The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-31
THE FANS WAKING UP.
Plenty Of Base Ball Talk Going the
Rounds Now.

Every CITY IN the southern League
Except Savannah Laying Plans for
Next Season-red Sullivan's Visit
Here Starts Some Gossip-The Fran
ehise for Sale, But Nobody Seems to
Be After It-A Rumor About the
Electric Railway.
Lovers of base ball will be surprised 10
know that all the cities In the Southern
league, with the exception of Savannah,
have already organized and are now en-
gaging managers and signing men for the
season of 1894.
Ted Sullivan, who was with Nashville
last year, was here day or two ago on
his way to Charleston. His short stay
seemed to have the effect of arousiug an
inquiry as to what Savannah is going to
dofor club. The fans" imbibed the at
mosphere of ball that naturally surrounds
Ted Sullivan-not the "ball' that >is
imbibed in winter, however -
and they at once became in
terested as to what Manning
proposes to do with the franchise he now
holds, and wants to sell, if he can, as he
is welded to Kansas City. Savannah is
one of the best, if not the best, cities in
the league for base ball, and large num-
Der of people will be sorely disappointed,
if there are to be no games here next
year.
The franchise is right here in Savau-
nah, and for sale. Win the fans" see it
slip through their flngersl
TED SULLIVAN PROSPECTING.
There was some talk on the street yes
| terday that Ted Sullivans visit meant q
good deal in this connection, but the ru-
NOR was, like many Others unfounded
II should think" said well known
base ball man, that there would be no
difficulty in getting up a stock company
with capital of &, 800 all paid in"
The great drawback" he continued,
might be that when stockholders are al
lowed to pay for their shares in monthly
| installments, before the end of the sea
son. some might become dissatisfied and
| cease to pay their pro rata, and in the
face of such circumstances no club could
be supported.
Ball games are literally patronized
| here, provided, of course, there is good
local team that can win at least two
thirds of the games played at home.
This keeps the interest up, and attracts
the large crowds to the grounds
at seems a pity" said another bali
man." that if Manning had about $4,000
when he balanced up, why there should
be any trouble in obtaining the franchise
now that it is for sale, and organizing a
club at once
SOMEBODY WANTED TO TAKE HOLD.
unfortunately there are many who
give vent to their opinions but stand
quietly by and do nothing towards raising
the necessary funds"
President Collins, of the Electric Rail-
way Company, when asked yesterday
morning If there was any truth in the
rumor that he was negotiating for the
franchise. laughingly replied that he was
not in the base ball business, but that he
had been approached by several parties
who wanted the railroad to take the in
iniative step and so start the ball rolling.
Mr. Collins has done nothing in the mat
ter, and he declined to say what his plans
are with reference to the matter
In the event of the Electric Railway
Company taking hold of the organization
of the club there is a possibility of the
old Pompeiian grounds being made into
ball park