The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-19
NO SCARCITY OF PLAYERS.
MANAGER CURTISs OVERRUN WITH
APPLICATIONS.

Letters by the Dozen Asking for
Places ON the savannah Team-Mc-
CIosisy Has Several Youngsters He
Thinks VIII Make Good Men-The
Meeting to Organize the savannah
Association 60 he Held This Week.
Although the Southern League has been
organized but a week. hardly a mail ar
rives but that does not bring to Manager
Curtiss letters from players wanting a
place on the Savannah team
a letter was received yesterday from
an applicant for the position Of first base.
The writer stated that he was over six
feet tan and weighed lS5 pounds. His ref
/ erences We're good and his application
may be considered. 1t would not be fair
r to give his name until Manager Curtiss
, decides whether he will be signed.
Besides these applications Mr.. Curtiss
has also received letter from Manager
McClosky recommending several young
STEERS, and it will not be long before Sa-
vannah's team Will be signed.
The meeting which was to have been
held, has been indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Passalaigue OF Charleston, who is to
aid Mr.. Curtiss in organizing did not ar
rive yesterday. as was expected, being
unable to come on account of sickness
He wired however, that he win come
either Monday or Wednesday, Until Mr..
Passalaigue arrives nothing further will
be done.
Several OF Savannah's baseballists will
be in the professional ranks the coming
season. Frank Butler IL still retained by
New York, but will probably be farmed out
to some minor league club. Jim Ballan-
tyne has several good offers. Stallings of
Nashville is after him. and so is Long of
the Atlantic League. Ballantyne put up a
splendid game OF bali last season He Is a
tast man and II indications count for any
thing he viii be in the big league before
long. Among the others who may sign
with some of the various minor league
teams are Tom Murray and Harper. Both
OF these men have played professional
ball before. and are good men in their
| class.
Now comes Teddy Sullivan with the
| claim that he was the originator OF the
word fan" This is how Ted tells of II:
yours truly is the author of the word
fan as applied to base bah cranks," says
| Ted Sullivan. THE first season was with
| Won der Abe Chris had a board Of direc-
| tors made uD of a lot Of cranks who had
base ball on the brain. and they were al
| ways interfering with me and telling Chris
| how the team ought to be run. / told
| Chris one day that 1 didn't propose to be
advised by lot OF fanatics.
" Vat dat you call it? Fans, eh? said
Chris.
g Yes, fans for short They're a lot of
fans, Chris l said.
THE expression was hit with me Co
miskey and the players took it up. and
then the newspapers"
"Tub" Welch, late Of Louisville and
| formerly of this city, has been signed by
Manager Manning to play with Kansas
| City
Fred Clarke, who played left field on
| the Savannah team of -, Is now consid-
| cred one of the fastest helders in the Ma
| tional league. AS high as 5000 has been
| offered Louisville for Clarke's release.
The Western league is doing the right
| thing In trying to put a stop to the
farming out" evil. A rule is to be adopt
! ed by that organization which will compel
| the club selling a player to contribute half
| of the money received TO the league S
| sinking fund. Good rule, that.
Just about this time every base ball
/ manager in the country is telling how his
/ team will win the pennant.