The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-02

 scope pictures, your eyes sbiurring. head swimming in u.~ vaiH effort to try and hold distinct line on the rapid-fire ma chine? e
 the Babel-like baseball situation in Mont gomery just now-poor old Montgomery. seeming to be the storm center of the baseball war in the South. For long time past 1t was thought that before the month of December had taken its part ing look at the old year of 1902 com promise of some kind between the an- tagonistic baseball factions would have been effected The wish however was far ther to the thought. and the fierce fight has now assumed such gigantic propor- tions that the ever and rapidly widening gap will only be filled in by the utter extermination of one of tse factions: Which one is now problematlcal and will only be determined by the guiding hand of old Father Time.
 Saturday morning the magnates of the old Southern Association kept the already turbid condition of the baseball waters in Montgomery still more stirred up by the action taken at the meeting here.
 Picture No. of the present series:
 Yesterday morning Charlie Frank, the big chief who planted the bunch of seeds proportions of the present new Southern League, Bob Gilks and Lew Whistler stepped off the southbound Louisville and Nashville train and hiked across the plat 10TH 10 the general WHttlnR IOOiH
 Picture No. of the present series:
 Now begins a tangled web that would make Sherlock Holmes lose his hair, ap- petite and cunning, make a Philadelphia lawyer hie him to nunnery and make make wtaves in the Gilded Fool resemble trapped 60 cent piece.
 The trio spoken of above started up town. having been met by General Man ager Semmes of the Montgomery Street Railway.
 we have just come from Memphis and stopped here to introduce Whistler to MT. Semmes," said Frank. "Gilks and myself being en route to Charleston. was in condition most satisfactory to everybody in 1t, and that the telegram sent out from Memphis Saturday was cor rect in every particular.
 Breitenstein and Fischer.
 Frank said that Theodore Breitenstein was at the meeting of the new league in Memphis Saturday, and that he signed a contract to manage the Memphis club in the new league. To substantiate this statement, Frank took a bunch of off, ficial-looking papers from his pocket and showed a contract signed by Breiten- stein He also took out another paper and showed a letter signed by Newt Fisher. in which the latter stated un- league. Frank also showed contracts signed by Bob Gilks and Lew Whistler
 Gilks Not With Mobile.
 At the time of the admission of Mont gomery and Mobile into the fold of the old Southern League. Ap Powell who se- cured the ball grounds there, made ar arrangements with Bobby Gilks to manage the team. T. l.. Smith was to be presi- dent of the Mobile Club, John Kelly sec retary and Treasurer and Gilks manager. by the action of Gilks at least. Gilks stated yesterday that he was with Char lie Frank in the new league, and would manage the Charleston team. He said that he was with Mobile and the old league up to the time of the Chicago meeting vixen the Western League and American Association got together. In Chicago. he continued, from certain state ments made him by Frank. he reached the conclusion that the object of the ad- mission of Mobile and Montgomery to the old Southain League was simply that they were to be used as tool with which to force the Memphis club back In line. Not caring to risk losing any more mon ey by the dropping of Mobile and Mont gomery, continued Gilks, he wrote Kelly those facts and determined to get out of the Mobile engagement
 The Local Situation.
 General Manager Scmmes. with whis- tier Frank and Giles boarded Park car ard went to the Highland Park ball grounds. the object of the trip being to let Whistler see for himself what repairs would be necessary. Ine present grand stand will be torn down and modern stand built It will be cir cular in form built on the order of the auditorium of an opera house. the present bleachers being stretched and enlarged The entrance gates instead of being just at the left of the grandstand as they are now will be at the end of the grounds directly facing the car tracks, board walk being built from the car line to the gates. These Improvements. Mir. Semmes said will be commenced just as soon as he can get the lumber on, the ground and that he will begin the extension of the Jackson Street car line to the ball park as soon as he can get the material. The rights and franchises have been secured. he said. the line going just back of the Rosemont Gardens and straight on to the ball park. As to the field itself. Whistler has not determined whether to make 1t grass diamond or leave 1t skinned da- mond as 1t is now. He will have the home plate moved nearer the grand stand. however, which of course will bring the piacher's box nearer and give a larger outfield.
 Mir Semmes said that the local baseball club would be incorporated either today or tomorrow, his attorney being engaged getting the matter in shape now.
 Whistler says that ne will remain here for the next few days assisting in getting the new club started right. From here he says he will go back to his home in St. Louis where he will begin the work of signing his team, a number of ball players having already virtually promised to sign with him.
 A Fight to a Finish.
 Before leaving for Atlanta and Charles