The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-22
THE FACULTY MAY RELENT.
RECALCITRANT BALL PLAYERS
THOUGHT TO HAVE A CHANCE.

THOUGHT TO HAVE A CHANCE.
Prospectus of the Team For ths
Next Year-Fraternity Chapter
Houses Now All the Go-Maj. Mel
drim to Appoint Two Committees
Athens Veterans on For Nashville
improvements at the University.
Athens, Ca, June 2.-The university
base ball situation is all the talk in Ath-
ems just now. While the universal opin-
ion upholds the faculty, the wish is chat
the boys all be taken back next fall.
1t is believed that the position of the
1fsrrrrr7tt -hee4a-aEa -XindIcated and
that the fact that the boys did not play
in the first two games in Difference to The
wishes of the faculty will do much toward
securing their reinstatement If they are
taken back it viii probably be upon ohe
condition that each month they make a
certain percentage in their studies or be
ruled off the team. In the event Sanford
is allowed to return to college he will in
all probability be captain of next years
team. Sanford is very popular with the
players, has fine judgment and will make
an excellent captain.
The team next year will be equally as
strong, II not stronger IMAM tlliS , cal
team. Moore will return to college and
will. of course, be the college catcher.
substitute catcher will be trained, to be
used in emergencies.
In the box Georgia will have a number
of fine pitchers. Sanford will do his
share of the twirling and Richardson, who
did great work for Georgia in the box this
year will be here again next year. Bright
we'll who pitched the game in Atlanta
Thursday. gives promise of becoming a
fine pitcher, and will train the entire sum-
mer.
Rob McMahan son of Mayor J. J. McMa-
han of Athens, will enter college next Sep
TENDER He is an all-round athlete,
sprinted with 10 10 seconds record on the
100 yard dash; long jumper, and can play
any position on a base ball team. He IS
especially effective in the box.
Dougherty will again cover first base,
Tiehenor will be at second and Johns at
short. Third baseman will have to be sup
piled and the entire outfield will be new
men, but their will be ample material here
out of which to pick men for these posi-
tons. Georgia will go in to retain the
base ball championship next year.
The fraternities of the University of
Georgia are rapidly discarding their ele
gantly equipped club rooms in the central
portion of the city, and are going wild
over the club house idea. The Kappa AL
phas established themselves in an elegant
club house on the corner of Hancock ave
nue. and Lumpkin street several months
since. "A few weeks since the Sigma AL
pha Epsilon fraternity leased the former
residence of Hon. Pope Barrow, on Prince
avenue and will convert it in
to a splendid chapter house dur
ing the summer. The Chi-Phl
boys have leased the old home place Of
Gen. Howell Cobb, on Hill street and will
make a delightful home for themselves
there. The other clubs will no doubt fol-
low suit at no distant date.
Hon. p. w. Meldrm of Savannah will,
at an early date, in pursuance of a resolu-
ton passed by the Alumni Society at its
last meeting, appoint two committees of
seven each, the one to formulate plans for
the more effective organization Of the
alumni of the university throughout the
entire state and the other to consider and
discuss plans for the endowment of the
university.
Fully seventy-five confederate veterans
left Athens to-day for the reunion at
Nashville. They are enthusiastic for Gen.
Evans as successor to Gen. John B. Cor
don should Gen. Gordon insist on his res
ignation as commander of the United
Confederate Veterans
The suggestion has been made that the
counties of Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe.
Jackson and Oconee combine in a general
road Improvement plan, such as Clarke
county has already adopted, and construct
two excellent roads one from Danielsville
to Watkinsville, and the other from JEFF
ferson to Lexington, Athens being the
point of intersection. This proposition Is
being widely discussed by leading citizens
in these counties.
The prudential committee Of the uni
versity board of trustees will, during the
summer, purchase and equip for the use
OF the department OF agriculture in the
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts an excellent farm near Athens. 1t
will be well equipped for all kinds of ex-
perimental work, and will be in charge
of Prof. James B. Hunnlcutt
Prof Sylvanus Morris of the university
law school, left to-day for Virginia, where
he will visit relatives for several weeks.
He will return about the middle of July
20 open the summer school In law in this
city.
Dr. p. F. Riley leaves this week for the
Rocky mountains. where he will spend
some time in recreation. When he returns
he viii commence the work Of editing sew
eral OF the classics" a series of books
to be issued by one Of the largest publish
ing houses In New York
Prof ". II. Bocock, who has been al
most blind, is now improving rapidly and
will have recovered the use Of his eyes
entirely by the opening Of the university
next September.
The 500 appropriated to the athletic
field by the university trustees al their
recent session will be used In extending
the field several feet further towards
Lumpkin street
The new apparatus for the department
OF electrical engineering In the University
OF Georgia will be purchased during the
summer, and when the university opens
next fan IL will have the finest electrical
equipment Of any college In the south.
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HUDSON TO HANG.