The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-05
MOGULS
To MEET TO-DAY
KoHLER is DISSATISFIED.
MAKES A KICK ON THE SCHEDULE
HE FIRST APPROVED.

| Says Macon Has Been Disseminated
Against in the Matter of Railway
Mileage and Wants an ApprOpri-
alton From the Sinking Fund to
Even Matters Up-The Schedule
Was Arranged Especially to Suit
the Interfering College Dates at
Macon and Now KOhIer Seeks to
Have the League Pay Him for Ex-
ira Mileage.
The first suggestion of 'lissension In
the inner workings of the South Allan
tic League has come out in the per-
sistent efforts of Manager Kohler of the
Macon, to have a meeting Of the direc-
tors held this early in the season, for
no other purpose than to ask the league
to appropriate so much from the sink
ing fund to reimburse his club for the
extra mileage which his schedule calls
for.
Directors meetings are the bane of
minor leagues existence. and always
have been. Players become suspicious,
the public is skeptical, and expenses to
the league are incurred, AMI generally
dissensions arise which can be kept
down so long as the dissatisfied direc-
tors and club are obliged to do their
talking at long range.
When the South Atlantic sch edule was
first arranged and submitted to the
different club managers Cor approval,
AL were satisfied with the exception of
the Macon Club. Manager I<ohler ask
ed for certain changes, showing that
the dates first assigned him conflicted
with dates given to the Mercer baseball
| team before the use of the park in Ma
con could be secured.
Is Question of Mileage.
| After that there was an entire re-
arrangement of the schedule, and the
new arrangement made Macon next to
! Jacksonville in the number of miles to
| be travelled. Jacksonville has the
| greatest mileage, by far, which is eX-
| planned by the Jumps made in order TO
| take advantage of the Sunday games.
| Macon was next because short visiting
series were arranged to suit the dates
of the college games. Jacksonville
made no kick, but Macon has, and the
proposition of Mr.. Kohler is most
unique.
| SaVannah's central location gives the
| club here the shortest mileage, and Mr..
| Kohler takes this as his basis for max
ing a proposition unheard of IN base
| ball. He has written to all OF the other
! club owners, asking that petition be
] made to President Boyer to call a
| meeting of the directors for the pur-
pose of taking action tending to equal
| ize the amount of mileage of each CLUB.
He suggests that $1,000 be appropriated
| from the sinking fund of the league
| to reimburse the clubs, and make all
| travelling expenses equal.
It is within the province or the presl-
| dent to refuse to call a meeting OF the
| directors if he sees fit, but President
! Boyer's delicate position in owning half
| of the Savannah club decided him to
call the meeting, which will be held
| here to-day.
Not Into Higher Glass.
The matter of advancing into high
| er class has never been mentioned ser
| iously, and if brought up to-day VIII
! be opposed by nearly every director
present Advancement to class b.
means the expenditure OF thousands OF
extra dollars, and as there are many
uncertainties in the future of minor
league during the first year of its ex-
! istence, all of the older heads in base
ball are opposed to taking chances right
| now.
The matter of Sunday baseball in
| Savannah is not for the directors of
the league to decide. If Sunday ball
can be played in Savannah. all of the
clubs in the league will be benefited,
and there will necessarily be certain re-
! arrangements of the playing schedule.
This is matter however, that is mere
| ly prospective.
The meeting to-day will be behind
closed doors, as all directors meetings
| are, and whatever is done will only be
made public by the approval of the
president and directors.