The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06
TO LOOK INTO CHARGE STATEMENTS MADE BY PHYIE TO BE INVESTIGATED. Meeting of Southern Association of Baseball Clubbs to Be Held in
 Memphis to Consider
 Allegations.

Before this week draws to a close 1t Is probable that Billie Phyle, late captain of the Memphis ball team, will either founded or be blacklisted for life.
 The Arkansas Gazette of yesterday says:
 "A meeting of the Southern Association of Baseball Clubs will be held one day this week. probably Saturday, in Mem phis. Tenn, for the purpose of investigat- ing the allegations made by William Phyle, late captain of the Memphis club, in regard to players throwing games for
 At a meeting held Thursday, the Lit- tie Rock Baseball Association adopted a resolution demanding a thorough investi- Memphis made by Phyle and this resolu- ton was forwarded to President Kava- naugh. President Caruthers Ewing of to President Kavanaugh a letter prefer ring charges against Phyle. "Inasmuch as these matters have come up and there may be other matters to | this week. At this meeting the guarantee fund will also be distributed and a decis- ion will be had as to the receipts from the Labor Day games. part of which was held back by President Kavanaugh on account of tie fiuke at New Orleans, will be acted upon.
 'gThe Memphis Morning News of yes- terday says.
 
 game of baseball into disrepute by mak- ing false statements as to bribes being paid by Memphians to Atlantans, to se- cure the throwing of games. have been tain of the Frankfurters. The charges were fixed with the President of the Southern Association. Judge W. M. Kav- anaugh; ana and. and with Secretary Farrell of
 'Caruthers Ewing, President of the Memphis Association. filed these charges Phyle would De 0 made % to 'AS repudiate e Sdhe the statements publicly, prove them, or suf- fer being blacklisted for life by the Ma tional Association. He declared he would extreme without thought as to cost or trouble such prosecution would make nec- essary.
 by Mir. Ewing in which the published statements as to throwing games were quoted and in which he was asked for a statement as to the truthfulness of the publication. When the letter is replied to with other documentary evidence to be used in pushing the case against the former Frankfurter. In talking of the new phase of the question last night, Mir. Ewing said:
 ""No attention would have been given the statements of Phyle had he not been captain of the team and had not the
 
 questiGS in their anxiety to find some basis for criticism of the team. From investigation I have made of the circum- stances connected with the matter by Phyle. have come to the conclusion that his statements were false. Accordingly, purpose seeing he Is either made to prove the charges of corruption or else be made 10 suffer the consequences. even if such enort costs the local club every cers of money made this past season. "' The Memphis Association is com posed of gentlemen of high standing, who did not buy their few shares of stock in order to make money out of the game and they purpose protecting themselves and their reputation from such rash statements as made by this sore and dis appointed player. Because of his own in- discretion and insobriety he brought upon himself punishment that was light con- sidering the fact of his offense coming | just when he was most needed. For him | to then vent his spleen upon the associa- ton is carrying matters entirely too far We will not stand 1t. and that is all there | is to 1t.
 "'Phyle was not seen last night but a close personal friend acknowledged he had received the letter written by MT. Ewing. This friend made no statement with reference to the probable action the player might take "