The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-09
TO-MORROW'S GAN
SAVANNAH AND ATLANTA T
MEET ON THE HOME DIAMONIP.

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MEET ON THE HOME DIAMON1p.
Mennine's Men Enthusiastic ABOUT
the series-Their Greatest Etfofts
VIII be Put Forward to Defeat The
CAPITAL Team-They Are as Thor
ouRhly Imbued With the Feeling or
Rivalry as Native savsnnahianA
Meakirn to Pitch the Opening Game.
He is Gstting Himselfin Great Fofm.
Makeup of the Two Teams for the
Opening Game.
With the opening Of the Southern League
season tomorrow will come the tug OF war
between Savannah and Atlanta at Ssvsn-
nah's ball park. The intense rivalry ex-
listing betN cen Georgia's two great cities IN
all sporting and othor events will no doubt
attract a great crowd to the game, and Sa-
vannah's boys will be encouraged to victory
by thousands Of spectators.
Manager Manning says that be realizes
that Savannahians demand the success of
the local team in these series, and every
effort Of bis men will be put forward 10
accommodate the people. He had his
team in double daily practice for the last
two days and will put it through another
prAcsice tomorrow morning, SO as 20 insure
tirst-class condition for the afternoons
work.
Meakim, who is looked upon throughout
the south as the finest pitcher il the league,
will occupy the box aud will be backed by
Hurley, who Is now in splendid form.
Meaklm has been practiclng daily for the
past week, and base ball experts who have
seen his work in the park say he is in mag
nidcent form. Meakim says he will be the
worst disappointed man IN Savannah If he
does not sucoeed In defeating the Gate City
team. He intends TO pitch the game of his
life.
The HOME CLUB ENTHUSIASTIC.
Manager Manning has talked to his men
about the necessity Of whipping Atlanta in
a majority OF the games at least in the next
three days, and every member is enthuSed
over the subject. They will play all to-
morrow, Tuesday and Wednesday for ell the
game is worth, and the lovers Of the sport
here may depend upon seeing the f1nssy ex-
hibitions, iWth Burns in left
field, Cross at short stop and NcGarr at
third base, the locals will enter the contest
greatly strengthened. Burns has great
record as hslder and in the practices Of
the last few days his work has been in keep
ing with his record. McGarr at third is in
his faVorite place-the place in which ne
earned the nom de plume Of Cracker
Jaok"-Rnd Cross as short stop cannot DO
surpassed.
McGsrr and Cross are probably, next TO
Manning aud Mes ainl, the most enthusi-
astic men about defeating Atlanta. In
talking about the games last night at the
Pulaski both men said: 1T is dollars to
cents that Atlanta will get the worst OF the
coming series. We realize that Murray's
club is tiue aggregation, but our Clue is
equally as good, and We eXpec TO wear the
laurels of the majority of the games at least"
ATLANTA's TEAM TO ARRIVE TONIGHT.
Atlanta's club will arrive tonight on the
Nancy Hanks 50 as to have a good nights
rest before the opening game. Their pict-
ures we're on exhibition IN the Central rail
road ticket Office yesterday and
They are all stalwart-looking men, who
apparently ought to be heavy batters. The
team will take a two hours practice at the
park tomorrow morning with the Savan-
nah's.
People who are criticising untavorably
the failure OF Savennah's club to defeat any
Of the visiting National League teams,
would do well to recall the early daya Of
The famous 1856 team OF Savannah That
GAGO AO9o hOhAiy SFGEy bAHtDltiOu game
played before the opening of the Southern
League season, and were roundly abused as
poor crowd, but when it faced its class on
the diapond there was nothing to compare
With it. Savannah lost the pennAnt that
year through the actual fraud Of Atlanta In
the deciding series. Those who will stop
for a moment and think of the brilliant
playing of the locals against Baltimore and
Cleveland for the last two weeks, must be
badly prejudioed il they say Ssvaunah's
club is not frst-class combination Of heavy
batters and good fielders.
WILL FINISH ONE, TWO Or THREE.
II guarantee said Manager Manning.
in talking over the prospects of the coming
season, that Savannah will have no reason
to complain of her ball club. 1t will finish
either one, two or three, and think tho
probabilities are that the FINAL winding up
will find US at the head of the list, I be-
lieve the fight for the pennant will be be-
tween New Orleans and Savannah, but do
not hesitate to say that believe our club
will prove its superiority over the rep
Tesentatiyes Of the Crescent city. Our de-
feats In the exhibition games should not be
taken as a criterion for he work Of the
Southern League. Augustus victory was
not the result of superiority. but the result
of the sickness of my men. Nobody will
find any sickness among the club on Mon.
day. though"
Here are the the teams for the opening
game tomorrow;