The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-04
The following is the standing of the

Never before in the history of base
ball has the general interest in the game
been so great as in the season just finish
ed. The National league is in good shape
for a bright and successful start next
spring. This is also true of the minor
leagues, and just now there seems moth
ing to prevent the year 1897 from being
successful one in base ball.
The championship race, so far as the
leaders were concerned, was not as close
and interesting near the finish Of the
season as it was last year This is at
tributed in part to the Tebeau incident,
which doubtless worried the Spiders,
as they thought the outcome might en-
danger their chances in the contest.
There will be no change in the circuit
of the league next season. The twelve
club league was started in 1892, for a term
of ten years, and cannot be changed until
that time has elapsed. There is no rea-
son to change the makeup of the league,
however, as the twelve-club regime has
been more successful than any other
league formed in the north.
Two games of the Temple Cup series
have been played and both of them have
gone to the credit of Baltimore. The
Orioles seem determined to win the cup
this year, and they deserve it. There are
four more games to be played, one in Bal
timore and three in Cleveland. If a decid-
ing game mas TO De pldSeu II Will QOuBl-
less be played in Pittsburg.
Nothing was done last week in regard to
the organizatio of the Southeastern
league The matter is being agi-
tated, however in all of the
proposed cities and the organi-
cation will most likely be effected very
soon The prospects are regarded as very
bright and if the right men are put at the
head of the league there is hardly doubt
of its success.
The Catholic Library Association base
ball and athletic park was totally demol-
ished by the storm, but it will be rebuilt
at once and put In condition for the foot
ball and other athletic games during the
winter.
There being no electric lights in the
park, and as the practicing is done princi-
pally in the night, there have been no
practices of the foot ball team during
the past week, but the boys will again
get down to hard work, and will soon be
in trim to tackle the teams of any of
the southern cities. Capt. Saussy did
not go to Athens last week, but will leave
some time this week to coach the uni
versty team for a short time, when he
will return to Savannah and give his
attention to getting the team together
Joe Ullman, who has been spending the
past month in the fighting centers of the
west, will return to Savannah some time
this week. Ullman has been engaging
talent to appear before the Pastime Ath-
letic Club this winter in sparring matches.
He writes that he has engaged some eX-
cellent sparrers, and expects to give the
sporting public some good exhibitions.
The contest between Burkett of Cleve-
land and Jenkins of Baltimore for the
batting honors of the year has been so
close that a count will have to be made
to ascertain who is the winner Delehanty
of Philadelphia has a fighting chance, but
it is not thought he will figure better than
/ third
Frank Butler brought back a big purse
/ from Columbus with him, and will not
want during the off season. Frank re-
| celved a good salary and unlike most ball
players did not spend it all.