The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-10


The Southern League teams, says Sport
ing Life, are showing up strong, and there
can be no doubt that the Southern League
now belongs in the first class OF minor
leagues.
1t is suspected that Pitcher Abbey hes
been oaly loaned by Pittsburg to Macon.
We trust this is not true, as the ''farmingn
system 10 not one to be commended or en-
couraged.
Sporting Life: Buck Ewing is very pop
ular 10 Savannah. aud received an ovation
when the Clevelands played there last week.
Bucks popularity is due to the fact that he
married Savannah lady,
Sporting Life: None Of the league teams
touring the south, with the solitary excep.
ton OF Ptttsburg, have been covering them
selves with glory in their contests with the
Iow-salarled Southern I.eaguers.
By combining portions of the two Now
Orleans uniforms an additional and hand
soma set Of suits can be made, and on the
Fourth of July the combination can be made
representing the national colors-red, white
aud blue.
The Charleston press insists on calling
SOvannah's team dead Rabbits" Do ali
your nicknamiug now, Carney! When
Charleston IneetG Savannah in regular play
again the rabbits" will clip the wings of
the Sea Guls" even woi SO than they did in
the exhibition game.
Remember, ladies', that all Ruesses az to
the attendance az this afternoons game
must be in by II O'Clock noon. Address
them to Manager Manning, ct the Pulaski
The ten guessing nearest will get season
tickets. As a tip the MORNING NEWS
would suggest that guesses between $500
5000 will stand good chance Of carrying
off the prizes.
The Pietz matter is not settled vet. Early
IN the week the officials of che MONTGOMERY
club we're instructed by tho Southern
League president to draw on Mr.. Won or
Abe for $780, This was immediately done.
On March "A the draft was returned
unpaid. Directly following the unpaid
draft came q letter from Won der he
Offering Montgomery $500 for Pletz.
Without replying to Won der Ahe's letter,
all papers were forwarded through the
proper channel to Nick Young.
Nick Young has appointed an excellent
staff OF umpires for the Southern League
ana it would not surprise me. says a writer
IN Sporting NeCS, 70 see Harrington or
Lewis in the National League before the
season is finished. Billy Serad is an ex-
league umpire and good one. Tommy
Forster and Sheridan have also had expe-
rieuce, while Edward Reeder has managed
ana captained great many professional
clubs and will undoubtedly be heard from
in his new capacity. Taking everything
into consideration, the Southern League
VIII make a record the coming season sec
ond to no league in the country,
Donovan, the Birmingham correspondent
OF the Sporting NetCS does not seem to
think much Of tue Iron city's club, Judging
from the following extract from letter :
y AS Tar as the showing of the Birmingham
club is concerned there are some OF the very
weakest players in the league employed,
and they must be routed out before the
local club can hope to be any factor in the
league race. There is our first basemau, or
rather excuse for one; he is entirely too
weak for this company ana should be re-
placed as soon as possible with a good man
like Danny Storms of Kansas City.
Storms is an excellent fielder aud
hitter but Is not base runner. Hammond
seems to be neither a fleider, hitter or base
runner. These conclusions have been ar
rived at from the showing in the fret game
OF the practice season, and may be- faulty 1
hope that 1t may be 80. / do not like to see
any player fall by the wlyside, especially q
Birmingham player, and truly hope that
this player may show up better 10 the re-
mainder Of the games"
~. l. c." Augustus correspondent Of
Sporting NelCS repliss as follows to Sa-
vannah's correspondent of the same paper
In reference to a recent letter from this
city: 'Chowcbow' misunderstood my re-
MARKS in reference 10 Manning aud his
Dead Rabhits' doing up the Atlanta team.
would hate TO think that Savannah would
do anything to win games that was not
strictly honorable. made this statement,
knowing the intense local pride Savannah
ians have in their team, and what pleasure
they take in beating Atlanta. For the good
of the game in the entire soutn, do not
have any games won by any club that
are not won honestly. Ali that we want is
competent umpires and hope that the men
"Uncle lick Young has selected for US
will prove to be first-class in every respect.
Savannah wishes 20 travel on the same road
with Augusta, / suppose. "a fair field
and no favors" IS all that we ask. Not for
the world would l have a combine formed
in the league to do any one club. but with
intense local pride aroused In the eeme.
the attendance will DO improved, and
II the umpires are capable the game will
be the greatest success ever Known in the
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