The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-03-15
LEAGUE ORGANIZED.


Representatives Of the Cotton Stat
Baseball League held a meeting at IL
Hotel Piazza in Vicksburg last Monda
morning. This was 10 accordant
with the previous announcement
Greenville, Miss, was represented b
r. W. Tllford, President OF the League
J. B. Hebron, manager OF the Green
vile team; Henry Fisher, Chas. Loci
j. p. Archer, Henry Shall and A
Hiedingsfelder; Eli Friedlob repre-
senting Jackson, Tenn; George Black
burn, manager Of the Natchez team
Thomas Holmes and John Sanquinetti
represented NaLcnez; Harvey Rock
wood, manager Of the Vicksburg team
represented Vicksburg.
President Tilford called the meeting
to order. Mr.. Hebron made a motion
that the league be -eorganized and Mr..
Tilford be made permanent president.
This was carried. It was also ordered
that the gentleman act 10 the capacity
OF secretary and treasurer for the
league The motion prevailed.
Mr.. Hebron moved that the affairs of
the league be attended to by board
of five directors, the president of the
league to be chairman of the board,
and each of the four teams TO be rep
resented by one director. The motion
was carried. Mr.. Blackburn wanted |
Jackson to pay s. extra for each game
played with the former at jackson.
he said the attendance in Jackson
would be small and the railroad fare
leavy. Mr.. Friedlob said he would
'dvise his team to Withdraw from the
eague should the motion carry. Aft
r "a long discussion it was voted down.
Mr.. Blackburn made a motion that
be league season open May IL aud {
lose September IA. On the opening
ay Vicksburg will play at Natchez,
ackSon at Greenville. q
A committee to fix the schedule of q
imes was appointed-Messrs. He S
on, Blackburn and G. S. German, n
lie latter of jackson. The committee
eets at Natcbez April 10, when two v
npires for the league will be selected il
d the schedule for the season ar
nged. W
1t was ordered that franchises for o.
0 seasons be granted to the follow W
:: Jackson Baseball Association, q
eenville Baseball Association, Geo. Ii
lckburn, and Vicksburg Baseball fir,
ISOLATION. hr
\ general admission fee OF % cents fro
be charged for each game. Each ale
b can charge its own price for
nd stand seats, the receipts to be dit
lred on total of general admissions. vel
lr. Blackburn moved that each be
put up $3.50 certified check TO min
rantee that it would play through roa
Whole season. On vote the mo- nor
was lost. Vicksburg and Natchez sew
red the guarantee being put up. this
was agreed that at each game the rea
e team should pay all travelling OK Ilv n
es, hotel bill, etc., of the visiting exn
!, guaranteeing them that amount. odo
was ordered that no more than thai
70 passes be Issued for any one thrc
:, the tickets to be given to the cum
press. hotl
w. Tilford, president of the won
%, is a most pleasant gentleman lowi
in the league simply for the /.
there is in it. "We don't expect to fl
Ike any profit out of baseball this and
a." he said, ''and will be highly sewe
ieu Il DoCn ends meet. There is fixed
npany to be benefited or no per- 3
profit by the game in Greenville. as its
pon'oVers are interesting cost
elves only because of their love neer
Seoall. We have already raised III,
OF 81 200. This will be used tn hest !
our team going through the the q
season. Greenville people put the 6,
lucy n.y. ~ was not an invest low
but pure gift. They don't ex- sure I
get any of it back, and if nec- condit
they are willing to go in their and D,
: W. more sibllit
III harmony between the ing or
So far as 1 am concerned, and tor ins
: may speak ior Greenville, finally
'e ready to make concessions in
hat every thing may start off
ously." c.oo