The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-06
UP TO JACKSONVILLE
SAVANNAH BALL TEAM DISPUTES
FLORIDIANS' CLAIM OF SOUTH
ERN CHAMPIONS.
SAVANNAH TEAM is READY
AND is HOLDING OPEN DATES FOR
THE ALLEGED CHAMPIONS.

Challenge Was Forwarded by MAN.
ager Quinn Ten Days Ago, but So
Far No Reply Has Been Received.
Best Amateur Team in the south
Can he Gotten Together Here, and
If Jacksonville Agrees to Come for
Three Games There VIII Re "a
Regular Baseball Carnival at the
Bolton street Park-JacksOnvIIIe
Team offered to Play for a Purse.
Down on the banks of the ST. Johns,
where the magnolias bloom the local
fans have gathered together a constel-
lstion of baseball stars which has been
running 1t over the lesser lights in ball
dom. Some weeks ago the team did
some wonderful things in the way of
passing the sphere around to the be-
wilderment of their less expert oppo-
rents, and a huge desire blossomed in
their bosoms to be styled the Cham
pions of all Dixie Land"
Savannah Is Ready.
In Savannah are some veterans of
the diamond who can still play ball.
and the claims of the Sand Crabs kim
died the fires of contest within them.
and quietly they went to work to per-
feet arrangements to pare the out
sprouting aspirations of the Florldians.
The plans were we'll set and quickly
brought to maturity, and ten days ago
a letter was forwarded to the manager
of the "All Star Aggregation" to come
up and get theirs. So far nothing has
been heard from the Wanted To Be
Champions of All Dixie Land"
1t is believed that the Jacksonville
team will yet respond to the challenge,
and that, there has been some delay on
their part in answering, due to the fact
that the team has had many engage
ments in the past week or two. With
out doubt the team there is made up
of some of the best amateur baseball
teams in the South, and when they do
come to Savannah the spectators will
know that they have seen a ball game
when they meet the local team.
Manager Quinn Talks.
Il believe that we will be able to
get team together here that will
give the Jacksonvillions all they are
looking for" said Manager Quinn, who
is making up the local team, land we
have the material right here in Sa-
vannah to make a team such as has
never been gotten together here be-
fore. 1 would not like to say just now
what the lineup will be. There will
be several outsiders for the Jackson
vile team has only one or two local
men on it, and we shall claim the same
right to import one or two of the good
ones.
Seven of the nine players on the
Jacksonville team are left-handed bat
tiers, and our pitching staff will con-
tain at least twoe southpaws, Harmon
and Werner, and better ones never
twirled a ball in Savannah. In addi-
ton to these we will have an outside
pitcher.
THE infield will be made up Of two
Savannah men and two outsiders, who
are. fast on their feet and wonders
with the stick. There are plenty OF
good. fast fielders in Savannah, but
we have got to look out for some
thing further than felders, for to win
we have got to hit the ball, and hit 1t
hard. l have my eye on a man for
every place on the team and If the
game is arranged for next week you
can bet that the Jacksonville aggre-
cation will know that they have been
in game of ball."
VIII Try Elsewhere.
If it is found that Jacksonville can
not come to Savannah next week, some
of the challenges that have been re-
ceived from Augusta, Columbus and
Columbia, s. c.. will be accepted, and
two of these teams will come here
during the week
The Augusta team is a cracker Jack,
and has only lost one game this sea-
son. The Columbus team was bought
outright from Knoxville, Tenn, and
has been playing some wonderful ball.