The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-28
BALL GAMES
ARE STOPPED
Traction Company Secures
an Injunction.
OLD TROUBLE REOPENED
Temporary Order from Judge
Evans Restraining Team.
Contends that Games Should be Trans
ferred Back to Athletic Park
Contest Scheduled for Today
May BE Postponed.
OLD TROUBLE REOPENED

A temporary writ of injunction was
yesterday granted the Montgomery
Traction Company to prevent the play
ing of baseball games by the Mont
gomery Southern League team under
the control of w. H Ragland, Thomas
O'Brien, William S. Stickney and Ed
Pabst at the Highland Park grounds.
The writ was granted by Judge A. A.
Evans of the Third Judicial Circuit and
was made returnable to Judge A. D.
Sayre, presiding over the City Court
of Montgomery in Equity.
The filing of the APPLICATION for the
writ of injunction is merely a renewal
of the old baseball controversy between
the Montgomery Street Railway ana
the Montgomery Traction Company,
which began when league baseball in
Montgomery was first mentioned.
1t will be remembered that w. 7.
Robertson, a holder of shares in the
Montgomery Baseball Association, anu
the Montgomery Traction Company al
the outset of the present baseball sea-
son applied for writ of injunction
against the playing OF oaseoaIl IN
Montgomery under the control OF w.
II. Ragland, on the ground that the
transfer of all the stock of the old
MONTGOMERY Baseball Association -
Mr.. Ragland was illegal in that he, as
a share holder in the Montgomery
Baseball Association. was not notihed OF
the meeting at which the stock was
transferred.
Wanted to See Books.
Mr.. Robertson applied for the WIFI
on the further ground that ne was w
MED the right to look over the pooh9
of the Montgomery Baseball Associa-
tion. although he had received no olFi-
dends and 1t was a wcll-known fac'
ma
money. ~ H.
moved to amend his application and his
motion was denied by Chancellor W.
l.. Parks. go
Mr.. Ragland, in turn, applied Tor a
writ of injunction to en1oin W. l.
Robertson or the Montgomery Traction
Company from enjoining MIN ana the
Injunction was granted. The Suprem"
court few days ago reversed this de-
cision of Chancellor Parks and the old
matter was reopened.
The order made yesterday, practi-
cally sets out the same propositions as
the first iniunctions, and the added
ground that the Montgomery street
Railway for whose financial beneht
the game was being played at Highland
Park. had waived all claims to the con-
troll of the baseball franchise which
was Jointly owned by w ii. Ragland
and Raphael Semmes. who was at that
time General Manager of the Mont
gomery Street Railway. by Mr.. Semmes
selling his snare of the franchise TO
Mr. Ragland. who was at that time.
President of the Montgomery Traction
Company.
The petitioner for the injunction sets
out that contract was entered into by
the Montgomery Baseball Association
to n1av the game for three years at
Athletic Park. and, acting under the
belief that it would be adhered to, tn"
Traction Company erected a grand
stand bleachers, fences and other
buildings necessary to make a first
class. modern ball ground expanding
therefor $4,000.
The petition prays that W. II. Rag
land, William s. Stickney, Thomas
O'Brlen and +. Pabst be enjoined from
playing ball at Highland Park.
Is After Mr.. RagIand.
The orator further prays that Mr..
Ragland be compelled to transfer the
franchise back to the Montgomery
Baseball Association, and that the
court set aside and cancel the sale Of
the stock of the Montgomery Baseball
Association to Mr.. Ragland; that ref
erence be made to ascertain the amount
of damage done the Traction Company
by allowing the game to be played at
Highland Park. and that a decree he
rendered against Messrs. Stickncy,
O'Brien and Pabst for the amount nc
this damage; that the Montgomery
Baseball Association be instructed spo-
officially to carry out its contract to
play ball al Athletic Park.
The injunction bond was fixed at
$500. which was made by f. f. Winters,