The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27
PLAYERS WILL BE. HERE SOON.
PRESIDENT INQUIRE AND MANAGER
HUSTON ALSO COMING.

The Personnel Of savannnh's League
Tenm-F0ur Pitchers ON the List
IhfieId Is Strong-ManaEcr Huston
Says They Are All Heavy Hitters.
League Outlook Very bright.
Clements and BaIInDtync of SaVan-
nah to Play with birmingham.
In about two weeks the players who
compose the team which viii represent
Savannah in the Southern League the
coming season will be reporting in savan-
nah and then it will only be short time
before they will be seen in action. OF
course. It will be some time before the
players shape around and are at their
best, but it viii not be long before they
timber up enough to give the fans" an
opportunity of sizing up the winners Of the
pennant of IS.
Savannah has eleven men signed now,
but two of them viii be released or farm
ed out when the season opens. Manager
Huston has four pitchers, George Stultz,
Frank Herbert. Dad Nolan and Buck
Holloway. Jimmie sullivan is signed 10
catch. w. S. Alexander VIII be change
catcher, and when not catching will play
in the outneld.
The infield will be strong, and every
man is a star. Frank Weikert will take
care of first base, with little Johnnie Bam-
inert at second ana Joe Dowle at third.
Huston has two short-stops engaged, and
they are both so good he does not want
TO let either of them go. They are Charles
Beecher and kid" Spencer. Punch De-
vinney has also been signed TO play in the
infieid. Devinney is a second baseman.
1t will be seen that Huston has two in
helders too many. Whether he will carry
one as a utility man or let both of them
go after the men are tried is not known
Manager Huston will play right fed
and w. F. Brott has been signed to play
center, though he may be put in left and
Alexander, the change catcher put In CEN
ter.
All of the players have good records, and
as Manager Huston is personally acquant-
ed with the playing ability of ali of them
1t Is TO be supposed that they ore good
men. Huston says he will have a team Of
heavy hitters, and woe be to the weak
pitchers of the league. If the Savannah
team is composed of good stiekers the
players will strike popular chord, for the
Savannah fans dearly love to see the
home team hit the ball cary and often
every day, and the outlook is exceedingly
bright. President Powers received the Of
ticial recognition of the National League
from President Nick Young last week, and
the Southern is now under the protecting
wing of the big league, with all the privi-
leges attached thereto
Jack Sheridan, who will manage Atlanta.
hasasigned his full team. Sheridan is in
Louisville, and several of his PLAYERS are
bar bar
nasium work to keep in condition.
Frank Hallen has been engaged to man
age Birmingham, and he has already sim
ed several players. There is a proba bilitv
that both Ballantyne and Clements of
this city will play with Birming CHAM.
President Mcclure stopped over in Biz
mingham on his way 10 New Orleans re-
Gently just TO see the Birmingham man
ager and speak for the Savannah PLAYERS.
he had seen them at work in the park
While he was here, and was very much
impressed with both of them. He has
since written to Savannah that Hallen mas
promised to give them show
Both Clements and Ballantyne are good
pan players, and they should be able TO
mold up their end on the birmingham
team They wanted to play with Savan-
nan, but were advised that they would do
better in another city.
Daldiityne Is a good catcher as there
Us IN any of the smaller minor leagues
when he IS in condition. He is an excel
lent backstop throws like a shot ONT of
rifle good sticker and swift base-run-
ner. Besides, he is a gingery player. al
ways IN the game, and a great iolller IA
the rest of his team. Ballantyne. if he
VIII mind himself. will prove one of the
star catchers in the Southern League this
season. This is his opportunity. and if he
nurses 1t properly, he may be in the bic
league In few years.
Clements has played professional hall
out one year. This was last year win
Naldosta, and his record with the wire.
grass team was high. He played an ex.
celient shortstop, and his stick work was
way above 800. Clements Is good
heady player, fast on his feet, and he vii
make good inflelder for Birmingham.
Inc savannah Base Ball Club Assocta
tion has applied for articles of incorpora.
tlon The incorporators named in The ne
uticn are John Mcclure, Murray M. Stow
art George F. Armstrong and p. f. C1ca
SON. The association win be capitalized
et'40OO, paid in, with privilege to increas,
II to $1,000
President Mcclure will return TO Savan
nah some time this week He will he nc
ccmpanied by Manager Huston an,
Charles Beecher, one of the infielders A,
soon as President Mcclure arrives. he vii
arrange for the erection of the stands ant
the fixing up of the park