The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-21
BoSToNS HERE FOR PRACTICE.
THE BEANEATERS TO ARRIVE
FROM THE HUB TODAY.

They VIII Get to work NJ Once at
the c. l.. 4. GrOunds-BnItimOFe on
the List of Clubs TO Practice Here.
HanIOn's Men Popular in SaVan-
nah-Improvements at the Park.
The Boston Base Ball Club win arrive
to-day on the Nacoochee from Boston.
The team viii remain in the city about
three weeks, during which time it viii
practice at c. L. A. park and play oxhibi-
ton games with National League ana
picked teams.
The Sporting Life of yesterday stated
that the Bostons left Boston Thursday by
steamer for Norfolk, from which place
they would take the train for Savannah.
but this is evidently an error. Manager
Selee of the Bostons advised the Morning
News by wire that he would sail Thursday
on the Nacoochee, and it is doubtful If
he has changed his plans The team will
stop at the Pulaski house during its stay
here.
Charlie stahl of the Bostons arrived in
Savannah last Monday, and has been do
ing some light work at the park every
day. He has never played with Boston
before, and is a new man. Last year he
played with Buffalo in the Eastern
League, but he put up such a fast game
that Boston bought his release. He is
very fast fielder, and unless Manager Sc
lee is disappointed in him, which is not
likely, he will play the position of left
field
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team left on the Nacoochee Thursday and
he expects them to arrive some time to-
day. He says he has been loosening up
during the week and has been assisted in
his work by Frank Butler Jim Ballan-
tyne, Bob Harper and other local profess
SIGNALS.
The Boston team will go to work imme-
diately tomorrow morning, if the wealth
er should permit, and it is probable that
an exhibition game will be played Tues
day between the regular team and the
colts, with a sprinlSling of local men to
ill up. These games will no doubt be
played every day and they ought to prove
as interesting as games between two diff
ferent teams The reason for this is OBJ
vious. The men will play just as hard
of course, It cannot be said harder-than
in regular games, for they are now play
will want TO show up as well as posi-
bic so as to retain their places and the
colts will put up the best article of ball
they know how in an endeavor to try and
capture the first opening on the team. It
will be remember that in games played
here two years ago when the Brooklyns
were here. in games played between the
regulars and the colts, that the latter won
as often as the former, which shows how
hard the men played.
Manager Selee has already arranged
two games with Baltimore and two with
Philadelphia, and it is more than likely
that games win be.played with all National
League teams practicing in this section.
The announcement that Baltimore will
be seen here could not be more pleasing
to base bah lovers. Hanlon's men are
very popular ir savannah. Being the
three time champions and the only south
ern team in the league, outside of Louis
vile, which really don't count, they are
backed by the south. Baltimore has been
backed In pennant races for the last sew
eral years and when they come here to
tackle the Beaneaters they will be given a
royal reception, and the people will turn
out in droVes to greet them.
Among the well known National leaguers
that will be with Boston are Jack Stivetts,
Hugh Duffy, Jimmy Collins, Charley Gan
Zell, Bobby Lowe Tucker, Tenney, Ber-
gen, Lewis, Sullivan, Klobedanz and 9TH
eIs.
Boston witnessed its best days in 9I
and were at the summit of their power
and glory at that time. -Four of the fast
est men of their time, Duffy, Tucker, Nc
Carthy and Nash, We're members of the
great Bostons, who had won three sue
cessive pennants. The Bostons were then
considered invincible and clearly out
classed the other teams of the league
Since then Nash and Mccarthy have left
the team, and the arising of dissen sion
among the players, caused a bad feel
ing among them, has forced the Bean
eaters to drop. Not that they do not now
occupy high place in the standing of
the fbig league teams. but they
! have given way 70 Baltimore and Cleve-
land, who, for the past three
years, have out-played them. Manager
Selee has new hopes this year, however,
and it is to be hoped that their
training in Savannah will do
much to put the great team
I'm trim for the gamest kind
of fight for the pennant Should Bos-
ton win the rag in 81 Savannah will have
sort of claim as helper and will feel
an interest in the team all through the
season.
The covering of the grand stand, which
was broken some, has been repaired ana
several loose boards in the park fence
have been fixed. The diamond is not In
as good condition as 1t might be, but lhe
grass Will be cut and the diamond filed
IN and rolled tomorrow or the next day.
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