The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-24
ATLANTA WILL PLAY HERE
A Report That Sullivan Had Dropped
Out an Error.


( Teddy Wires MoCloskey He Is in the
League to Stay, and viii Be In
Savannah To-day-McCloskey Sur
prised and Anxious When the Report
Was First Received.
Teddy Sullivan's men will be in Savan-
nah to-day and will play three games
with Savannah this week
| Some disingenuous Atlanta crank, with
dislike for Sullivan perhaps. seems to
have informed President Nicklin that
Atlanta had dropped out of the league,
and the information has had somewhat
| o. depressing effect, which will proba-
bly, be counteracted by the information
| that comes from Sullivan that he is in
the league to stay. The following tele-
! gram from Chattanooga explains the stu
alton as President Nicklin views it:
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 23.-The blue
ness of the outlook for the Southern
League was reflected in the features of
President Nicklin to-day, when seen by
the MORNING News correspondent. He
had just received a wire from Atlanta
! that the Gate City's club was out. ~
don't know what to say as to the future
hardly" he said. 'At present every
thing is in confusion by the sudden with
drawal of Atlanta. l shall call meeting
OF the directors and officers at Moutgom-
cry for Tuesday next. We will then de-
eide what to do. Just now 1 can't say
what the outcome will be.
chose Montgomery for the meet
ing place because it is the most central
to all the club cities.
DIDN'T KNOW WHY.
have no idea why Atlanta dropped
out and, therefore, cannot. express
an opinion on her action, but when
saw the score this morning of 80
to 0, l thought something was going to
happen. With Macon and Atlanta out,
| two clubs, Savannah and Charleston, will
| be at home Monday with no one to play
them. Macon should be in Charleston,
and Atlanta in Savannah. The situation
of the other clubs is Nashville in New
! Orleans, and Memphis in Mobile. In the
latter two cities games will be played,
| | suppose, according to programme,
| but Charleston and Savannah will
have to lay up until we can make some
arrangements at Montgomery Tuesday.
The Macon club may be taken up by
| Columbus or Little Rock. Both cities are
negotiating for the team. What will be
done with Atlanta's club, If Sullivan per-
sists in staying out, can't say
How has the season paid2' was asked,
"Splendidly," was the reply. New
Orleans has been the banner town. The
Picayune was preparing for q special
base ball edition, believe, but instead of
being what it was intended to be- it may
be the funeral edition of the league.
Nashville also has paid well. Memphis
has been a good town. Charleston and
Savannah have been all right, and At
lanta would have been, but the people
didn't seem to take to Ted Sullivan. If
the league continues with only six clubs
it will necessitate long leaps, but maybe
we could make it,"
M'CLosKEY DIDN'T BELIEVE IT.
Manager McCloskey was much sur
prised when informed of the report re-
ceived from President Nicklin, and said:
81 have just received telegram from
President Nicklin," he said, Informing
me of the meeting of the league officials
| in Montgomery next Tuesday, which he
says will be an important one, but he
gave me no notice whatever of any such
condition of the Atlanta team, and more
over had a telegram from Sullivan at 3
o'clock this afternoon from Charleston,
stating he would be here sure.
In that telegram Sullivan not only
dSSuFeu me LndJ ne Is coming, DuG urged
me not to disappoint him, which of course
was unnecessary.
II am inclined to think Sullivan will be
on hand. Certainly he would not have
sent me that telegram If he had decided
to disband, and, if anything had hap
pened later believe he would have noti-
| fed me.
81 shall wire to Charleston at once,
however, so that [ can prepare for any
| nTnnrCpnpX tina
gone under, l will arrange to have Charles
ton come over Monday and play four
games. &c.,
LOOKS FOR AN ARRANGEMENT.
az am inclined to think the league will
easily come to some agreement at next
Tuesdays meeting, as there are five
towns that want to come fn, and should it
prove true that Atlanta has withdrawn.
which l am inclined to doubt, perhaps the
two withdrawing teams could be placed
in other towns. There's Augusta, Colum-
bus, Montgomery, Little Rock and Chat
| tanooga, all of which would like
to come in the league, and I
don't think there would be much
difficulty in Strengthening matters out
With this basis to work on.
SAVANNAH TO STICK 1T OUT.
"With Atlrnta and Macon both ont
OdN dnudh HOulu nave lOIlR Jumps, out II
Charleston sticks it out there is no reason
why we should not, and it would be done
With Augusta in the league things would
work very nicely for us. Nashville New
Orleans and Memphis have always been
good paying towns, and their clubs are
playing right along. No doubt there is
much that is discouraging in the situa-
ton, but look at it hopefully, and ex-
pect to see an arrangement made at
the meeting next Thursday whereby
the season can be carried to a successful
conclusion"
SAVANNAH GETS THEM.
The three games that were to have been
played between Savannah and Macon
have all been given to Savannah by UNI
pire Mclaughlin, by score Of 9 to 0 in
each. The last game which was
to have been played yesterday
went TO Savannah in manner
similar to the other two. Man
ager McCloskey had his men on the field
nine balls were pitched over the plate
and the game was declared in Savannah's
favor. President Nicklin has stated that
these games will count in Savannahs
standing.
ATLANTA IS COMING.
Teddie Wires He's in the League to
| Stay,