The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-07
Peace Conference in Memphis
 Ends in Failure
ALI EFFORTS ABANDONED
Powell and Frank Factions Cannot Agree, and It Is Said Clash in Six Clubs In the Southern
 League Will Follow.

MemDnlSt NONCinDel '7-AOfSS+-%@'f peace conference held here today be- tween representatives of the Southern league and promoters of the new league ended in a practical declaration of war between the two bodies.
 Gen. s. T. Carnes, a local capitalist, who acknowledges being the financial packer of Charley Frank and his new league, met James Palmer of Nashville, a representative of the Southern league, and after spending the afternoon in con- sultation. both gentlemen announced that they were totally unable to agree on anything and had abandoned all ef- l forts to bring about reconciliation be- l tween the two factions which they termed the Powell faction against the Frank faction.
 Mir. Palmer announced that the pres ent Southern league would be the same as last season, with Mobile and Mont new management placed in charge of new park in this city.
 General Carnes said that there would be a clash of clubs in six cities in the south next year-Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, Birmingham and possibly Montgomery Savannah and Charleston will be included in the new league circuit. Doc Puttum, local sport ing man, has been offered the Savannah franchise. R. W. Kent has been offered his pick of the Birmingham or Charles ton franchise, and it Is thought that Ed. Kline. the umpire who played with the Atlanta team several years ago, will be placed in charge of the Atlanta management Just who win be financially interested In Atlanta, Frank and his as- sociates refuse to state.
 Best of Feeling.
 The best of feeling prevailed today be- tween Mr. Palmer and General Carnes and both expressed sorrow that they were unable to patch the breach of peace It is not known here whether the new league officials will locate in Birmingham or who will take charge of their in- terests there if Kent chooses Charles | ton.
 Palmer today received telegram from | Shepherd whom Palmer stated, owned the Birmingham baseball park. Shepherd 1 informed Palmer that he had turned over the park in Birmingham to the old league officials and added: T am with the old league in this fight now
 The new officials, who are nearly all here, are unable to announce their repre- sentative in Montgomery. They will choose between placing a club in Mont gomery and in Augusta, Ga. The latter place is favored by Frank and it likely will be chosen.
 Newt Fisher stated tonight that he Is a party of the national association of minor leagues and that he is morally bound to follow the advice of his Nash ville club directors.
 MT. Palmer said that if the new league wanted to get in Nashville they would have to use park other than the present site occupied by Fishers club in the Southern league.
 kavanaugh Regrets Outcome.
 Judge William Kavanaugh, president of the Southern association, arrived in Memphis from Little Rock at o'clock tonight The judge did not see MT. Palmer who left for home on an early train.
 When told that today's conference was without result, President Kavanaugh said that he heard the news with ex- treme regret; that he was for harmony, and had done everything in his power to make the baseball family happy one. He said, however, that the league would be doing business next year with club in Memphis, and a well known manager and player would direct it's affairs. MT. Kavanaugh stated that first-class park, centrally located, could be had, and that several gentlemen in Memphis and else- where had offered to finance the new club. MT. Kavanaugh had no criticism to make of Memphis action.