The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-17
NO BASEBALL HERE
so SOUTHERN LEAGUE MAG
 MATES OFFICIALLY DECIDE.
Selma Franchise Goes to Atlanta This Year and Little Rock Stays in the League After
 Hard Fight

Montgomery Is not to be in the South ern League next summer, after all, This was finally decided at the meeting in Nashville last Sunday.
 The Associated Press account of the meeting says: .'
 The Southern League of baseball clubs next season will be composed of the fol- lowing cities and managers:
 Nashville-Sewt Fisher.
 New Orleafs-Abner Powell.
 Atlanta-Ed Pabst.
 Chattanooga-Not selected.
 Birmingham-Frank Haller.
 Memphis-Charles Frank.
 Shreveport-George Reed.
 Little Rockville Finn.
 President Nicklin presided over the League meeting here, which adjourned at 10 o'clock tonight after making the above selections. The report of the cir cult committee recommended that Lat- tie Rock and Shreveport be dropped be- cause of alleged geographical disabilities, but after considerable debate the report was tabled and the cities retained in the League by unanimous vote.
 The meeting was attended by F. T. Peter of Selma; Charles Frank. Mem phis; H. T. Caldwell, Memphis; Abner Powell, New Orleans; Joseph A. Gray, Wm. Kavanaugh, c, F. HarnWell. Mike Finn; Aaron Frank, Little Rock; John nae B: Coffee Jackson, Birmingham; Foster Crawford, Scovii and Reed, Shreveport; and E. A. Lindsay. Thomas J. kilnoe, | Eug6ne shannon, l.. V. GdrrdDrdht anu | Newt Fisher, Nashville.
 The Shreveport franchise was trans ferred to a stock company or that clty and each club posted $500 of the re- posted on June 20. Each club also put i up $3O for protection in the Association of Minor Baseball Leagues. The report ! of the committee on affairs or former matter satisfactorily adjusted, the re- | port not being made public.
 Harry Powers of New Orleans, resign cd from the directorate, Abner Powell i being elected to fill the vacancy. A schedule committee composed ot E. T. Peter, Charles Frank and Abner | Powell was appointed which will report at the next meeting. place and time to to | Nicklin was chosen delegate to the As | sociation of Minor Baseball Leagues meeting in Chicago in February and mat ters of routine nature disposed or. It will be seen from the above the only | change from last years circuit IS the transfer of the Selma franchise to At. lalta, Ed Pabst bsing manager or tna' tenn in place of Bob Fender who mis' | guided Selma last season
 Lew Whistler, who managed the Chat' l tenooga team last season, Is Tor some reason not with them this year. th' rsason not being difficult to understand Last year Chattanooga, next to Selma was the biggest stumbling block ln the path of the Southern League. Not only in that town itself were they loslne money hand over fist, but the entire League was being handicapped. There was practically TO attendance, and ev cry visiting team that went there hat to put up money of its own to get ou of town. l.
 Numerous letters were received 1T Montgomery in an effort to transfer tn' | Chattanooga franchise to this city Whistler had very poor team, however and the scheme to bring the team tt Montgomery fell through. The peopi here had not very many years betor' a rather costly experience with barn storming ball players, and wanted m
 Of course 1t Is a great disappointment to the local fans that Montgomery. left out of. the League. but the rae that there were five delegates from Llt tie Rock headed by Mickey Finn an am Aaron Frank indicates that the hgn against Little Rock must have beer Mr. Walker of Selma. who was tt have had the Montgomery franchise. salt to The Advertiser yesterday that h certainly intended to put team ner that the city would have been proud Q had he secured the franchise-but n didn't, that's all.