The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-25
MAY Be IN LEAGUE
SAVANNAH ASKED TO JOIN NEW
BASEBALL ORGANIZATION.
FANS THINK WELL OF 1T.
WILL CANVASS THE TOWN WITHIN
NEXT DAY OR TWO FOR 1T.

New Organization outgrOwth of the
Southern LeaGue-The Clubs Inter
ested in Present scheme Memphis,
Nashville, Birmingham, New Or
leans, Montgomery and Atlanta,
Want Savannah and Charleston to
Form EiEht-CIub League-Wiu BE
Affiliated with American League.
Caruthers Ewing, Representing
Charles Frnnk of Memphis,
Brought Proposition to Savannah.
Savannah has been asked to put a
baseball club in the field next season
as a member of the New Southern
League" an organization that is now
being formed by the majority of the
clubs that have just finished the sea-
son as the Southern League. These
clubs are Memphis, Nashville, Birming-
ham. New Orleans. Montgomery and
Atlanta. They want Savannah and
Charleston to join the league.
Mr.. Caruthers Ewing. of Memphis,
was in Savannah yesterday morning
and on behalf of Charles Frank of the
Memphis club called on a number of
the fans" of this city with a view to
finding out the chances of Savannah
coming into the league. Charleston, Mr.
Ewing stated. has already decided TO
put a team in the field
The six clubs have already made an
agreement for a league, Mr.. Ewing
said, but want it to be an eight-club
league. Many applications for mem
bership have been received from other
cities, among them Macon and Green
vile and Vicksburg. Miss, but the or
ganizers of the league think not only
that Savannah and Charleston are bet
ter ball towns. but that by securing
clubs in these cities a better schedule
can be arranged.
The new organization will be affil-
lated with the American League, and
this. Mr.. Ewing says, means the dis
ruption and death of the Southern
League, which has been affiliated with
the National League.
The men that Mr.. Ewing saw yes
terday are satisfied that Savannah will
support a club and they are going to
make a canvass of the town in the in
terest of the scheme. The forfeit re-
quired by the league will be but ST.
0O0 and this it is figured. should be
raised without any difficulty. The
city has been a loyal supporter
of professional ball and as the love of
all athletic sports has grown greatly
within the last few years, there is lit
tie doubt that the attendance at
games in which there is a home team
would be excellent, good enough to
make the franchise of the club a pay
ing investment.
1t is probable that several gentlemen
will take a hand in the matter of see
ing just what the sentiment is of those
who might be expected to take an in
terest in a scheme of this sort. The
Savannah Electric Company, they
think because of the business it would
get out of hauling the crowds to and
from the game, ought to support the
plan for a club and the railroads, too,
they argue, would have an interest in
the plan because of the business they
would get out of the club.
Ar. Ewing has had a good deal of
experience in the baseball business, es-
pecially during the past season. when,
as the attorney of the Memphis Club.
he was forced to travel around with
the club, and take care of it in the
fight that the other clubs made against
the playing of st. Vrain. So many in
functions were taken out, Mr.. Ewing
declared, that he finally got into the
habit of carrying around a bunch
blank ones in his pocket, ready for an
emergency.