The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-06
LEAGUE MAGNATES TO MEET.
BOSSES OF THE SOUTHERN WILL
BE IN BIRMINGHAM TODAY.

Making of n Schedule the Principal
Business-AH of the Clubs Fight
ing for the best Dates-NIanager
Houston Pleased with the Park
President Mcclure 10 Attend the
birmingham Meeting and Come on
to sRvannnh-Gossip of savannah
BalI Players.
Manager Huston and players Beecher
and Meaney spent some time at the park
yesterday, but were unable to do any
practcing ON account of the conditions OF
the grounds after the heavy rain Huston
is pleased with the location of the grounds
and their general condition. though he
says there as much work to be done on
them before they will be in the right
shape.
President MCGUIRE wired last night that
he would leave New Orleans for Blrming-
ham where the league will meet to-day. IL
is not thought that any business will be
transacted to-day beyond organization.
The meeting will probably be in session
two or three days. There is much business
to be done. The principal business viii be
the making up of a schedule and this will
take some time. A number of schedules
have been prepared by the different direc-
tors, but some clubs object to the dates
they have been given. and they there will
be pile of fussing before a schedule TO
suit all is finally made up
President Mcclure will come to Savan-
nah as soon as the meeting adjourns and
will remain the balance of the season. AS
soon as he arrives he viii award the con-
tract for fixing the park and have the
work commenced at once.
The players tickets Will also be sent out
and they will come on to Savannah i'm
mediately. The majority of them will be
here by the 18th of the month, and all of
them by the 20th Some of the players are
over a. thousand miles away in the far
west, and it will take neat sum to pur-
chase their railroad tickets.
The uniforms of the team have arrived.
They are pretty in design and will make
a good appearance on the field. The color
is a pretty shade of gray. The pants, with
the exceptions of those of the pitchers, are
padded The trimmings are of dark blue
and the stockings are of the same. The
word Savannah" in blue letters is across
the front on the shirt blouse.
President Nick Young of the National
League in an official announcement made
a few days ago spoke in an encouraging
way of the prospects of the Southern
League. He said he was glad to see the
league so strongly organized ana express
ed confidence in its success. He said IL the
clubs stuck to the salary limit and looked
we'll to proper management of its finances
he had no doubt that IL would be a big sue
cess.
Savannah ball players have been glad
TO see the mild weather of the last several
weeks There are several players in Sa-
vannah who practise at the park whenever
the weather is good. Butler Goodenougn,
Clements, ~Ballantyne, Harper and others
visit the park frequently and some of them
are already In fairly good shape.
Frank Butler does not know what he
will do this season. He is on the reserve
list of Columbus, o., but he does MOI
know If he will go there. Columbus has
about twenty-five men signed and some
of them will have to 60 IL Is understood
that Butler does not care TO return to
Columbus, and would not be dlspleased at
his release.
Butler has played with both Huston and
members of the Scranton CPa) team when
Butler was farmed out to that club by
New York in 1886
Clements and Ballantyne are both anx-
iously awaiting blank contracts from
Manager Hallen of Birmingham. Presl-
dent Mcclure will endeavor while he Is
in Birmingham at the meeting to have the
Savannah men signed
Bob Harper has been working all win
ne Agets an opportunity. He does not ex-
pect to play professionally to any extent
the coming season.
Howard Hopkins says his arm Is in ex>
celent condition from playing indoor ball.
Hopkins would not find any difficulty In
getting an engagement II he wanted to
play professional ball, but he says he will
remain i'm Savannah and play with the
amateurs.
The brightest page written In the history
of base ball was recorded at st. Louis
last week when the National League
adopted the Brush resolution, prohibiting
the use of unprintable language by play
ers when on duty. IT has already re-
ceived the unqualified Endorsement OF the
press and public approval will be evf-
denced later by an increased attendance
at ell ball games.
Unfortunately there are some ball play
ers who use obscene language on the field,
but the majority of them do not and the
players, as well as the magnates and the
public, are glad that the resolution was
adopted The rule Is splendid one, and
the magnates Of the Southern League, who
meet IN Birmingham to-day, would do well
to follow the example set by the big
league directors
This was the most important business
done by the league, and the meeting other
wise was unusually commonplace. 1t was
decided TO continue playing Sunday games
Boston and Philadelphia are the only
clubs which will not play Sunday ball the
coming season. New York and Pittsburg
have no Sunday games at home, but they
will play them abroad.
A few amendments to the playing rules
were adopted, but none of a decided ma
ture.
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