The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-14
COLTS" WILL TRAIN AT wAYcRoss
Probable Personnel for SeasOn-COn-
tract between Hart and Wilson.

Probable Personnel for Scnson-COn-
tract between Hart and Wilson.
Waycross, Ca, Feb. 1S-President
James A. Hart of the crack National
League base ball team of Chicago, after
visiting Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, Savan-
nah, Thomasville, Waycross Jacksonville
and st. Augustine in. search of a suitable
place for his team to do its spring train
ing, decided that Waycross was the best
OF all. He has just closed a deal with
Manager Clarence Wilson of the Way
cross club for the use of the Waycross
diamond during three weeks of next
month and will return about the end of
the first week in March and bring the
Colts to their spring training quarters.
The Colts trained five years ago at At
Iahta and since then have not trained in
Georgia. Tom Burns of Springfield,
Mass, has been offered the management
OF the team and President Hart in is
possession of Burns acceptance. Burns is
so well known, having been manager of
tle colts once before, that no introduction
10 necessary for him in this connection.
Inc Baltimores are to train in Georgia
a'so' probably a. Macon, though the two
teams will not play together until the
season opens. The Colts will remain in
framing here until the first of April, and
men begin their Southern playing tour
rriLopaDly eight games will be played in
charleston, Montgomery, Columbus, Au-
eusta, Macon and Savannah. Then the
team VIII play its way north to St. Louis,
"hefe the opening struggles in the Ma
tional League will take place
resident Hart is enthused over
'He training quarters here Much
curiosity is felt as to the policy of Man
S1rnC in t1rrs,, Al .
we team captain is to be appointed
anu al least two positions, one in the in
Neiu ana the other in the outfield, remain
open. The infield position is that on which
AHson has had a twenty-two-year lease.
or this place it is known that Burns
wants Doyle, the crack first baseman
Whom Hanlon recently disposed of at
Washington. Another accession on
Nhom Burns has his eye is Kilroy AL
most unheard of since the days of the
american Association, when he was one
Ul the star pitchers of the Baltimore Club.
nus possibilities as a fielder and batter
nave been unaccountably overlooked by
,He National League, and during the past
TWO seasons he has been playing on his
own team at New Brunswick, N. j., out
sue OF the league. In 1895, when he pay
:" with Syracuse, in the Eastern League,
ne was third in batting, with an average
VI 49, and played in the outfield with an
average OF $780, besides pitching in TWEEN
'3-seVen games. If Kilroy is secured it
IF a good bet, the Chicago players say,
,Hal he will be played in right field. There
IL feeling in Chicago also that Ryan has
"uIilVed his Usefulness with Hle Colts"
ana Will be traded, as he is still considered
good man and would be better if spurred
10 exert himself little. Along with these
Chdhges is the problem of filling left field.
callahan will probably be given the first
Nudhce at this difficult game, although he
WIN likely have understudies in Woods,
"Aom Burns brings with him from Spring
.'ela' and lsbel, the ST. Paul recruit, not
10 mention Horntou and Decker, who have
"eeh tried there in past seasons with poor
iesults. Dusty Miller of the Cincnnatis
Is sun mentioned for the sun field Billy
l'anSe will. of course, fill the other out
neId position. In the infed will be Doyle
Ut EVeritt on first, Conner on second, Nc
N(ofmick on third and Dahlen at short
woods and Isbel will probably start out
as utlllty men, with an occasional chance
10 show their ability in the box Griffith,
Frend and Horntbn will do most of the
plching work, in all probability, though
soihe think Callahan would be worth
more there than i'm the field Briggs is
S"Iu 10 be a good man to fall back on, but
ne may be farmed out. There is uncer-
Salaty behind the bat. The team has not
.osh strong there for years and the new
luen this year-Chance from California
ana Aeigler from Canton, o., who may
alhount to something as an infielder-are
merely experiments, according to Chicago
Tplhion, Doyle, Billy Lange, Conner and
taincy.
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