The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-04
..oxrERENCE WAS HELD LAST
NIGHT TO SEE WHAT COULD
BE DONE.
a WINNING TEAM OR
NONE Is WANTED.
s.vANNAH WILL NOT SUPPORT 4
TEAM UNLESS 1T IS UP NEAR
THE TOP.

:. ~ Can BE shown That There Is
Enough Available Material for n
winning Team Savannah Can BE
Couuted mall of the other Cities
Have Gone to Work in Earnest
and Have Signed Up Most of Their
Ncp-PhiIadeIphia and New York
TenmS Will Come to Savannah for
Practice Some Time in March.
considerable interest has been
stirred up by the announcement that
there was a probability that owing
to the hardness of Savannah to ar
raneA for team to be
in the South Atlantic Base
han League that the league would
he abandoned, and to-day may bring
about developments that will insure
tbe establishment of a team in the
league that will be fit to make a strong
fight for the pennant.
A letter has been received from
President Boyer in which he states
that if Savannah people are not will
ing to put up money with which to
equip a team that he has a dozen APP
plications from people with money that
would be more than glad to come here
and finance a team. 81 do not believe"
writes President Boyer, that it would
he wise to let an outside man come
in and take the Savannah franchise if
il is possible to interest local capital.
Interest in the game would be lack
ing to a certain extent were the team
the property Of others than Savannah
people, and 1 am anxious to see that
the league is a success, and l make
the suggestion that another effort be
made to interest some one"
A conference was held at the De
Soto last night between Messrs.
Reeves and Guerry, who have been
making an effort to have Savannah
represented in the league. and three
gentlemen who are willing to go into
the game if they can be shown where
Savannah can get a team that will be
able to finish the season at the top or
right close up.
Many Want to Play.
Several hundred applications fol
playing positions received from play
ers all over the country, We're shown
ia these gentlemen, and they express
ed themselves as being willing to en-
Ter into the bargain far enough to be
satisfied one way or the other as tc
the chances for getting a good team.
Savannah cannot support losing
team" remarked one of the gentle
men, land unless there is still enough
good material available for team
that will finish up near the top, l an
not willing to take the risk of goins
into the matter to any extent"
The Jacksonville club has completed
its list of players, and all have peer
ordered to report there in the early
part of April for preliminary practice
and organization. From the materia
which they have secured it is certain
that the Jays will put up hard f1gh
for the bit of bunting.
Manager Smith of the Macon team
has brought with him seven cracl
players from the Cotton States
League, and to these has added Others
from che Texas State League. II
Charleston Ed Ashenback has gone t.
work in earnest. He has signed TIVE
good pitchers, a catcher, first anC
third base and short stop, and has hi
eye on a keystone bag man and fas
trio of outfelders.
Getting Ready in Augusta.
In Augusta the work is not so wei
Under way, but Con Strouthers Ia
put in his appearance there, and ha
commenced the work of getting hi
hands on men that will be able t
put up the article of ball that August;
likes to see.
The fate Of the Savannah team viii
be decided this week. Unless Sa
vannah gets in line at once the Who'll
programme Of organization will hav
to be gone over again for the Nationa
Association of ball players will with
draw it's sanction. and protection unit
another organization meeting is held
The arrangements for the New Yorl
and Philadelphia baseball teams hav
been made and they will be in Sa
vannah in March. The Giants vii
come first for ten days, and the Phil
lies will be here for two weeks. Dur
ing this time it is thought that a mum
Der Of match games can be arrange
so that Savannah fans can see the bll
guns settle down to some real work