The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-26
Would Interfere With Bir-
 mingham's Opening.
Black sox Will Begin League Season in Atlanta Tomorrow-First Regular Game in Mont-
 z gomery Next Friday.

In deference to the wishes of President Kavanaugh of the Southern League there will be no game today between Atlanta and Montgomery.
 Friday night when the telegram came
 from Judge Havana gh forbidding an ex-
 hibition game between Montgomery and
 Atlanta a telegram was sent by Manager
 Whistler to both President kavanuagh and Ab Powell of Atlanta stating that
 instead of an exhibition game the game
 between Atlanta and Montgomery Sun
 day would be regular championship,
 contest transferred from one of the dates
 scheduled in Atlanta Monday, Tuesday
 and Wednesday.
 All local arrangements had been made,
 Powell had telegraphed that he would
 nave his team here on time and tele-
 gram had been sent Judge Kayanaugh
 asking him to detail a regular league
 umpire to officiate in the first league game
 in Montgomery on Sunday.
 Article 10 Section F of the constitution of the Southern Associa tion-or Southern League-says that with the consent of two clubs and the President of the League championship game may be transferred at any time or place. and acting on this article Whistler and Powell went ahead with all arrangements for the game to- day.
 About noon yesterday a telegram came from President Kavanaugh in which he stated that he would not give his consent to the Atlanta Montgomery game Sun day, and Manager Whistler immedia tely
 wired Powell that the game was off. The reason for calling the game of
 Is easily explained. Birmingham opens in Montgomery next Friday, playing kere Friday. Saturday and Sunday. The Birmingham management objected to the Atlanta game being played today as they were afraid 1t would cut down their gate receipts Friday and Saturday and the game next Sunday.
 So 1t comes about that for the first Sun day since the opening of the baseball sea son there will not be game at the ball park. 1t Is a great disappointment to the
 local fans. but President Kavanaugh has said 1t and he Is the doctor. The Black Sox will put in the day
 resting and at 6:30 o'clock tomorrow morning will take the Western train for Atlanta. Manager Whistler may leave | with them at 6:3O o'clock this evening. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday they will play the Atlanta team, Hopkins Stultz and Streit pitching the three games in the order named.
 Local fans had hoped to see the open
 ing game, but the best they can do Is to watch it by telegraph The interest in the Atlanta games is intense and 1t Is possible that quite a crowd of local fans will leave for Atlanta in the morning to watch the performances of the Black Sox, in the opening game of the league championship season.
 The telegraphic accounts of all three
 of the games at the baseball matinee will
 fill big gap for the eager fans though
 of course it will not be equal to seeing
 the men on the field.
 Thursday the team has an off day open-
 ing here Friday with Birmingham. Satur-
 day they will play Birmingham again and
 Sunday is the last game of the Birming-
 ham series. Friday there will be street parade with both teams, officials in car riages and a brass band. Governor Jelks
 has been requested to pitch the first ball
 over the plate.