The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-06

first baseman.
Pete Browning Is playing indoor base ball
in Louisville.
Catcher Dick Buckley resigned with st.
Louis last Monday.
Pitcher Gleason has accepted the ST.
Louis clubs terms.
Short Stop George Smith has come to
terms with Cincinnati.
Shelter, the crack outfieIder Of the East-
ern League. is still unengsged.
Pitcher MaoMahon declines to define his
Intentions for the coming season.
In the opinion of Charlie Snyder Pitts
burg is the hardest city to umpire in.
St. Louis has no less than seven pitchers
under contract, not counting Caruthers.
Tom Burns is fixed for next season. He
has resigned as Brooklyn's right fielder
Manager John NJ. Ward now says he has
no intention of signing Outhelder Nc
Geachy.
Like the majority of the league clubs,
New York will carry only thirteen men
this season.
Catcher Bill Krieg, the leading batsman
Of last years Western League, has signed
with Nashville.
President Robinson of Cleveland AYERS
that there was no money consideration In
the 'Davis-Ewing deal.
Pitchers Clarkson and Fouts have begun
duty as coachers, the former at Yale aud
the latter at Princeton.
The st. Louis club has released its claim
on Mc9rillis, the brilliant amateur Phila-
delphia third baseman.
After all his kicking Catcher thinner has
resigned with Cleveland. He has suffered
a reduction Of about $4OO.
Catcher Jerry Harrington and Outfielder
Curt WEIGH have been added to the Louis
vile team by Manager Barnie
The dispute over Catcher Baldwin be-
tween New Orleans and Augusta has been
settled in favor of New Orleans.
Danny Richardson has expressed his sat-
isfaction at his transfer to Brooklyn and his
willingness to sign with that club.
Ewing was tine last of the famous old
Troy clique TO go. Keete, WEIGH, Gillespie.
Holbert and Conner went before him.
Billy Zecher of Lancaster has been en-
gagged 20 manage and captain the Harris
burg club of the Pennsylvania League.
Brooklyn club last Wednesday He was
that clubs star pitcher last season.
mick" Young has received an applica-
zion for appointment as umpire from nearly
every old player out of the business
The Cincinnati Tjnes-Star thinks that
the WashinRtons' new manager, Joseph
D'Invilliers, is French count in disguise.
Pitcher Cunningham and Second Base
man O'DRy have Joined the Moline Ill)
Athletic Club, aud have not as yet signed
for the coming season.
II is said that with the exception OF John
Nj. Ward no player in the New York club,
not even Kelly, will receive more than
81. 400 this season.
u6 AhbSob bbOEl is buhb Lu6 boston cluD
will drop Bennett and sign Jack Ryan, for
merly of Louisville, and last season with
Providence
The report that Mike Kelly had been un-
couditionally released by Boston was errone-
GUS The king" is still under Boston's
jurisdiction and no club can do business
with him without Boston's consent.
Crane, the big pitcher of the New Yorks.
never worked harder In his life to get into
shape for a season. He has been training
at the Boston College gymnasium and has
reduced TO POS pounds He has been pitch
ing daily from distance OF flfty-five, fifty
eight and sixty feet to see what effect it
would have on the game. His speed suffers
no apparent abatement at any Of the dis
tnnces.
Elmer Z. SutolifFe, who wRs a member of
Savannah's famous team OF 1886, and ex-
ceedingly popular here, died at his home In
Wheaton, Ill, last week Of Bright's disease.
The news OF SATELLITES death will sadden
many lovers of the game and all PLAYERS
who knew him. Sutoliffe, while rot par
ticularly brilliant player, was always a
hard and willing worker, and was well
liked personally by all who knew him. He
was better known as "Cy,n that name
OAAh Atbk W hAtA AlOin thO AaOb luhb ue came
off the farm to play professional base ball.
lie first came into prominence through his
connection with the Southern League. He
was one Of the hardest and most natural
hitters in the profession, and that fact made
him valuable player. Last season. or
rather part Of it. Sutcliffe played first
base for the Baltimore team. He was a
member OF the Omaha team, of the West
ern Association, and when that league died
he was Immediately signed by HanloD. He
was one OF the players who joined the
Brotherhood and went from the Cleveland
League club to the Cleveland Players
League club.
The Sporting Life has a picture Of the
lady schedule maker, Miss Mayme Flatz Of
Piqua, O.. who compiled the Southern
League schedule.
Cycling Stuff
Washington claims $4,000 riders.
Spain has tifty-nine bicycle clubs.
One wheelmsn Of every 5000 is negro.
The average ride Of a wheelwoman is ~
miles.
A cycling track is to be opened ct Easter
In Rheims the cost of the building has been
$4,000 francs; electric light is laid on. The