The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
The LEAGUE YET IN DOUBT.
ATLANTA STILL HOLDING OUT FOR
MORE MONEY.

Southeastern People Not so Anxious
Ia BUY the Southern League rrnn-
chise as the Atlanta Fans Think
They Are-JacksOnviIIe and CO.
IumbIa Want AtIanta,s Place and
One of Them VIII BE Likely TO Get
It-A Fair Offer Made.
The situation of the Southeastern
League is still somewhat muddled. The
Southern League people in Atlanta con-
tinue to put out the bluff that they will
have a team in the league, but they are
simply holding out to get the Southeast
ern to offer them more money for their
franchise.
Unless those who control the Southern
League franchise in Atlanta have money
to burn they would be very foolish to
put out team. That league is a mis-
nit and cannot live. anyhow. AS an evi-
dence of this George Stallings, who has
been managing Nashville in that league
for two years, has signed this year with
Detroit He has been very successful in
Nashville, and his only reason for chang
ing is that he thinks the league will not
be a success.
The people in Atlanta who are inter-
ested in the Southeastern League have
made an offer to buy Atlanta's franchise
in the Southern. The Southern people,
however, think 1t is not enough, and re-
fuse to accept. The outcome may be THAI
Atlanta will not have club in either
league; for if the Southern persists in
refusing to give way to the Southeastern
and I'm the end fails to put out team itself
the Gate City fans will be outside the
fence.
There is a very strong probability that
unless something definite is heard from
Atlanta in a few days negotiations will
be begun with regard to admitting Jack
sonVllle or Columbia. Jacksonville would
mt very well and will doubtless be first
choice. Columbia also is a very good ball
town, and in the event. that Jacksonville
is not admitted, will be considered. Char
lotte, N. c.. has been mentioned, but is
out OF the question and Savannah would
not care to go into the league with that
city.
Manager Curtiss says that he has a
hot" team ready to sign the minute he
hears the fate of the league.
Manager Foutz of Brooklyn wants to
bring his team to Savannah for months
spring practice and has written here with
view to making arrangements The
fence around the Bolton street park has
been torn down and it would not be worth
the while to put ii up again unless this
city has league team, so that even the
coming of the National League clubs this
team of its own Brooklyn spent a
month here last spring and Manager
Foutz liked Savannah so well he wants to
come back.
Tom Ramsey has caught on again. He
is going to pitch for the Houston team
In the Texas league. This is truly a case
of ''how the mighty have fallen" Ram
Sey was once the greatest pitcher in the
country He held the record for striking
out more men than any pitcher, and was
idol iG
glad enough to get play on a team in
the smallest minor league in the country,
and that, no doubt, at a very small salary.
HE was on the Savannah team of '94, and
for few games it was thought that he
was getting back into his old form, but
he did not last, and soon fell by the way
side
The annual complimentaries of the Ma
tional League this year will be valuable
in more than the powers they confer. They
will not be issued on cardboard as form
erly, but upon solid silver tablets suit
ably engraved with the name of the per-
son TO whom 1t is given, so that each one
VIII be souvenir to be kept by the holder
after the season closes. Under the agree
ment each club gets twenty-five of the
souvenirs for distribution, making 300 al
together.
George stallings,. for the past two sea-
sons manager of the Nashville team, has
accepted an offer to manage and Captain
the Detroit team in the Western League
he Will also play center field. The De-
trofts will take their spring practice at
Nashville.
Joe Corbett, brother of the big bruiser,
Will be taken south by Baltimore and
given an opportunity to show what he
can 90 in the pitching line. Young Corbett
last year.
Frank Connaughton Of Manning's '93
team, and one of the most popular and
gentlemanly ball players who have ever
peer Deen IN TINS cItyi will play the coming
Charleston has offered the management
OF Its club to Bramcote.
Tom Bannon, a brother Of Bannon Of
the Bostons will be a candidate for one
OF the field positions on the Giants in the
spring practice.
Hang ODay will no doubt have to go
back 10 driving a street car again He
VIII not be on the staff of umpires of the
big league this year.
Jake Wells, who managed Mobile two
years ago, will again manage and NAV
second base for the Richmond team in the
Virginia State League this year. Wells is
one of the best men in his class and Rich
mond is in luck
CITY BREVITIEs.
The meeting this afternoon from $50 to
Association will be led by Prof. j. S. Sims
f1,o a-fA Sc