The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
- No Attempt to DiSpOSSeSS
 City. |STICKNEY TONNAGE TEAM Fred Moore Drafted to Play
 Second Base. Burnett win Probably Hold Down First-Everything Passes of Smoothly at the Meeting
 Held in Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga.. Dec. 1A-(Special.)- close of the Southern Leagues meeting winding up the season of 1903, tonight marked a complete victory for Montgom- cry, which town is not only member of the League for 1904, but firmly sett4ed in the League circuit for probably many years to come.
 The Chattanooga men seemed to realize beforehand the utter futility of trying to again break into Southern baseball. and there was only one Chattanooga man here. If he had not given way to his an- ger and used the vilest explatives against the entire Southern League in his dis appointment over the result, some sym- pathy would have been felt for him.
 The only semblance of an effort to get Montgomery out of the League was when a proposition came to require Montgom- cry to give the same guarantee that Shreveport had to give last year. This was voted down and an amendment was made requiring every club in the League to give a guarantee of $75 to visiting clubs instead of $50 as heretofore. That was the last of the attempt on Montgom- cry. From then until the meeting closed nothing was touched on as regards any mention of a fight against Montgomery; not even was Sunday ball referred to. and everything was as peaceful as a May morning.
 An effort was made to reduce the sink ing fund from 10 per cent to 5 per cent, but this was voted down. A motion by Coffee Jackson of Birmingham passed. This was that after the debts had been paid out of the present sinking fund, the sinking fund would be held intact from year to year, until the sum of $10.00O was reached, when the clubs would stop pay ing into the sinking fund. the $10.0O0 be- ing a guarantee for it.
 The present term of the league, two years more, had five more years put on 1t. so that for seven years at least no member of the league will have cause to feel afraid, and an engraved certificate of it's franchise will be sent to every mem Der of the league.
 Walter Palmer of Nashville was elected Vice-President in the place of Hart Newman of New Orleans, who has sold out his interests in base ball. Judge Kav- anaugh was, of course, reelected Presi- dent. Secretary and Treasurer, and glow ing tribute was paid to hi mby the league members. Messrs. B. L. Holt of Mont gomery, Morrell of New Orleans, Palmer of Nashville and Crawford of Shreveport were elected as the new Board of Direc- tors of the league. President KavanauGn was appointed a committee of one to draft the schedule, of course he having the power to appoint his own assistants.
 The season. will end about the 1st of October. the Eastern clubs closing the season in the West.
 William stickneS will probably be Mont gomery's manager for the season of 1904 with Burnett on first base and Fred Nj. Moore on second. A telegram drafting Moore was sent to Secretary Farrell of the National Association this morning and tonight a telegram was received that the clever little infielder was now the property of Montgomery. Everything is in great shape for baseball in 1904, not only in Montgomery, but all over the Southern League, and the most success full season ever known In the South is looked for. The meeting today was a genuine love feast and was such con trast to the storm of December, 1902, that everybody commented on it. Baseball 1t on a solid foundation in Montgomery as we'll as the Southern League.
 MT. Crawford of Shreveport invited the league to hold It's February meeting in that city. Last -.ruary 1t was held in New Orleans, but this time 1t will prob ably be held in Shreveport.
 w. W. Screws Jr