The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-21
Meeting Held in Mobile Sunday. Mntgmery, Brewtn, Pensacola and Mobile will Compose the Cir cult and the First Game
 Here Will Be Played
 April 27. ..is1

Mobile, April 2o1(speciaD- Inter state League Of Baseball Clubs is now certainty. President K. T: Goodwin of Montgomery so announced journment of the meeting which was held fin room 4l2 of the New Battle House, begun at noon and ended about 2:30 o'clock.
 contemplated. however. there will be only four clubs. one each in Mobile. Mont gomery and Brewton, Ala, and Pensa- cola, Fla. It is more than possible, now ever, that another East Alabama town and Columbus. Ga. will be taken into the league before it is in existence month.
 Present at the meeting today were the following R. T Goodwin of Montgomery.
 President: F.. c. Boykin of Brewton.
 Treasurer; J. B. Timberlake of Mont. gomery, Fred Sehad and John Oliver of
 Pensacola and Matt Kelly of Mobile. The sextette of maGnates at once got down
 to business and the first thing done was the outing of Selma and Troy. these cities having failed to come to the post
 when the bell tapped. The four city league
 was then decided upon. Next came the
 electing of umpireS from the several ap-
 plications on hand. Ed Mahoney of Mont
 gomery, an old Southern League handler
 of the indicator. and William Nugent,
 some time manager or the we'll knoWh
 Berhhardt Baseball Club of New Orleans,
 were chosen for the positions. The sal ares for the umpires was then decided. The next most important matter was arranging schedule. after it was agreed
 to have double series of games. The schedule was finally worked out, but VIII
 not be announced until later. It was stat
 ed, however, that the first game or the
 initial series would be In Pensacola April 26 between the team of that city ana the
 Gulf City aggregation. The clubs VIII play three games in Pensacola and then come to Mobile, where a similar series will be played the home team to play a series with each of the other clubs. The Montgomery and Brewton clubs will cross
 bats in the Capital City on Aprii z', ter per ginning a series of three games, after which the two clubs go to Brewton This was made necessary because of Montgom- cry not having Sunday ball.
 The magnates expressed much pleasure at the success of the meeting and all sta year for the Interstate League:
 Manager Kelly of the local club stated | that he had secured the servlces oL nen l Muiford, sporting editor of The Clncln-
 natl Enquirer to engage sumcien. nun, nun | Der of good players to make up hls team He has already secured Francis Zieman | one of the cieverest $ jrtstops in the City | League of last year, and a saIe nittei and good base runner; Arthur WalaCe by far the best center fielder in the city and an exceptionally safe hitter and base runner; and Will Dun, who, while no, | showing up in his old form in a recent l mix-up here, has always been ciassed M as | a good outfielder and clever player wlti the stick. As to Matt Kelly 5nerS ,s pUs I sibly few third basemen in the SoutnerI League who can cover more territory IT this irnportant position and his good rign arm never fails him in sending the spner' across the diamond. He will have gooe
 nromises to give Mobilians who enjo! clean, clever baseball first class aruci | during the coming season.