The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-27
FAIR PROSPECT or A LEAGUE.
A MOVE ALREADY ON FOOT FOR'
IT'S ORGANIZATION.


The Circuit to Include Savannah
Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, Column
bus and Charleston and Perhaps
COIumbia-The DisbnndinE of the
Southern League Leaves the Field
Open to Receive the Protection al
the National League-How the Big
Clubs stand.
There is hardly a doubt that Geor-
gia and Carolina will have a Southeastern
league next season. and that Savannah
will be in the league. There is a move
hent on foot already to organize a league
and something may be done this week in
that direction
The league will most likely embrace the
cities originally proposed in the South
eastern league. formed last spring, and
will compose the following: Savan-
rah, Atlanta, Augusta, Macon. Column
bus. Ga, and Charleston, S. c. Should
Columbus not enter franchise will be
offered Columbia. 5. c.
Various parties in the different cities
Interested IN the league, have been quiet
~ working for some time, and a visit was
made to Savannah last week by an At
lRhta man, who is interested IN the club
IN that city. He was in consultation with
a well known gentleman here, who Is a
thorough base ball man, and while there
is nothing to give out. it is unders TODD
some agreement was reached as to the
league.
The only stumbling block in the way Of
the organization last season was the fact
that the. Southern league had the bulge
on the Southeastern In the matter of the
National leagues protection and as At
lanta was a member of the Southern
League, club could not be put IN that
city by the Southeastern and the protec-
ton of the National secured.
The disarmament Of the Southern league
this year, however, leaves the field open
TO the Southeastern, and IL the latter or
ganization obtains the protection of the
league there will be nothing in the way
of the Southeastern.
1t is understood that the Southern
league people are about to apply for pro-
lection from the big organization, and if
the Southeastern people intend to do any
thing, they should be up and about it.
The presence of Teddy Sullivan in the
city last week started the base ball gos-
sips and 1t was rumored that Sullivan
was endeavoring to obtain the franchise
for Savannah. The Savannah fans would
rather not see Sullivan at the head of It's
club and will not if they can prevent it.
Sullivan is known as disorganizer
wherever he goes and his presence in the
league would be sure to hurt it..
He has never made a success, unless
financially for himself of any club he
has managed in recent years, and every
club he has had anything to do with has
come to a disastrous end.
A league composed of the cities mention
ed, with the management in the hands
of the right men, could not be anything
but a success. 1t is the most complete
and best circuit that could be formed, and
If 1t did not prove successful base ball
had better be left alone in the south
The circuit is an admirable one, the
Jumps are short, and with comparative
ly short season and reasonable salary
limit the league ought to be a bowling
success.
There is very little interest in the clos
ing games Of the league. 1t is now def
nitely settled that Cleveland will play
Baltimore for the Temple Cup, and all
interest is now centered in that event
The league will close Wednesday, when
the last games will be Played and then
the Temple series will be played.
The only changes in the standing since
last week have been the swapping OF
places by Boston and Chicago, and tiie
dropping of Brooklyn into third to last
place, while the Senators have gone into
ninth position
The Temple series will be arranged ana
played Immediately after the close of the
season, and will be looked forward to by
enthusiasts of the game all over the coun-
try with the keenest interest Tho ou,
come between Baltimore and Cleveland
will be hard to predict but in any case
It will be hard fought series, and the
club that wins will have to play the hard
est kind OF bail
The standing of the clubs to date is as