The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-11-21
TOM STOUCH, FORMERLY OF
SOUTHERN LEAGUE, WILL MAN.
AGE MACON.
WILL ATTEND THE
MEETING TUESDAY.
w. A, SMITH WILL PROBABLY d.
RECT THE JACKSONVILLE TEAM.

WILL known baseball Men From All
over the Country VIII BE Here
for Tuesdays Meeting - Robert
Pender VIII Probably Manage
the Columbus Team-NatfOnal As
sociatiOn VIII Recognize the
Leaeue and Protect Its Players.
EverythinE Is Now in Readiness
for the Organization.
Already cities contemplating being
members of the South Atlantic Base
ball League are signing managers for
next years games, and the greatest
enthusiasm is being manifested all
around the circuit.
The Atlanta Journal of yesterday
has the following to say of the ar
ranaements that are being made:
Tommy Stouch, the we'll known ex-
Southern League son of balloon, is
now in Atlanta awaiting the coming
meeting of the South Atlantic League,
which convenes in Savannah, Nov. "a.
stouch will, in all probability, direct
+ba affairs of the Macon club as he
has received SGNSIdI SEloIlCS IL OiAA = lilo
Koehler, one of the head Macon
moguls.
Stouch is enthusiastic over the pros
meets for a strong league in this sec
tion for next summer and is very
much pleased with the prospect of
managing the Macon team.
r already have several good men
IN sight in case the deal goes through, .
remarked Stouch to-day, land think
can work uo a fast team. Moth
ing definite will be decided, however,
until the Savannah meeting is over
next week"
Magnates and promoters from eight
southeastern townships will gather in
savannah next Tuesday when the new
league will be officially launched.
There is a chance that Charlie Boyer,
Manager PowelTs old secretary, may
he made president of the new organ
iza+ion as he has had a long run OF
exnerience dating back from the late
SOS when he was in charge OF the
Charleston team. Boyer mas appIleu
for the place and is being considered
as a likely candidate.
At this meeting the salary limit VIII
bn fixed around the 81 900 mark. The
oumber of clubs wanted will be agreed
upon and then the representatives OF
the different organizations will be
heard as there will be a lar
per number of applicants than the
league can successfully control.
Fanatics from Macon, Savannah, Char
lesion, Augusta, and other old South
ern League points are taking much
interest in the outcome of the meet
ing and the venture in general
This league will help out the local
aggregation considerably as Manager
Powell will have a mine to draw ma
terial from as Memphis and Little
Rock are able to do with the Cotton
States organization.
The statement of the presidency of
the league will be offered to Mr..
Charles Boyer is a mistake, as Sa-
vannah gentleman of high standlns
will be selected The matter of salary
limit has not been decided, as init
mated in the article, but will be one
of the matters to be settled on as soon
as the league is formerly organized.
w. A. Smith, who managed the pen
nant-winning team in last years Cot
ton States League, will probably be
at the helm of the Jacksonville team
Robert Fender, who was also man
ager IN the Coltoll oldtes LCoSN ", -
making arrangements with Columbus
to take charge of the team there.
All Savannahians interested in the
organization of the league are urged
to attend the meeting which Will be
held at the De Soto Tuesday after
noon at 3 o'clock. If the league goes
through, it will be due to the energy
of Savannah people, and will be rec
ognzed all over the country as Sa-
vannah enterprise. Headquarters OF
the league will be located here ano
it will be the endeavor of the Savan-
nah Athletic Association, in the event
they accept the franchise, to locate
the pennant-winning team in Savan-