The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-27
GOSSIP OF PROTECTION
STATEMENT FROM LOUISVILLE
CLEARS UP SITUATION.
Rhs Montgomery Team Of the South
ern League Has Paid It's Pro-
Rata Share Of the
Protection Fee.

A telegram from Louisville In yes.er-
days Advertiser not only contradicts nat
ly the statement made some days ago by
Charlie Frank but in great measa,e
clears the baseball situation in the South.
Franks statement. It will be remem-
bered, was to the effect that he had mace
an arrangement by which the Natlonai
Association would stand neutral this SUM-
mer in Southern baseball affairs. In otn-
or words, that no protection would De
given the Southern League and OF course
his outlaw concern would in that event
need no protection.
the American Association states that
neither his league nor the National Asso-
citation has made any agreement wnatev-
er with the outlaw league. And Tepeau
was the sole dependence of Charlie Frank
in his profusion of baSeball troubles
As to the statement from Frank about
the National Association keeping It's
hands on Of the baseball fight in the
South it is absurdly ridiculous but ex-
actly in line with several other state
ments made by the outlaw league people.
In the ofice Of President w, H. Rag
land Of the Montgomery Traction Com
pany 10 receipt for $50 signed by John
b. Nicklin. Secretary and Treasurer Of
the Southern League. This so was sent
to Mr. Nicklin as Montgomerys pro rata
for the protection assured. the Southern
National Association. There is hardly
any doubt OF the fact that the other
clubs in the Southern League-New Or
leans Shreveport. Mobile. Atlanta, Biz
Rock-have also paid for protection for
Again. there is hardly any doubt that
Secretary Nicklin has sent this $500 to the
National Association as the protection
money of the Southern League.
Now. II 10 easy to understand now ridic-
ulous was the statement from Frank that
the National Association would hands
OFF, during the coming summer
The Southern League stands now, ana
will stand during several years to come
just as 1t stood with the National Asso-
citation last summer.
Everybody who takes the least interest
in baseball affairs is familiar with the
course pursued by the National Associa-
ton in the st. Vrain-Frank fight last
summer, Frank being blacklisted and the
season Of 1903 the Southern League will
have practically the same protection from
| the National Association that 1T had du-
ring the season of 1902. The only differ
ence is that the National Association Is
now much stronger than 1t was during
| the season of 1902 by reason of the Amer
| lean Association being a member OF the
National.
Last summer the American Association
| was an outlaw. and besides the Califor-
| mia League was the only minor league
not a member of the National ,Associa-
| ton. The settlement of the fight between
the American Association and Western
League gives the National Association
absolute control of the minor league
situation, every minor baseball league IN
| the United States. except the Salifornla
| League and Charlie Franks outlaw con-
| Germ being members of the National AS
| ISOLATION.
1t is reasonable then that the National
Association will take the same interest
| and decisive steps In the affairs of the
| Southern League during the season OF l9OS
| that II did during the season. No base
| ball organization in the world ever did
| its duty in the matter of protection as
/ did in the case of the Southern League
/ during the season of 1902.
| The outlaw people seem to be keeping
up the fight, but 1t looks as II It Is only
/ question of time before their finish.
| As stated in The Advertiser several
/ days ago there will be a meeting of the
| directors of the Southern League in Mont
/ gomery this week. President Kavanaugh
| Of the Southern League wrote Presiden,
Ragland of the Traction Company that
the meeting would be held here and since
then he has set the date for Saturday.
While 1t Is not known positively wha'
the object of the meeting Is. 1t is under
stood that arrangements will be made fol
| putting new club in Memphis. Incl
dentally, the affairs of the local club VII
be settled finally, the name of the man
aRer given out and in all probability
something will be done in regard to the
new league.
When the local street railways get to
gether-and there seems to be little douol
| that that also Ia a question of time
pect in Montgomery.