The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-22
s,v CITIES WITHIN A RADIUS OF
TWO HUNDRED MILES.
GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED
IN ALL CITIES INTERESTED.
LIFTING FOR ORGANIZATION WILL
NJ, HELD IN SAVANNAH SHORTLY.

nh. League Will BE "a Member of
tbe National Association and All
contracts and Rules VIII De OBJ
..rved by the Big LeRgue-Ted
sullivan Has Completed All Ar
.onrements With National League
uonagement-Meetin Will BE
called for Nov. "a.
All of the plans for the organiza-
zion of the South Atlantic Baseball
1aaque have been perfected and those
,rbo have been working at the scheme
Gov the past month have called 4 meet
irg of the representatives from the va
r,ous cities who will be interested, to
bo held in Savannah on Nov. "A.
meeting of the moving spirits in
+bis enterprise was held yesterday aft
ornoon when this date was decided
mon and a letter from Mr.. Ted Sulli-
van who has been in New York seek
ing a conference with the management
Of the National League, was read. Mr..
sullivan went to New York for the
nurpose of ascertaining whether or not
the National Association would take
the league in under the rules and regu-
Istions governing minor leagues. Mr..
sullivan was assured by the president
of the association that he would do
everything in his power to assist in
making this organization successful
one.
Ctl1IfT n
that he was assured that all contracts
and reserve rules would be recognized
bv the National Association, and the
league put on the same footing as the
Southern League.
As was stated in the Morning News
some time ago this league is to be
composed of Savannah, Jacksonville,
Charleston, Macon, Augusta and Co
lumbus Reputable parties have been
communicated with in all of these cities
with the result that all of them have
gone into the scheme with great en-
thusiasm.
In Jacksonville the same organization
that had charge of the team there last
year will take charge of the franchise
for that city, and have already re-
served some of the players that they
intend to use. The other cities have
not progressed this far but all of them
are anxious for the meeting to be held
at which time all of the details of or
ganization will be arranged and Off
GERS selected.
At the meeting of the moving spirits
in this enterprise yesterday, Mr.. Ted
Sullivan was selected to direct the or
ganZation, and Mr.. Goode NJ. Guerry
was selected secretary and treasurer.
The headquarters of the league will be
left to a vote of those present at the
meeting to be held next month.
The success of such a league is al
ready assured. The plans of organs
ization will be the most economical,
yet liberal enough to provide good
teams, ever established in the South
Perhaps no man in the country is bet
ter qualified for outlining the policy of
such league as is Mr.. Sullivan, he
having been interested in this branch
of the national game for the past de-
cade. He has delXed in baseball from
the Rio Grande, to Portland, Me. He
has managed aggregations in Atlanta,
Nashville, Augusta, Mobile, Montgom-
cry, Dallas-in fact few common
Wealths able to boast a baseball team
have not at one time or another been
under the able diamond tutelage of the
renowned Ted.
Manager C. B. Kidder, of the Sa-
vannah Electric Company, has assur-
ed the promoters of the movement
that the street railway will do every
thing necessary for the promotion of
the local franchise, and if necessary
will provide grounds with all necessary
equipment. Heretofore the street rail-
way company has refused to take any
part in baseball matters in Savannah
and last year was possibly the cause
of Savannah not getting franchise in
the Southern League. No baseball team
can exist without the assistance or
the street railway companies, as they
are mutually beneficial.
The Savannah team will be backed
by local capital, and whatever the
salary limit is fixed at there will be
plenty of money to get a pennant WIN
ming team