The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-01
No Cause for Alarm.

NO OdUSt tut AiuIm.
The Southern League is stil on its
pins, and q careful consideration OF TIE
situation leads 10 the Selief that II WI
be right in the push until the end Of
the season.
II may be sustained as an eight club
league or a six club league, but 1t VIII
not fall through.
The situation now IS this: Macon has
pulled out and the team has gone glim-
inering. Charleston has dropped out. At
lanta is solid and saucy, and the other
teams are doing we'll Little Rock is
anxious 10 put team in the field, and
no doubt Montgomery Will do so II II is
necessary 10 I'LL out the eight cllb lea
que.
Even with Charleston gone and the
league reorganized with Little Rock and
Montgomery taken in. the travelling ex-
penses would be lighter than formerly
But the suggestion Of q six club league
is worthy OF consideration. It would
consist OF Memphis. New Orleans. Mo-
bile, Nashville. Atlanta and Savannah
or, If Savannah Is anxious to get out
her franchise might be transferred TO
Little Rock or Montgomery. and the
league be that much Solidihed
The magnstes meet at Montgomery to-
day, and the result Of their conference
will be received with interest. In view
Of the material before them, the patron
age the game has received this year and
the enthusiasm with which all the cities
now in the league uphold their teams,
IT does not seem possible that any but
beneficial action can be taken.
Il haven't the least fear OF the league
going under" said President r. Il. Ar
mour yesterday, although / am ignorant
Of what is going on outside of Memphis
as anybody else | am only certain that
Little Rock is anxious to get a franchise
from the Southern League. have had
several letters from President Stone. OF
the Little Rock club. and he speaks like
a man who has sense In the baseball
Ir 11rra1 "a Il
acquisition to our organization. He offers
10 comply with all the requirements In
thte matter Of putting up forfeits and
such things; but he declines assuming
the Macon players or. the debts or the
Macon club ] don't blame him for that.
lie proposes to put a winning team in
the field.
at MONTGOMERY l would be in favor of
taking in Little Rock II things could be
arranged that way. But will not be
there l have wired Frank Graves 10
90 there, and he will present the offer
Of Little Rock. We are willing 70 abide
by whatever arrangement the league
TT would doubly unfortunate for
Memphis If the league should fall through
now. for our team is just ending a long
and expensive trip. and we need the
home games to make up our expenditures.
But l do not fear disruption. If
did / would set about at once disposing
Of our players. | have had offers enough.
st. Louis wants Mason, Louisville is
after Wadsworth, Gutenberg. TRULY,
Kennedy Goodenough and O'Meara are
in demand. and couple more of our
men would strengthen many OF the
teams in the Western and National Lea
CUES. But I have refused all offers.
though. repeatedly made, and now the
northern magnateS are corresponding
direct with the players, in the expecta-
ton Of the early disruption of the league.
But the league is a slayer"
There is some little desire to know who
started the story that Atlanta had gone
TO pieces. Everybody denies completely.
Those rumors sometimes are sent out
with a design to accomplish the end they
indicate. Some player anxious for a re-
lease might put up a job. Nashville
seems TO have kick coming along this
line, as indicated by the following para
graph from yesterdays American:
The erudite youth who sent out that
report from Memphis Saturday night
that Nashville would give up its fran
chise tomorrow" meaning Monday, was
talking through his hat. Nashville will
be In 1t ''till the cows come home" and
what's more. her club is backed by
more enthusiastic lovers OF the great
American game than were ever gathered
together in the Memphis grounds in a
week"