The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-21
POWELL WILL BUY
CHARLESTON CLUB
ASHENBACK WILLING TO SELL.
CAN'T STAND THE STORM OF CRIT
ICISM OVER HOME.

Powell Had a Long Distance TeIe-
phone Conversation With PreEi-
dent Boyer Yesterday and Practi-
caIIy Stated That He Would Take
the Charleston Club-Wil Put i'm
winning Team and Make a Hard
Fight for the Pennant-SOutheru
League Casting COvetuOus Eyes
Towards south Atlantic Cities.
Abner Powell, owner manager of the
Atlanta Baseball Club, of the Southern
League, has practically closed d deal
for the Charleston franchise in the
South Atlantic League, and there may
be a general GhaRing up in the Gulls
as soon as the Atlanta manager takes
charge.
1t has been freely noised over the
wireless that Ed. Ashenback has had
his barber down since he first hit the
chute some weeks ago. Charleston,
like every town in the universe, did not
want losing ball team, and Asnen-
back seemed unable to put a winner
there. He was freely criticised, and
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pers finally commenced to take charge
of the Ancient Order of Hammer
Swingers and put few chills into Eds
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When the Gulls went over to Macon
last week Ed took run up to Atlanta.
He said he went for players. He really
made a proposition to Abner Powell to
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hands, not because it was not a paying
investment, but because he was in bad,
and was afraid his early earnings might
melt away before the depreciation i'll
the daily value of his take.
Manager Powell at once went over
TO Charleston to see how the matter
sized up. He was evidently satisfied.
Yesterday he called up his old asso-
ciate in business, President Boyer, ana
had a long conference with him relative
to the Charleston franchise, and before
the conversation terminated he had
practically stated he would take the
Charleston franchise.
There is nothing in. the bylaws TO
prevent sale, or transfer of a fran
chise from one party, or parties, to an
other, and if Powell takes the Charles
ton franchise no objection will be in
ter2osed.
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A rumor was current that Powell
was trying to get the Savannah fran
bhise. Owner Boyer said yesterday
that no proposition had been made to
him for a sale of the Savannah club.
and if there had been he would not
have considered it a moment. Mr..
Boyer said last night most emphati-
cally: THE Savannah club is not for
sale"
Charleston has been drawing second
to Savannah in the league, and if Ash
enback was possessed of the business
sagacity he is generally credited with,
he would stick to his post and try
and make good with the populace.
When Powell takes hold of the
Charleston franchise it means that a
much stronger team will be put in
there. and determined bid will be
made for the pennant, although it will
be a fearful up hill battle now
Southern League May Draft.
Since the South Atlantic has been
drawing so we'll the magnates of the
Southern League have Been casting
covetuous glances in this direction, and
it has already been suggested that next
year. two and perhaps three of the
South Atlantic cities will be drafted
into the Southern League, and Lit
tie Rock, Shreveport and Montgomery
dropped.
Under the rules of the National AS
ISOLATION of Baseball Leagues this can
be done and the cities themselves can
not help themselves other than by re-
fusing to patronize the games
There is little doubt but that if Sa-
vannah, Jacksonville and Charleston
were drafted into the Southern League
there would be storm of protest, and
boycott might be successful. In the
South Atlantic League the cities in
terested have an association that is
perfectly satisfactory. There is that
element of local rivalry which always
makes sport the more enjoyable, and
after its first years existence the league
will be able to put out teams Just as
strong as those in the Southern.