The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-02
TO BE here FEB. 1.
Manager Manning to Report With the
Savannah Team Then.

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Savannah Team Then.
a letter was received yesterday from
Manager Manning of the Savannah Base
Ball Club stating that he will report here
with his team Feb /, and will be ready to
go into active practice. The contract for
the grounds viii be closed to-day, aud by
that time the diamond will be In Hrst-class
condition.
The Sporting .Ne,Us in its last issue de-
| votes column 60 the Southern League. A
selection from it reads as follows:
Every one connected With the Southern
Base Ball League is confident Of next season
proving most successful one, and they are
putting up some splendid work. getting ev-
erything in order for the opening games.
There is plenty Of time ahead, but by start
ing in early aud going slowly 1t is easier to
get everything required, and that is the
aim and object Of every club. Interest in
| the game 10 increasing daily. and the OPEN
ing ganes will find the cranks eager to size
| up the playing abilities aud strength Of the
different teams as they play there. The
different clubs Of this league are making
bid for a very superior class Of
| players for their teams, and il the race next
season fails to be q close and exciting strug-
gle, it will not be from the work OF mag
mates and. managers in trying after the best
material in the market Rumors and press
| reports have the players engaged slightly
mixed, but this will soon be Strengthened
out, and some idea can be given of the
probable makeup of the different teams.
IL good men can be obtained they will
SURELY be signed. No cheap measures will
work this year; the limit must be kept, but
good players are offering every day and
| only the best are being selected.
The Savannah team will consist OF
Charles Payne, Joseph Broderiek, "Kid"
Baldwin, James Manning, Howard Earle.
James McGarr, Dan Miunehan, James
Curtis, John McGlone, Tom Nichols.
Charles Petty and Thomas Cahill. Such
team is one Of the strongest ever gotten to-
gether In the south. skid" Bald win,
formerly one of the Cincinnati team. How
ard Earle and others in the list are alone
sufficient to indicate that Savannah Is de-
termined TO have. IL possible, winning
team. Petty, Broderick and Manning win
be recognized as members OF last seasons
| Birmingham team. Savannah aud Bimr-
ingham both claim them this year.
Arson of Chicago has the folio owing to say
about Savannsh's manager: Jimmy
Manning told me that he was the best man
in the Southern League. and that he could
hold his end up any place. Jimmy has had
enough experience to know ball player
| when he sees him."
| will, Chattanooga will not go over the
Southern League limit
Larry Twitchel and Hank O'Dsy are to
be members of the Charleston club.
New Orleans hss signed Martin Duke.
Nevins, Columbus City league pitcher,
will be tried by Chattanooga.
|
Ted Sullivan and the veteran Paul Hines
tell contradictory stories. Ted says Hines
approached for a trial with Nashville and
Sullivan agreed to place him on first base.
Hines denies that he wants an enganement,
and saws he is too old to play ball.
The old chestnut" as to whether or not
It Is possible to catch q base ball thrown
from the top of the Washington monument
| is now again going the rounds after an in
| teryal of eight years Many experiments
| have demonstrated that bali dropped from
a hight Of over 500 feet can neither be
| judged nor held.
The Cincinnati club has decided TO nban-
| don the proposed southern trip, and the
players win practice in hand ball court In
that city.
John NJ. Ward says In most positive terms
that he and President Byrne entertain such
radically different views on base ball man
agement that 1t will be impossible for him
| Ward to continue in the service OF the
| Brooklyn club with satisfaction, either to
himself or to the club.
Catcher Jantzen of New Orleans Is REBEL