The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-25
GREAT ENTHUSIASM NIANIFEsTED
AMONG THE REPRESENTATIVES,.
CHARLES w. BOYER
ELECTED PRESIDENT.
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
ADOPTED AND DETAILS AR
RANGED.

Five of the Cities Composing the As.
NOciation Had Representative,
Present. and the Sixth Was Repre-
scented by PrOxy-After Careful
Figuring Possibilities of Attend
ance on Basis of One Per Cent
of the Population of Each City II
Was Unanimously Agreed That
the League should BE n Great
Success-SeasOn VIII Open April
- at the Interior Towns.
The South Atlantic Baseball League
was formally organized at a meeting
at the De Soto yesterday afternoon
and last night, and there is no doubt
now that the six cities interested in
the association will have as good an
article of ball for next season as is
enjoyed anywhere in the country.
OF the six cities to compose the
league there vert representatives
present from five. and the sixth, Au
gusta was provided for by proxy.
four, composed of Messrs. Max Myer-
son, ]. B. Lucy, p NJ. Dozier and F.
K. E. Chase Charleston was repre-
scented by Mr.. Charles w. Boyer. Ma
con by Mr.. Felix Kohler, Columbus
by Mr.. Robert Reid and Savannah by
Mr.. w. A. Reaves.
For eight hours the representatives
from the various cities were in ses-
sion, working arduously on every de-
tail relative to an organization that
might prove lasting. No detail was
neglected. and every item of expense,
as well as receipts, was considered.
Col. Max MyersOn of Jacksonville
was elected temporary chairman, and
Mr.. ]. Fred Bernhard temporary sec
rotary. There was then a general dis
cussion of the object of the meeting,
and the possibilities of a league such
as it was proposed to organize. copy
of constitution and bylaws was sub
mitted, and after being carefully gone
over and amendments and corrections
made, providing for every item of
government of the league, the perma-
nent organization was entered into, and
the bylaws and constitution were
adopted as a whole.
1t was provided that the officers of
the association shall consist of a presi-
dent, vice president and board of di-
rectors, the offices of secretary and
treasurer to be vested in the president,
who will be paid sufficient salary to
cover the expenses of employing as
sstance. The salary limit was also
fixed. According to the schedule fixed
by the national association of base
ball players the salary limit in the
South Atlantic League will be $1,000,
exclusive of the manager.
Mr. Charles Boyer, who for a num-
Der of years has been one of the most
conspicuous figures in Southern base
ball circles, was of great assistance
in determining the advsability of
adopting certain provisions in the con-
stitutiOn, and gave those present the
benefit of his long experience in pro-
fessional baseball. Mr.. Boyer explain
ed the obstacles that minor leagues
had had to contend with in the past
few years, and showed how these could
be overcome.
Possibility of the leagues being a
success was reduced to facts and fig
ures, and figuring on the lowest
possible estimates 1t was made apparent
that it would be a financial success
with all of the advantages that would
be enjoyed. Chief among these will
be the saving in railroad rates.
In the election of officers which was
entered into after it was decided the
league would be a success, Mr.. Charles
w. Boyer was elected president Mr..
Felix Kohler of Macon, vice president;
nd ha I'D If ,rrfII
lected later, one from each city.
President Boyer will at once open
with Secretary Farrell
of the National Baseball Players AS
ISOLATION, relative to having the newly
organized league reorganiZed by the ma
tiOnal association, and will forward
each city's certificate of membership
together with membership fees, which
will amount to S25 each, under the as
sessment for the class in which the
South Atlantic League will enter
President Boyer will also prepare a
schedule of games for the next season.
The season will open at the three in
terror towns. Macon. Augusta and Co
lumbus on Memorial Day, April q.
The season will continue for a period
Of four months and one week, each
team playing in all los games.
The meeting was one of the most en-
thusiastic of the kind ever held, and
all of the gentlemen present said that
they had not anticipated such a salts
factory organization. All of the de-
tails had been arranged previously, and
the business was in such shape that 1t
could be transacted with dispatch,
which will make another meeting I'M
necessary.
A vote of thanks was extended to the
De Soto management for the use of the
par1ors in which the meeting was held,
and to Mr.. Goode M. Guerry. for the
work he has done in getting the cities
together in the movement to organize
a league.