The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-07
ORGANIZATION CONTEMPLATED
SOME TIME AGO WILL BE
PERFECTED.
OFFICERS WILL BE
CHARTER WILL BE APPLIED FOR
AND ORIGINAL PLANS CARRIED
OUT.

There Are Many Things to BE Done
before the Opening of Next Sea-
sons Football Games - Athletic
Field VIII BE the First Thing to
Be Considered by the Association,
Then a Club HOuse-AssOciatiOn
Will Not Enter Into Baseball This
Season, but May Take 1t Up Later.
At meeting to be held at an ear
ly date, the Savannah Athletic Asso-
citation, which was informally organ
lied some months ago will be reor-
ganized.
This has been decided by the board
of directors in view of the fact that
a large number of those who subscrib-
ed for stock, failed to come up and
make their payments, and the new
organization will only include those
who have paid in their subscriptions.
The association is now independent
and can be organized on a firm fl
nancial basis without the assistance
of those who do not desire to pay
in their stock. However, if those who
subscribed still desire their stock in
the association, they can obtain it by
paying it to the treasurer, Mr.. Frank
McIntire.
There is still good sum of money
in the treasury, which is the remand
er Of money taken in at the gates
during the season just closed. This
wNl go into the new organization,
for which a charter will be asked,
and 8 regular corporation entered
into.
Many Things Are Needed.
There are many things needed which
it would come under the province of
an Athletic Association to provide,
chief among which is an athletic field.
At present Savannah is without a suit
able place for holding athletic contests.
The field that has been used in past
seasons is soon to be cut up into lots
and sold, and when this is done there
will be no place for even amateur ball
games next season. This is the serious
proposition that now faces those who
have been trying to arrange for pro-
fessional baseball here next year, and
the indifference of the street railway
has disheartened all who have sought
to promote baseball here.
Without the cooperation of the street
railway system it will be almost i'm
possible to establish a field where
games can be contested at a profit. In
all other cities the street railways have
recognized the benefits that they will
derive and have, in many instances,
equipped the parks themselves.
An athletic club house is also a need
that will come next in the conside alton
of the association, though this is in the
distant future.
For the present the association will
only promotes football, which has taken
such a strong hold on public sentiment.
An effort will be made to arrange for
meeting between the Savannah team
and the winner of the Georgfa-Au-
burn game next fall. The present idea
is to have the game played in Atlanta,
where the Savannah team is in popular
favor, and would be a great drawing
card.
May Lose Good Players.
There is a fear among the Athletic
Association members that the efforts
that are being made to get some of the
Savannah men for college teams for
next season will be successful. Among
the colleges that it is understood are
making efforts to secure some OF the
blue and white stars are Cornell, Glenn
son, Sewanee, University of Georgia
and Georgia Tech. So far none of the
men have signified that they would
leave Savannah. and the outlook for
next year is particularly bright,
especially in view of the fact that there
will be an abundance of new material
to draw from. which has been de-
veloped in some of the junior teams
this season.