The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-18
BASE BALL VERY QUIET.
II Does Not Look as if Savannah Will
Be in Tt This Year.

Be in It This Year.
Very little is being heard about the
Southern league so far In fact it does
not seem at all certain that Savannah
will have base ball next season. There is a
sort of apathy all through the Southern
league towns. 1t seems. that Manager
Graves, of the Memphis team, is the only
one in the south that has made any move
whatever toward signing players for next
season. 1t is understood that he has
signed Mason, Ollie Smith and Billy
Kreig.
So far only three cities have signed
managers. Mobile has Jake Wells, New
| Orleans, Count" Campeau and Nash
vile, George Stallings.
| 1t is about time the other five cities get
hump on themselves and be up and
doing.
Manning is out of Savannah except
that he holds the franchise here. The
| Sporting News says of him in connection
| with the Kansas City team:
"Of all the minor league leaders On the
| diamond to-day, probably there are none
more prominent or popular than James
| II. Manning, who will not only manage,
but own the Kansas City club this coming
| season. Jimmy's home is in the east and
there is where he began his professional
base ball career.
I'm 1886 or 1851, he was sold or loaned by
the famous Big Four Detroit club man
agement to Kansas City, and as long as
! the latter city was connected with any
league Jimmy was always engaged to
manage the club.
For six years he was connected with
the King City of the west, and strange as
it may seem to base ball managers, every
year brought him closer to the people and
| made him more admiring friends. No
| hop e
| day more popular in his own town than
Manning is in Kansas City. His popular
ity is not confined to his own city alone,
for his gentlemanly bearing and conduct
on all diamonds has gained HIM the re-
| spect OF all spectators before whom he
has ever appeared, and the coming year
! will find honest Jimmy Manning one of
the most popular managers on the road.
In 1892. after the Western League dis
banded, l secured Manning for the Birm-
inrham club, and as soon as he took
charge it jumped to the front and closed
the season pennant winner. Last year
Jimmie was out on his own account. He
secured the Savannah franchise aud
ended the season in third position and
made 81, 900 or 81 1000 besides. He will
start in the coming year with the eXpe-
rienCe necessary not only to manage O
club but also to successfully conduct its
| business affairs and the people of Kansas
City may rest assured that neither
pains nor money will be spared in
giving them first-clasS team Be-
sides being a leading manager, Man
ming is ball player of a high order that
has always been in demand by the big
league clubs. Last season he played the
strongest game of his life He is hard
hitter, good fielder and one of the fastest
men in the profession on the bases. He
takes every chance. and he is not afraid
of making errors. and by so doing he sets
a good example which he expects and re-
quires each and every player TO follow.
He Is honest with his men, and they in re-
turn will do everything in their power
for him. Such is the character and abil-
ity of the man who will look after the in
terests of the old reliable base ball city,
and the people there should feel that they
are very fortunate in having him back
with them again"
Two base ball problems have been set
tied during the past week. Arthur Irwin
is to succeed Harry Wright as director
general OF the Philadelphia and A. C.
Buckenberger will manage Pittsburg.
Washington is the first club in the
country TO announce it's full roster of
players for 1894 Here is the roster that
will represent Washington: Pitchers
Mercer, late of the New England League
Eagan, from Media, Penn. Esper, of last
years nine, and Sullivan of the Cincin-
natis, for whom Hoy has been traded
Catchers-Selbach and Dugdale, from the
Southern League, and Mcguire. First
baseman-Cartwright late of the Mem
phis club. Second base-Ward. Third
base-Hassamer. Short stop-McMahon
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