The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-03


The Catholic Library Association base
ball team has been organized for the sea-
son with the following players to choose
a team from: O'Byrne, Harrlgan, O'Con-
nor, Brady, LeClaire, Hopkins. Charlton,
krenson, Burch, Haruoge, McAvoy, Cum
mings. The players are the best i'm the city
and the c. /. A. should certainly get a
winning team
In Cummings Krenson and Hopkins. it
has three of the best pitchers in the state.
Every man on the team ls fast man,
and when the team gets down TO practice
it is doubtful if anything in this section
can cope with it.
The team has entered a tri-club league
composed of the associations of the same
name in Charleston and Augusta. The
clubs will play a series of games during
the season for the championship of the ci-
ties they represent, and the race viii
doubtless be an exciting one as there is
quite a friendly rivalry existing between
them.
The schedule of games arranged is as
follows:
Savannah at Charleston, May 3Oth.
Charleston at Augusta June 3.
Augusta at Savannah June 9.
Charleston at Savannah June l3.
Savannah al Augusta June 22
August at Charleston June q.
Second Series-Savannah at Charleston
July 4.
Augusta at Savannah July II.
Charleston at Augusta July 10
Savannah at Augusta July p.
Charleston at Savannah July %.
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The club ending first in the first series
and first in the second series will play "a
series OF games TO be arranged later, for
the championship. Augusta and Charles
ton are both red hot base ball towns, and
there is much interest taken in the league.
When the Catholic Library Association
team was in Charleston recently, playing
that club, there happened to be In the city
a web known business man of Savannah
who attended the game. While there q
Charleston enthusiast in the process of
blowing off his mind, made the remark
that Charleston would beat out Savannah
in the league race. The Savannah man
would do such thing, and offered to bet
the CharlestOnian, just as a starter, $loJ
that Savannah would not only beat out
Charleston, but would win the pennant.
Although this gave the Carolinian two
chances to the Savannah mans one, the
former crawtlshed, and would not show
the color of his money.
In Johnnie Burch, the Catholic Library
Association, has one of the fastest field
ers in the city. Burch is ball player all
over In the outfield he takes care of
everything in his territory, and a good
deal out of It, He is as swift base
runner as there is in the south, ana is
an exceedingly good sticker.
Frank Connaughton has not played on
the Giants for several days. Why he was
taken off is not known, as he appeared to
he putting up a good game. Connaughton
who played here in 'S3 has many friends IN
Savannah and they are sorry to see that
he has been taken off by Manager Irwin.
As they would say in diplomatic cir
cles, relations are stil somewhat strained
between Amos Rusie and the New Nork
club.
''Chippy'' McGarr has been put on the
bench BY Cleveland and Delahanty is
playing third bag. Chip" says there are
others.
Frank Butler of Savannah, who was
farmed out to Columbus, O., in the West
ern League by New Nork IS playing a
crack-a-jaek game, and is considered one
of the fastest feeders in the league. TAX
ing his scores for some recent games are
found I'VE runs, seven hits, eight put outs
and one error
Among the players who have been on
the Savannah team of former years, now
playing in the Western League, are:
<lusman, Nicon, Mccain and Burns.
The ten round boxing contest between
Billy Veronee and Prof jenkins sched-
uled to come off Thursday night promises
to be an interesting exhibition. Both men
are popular and their friends are conn.,
dent that their man Will get the best OF
prof. jenkins is the stockily built little
chap, who is probably better known TO
the public as Jack O'Connor, which name
he went under here while boxing several
times at the old Savannah Athletic club.
AS Prof Jenkins he is the champion light
weight wrestler of America and is about
as good a man with the gloves as ne Is al
wrestling. He is a game boxer and a hard
hitter, and he Will make good show.
Billy VerOnee is the man who beSted
Rapport last Friday night. He is as clever
a little sparrer as has appeared before
the club and his friends say O'Connor is
going to run uD against snag.
There will be several live preliminary
bouts between well known local sparrers