The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-02-23
Representatives Of All Clubs
Meet in New Orleans,
MON TGOMERY TROUBLE
is FINALLY SETTLED
The RasIands Pay $4,000 for semmes'
lnterest-Three Umpires Are Ap
pointed-Magnates Meet In
Harmonious Session.

New Orleans February 22.-With all OF
its clubs represented the Southern Base
ball league today adopted without change
the report of its committee of three on
schedule. felicitated itself upon the sue
cessful unlocking of the Montgomery
tangle and discussed various matters Of
Importance to the game The meeting
was harmonious. There was general
agreement that the coming season would
be the most successful financially that
the Southern league has ever had.
President Kavanaugh presided. Nash
Vile was represented by James Palmer.
Newt Fisher and Minis Hlghtower, who
has acquired an interest in that city;
Little Rock by Mique Finn and Aaron
Frank; Atlanta by Abner POWELL Bir-
mingham by Charles Morgan and Coffee
Jackson; Shreveport by w. T. Crawford,
V. K. Stevenson and Sam Kahn; Mem
phis by Caruthers Ewing and Charley
Frank; New Orleans by Hart d. New
man, and Montgomery by w. H. Rag
land and Barry Holt. Robert Gilms OF
Shreveport and Raphael Semmes of Mont
somery also attended the meeting.
Montgomery Trouble Settled.
Before the meeting was called to order
II became known that the Montgomery
trouble had been adjusted The presence
OF Minis Hightower and the knowledge
tnat he was prepared to make flatterinR
pld on behalf of Chattanooga for the
montgomery franchise forced the Rak.,
land and Semmes people to harmonlze
IN order to keep their city in the league
Inc FACTIONS got together in an Informal
NartfI. d.
ana other members of the league and the
upshot of the matter was that the Rag
land people agreed to buy out the Sem
mes interests for a consideration of $1,000
After long debate the meeting agreed
to pool the Fourth of July receipts ane
also those of Labor Way. Each club Il
to be allowed $50 for expenses for each
game with the exception of New Or
leans .whicht-to have Si5O.-..s,.-.- s..--4ss- ~
Schedule Comes Up.
hen the matter of the schedule was
taken up both Memphis and Birmingham
objected to the report agreed to by the
committee composed of Powell Finn and
Fisher. Both cities said they had not had
an opportunity to study IT. Both also
thought that they were getting the least
shares of the plums. Chairman Finn
sald that the schedule was the best that
had ever been adopted by the Southern
league. that the good things had been
distributed with perfect impartiality and
that an examination would show that
Memphis had less mileage than any city
In the league. Propositions to give Mem
phis and Birmingham time to inspect the
schedule and to refer 1t to a mail vote
were made and withdrawn. Birmingham
was finally convinced that the schedule
was unobjectonabe and Memphis agreed
TO waive her appeal for delay Seven
cities voted for the schedule Memphis
did not vote at all
Manager Powell of Atlanta presented a
proposition to bar from Southern League
grounds American and National league
clubs which had stolen Southern league
players and were coming south to play
exhibition games unless they should make
restitution. The proposition developed a
wide difference of opinion President
Kavanaugh. however, urged that no ac-
tion be taken. He said that negotiations
were now in progress between the heads
OF the two big leagues and President Pow
ers of the minors. as a result of which ii
was likely that all players who had been
wrongfully taken from the Southern
league would be returned or their clubs
reimbursed. President Kavanaugh also
said that It had been agreed by all the
minor league interests that there should
be no assent to a national agreement
which did not give the minor league body
equal representation on the board with
the major leagues.
Three Umpires Appointed.
President Kavanaugh announced that
he had decided on the appointment OF
three of the umpires They are John r.
keefe. Harry Mace and Sandy McDer-
mott. The fourth, he said, would be either
w. A. Carpenter Arle Latham
Provision was made for an assessment
OF szo per month for February. March and
April upon each club to cover the ex-
penses of the presidents office.
The league adopted the Victor ball and
closed telegraph contracts with the West
ern Union.
The business was transacted at one
session today, and final adjournment was
taken during the afternoon.