The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1903-01-18

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greed for 5-cent trolley car. fa.es which
viii faA from baseball fans the COM.
Ing season In Montgomery, has almost
precipitaledN change in the recently
adopted lsB Southern League circuit At
the Birmingham meeting Of the Southern
League. held In December at which the
peace pact was signed. sealed and de-
livered between the late new league ana
chist was disposed Of to Messrs Raphael
Semmes and w. III. RaglandA These gem
car interests. :
They have failed to agree on the loca-
ton OF park and any points, and today
conferences was arranged to be held In
THIS city between Judge w. M. Kavan-
80. A.esi1eft of tie Southern League.
Caruthers Ewing. representing the late
new league, and Raphael Semmes OF
President Kavanaugh arrived this morn
ing and was In consultation with Mr..
Ewing during the entire day. Mr..
sn emms a,a Tailed tss to put Il an appearance
lett last night for Little Rock without
seeing Mr.. Semmes, but before going he
gave out the following interview on the
baseball situation. 1t will be seen that
there 10 possibility of jackson. Tenn.
Mobile or Savannah taking the place of
Montgomery In the circuit unless the
Montgomery people get together.
President Kavanaugh said to The Ad-
'Messra. W. ii !. Ragiand and semmes
to whom the Montgomery franchise was
awarded at the Birmingham meeting.
having failed to agree az to the conduct
l submitted the question OF terminating
the franchise given (for business reasons)
and then awarding 1t to one or the other
OF the aspirants.
Mr.. Semmes has claimed that he has
had no notice OF such contemplated ac-
ton and further. that Mr.. Ragland had
obtained a Joint ownership in the fran
chise through Misunderstanding Of the
facts.
''The vote Of all the clubs has been re.
ceived and without saying which one Of
them had received the requisite number of
votes to elect / have decided to take the
matter up again with them and IL they
cannot agree then to submit the entire
doing this are that there shall be no
ground for any charges Of unfairness,
snap judgment. want Of notice or any
thing Of the kind and that there shall be
absolutely no cloud on the title TO the
franchise when 1t Ia awarded.
I'm re-submitting the matter shall no.
ufy Messrs. RaRland and Semmes that
the franchise having been awarded to
them Jointly they must come to an agree
ment and have their contract, guarantee
ing the proper backing, arrangement etc.
of a baseball team In Montgomery In my
hands by next Saturday. January N. II
IHGy Idli TO 90 This. Lnen i VIII Submit
the facts to the Association again and
ask members to settle 1t.
We cannot afford to have club in the
association In which there viii be dis
cord, external or internal. Nor can we
afford to delay the matter longer for the
organization Of the club must be COM
pleted and the necessary arrangements
made for the opening Of the season and
playing OF games. In. case Messrs. Rag
land and Semmes cannot agree, then each
claimant for the franchise viii have had
an equal chance to present his side to the
members of the association.
"At the Birmingham meeting, the
amended peace settlement provided that
awarded TO Semmes. Before the fran
chise was formally awarded to Montgom-
cry, Ragland and Semmes got together
ana prepared an application to me as
the Montgomery franchise be awarded to
them Jointly.
The next day, in the regular and open
meeting Of the league, both gentlemen
quests to their written application and
the franchise was SO awarded. That was
more than month ago and they have
failed to agree
''of course they have failed to meet
certain obligations which the granting
of the franchise imposed. 1t do not pre-
pose to say who is at fault but 1 do say
such condition Of affairs cannot exist
NAN 4NSsAOh must NC bSIlISu one way
or mother.
The delay jeopardizes the success of
the whole association, and will not be
allowed to CONTINUES longer. The con.
struction gives the association the right
10 terminate the membership Of any club
az any time for business reasons by a
three-fourths vote Of the remaining mem
But suppose they should not agree to
have baseball or should agree that Mont
gomery did not want baseball. What
then?
II hardly think that Is possible, but In
case Montgomery should decide they aid
clubs and cities anxious to get in the
circuit. received the following teie-
Tram from the Chattanooga people just
before left home last night: 'Should
you not be able to settle local Montgom-
cry situation give Chattanooga a chance.
VIII take Whistler
And there are other clubs that want
to get in. jackson, Tenn, Mobile, Ala.
and Savannah are anxious for the Mont
gomery rights In the league fer this sea
son. In any event Whistler will manage
the eighth club. received d letter from
him yesterday saying that he had signed
q good team for Montgomery and that
1t would he In the first division sure.
President KavanauRh said that pros
poets for next season were very bright
The only cloud on the horizon is the
Montgomery franchise situation. AS is