The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-26
IN OPEN THE SEASON TO-DAY.
,,,rr5ORE AND SAVANNAH TO
MEET on THE DIAMOND.

..o-io1es,' VIII Arrive This Morning
,,,,r, Macon-Third Raseman Me-
,ra,, Got in Yesterday--SaNannah
re strengthened With Two
r,.t..,ro PIaycrs-Mat kfIroy to
play Right Field.
nh base ball season will be opened this
-s,.,,o5o with game between the Balti-
,re champions. and the Savannah
The Baltimores left Macon last
-,, and will arrive this morning. John
-,.,,..u. the celebrated third-baseman of
-,o orioles. reached the city yesterday
,,.crav is acting captain in the absence
Of Robinson, and Manager Hanlon sent
hin, GA ahead to arrange for the coming
Of fine team. The team will stop at the
screven House.
rf,sfou had his men out for a good prac-
.t., yesterday and he was much pleased
-,itb the way they worked. The team will
~. strengthened with several of the Chica-
90 PLAYERS and Huston hopes TO give the
4Birls' a good game.
Matte tilroy, who at one time was the
tipe-pin of big league pitchers, will play
right field for Savannah. Kilroy will play
On The outfeld for Chicago the coming sea-
can and Burns expects much from him.
ue will be of great help in coaching the
Younger pitchers. Woods, a recent addi-
ton 10 Chicago's pitching department, will
nlay third base for Savannah, as Dowie
has not vet arrived. Chance will be on
hand and will do the backstop work if it is
necessary to lake Ballautyne out. This
Is hardly expected, however, as Balian-
tyne is catching in great form.
Huston does not care to work the pitch.
ers TOO hard and will give three of them
three innings apiece in the box. Herbert,
sultz and Hallowell will pitch in the or
der named. Weikert will be. at first, De-
venney at second and Beecher at short.
Neaney will play left and Huston center
field. These are the regular positions OF
the players.
Baltimore will try two pitchers, Pond
and Nops, and Clarke will do the back.
stop work. McGann will play first, De-
montrevile second, McGraw third, Quinn
short. O'Brien left field, Stencil center
ana Hughes right.
The game will be called t o'clock. Two
Of the Chicago players will probably um>
pire The admission to the park will be
% cents; children under twelve years, is
cents. Grand stand seats will be Is cents.
There will be ample street car facilities.
The new grand stand and bleachers have
been finished and the diamond and field
ore in good condition.
Tickets to the game have been placed
on sale at Fernandez's cigar store, E. L..
Bycks. Sig. Gardeners and Oppenheimer &
Sloats,
Besides the players who will be in the
game, others in the Baltimore aggrega-
ton will be: Manager Ned Hanlon and
son, J. II. Anderson of the Baltimore Her
aid and Mrs. Anderson, Frank Patterson
of the Baltimore Sun and Mrs. Patterson,
J. NJ Cummings of the Baltimore News,
Mr. Davidson of the Baltimore American,
Maj, A. R. Fulton and Robert Bogue,
TWO famous Baltimore rooters, and Play
ers Bowerman, Hoffer and Kitson.
Several of the Orioles are not with the
team Hugh Jennings is at Athens, train
ing the University of Georgia ball team;
McJames. who pitched for Washington
last season, is to join the team at Charles
ton; Brother Joe" Corbett is in Frisco,
and Robinson, Keller and Kelly are in
Baltimore doing their preliminary work
on the home grounds.
The Orioles are great favorites in Sa-
Vannah and If the weather is good there
Will doubtless be a large crowd at the
game.
The Chicagoes put in about three hours
OF hard work at the park yesterday. They
went out at noon and remained at the
park until o'clock. The players went
out in uniform and wore long bath robes,
which were the object of much attention
from the small boys and others who did
not know what to make of the peculiarly
attred persons. McGraw took bicycle
ride and worked at the park with his
brother league players.