The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-29
MONTGOMERY END.
Believed That Newt Fisher Will Re.
present This Citv

ing prote, ton from the Memphis club
in other words putting them out of bust
ness-should have stopped it ALL Frank.
however is still keeping up his game of
BLUM, and the whole thing looks as IL he
still thinks he has chance of being re-
| instated. If the American Association
| gets hold of the Western League and
becomes member of the National Asso-
! citation, it would kill any chance that
| Franks new league could possibly have
had, though nobody here thinks seriously
of the new league.
While it is impossible to foretell the
action of the Southern League today. the
chances are that after winding up the
anairs OF the past season a ten club
league will be organized for next year. 1t
Is possible that the original circuit of
eight clubs will be retained. though 1t is
also possible that Shreveport may be
dropped and Knoxville, Tenn, substituted.
The two new towns will be Mobile and
Montgomery, Alb Powell of New Orleans
will represent Mobile while Montgomery
VIII be represented by Newt Fisher
r1sher IL pretty slippery but he loves the
almighty dollar too well to kill the goose
that laid the golden egg by getting out
OF the Southern and into Franks new
league. Now this program may not be
carried out, but 1t can be pretty safely
stated that Fisher will represent Mont
gomery's interests at the meeting today,
and by the same token 1t can be pretty
safely stated that Fisher will not have
anything to do with Frank and his wild
schemes. Fisher stated a few months ago
when he was in Montgomery that he in
tended to manage Nashville in the old
Southern League in 1908. and while story
after story has been published in different
newspapers since then Fisher has kept
his mouth shut and the chances are that
the statement that he made The Advertir
ser then will hold tomorrow.
Speaking of the meeting today The Lit
tie Rock Gazette says:
The Southern League will meet in this
city Wednesday. notwithstanding the re-
peated statements of Newt Fisher to the
contrary, and there will be a quorum pre-
sent Those who will attend are: E. T.
Peter of Atlanta. Abner Powell of New
Orleans. Minis Hightower of Chattanooga,
Coffey Jackson of Birmingham, Sam Calm
| of Shreveport and representatives from
| Mobile, Montgomery. Memphis and Nash
| Vile. Who will represent Memphis is
| not known. but 1t is possible there will
| be two delegations, one from the present
| association and one from the Chickasaws,
which will probably. be awarded the fran
| chise Nashville will also probably be
| ubuDly TcpTeScIltu1 IHdl Is IL NEWT II l6DeE
| comes AS he has written he would, for
| 1t is almost certain that there will be
parties present from Nashville who are
| willing to back a club in that city in a
| park different from the one heretofore
used should Fisher show an inclination
| to side with Memphis any longer. Presi-
| dent Kavanaugh has received another let
ter from him. in which he said that he
was in perfect harmony with the old
| league, and that he would attend the
meeting Wednesday. Yet there appeared
an interview in a Memphis paper yester-
day morning in which he was quoted as
| saying that there would be no meeting
Wednesday. The question now is, which
| is correct the interview or the letter
| Things are beginning to look suspicious
| vet Fisher is considered too good a base
| ball manager to jeopardize his interests
| by flying In the face of everything. He
stated all last season that he was out
for the money. and it Is reasonably to
suppose that he is still after that article
If he continues to side with Frank and the
Memphis present management there Will
be nothing for the Southern League to do
but throw him out along with Memphis
and Frank.
THE Southern League can do nothing
at its meeting but suspend Frank and
expel the Memphis Baseball Park Asso-
citation and assume control of the fran
chise If Caruthers Ewing does as he
has in the past he will arrive III Little
| Rock early Wednesday morning and &C
before Chancellor Martin and ask for ar
| Injunction restraining the Southern
League from throwing Memphis out OF
, the league. Should he do this he, would
run against the injunction issued by
Chancellor Martin restraining him from
| Nd x1-on1d in m
| tempt of court. On the other hand, there
Is an Injunction still in force from Chan
ceIlor Martin which restraints the Southern
League from expelling Memphis. 1t Is
expected that the matter VIII be taken
nm by Chancellor Martin tomorrow and
that one or the other of the tntuncuons
| will he dissolved by Wednesday, If that
against the league Is dissolved then they
can go ahead and eXpel Memphis; II 1t
Ia the other, then there Will be an end
of baseball in the South under the pro
lection of the National Association for
Nemnhis would have to remain in the
league. and in addition to probably bring
ing suits for damages on account OF the
Ct Vrain matter every club which played
against her would he in the same boat
and in a few weeks the whole league
would be without protection
The situation in Nashville is described
by The Banner Of that city, like this;
"Abner Powell of New Orleans Charles
Frsrk and Caruthers Ewing of. Memphis
are in town today. Abner Powell Is h"re
with instructions from Mr.. Hart Newman
of New orleans to make all preparations
to mt a has eball team in Nashville. Mr.
Percy Warner. General Manager OF the
Nashville Railway, in which Newman and
sops bought large holdings short time
ago has been instructed to buy a park
and run a street car line to 1t the minute
the Nashville Baseball Association joins
the new league. Mr.. Powell and Mr., var
ner held long conference today.
| Mr.. Caruthers Ewing, counsel for the
/ Memphis Baseball Park Association and
| for Charles Frank. said today that he
| had contracts in his pocket signed by
| eight men in eight different Southern cit
! les. agreeing to back teams in new
| Southern League. Mr.. Ewing says that
Many man Of the eight could buy the en-
ITtirc Southern Association as 1t has stood
for two years. and never miss the dust II
would take TO do it.
THE baseball situation is seething with
excitement, and the presence of the mag
mates in the city has set fandom agog.
Mr. Powell said that he was en- route
| to New Orleans and stopped here to take