The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-27

Little Rock .......11S 20 48 .593
Memphis ..........124 70 81 $3.50
Shreveport ........126 IS So $40
Atlanta ...........122 81 81 300
Birmingham ......123 SO 81 .4S0
Nashville .........122 So 81 ATS
Montgomery ......119 SO 66 .445
New Orleans ......124 AZ II 1873
That these two games will be thrown
out is almost certainty, but if they
are not there will be another change
in the standing which will give the
pennant to Little Rock by few points.
Now that Little Rock is making a
claim for the pennant and will push it
to the limit, there is likely to be con-
siderable talk about winning a pen
nant on the diamond" instead of be-
hind closed doors.
The Protested Games.
Memphis was defeated by New Or
leans in that city May l. and the game
was thrown out by President Kava-
naugh because of a technicality. At
that time no one thought that this
game would cut a fi=ure in the PEN
nant race, but now it. is as big as a
mountain, and keeps Little Rock from
having the glory on the last day of
the season of winning the pennant.
remnants awarded after the close of
the season are all right, but the glory
is not there.
At present it seems as if Memphis
will have the Dennant until Oct 10,
and no longer.
On Friday, May 1, Memphis opened
a series of three games in New Or
leans. Breitenstein was in the box
for Memphis and Carlo Smith for New
Orleans. The game was won by New
Orleans by a score of Z to 4. Frank
protested the game because after Cam
pau had run the bases for Hutchcroft
the latter went back to right field.
The protest was sustained by Presi-
dent Kavanaugh and the game thrown
out and ordered played over. The 10
per cent for the sinking fund was paid
into the league treasury. 1t was stated.
By the throwing out of this game
Memphis had one game taken off her
lost" column.
The next visit of Memphis to New
Orleans was in July, the two teams
being scheduled to play the Sd, 4th
and 5th. They went down a couple
of days before the opening date, and
on July 2 the game of May l, which
was thrown out by President KaVa-
naugh, was played, and New Or
leans lost.
Constitution UphO1ds Little Rock.
The constitution of the Southern
League says that every game played
between two clubs from the commence
ment of the championship season to the
completion of the championship series
between such clubs shall be game
for the championship"
The game of May at New Orleans
was between New Orleans and Mem
phis, and was before the close of their
series, therefore it is held it must count
as a championship game.
Therefore it is held that the board
of directors, when the cases come be-
fore them, must either count this game
of May / as a championship game or
throw out the two games in which Hill
played In either case Little Rock
would get the pennant, for if the game
of May l were counted Memphis per-
centage would be-: Played, 125; won,
10; lost. so; percentage, .5S4. This
would be less than the 1857 of Little
Rock.
Frank May Kick Out of Harness.
If Little Rock gets the pennant Char
ley Frank might come forward with
the old spiel, IF you take the pennant
away from me 1 will form new
IedSue. however, every pIOLSSSlOIldl
ball league in the country except the
coast league has now Joined hands
and Frank would have a hard time
starting his league.
The members of the board OF direct
ors are ]. NJ. Palmer, Nashville;
Charles Frank, Memphis; ]. M. Foster,
Shreveport; Abner Powell, Atlanta.
Nashville cannot vote, nor can Mem
phis, and both Shreveport and Atlanta
faIr TO
section of the constitution under which
1t is claimed Little Rock will get the
pannant is as follows:
Rules of Contention.
Every game played between two
clubs, from the commencement of the
championship season to the completion
of the championship series between
such clubs shall be a game for the
championship, and no club shall be all
lowed to sign. use, play or negotiate
with any player. in any matter what
soever. for present or future services
While said player remains under con-
tract with any other club of this as
ISOLATION or with any other league or
association
ANY club violating any provision Of
this rule shall be fined 800 by the pres
ident, the same to be paid within ave
days, and shall forfeit any game to
its opponent In which such player is
used. The board OF directors shall not
have power to remit such fine so as
sessed."