worked in half circle across the breast.
The clubs ball name will be the "Black
Stockings"