The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-23
RlSE BALL A SURE THING.
The Franchise for Savannah Bought
BY a Savannah Man.

,6p. Miller Contracts the League
piehts and Privileges Here-A Stock
company to Be Formed and a Team
20 Be Secured at once-An Effort to
SECURE McCloskey as Manager.
The announcement in the MORNING
News a few days ago that the base ball
t-anchise here had been purchased,
created good deal of talk among the
"fans."
The franchise is now held by Mr.. JEFF
n Miller who has received the formal
transfer from Jimmie Manning. The
terms of the sale are private but this
will be of little interest to the ball loving
neople in Savannah compared with the
dot that base ball is assured for the sum
mer months.
A stock company will be formed and
Immediate steps taken to organize a good
club. Mr.. Miller is now in communication
with John j. McCloskey whom, he wants
10 secure as a player-manager. McClos-
kew was with Montgomery last season,
and is considered tip-top player, and can
pet together a rafting team.
The salary list all over the country will
he lower than ever and players are not so
sutocratic as formerly, and do not de-
mand large slices of advance money.
The club will probably have a paid up
capital of $500, which is considered am
ME to get along smoothly. 1t is a we'll
Known fact that Manning made a good
thing out of base ball here last season,
and there will be no difficulty in disposing
of the stock of the new club.g,5
There are two good ball grounds near
tbe electric roads-the Bolton Street
park and the old Pompeiiau grounds,
neither Of which has been
definitely decided upon yet. Mr..
Miller will attend the meeting
AZ the Southern league to be held at an
early date and further details of the com
ing season will then be announced. Sa-
vannah is on the schedule committee and
efforts will be made to have the games
in this city when the patronage is the
largest Savannah can easily support a
good club, and now that there are to be
ball games this year there IS no doubt the
large attendance of last summer will be
repeated.
It is said that Macon and Columbus are
trying to secure the Augusta franchise.
Should Macon get it, Charleston, Savan-
nah, Macon and Atlanta will form the
eastern circuit while the western circuit
will be made up of Nashville, Memphis,
New Orleans and Mobile.
Frank Connaughton, who caught last
year in Savannah, has signed with Bos-
ton.
Ollie Beard will manage the Charleston
team.
Ted Sullivan has been engaged to man
age the Atlanta team, and is now busy
signing his players Atlanta will give
him all the desired financial support and
the club has instructed him . have
nothing but fancy brights" on the team.
jim Manning has signed some of the
Savannah players for his Kansas City
team A number of the Southern League
players are now in the Western League.
Manager Stallings, Of Nashville, has
booked FIVE good men, but will not give
the names to the public.
Montgomery will probably enter the
league before the season closes.
Mobile has all her club signed except a
shortstop and a fielder.
Ted Sullivan has great reputation for
his coaching abilities and it is worth the
price of admission to hear him rattle the
best of teams.
A correspondent of the Sporting News
tells the following good story on Sui
Ivan:
In one game at Birmingham last sea-
son Ted needed two runs to tie and three
to win, when he went to bat in the ninth
inning. He and Miller occupied their
usual position and both in uniform. As
the first man came up and the opposing
pitcher was preparing to deliver the ball
Ted addressed Miller as follows: well,
Charlie, you know we never take supper
without a victory OF course not, re-
sponded Miller
well, yer gwine to go hungry tonight,
Mr.. sullivan chimed in an old colored
man, but he didn't; they won the game
before their opponents got their bearings.
III take the Moon" said Ted "rll
take the Stars, responded Miller.
High sky" said Ted, and the batsman
cracked out hit.
Tuscaloosa" yelled Miller.
Alabama, - came from Ted, and bang
went another hit. Each and every man
that came up either got a hit or base on
pals, and won the game before any one
knew how it was done.
The opposing felders were mystified
from start to finish, and a more dlsap-
pointed lot of spectators and ball PLAYERS
was never seen before, and yet everybody
was IN good humor with Ted.
The caseo the Macon Base Ball Club VS..
Ghe Southern League has been postponed
Judge Bartlett who was to try the case is
SICK and the matter will probably not
come up until next month.