The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-31
GThe following is the way the clubs stood
III this time last season:

{ 1t is interesting to compare the stand
lns of The clubs at this time last season
with the present standing. Last year at
Rhis stage of the season Boston was in
fhe lead, with percentage IA points higher
than Cincinnati IS now. Baltimore and
cincinnati We're tied for second place, each
paving Won ana lost the same number of
games. New York was fourth and Cleve-
pand was next. with Philadelphia bringing
Mp the rear of the first division.
4 The comparison shows that Cincinnati
Rnd Cleveland are playing better ball this
eason While Chicago has a place in the
klrst division, where it had none last
year Boston, Baltimore and New York
~ not as well off, while Philadelphia IS
8not among the first six clubs.
] President Freedman of the New York
EClub is raising an awful fuss in league cir
les and If he is not sat upon soon base
VdI VIII be almost ruined in some of the
flties. When Freedman took his team
trom the field in New York last week and
DoIielted the game to Baltimore, Hanlon
AasIsted ON Baltimore's share of The gate
sslepls which Freedman gave him a
CHECK Tor. Now Freedman has stopped
pds Hent on the check Hanlon has his
odlk up and says he will fight the New
Ao' h manager to the end. There is a pen
@t't OF SLyOJ for taking a team from the
-''d ana Hanlon says he win press the
80. Had Freedman acted on the square
i"IloH says ne would not have brought
'"e matter before the league
~" lop of this freedman has issued an
1,.t winch is that Ducky Holmes, the
1900 VINO made the uncomplmentary re-
-''''N winch caused all the trouble, will
'e allowed on the Polo grounds
'.[. HahIon says he will and if he is
''it'more will claim all other games
"te scheduled IN New York. Alto
e'' me animals are all stirred up and
.-,4c Nli be lots of fun from now on while
liDo' VIII suffer financially and the
inquired TO a large extent.
ho Asaney who played such brilliant
~ 0I savannah during the brief season
n southern League is now manager
Lee. S"arh team in the Atlantic
l,.,i, -Neahey joined that team after
tr.s amman but the league got in
e,,, soon after a reorganization of
p "'Hd was effected whereby the
are running the team on a co-on-
c.i pan and the popular fielder was
v manager. He is said 10 be Meeting
''." much success. 0''''s
gar ram c; Arson, the old man of the
o. Y,sl.iT,' Deeu indulging in the pastime
l N'"s out team that wo1ld hear
au ."oI,d. Anson if he had his Mol. ~
...rI..l 'e4sue stars would make IN his
I..a. anuS team as follows: Clarke
CHI. %nd heeler in the outAeld Tennv
FI.r.i Ddhlen and Dexter In the indeld
N,sa.I.e ana Mcclure, catchers, and
es. Griffith and Breitenstein. pitch
tho choice ~, SGuIhelders would probably be
1s- 'aSs but when Il comes ~ tbo va
ha 1oneld there would doubtless bo o' a
man emmy is the greatest frst 49,
s,so15 me me business. Childs is eood
ono. bapb5iseman' but McPhee is better
E,ther lien lien is fine player, but a suIl<er
Would h. man nan Long or Tom Corcoran
made the oI3 reliable at short. What
IS hard ~ oiu man put Dexter at third
Of 10 80 20 understand. Where 40 Co ,lIir'
ia? E1tbt. aug McGraw of Baltimore come
tcg On tblr1 81 Them can lay ali over Dex-