The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-04
NCLOSKEY TO BE THE MAN.
Sayannah'S Place in The Southern
League Assured.

III. Team to- Be Signed at Once and
put in Practice-McClosky to Be in
savannah This week-Baltimore and
New York Negotiating for Games
Here Before the Opening OF the
League Season.
The interest in base ball circles is at a
higb mitch. The news that McCloskey
has agreed to manage the Savannah team
,yas received yesterday, and the next
question arises, What players will he
sign
McCloskey has received offers from, the
west. but when he was here last summer
he became so attached to the place and
neople he was glad to come back The
Contract Mr.. JEFF D. Miller has with him
"a mutually advantageous and McCloskey
will report in Savannah the middle
of this week. He will bring
his family here and make Savannah his
home during the season.
WcCloskey has good string of players
in view. and now that he has the reins in
his hands it will not be long before the
team will be signed and in thorough prac-
tice The club, that viii be organized will
not be troubled for financial support.
This has already been assured. The
amount of actual cash required is
small and has been already guar
snteed. The club will attend to
the business affairs and the signing
of players and the entire management of
the team will be in McGloskey's hands.
TO ARRANGE A SCHEDULE.
The schedule committee, will get to
work Immediately after the league meet
inc on the 18th inst. Mr., Miller, who is
on this committee VIII look carefully
after Savannah's interests. The Electric
Railway Company and the Coast Line are
making bids for the games to be played at
the Wheelman's Park and at the Bolton
street grounds. The Wheelman's Park is
supposed to be in better condition and
can be easily and quickly reached
MIR. Miller has not closed for either of
the parks.
The Baltimore team will be here April
&. 6 and Z and efforts are being made TO
hiring all the league teams that are COM
ing south on practice trips in the spring
Pugilistic Champion Corbett may play
with the Baltimore team, and come here
to get his hand in before beginning to
play in July and August. When asked
the other day about the offer to play ball
he replied
WHAT ooRBETT SAYS.
"People think that this is simply an
advertising scheme, but in that they will
be mistaken. I know thing about hand
ling ball. Baseball was my favorite
pastime in my younger days on the slope,
and among others, l used to practice
with my friend, Tom Brown, of the Louis
vi.les. We little thought then that
would be at the head of the pugilistic
business, and be the highest salaried ball
player in the country. If Manager Han
lon did not feel confident that could hold
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make any such offers and l would not
accept such proposition simply for the
purpose of making guy of myself. Why,
down in Jacksonville, handled the hot
test ball with ease, so that my trainer
was Hfraid would be injured,
Mr., Hanlon made me an offer to play
on his team, but / said he couldn't get
me. He offered me $40, 900 for the season,
but made arrangements to take my
father and mother to Europe, and $4,000
couldn't make me break my promise. l
intend to get back in. May. But this is
different if Mr.. Hanlon wants me for
July and August. l am disengaged for
that period. My company will be idle,
and II he really wants to give me IS, 900
for those two months he can have me.
You may say that l will come very near
accepting it. That isn't an offer to be
quickly thrown aside. l do not know
what position 1 shall play, and do not
care. l have played ball professionally
before would as soon play first base as
right field, aud would not shrink from
pitching or catching if assigned to either
position"
1t may be added that with Corbett as
pitcher or catcher there would probable
be little dispute as to balls and strikes.
TIE NEW YoRKs COMING SOUTH.
Owing to the difficulty to get the polo
ground IN New York in condition during
March, the New York team will begin it's
practice in the south, and will probably
locate in Augusta. Hanlon, of the Balti-
mores, wants to arrange to play exhibit
tlon games with New York, and these
TWO teams will, no doubt, come to Savan-
nan. The games here will be played be-
lore the southern league season opens,
and the fans will have enough good bali
TO satisfy them.
Inc Baltimore team will reach Macon
the latter part Of March, where exhibit
tlon games will be played with scrub
teams and other teams in the league,
Inc fact of the New York club signing
50 many college play ers has brought the
remark from base ball enthusiast, that
II Will not be long before the club will
ue'elop INTO literary society.
JACKSON THE HERO.