The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-04
THE PENNANT WINNERS.
SAVANNAH BASE BALL TEAM TO
BE here MARCH IL. :"

SAVANNAH BASE BALL TEAM TO
BE HERE MARCH IL. >
Manager Manning Predicts a Great
Season for the Southern Lesgue-5a-
vannah's Aggregation the Greatest
Base Runners In the Country-A
Little Sketch of Our Players-The
Exhibition Season to Open St. Pat.
rick's Day.
Manager James Manning OF Ssvannah's
ball team arrived last night from Charles
ton, accompanied by Mr.. D. A. Long, who
organized the Savannah association.
Mr.. Manning is enthusiastic over the out
/ look for base ball in the south this year.
1t will be the greatest season Of base ball
sport in the southern country" be said.
| The Southern League will be second In
| Importance to the National League, and
outside Of that organization It has the cream
OF the players. Every one Of the twelve
clubs has put up the forfeit TO
guarantee holding out for the season,
l predict that the prosperity OF the new
league will be such that hereafter it will be
a permanent institution, which in the
course OF & few years will be vieinR with
the clubs Of the bigger cities for the finest
ball players in the land"
NAMES SAVANNAH THE WINNER.
"What about Savannah's tsamm Mr..
Manning was asked.
Savannah will have" he replied "a
winner, which confidently hope to see fly
ing the pennant at the end of the season
The men who compose It are first-class base
ballists, and the team is the finest base
running one in the country, not even
barring the big league clubs. / am
averse to talking about myself, but
| will say that since have been base ball
manager have never had a club which
stood lower than second at the finish. Last
year l was in charge of the Birmingham
team which won the Southern League pen
nant, and the year before managed the
victorious Kansas City team. hope | will
have the honor at the end of the approach
ing season TO say that I managed for the
second successive time the leaders OF the
Southern League.
A STRONG AGGREGATION.
81 know the people of Savannah want a
strong club to represent them, and as far
as can see just now they
have the strongest aggregation of
any of the leagues. l guarantee
that whenever discover a weak point it
will be promptly strengthened"
The members OF the team will report to
Manager Manning here March u. The fol-
lowing is the list:
Pitchers-John Jameson and George G..
Meaken.
Catchers-Jerry Hurley and Frank Con-
naughtOn.
First Observation-Disclosures A. Sohaeffer.
Second Baseman-James Manning.
Third BasemRn-Charles =. Wetzel'
Shortstop-James McGarr.
Right Fielder-Frank Sweeney
Center Felder-Samuel Niohon,
The position of left fielder will be filled
alternately by Catchers Hurley and Con-
naughton, who are first-class in either posi-
ton.
WHo THE PLAYERS ARE.
Jameson is an amateur who played with
the Ottawa KAN club for the last two
years. When Manager Manning had charge
OF the Kansas City league team aud visited
Ottawa, Jameson pitched against his club
aud won the game for the amateurs by a
score of 8 TO q He is looked upon as one
OF the coming ball players of America.
Meaken pitched with the Rochester club
of the Eastern League last year. He won
seventeen out of nineteen games. Cincin-
natl, St. Louis, Chicago and Louisville tried
TO get him this year, bat Savannah secured
the first claim. He is great ball tosser.
His batting averaged is .26S.
Hurley has caught for Boston and Cin~
cinnati. Last year he was with the Toledo
team of the Western Association. His bait
ting average is 1896, and he is looked upon
as a good all around player.
Connaughton was with the Pawtucket
Or. u club last year, and led the New Eng
land League in batting and base running
He is a wonder according to Manager Man
ming, and will delight Sayannah's admirers
Of the game.
A GOOD ALL FOUNDER.
Schaeffer played frat with the Altoona
club of the Pennsylvania League last year.
His batting average was .3l7, and he stood
second In the league 10 hitting, base run
ming and base getting.
Everything hattering can be said Of
Manager Manning, who will play second.
He has played with the Detroit and Bostons
and visited Savannah with the famous
Detroit team of $50. For the last six years
he has been manager. His batting aver
age is 1872.
Wetzel was with the Altoona club last
year. In batting and base running he was
the best man in the Pennsylvania League.
His batting average is 1906
McGarr has played with nearly all the
big league clubs Of the country. He played
third on the famous Boston Brotherhood
team Of 1891, and last year filled the same
position in the Milwaukee team. His bat
ting average Is 1926.
SWEENEY, THE HUSTLER.
Sweeney is known among base ball men
as hustler" He is strong in any posi-
ton. Last year be played in the New Eng
land League with the Woonsocket team.
His batting average is .2S9.
Nichou is great all-Tound man. Last
year he was the heavy hitter Of the Western
Association, with the Toledo club. His bat
ting average is .302.
Manager Manning is negotiating with
Petty, the star pitcher of last years South
ern League, who was largely Instrumental
10 capturing the pennant for Birmingham.
He never lost a game while with that club.
He will probably be signed In day or two.
The club will give its first exhibition
game St. Patrick's day when IL will play
the G. l. A. CLUB. A series Of games will
be played with Pittsburg's team, March Is;
~ and 20 and with Baltimore March &c, 81
and 2S. Three exhibition games will also be
played with Charleston before the opening
of the season.
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