The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-02

Frank Butler mas either Deen DehCueu
or released by Columbus. He has not
niaved with the team in absut ten days.
tn to a short time ago Butler was play
ing left field and the scores had him down
as playing a fast game. he was neld1ng
well and batting terrihcally and his re-
tlrement, whether temporary or perma-
nent. is not understood by his friends here.
A friend Of his in Savannah received a
letter from him recently, however, IN
which he said he might be home shortly.
He did not say why he would leave the
team.
jim Ballantyne, another Of savannah's
players, who has been playing with Nor
folk in the Virginia State League, has
returned to his native heath. Ballan-
tyne is a very fast man, and his playing
with Norfolk was entirely satisfactory,
but he had some trouble with the cap
tain of the team and they agreed to part.
He will probably catch for the Savannah
Catholic Library Association, and will
strengthen the team great deal.
Mr.. P. H. Rice Of Augusta will come
down to Savannah tomorrow and will
confer with President Gleason of the Sa-
vannah Catholic Library Association in
regard to settling the differences be-
tween Augusta and Savannah. There has
been any amount of correspondence be-
tween officers of the two association and
several conferences at Tybee and every
thing was supposed to have been settled,
but when the Augusta representatives got
away from the cooling influences Of Ty-
bees breezes they must have changed
their minds. Things look bright now,
however, and a game between the two cit
les very soon is not improbable.
]. ]. McCloskey, late manager of the
LOUISVILLE club of the national league,
has been signed as manager of the Hons.
ton, Texas, club. Before McCloskey took
charge Of the players signed, and sent a
note to him saying he was distasteful to
them, but this did not phase Mac. The
result has been that the team is PLAYING
hstless ball, and there is much discord
among the players. Houston has been
playing fine ball, and 1t is too bad to see
the team drop, though what the men can
nave against McCloskey is hard to under
me southern league series is being play
60 out by Mobile, New Orleans. Colurn-
nus and Montgomery and President Pow
t rs states mat the season will be finished
uouSn thinking people say otherwise
me Jumps are too long and the interest
700 niue Tor the league to finish through
WIN the four cities. The DISARMAMENT
VI the southern was not a surprise to
lhose acquainted with base ball affairs in
sne south, It was predicted before the
season started. A league as formed for
~ past rev years can never be SUCCESS
iul' Everything is against il. Proha bIv
IN III lIne the base ball people will get II
l good 'i.slr heads and will stop sinking their
soou money IN a vain endeaVor to give
rLe south base ball. Let them get to
mork ana form a league on the order of
NJ proposed southeastern leag1le which
ttaLeq because the Southern had the
oi-as on II IN the matter of making up a.
tbsr r. II such a league as that fails
~ professional base ball is an irnpos.
slo-e thing in the south.
r'i5dser richardson OF the Hamilton.
sSudud, base bah team has made a big
NJ. " amos Rusie, formerly pitcher for
nav. 0 0IA, ana now in enforced retire
RUsia MI iI9I .-,s freedman, however, says
81 win play with New York. or NOT
s 'tl 50 there you are. The big hoosier
II In 59;pgehdihg the dog days at his home in
d. t,9itIilapohs He is said to be in fine con-
Bin blily Earle. the little globe trot+ar e
b bo% with Boston. He was tnroed ed,.,f -
lin 60 a.. more, but the Beaneaters sn9nneS
+u rI 1p. Ihis is the seventh club If fbe
ti7 i'm n whose service Earle has at some
man. VI another worn a uniform. besides
'l'i' minor league clubs. 7'''e7
me me Pastime Athletic Club will Give
pro 1,elL, 70 hjd Norton Tuesday night the
io9 ~ "s which win be donated 10 Nor1
in ~ ~ as 81 him in returning to his hon3c
SCI -, y orton has been in Savannab
ersl ra-.4 5iJ INNS and has spared in sew
held in LUIS IN all of which he has
as he ms end. lie is in hard Iuclr and
% lin INKS the future holds out 1ittIa
ia es+ III savannah IL his line. he wants
,nters-.t.a5 10 more profitable fields An
which ~ '--s en- entertainment vii be given. in
ers vim ~ al local and out-of-town hoy
made such q Ieart. BLy Whistler, who
lH 1t nit recently, is down to star