The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-28
IN THE SPORTING WORLD.
WEATHER HAS BEEN DELIGHTFUL
FOR WHEELING.

| " no OWNS the fFanchise-lhuOO
Base ball Circles Are Lively.
seven New savannah Members in
the l.. a. w.
| The cyciist is one person who is not kick
ing at the warm weather of the last few
days. 1t has made wheeling delightful
and to the thoroughbred cycHst good rid
| ing weather is necessary complement to
a feeling of happiness.
Road riding is still very popular, but
some of the roads are in bad condition. The
| Thunderbolt road is in a horrible condl-
ton and riding on it is anything but a
to popular resort, would be much used
if it was kept in good shape. Estill ave
nue. and Waters road are the most popular
rides, and any number of wheelmen can
be seen there in the afternoon or evening
The bicycle trade is picking up and will
be better from now on. The dullest part of
the year is passed and, with the Christ
mas trade and the coming of the SO models
the dealers will have their hands fun.
Although there have been no races here
for some time, many of the fast riders are
still doing a little work, just enough to
keep in condition. Some of them do a lit
tie riding during the week and Sunday sees
nearly all of the fast riders at the track
lmpromtu match races are numerous and
sometimes they are pretty hot
A number of fast men were developed
in Savannah last season, and as they were
all young and have not attained their top
speed, next year ought to see some speedy
riders among the local men, Taking ev-
| erything into consideration, Berg was the
| biggest winner of the season and his form
throughout was the best Bacon's work
was good and Morgan rode WELL but the
latter was disappointment to his admir-
ers. Connerat won several races in Ma
con- but did not ride in competition in Sa-
vannah, except in one road race. McDon-
| ough did not go in training until late in
the season, but rode in several races and
| finished we'll. Del Barrio, the Cuban, and
Descombe Wells also rode well.
SaVannah's three professional riders
hlnsey, Coburn and Connery, did not
have much of an opportunity of showing
! what they were worth, as professional
races were few. Kinsey was riding in
great form. He won several local races
scooped everything in the big meet at Val
dosta and won 800 in the match race with
Hunstetter at Jacksonville. He left here
in the middle of the season to ride on the
national circuit but he did not meet with
much success. 1t was said recently that
he was then employed by Jimmy Michael
as a pacemaker, and rode on one of the
big machines which pace the little Welsh
man.
Kinsey is undoubtedly a fast man, and
with good handling, he ought to be able
to rank with the second-class men on the
! circuit. His failure does not mean that
he has failed utterly. Few of th4 big
cracks have attained great speed or 9ump-
ed into prominence in a season. 1t takes
several seasons to get into the tricks of
the track, something Kinsey was always
sadly deficient in.
The base ball situation in the Southern
League is the same as it was week ago.
and Savannah people are as much in the
dark bout the leagues affairs as they ever
were. Capt. ]. II. Johnston, superintend-
ent of the Savannah, Thunderbolt and
Isle of Hope railway, was asked if it was
so that the railway company had secured
the Savannah franchise in the Southern
League, and would run the club. He
said that the first he knew of it was the
announcement in last Sundays Morning
News
The advertisement of Jack Huston, who
| signs himself as manager of the Savannah
| Base Ball Club, is in all the base ball
papers calling for players, who wish to
| play with Savannah the coming season.
| A letter to Huston and one also to
| President Henry Powers asking for in
formation in regard 20 the status of the
| league have received no replies.
| The fact that Huston has been signed as
| manager and is engaged in getting to-
| gether a team is very good evidence that
| somebody owns the Savannah franchise,
but who that person is cannot be learned
| The impression prevails here that il is in
| the possession of Henry Powers and Isa-
| dore Newman of New orleans. The pres
ence of Huston in New Orleans seems to
indicate this.
Why the league does not meet and com
! plete its organization and make up its cir
| cult base ball men find il hard to under
| stand The season is yet several months
Off but the players are all being gobbled
up, and unless the teams organize and be-
| gin signing players they will have TO take
what is left over. The delay in the call
! ing of the meeting may be one of the
! slick subterfuges which Henry Powers is
noted for. He may be playing a waiting
| game for a purpose
Several of the cities in the league have
already signed managers and are now
signing players, which shows that they
must think well of the league. Mobile has
a manager and several players signed.
| Bowers, who was engaged to manage
| CharleStOn IN the SOutnedStefn league ldSt
season, has again signed with that club
and is hustling for players Atlanta has a
| franchise in the league, but has not done
! anything towards organization. Mont
gomery is negotiating for a manager. The
other cities, which it is proposed shall
comprise the league, are apparently doing
| nothing.
While all of the players on the various
indoor base ball teams are DESTROYS that
the league should begin playing at once.
| il is hardly likely that the schedule will
| commence until January
| The game at c. L. A. gym" last We'd
nesday, between the Y. NJ. c. AS and the
! C. l.. AS, was the big event of the week
! in indor ball circles. The game was as
hard fought as if it had been a champion
| ship exhibition and the crowd was unus-
| ally enthusiastic
Thompson, the new twirler of the Y NJ.
! c. A team, who pitched in this game, is
a wonder. In all of the games he has
| pitched recently he has struck out a large
number of men, though two of them have
| been defeats. He is speedy, heady and
has wonderful control.
The Y. NJ. II. A. team and the team of
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