The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-26
JOINED IN PROTEST.
Major Winter Stood With New Orleans
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Major Winter Stood With New Orleans
 Club.
 The Southern League season of 1904 was finally wound up yesterday by the Pelicans taking two games from the Pretzels. President Kavanaugh has upheld Arlie Latham in forfeiting the games of Friday and Saturday to Mont gomery, and as the official was again kept out of the grounds yesterday 1t Is presumed that both of those games will be forfeited to Montgomery.
 According to the standing sent out from the presidents office, including the Saturdays games, Atlanta finished second and New Orleans third. If Montgomery New Orleans will finish with even & lower average. The fol- lowing is taken from sundays ftmes- Democrat:
 dent F. P. Morrill, of the New Orleans Club he gave his reasons for exluding Umpire Latham from the ball park and for the stand recently taken against the actions of President Kavanaugh of the Southern League.
 MT. Morrill, declares that the New Or leans club, which, he says. has for years supported the league and which has done more to promote the interests of the league and President Kavanaugh than any other of the seven clubs, has been discriminated against by the head of the league. MT. Morrill, says he doe9
 
 nation. He has communicated with President Kavanaugh by wire and has told him that the consideration due the New Orleans club has not been shown the team in reciprocation of the con sideration shown the head of the league and poor appointees" made by him.
 MT. Morrill, said: T showed my es- teem for President Kavanaugh early In the season when. although had enough votes to discharge Umpire Latham from the League, did not press the issue by reason of the presidents wish to have Latham remain in the League and on account of the presidents promise to have Latham remain away from New Orleans. However. MT Kavanaugh has assigned Latham with this club for a longer period than he has assigned any other umpire with any other club President Kavanaugh was shown by myself and others wherein Latham had it in for the New Orleans club but he detailed him with us nevertheless. When our team was recently at Nash ville I protested against Latham um- piring more games which the New Or leans club played, and my protest was ignored.
 President Kavanaugh then wired me that as the head of the League he and his appointees should be respected by the clubs, to which I replied that I had shown a great deal of considera- which I now realized myself loser. I reminded him of what l had done for the League as owner of the New Or leans club.
 q will not admit Latham into Athle- tic Park and in this l am heartily in- dorsed by the Montgomery manage ment. I believe that the feeling against Latham in this city is intense. He has already caused two or three riots here neither of which would compare to the demonstration that l believe would be made against him were he allowed tn enter the park to umpire in this series. I know that nGTgOnS wrought hV l4H~ tham's unjust treatment of the team on the road have conspired against the umpire. and knowing these things, out of consideration for the home club, the league and the New Orleans public, I will not let the man enter the park This morning we sent the following telegram to President Kavanaugh:
 "'New Orleans, Sept 24,,1904. Judge Kavanaugh. President South
 ern League. Little Rock. Ark:
 Latham was excluded from park on account fear could not protect him. Re- quest you have Burke umpire games
 FREDERICK P. MORRILL,,
 "'E. E. WINTERS"
 Major Winters, President of the Montgomery Club agrees with MT. lowed inside the ball park. He said:
 From what l have learned since coming to New Orleans about the feel ing in this city against Umpire Latham
  would he much wiser to avert a riot than to let Latham umpire simply be- cause he was sent here as represen- tative of the league. That is why joined MT. Morri!l in telegram to Judge Kavanaugh requesting him to have Burke umpire
 The controversy over Umpire Latham involves inter-league affairs. Before the New Orleans club left home the last time Mir Morrill, was one of Mr. KaSanaugh's closest and most infuen- tia1 friends Although appealed to by his friends to anno oInce his candidacy for president of the league next year he refused on the grounds that he wanted MT Kavanaugh to retain the head of the laugue If the incumbent wanted it. But the tide has changed the last week and MT. Kavanaugh has been given to understand in so many l words that his reelection next season 1 will not be unanimous. It Is under stood the New orleans club will rot support him If he has an opponent.
 As for Fridays game. which Latham awarded to Montgomery, his action has | been ignored by both clubs. Neither l expects the question to be brought be 1 fore the league. The local manage ment believes every game played here l will count in the standing. /
 The wires were kept busy today be- tween New Orleans and Little Rock by | MT Morrill, and President Kavanaugh. |
 In response to the telegram sent | Judge Kavanaugh by MT. Morrill, aud | Major Winters the President replied m | the afternoon, saying that for the best l interests of the league he believed La than and Burke shoold be allowed to | umpire, and he expressed surprise that the club couldn't give Latham police | protection "in the performance of his | duty"
 Mir. Morrill, replied that umpires who | do their duties do not need police pro- tection in New orleans, adding that t | would be dangerous and risky for La than to enter the park. and saying that | Major Winters agreed with him. Major Winters said last night: q have been fully convinced that Latham | wn1IA incita a riot were he allowed