The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-21
Judge Coleman Issues Writ of InJunc-
ton Restraining Directors from In
terferlng With Attempt TO Ex-
peIl the Memphis Club.

phis while either Charles Frank or
Pitcher James st. vrain were in the
game.
Those present at the meeting were
Abner Powell of New Orleans. Coffee E.
jackson of Birmingham, e. T. Peters of
Atlanta. F. F. Parrie of Little Rock and
R. E. Pritchard of Chattanooga. The
last two named had no voice in the de-
liberations and were there as spectators
only.
While this meeting was in progress
Attorney Caruthers Ewing of Memphis
and Judge b. M. Allen of Birmingham
were busy preparing a bill of injunction
and after a quick drive to the residence
of Judge A A. Coleman secured a writ
restraining the board from taking any
action tending to the expulsion or injury
of the Memphis club
With copies of this writ In their pos
session Deputy Sheriffs Thompson and
Love began a vigorous search for the
directors and their place of meeting. but
a visit to all the hotels failed to reveal
their whereabouts and the attorneys and
officers had to quietly await the return
of the baseball magnets to the city.
Writ Served at 5 O'Clock.
About o'clock he entire party alight-
ed from an Eas- lake car at Seconu ave-
nue. and Nineteenth street and were i'm
mediately spied by the deputies who hail
| ed them and proceeded to serve the the
injunction papers Abner Powell was the
| first man served and a1scr casually glanc-
ing over the formidable looking paper a
smile flittled over the New Orleans man
ayers face and he said: IT guess you
/ a ~ min LOT
e. jackson was the next to get a paper
and when he had placed the document in
his coat pocket the officers looked for
Mr.. Peter but the gentleman from Allan
| ia had disappeared.
| Neither of the attorneys nor the Off
| GERS knew Mr. Peter and could not find
him. At late hour last night he had
not been served. 1t is said however, he
| walked into the hotel lobby without any
intention of evading the officers and later
could not be located.
The lawyers representing the Memphis
club and Manager Frank were under the
impression that Memphis was to be
| thrown out of the league and framed their
Injunction to principally cover that point.
The board did not attempt to expell
Memphis and their attorney claims that
| Judge Colemans order will not in any
| manner anect their action as they were
| merely carrying out an order Issued by
| Secretary Farrell of the National Assoc
| citation of Minor Baseball leagues. The
| writ of injunction as ISSUED ny Judge
Coleman is as follows:
The Writ of Injunction.
| State of Alabama. Jefferson County-In
Chancery, Fifth District, Northern
Chancery Division.
To Any Sheriff of the State of Alabama,
Greeting:
We command you, without delay, that
you execute this writ and due return
thereof how you have executed the same
make to us at a term of court of Chan
Gerry to be held in Birmingham, Ala, on
the fourth Monday in July. 1902.
W. C. GARRETT,
Register In Chancery.
The Southern Association of Baseball
Clubs. a partnership or association made
up of baseball clubs from the cities of
Birmingham. Ala: Atlanta, Ga; Little
Rock, Ark; New Orleans, La; shreve-
port. La; Nashville, Tenn. and Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, j. B. Nichlin, president
thereof and secretary and treasurer; Abb
ner Powell, c. E. Jackson, E. T. Peters.
board of directors and managers respect
lively of the New Orleans, Birmingham
and Atlanta baseball clubs.
Whereas. the Memphis Baseball Club,
Tennessee corporation has this day
filed bill of complaint in our said court
of chancery against you, the above
named parties. praying among other
things that you, and each of you, be en-
| joined that is that the Southern Asso-
| citation of Baseball Clubs, the board of
directors thereof, the various clubs and
managers named be enjoined, from TAX
ing any action or making any orders or
doing any thing interfering with or i'm
| peding or hindering the rights of the
| Memphis Baseball Club TO continue to
| play baseball in the Southern Associa-
tion of baseball clubs and with the clubs
| constituting the same and that each and
every one of you be restrained from ex-
| polling attempting to expel or enforcing
| or attempting to enforce or promulgate
any order or action of forfeiture or ex-
pulsion.
And, whereas, on said bill being exhib-
| tied to the Honered A. A. Coleman,
| judge of the Tenth JUDICIAL Circuit Of
Alabama on the goth day of July. 1902
he did order that upon complainants en-
tering into bonds with sureties in the
l sum of $500 ana approved by the regis
| ter of this court, payable to and condi-
| toned according to law a writ Of in
| junction issued out of said court accord
ing to the prayer of said bill.
| And, whereas. bond has been given as
required by said order, these therefore
are to command and strictly enjoin you
| orders or doing any thing interfering
with or impeding or hindering the rights
| of the Memphis club to continue to play
baseball in the Southern Association of
| Baseball Clubs. and with the clubs con-
| shutting the same; that you are also
| enjoined from expelling. attempting to
| expell or enforcing or attempting to en-
| force or promulgate any order or action
! or forfeiture or expulsion against said
| Memphis Baseball Club until further or
| ders from this court, and this you will in
| no wise omit under penalties. etc.
| Witness. w, c. Garrett, register OF said
| Court of Chancery, at office in Birming-
ham. Ala. this the 10Th day of July. 1902,
| said writ being issued on this date by
| order of judge by fiat.
w. c. GARRETT, Register.
Issued July 20. 1902.
No Feeling Against Memphis.
Coffee F. Jackson, one of the direc-
4 tors, said last night:
THE owners of the Memphis club and