The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26
v.cERS GRADUALLY GETTING
rHEIR LIST OF PLAYERS.
JACKSONVILLE THE
LAST TO FINISH.
IN AsHENBAC!< HAS SIGNED a
NUMBER OF COLLEGE MEN.

,,,onger LaRocaue. of the savannah
f,ub. VIII BE Unable to Come Here
mis- Week-IndicntiOns Daily
-.o,vinc More Favorable for the
,fo.t Prosperous Season the Ma
.i.,,aI Game Has Ever Enjoyed in
This section.
,,..b the Shipping up of the different
.,.,.s of the South Atlantic League
t,tsrest is increasing, and reports
20 from all of the cities which
or,orsntee that the coming season
EN- he one of the most enthusiastic in
,5e history of the national game in
this section.
letter received from President
Rover Yesterday conveyed the infor-
,,snor that he had completed the con-
+r,a- for balls for the league for the
.o,,iug season. The Victor ball which
cave such general satisfaction in all
Of the minor leagues last year will
ba used in the South Atlantic.
# has been the experience in all
minor organizations that the other
hollis sent them were the ones that
had been left after the big leagues
SIMPLY had been picked out. The Victor
was used in the Southern League last
wear. also in the Cotton States and
other organizations throughout the
South and West
Inst what the terms of the contract
was has not been announced by Mr..
Bower. though it is known that the
Victor people made a most liberal offer.
They will also furnish the pennant for
the league.
LaRocuue Can't Come This Week.
Manager LaRocque. who will handle
the Savannah team during the season,
has notified Mr.. Boyer, owner of the
Savannah franchise that he will not be
able to come here this week, as was
planned, but will go North and make
final arrangements for the signing of a
number of players that he has had on
the reserve list.
Ed Ashenback of the Charleston Sea
Gulls is busy now. Il have signed a
few college boys" Ed said recently.
Earl Holt, who will play first base for
me. is a University of North Carolina
boy, and another is Fred Tenny. He
isn't in it with the Boston boy with
the stick but as a fielder he is all the
money. Dave Lehman, one of my
catchers, is from Philadelphia Jack
Donnelly, another University of North
Carolina boy, will be in the outfield.
He can snub the leather some.
''.Toa Curtis. who hit 80 in the East
ern and who was Boston's utility man,
goes to third. l have a Charleston boy
in Dummy Gilfuss. a mute. Champ
Osteen, who is with Washington, wrote
me IL he didn't do as a Senator he
would join me. 1 received a letter from
him to-day. He is wintering at Pied
mont, S. c. Last, but not least, l have
signed my old college chum. Fatty
Hempelman. He'll play second for me.
Fatty doesn't get down town often and
is spending the winter in a cellar over
the Rhine"
JacksOnviIIe's List Complete.
King Kelly of the Jays has finished
his list, and likely lot he has to fight
for the pennant. The list includes: Ed
Person, left-handed pitcher; w. B. Kir-
man, left-handed pitcher; Amos Hut
ter, left-handed pitcher; Henry But
Ter, right-handed pitcher; Emory S.
Bagwell, right-hatded pitcher; catch
ers, Thurrel Sanders and Richmond
Ieeu5 ITSI DdSe, hInS nelly Nnla0a-
ger); second base or center field, AL
bert Bender or William Wynne; short
stop, F. r. Dingle, who played with
the Jacksonville team last year: third
base, William NICK. Fetzer of David
son College,; left field, Charles Mich
OILS.
Manager Smith of the Macon team
signed all of his men weeks ago, and
is now biding his time pending the ar
rival of practice days. Owner Kohler
of the Macon franchise is the luckiest
man in the league, having practically
no expense to get his club in shape
The ball park in Macon is already ex-
cellently equipped, conveniently located
and interest in the Central City is at
fever heat.
Manager Grim of the Columbia, toss
ers is hard at work in Cincinnati shap-
ing up his athletes. Grim is holding
some up his sleeve that he expects
to bring down here and send the CO.
lumbi& stock sky high when they are
announced.
Con Strothers is also keeping quiet
about what work he is doing. He
is at Jersey City getting good ones in
his net.