The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-24

fine a base ball diamond as could
be desired when it is finished.
The park will no longer be known
as the Bolton street park, but the c. L. A.
park The field will be 400 feet long, which
is larger than most OF the parks in the
National league. The grandstand Will be
IN the position of the old one, that is
al an angle on the side nearest the rail-
road There viii be but one stand,
ana none will be where the old one was,
T,Ie- nj the catcher. The bleachers will
be to the eastern side Of the park, where
the old ones stood. The park viii be i'm
ished the early part OF the week, ana an
exhibition game may be played this week.
The first game in the league Will be
played next Saturday, when savannah
WI tackle Charleston in that city. n big
excursion will be run from this city over
the Charleston and Savannah road, and
il is expected that several hundred root
ers will 90 over with the savannah boys
TO cheer them on TO victory. The train
viii leave Saturday morning. Tickets viii
be sold which will be good to return on
any train up TO Sunday night for s..
The following players compose the z.
l. A club. from which the team Will be
picked: McAvOy and Charlton, catchers'
Hipkins, Cummings, krensOn and Read
lex, pitchers; ReaVes, HarrlSaIl, - Con
nor, r. Brady, LeCIaire, o Byrne,
Schreck Winters, Burch, E. Brady, BUS
sey. The team practices every afternoon
al the park, and the boys are rapidly
getting into first-class condition
There is d strong possibility that a city
league, composed of four clubs VIII pc
formed to play a series OF games Tor me
championship of the city. A meeting Tor
organization will be held in the rooms of
NE Catholic Library Association Tues
dav night at $50 O'Clock. The repreSen-
tatives Of all base ball clubs are invited
The manager of the c. L. A. team has
received letters from several teams
throughout the state, asking Tor dates
for games during the season, and there
will be no end of good ball during the
summer.
The Cincinnati Reds" are playing a hot
game and have jumped from fifth place.
where they were last week, TO the nead OF
fine procession Cleveland has dropped
down a peg and Boston has done uQe same.
Pntsburg is in fourth place, While Balu-
more has gone from third TO fifth position;
The Phillies keep on their doWnWafd
course and are now in sixth place. me Inc
Giants" seem to have picked themselves
together and while 1t VIII be some time De-
fore they can hope to be anywhere near
The ton they will no doubt creep up by de-
grees. If President Freedman and Rusle
can come TO terms the Giants viii soon
get to where they belong. Louisville, un-
der the guidance Of its new manager, Nc
Gunnigle won two out of five games the
past week, but still hold the bottom by
good margin. 1t is rumored in national
league circles that the league magnates
are dissatisfied with the attitude Of Presl-
dent Freedman of the New York Club in
regard to Rusie and that If the small at
the Giants" participate, there. Will pc
some action taken by the league. Il IS
only given as a rumor, however, and IS
doubtless only such as the league could
not afford to dictate to such a club as New
York.