The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-10
.EDM0NDS HAS
JOINED AUGUSTA
SAYS HE WILL PLAY THERE
MANAGER LAROOQUE SAYS HE
WILL HAVE HIM HERE.

Dispute May he Left to the Board OF
Directors for SettIement-Presi-
dent Boyer Says He Is Not in a PO-
sitiOn to Decide the Questions as
He Is Interested in the savannah
CIub-EdmOnds' Last Letter Lead
LaROcque to Believe That He Did
Not Consider the Augusta Contract
and Would Leave for Savannah as
Soon as Transportation Arrived.
Catcher Dave Edmonds. over whom
there is a dispute between Savannah
and Augusta, has reported to Augusta.
and is now practioing with Manager
Strouthers' team.
Edmonds was expected to arrive in
Savannah day before yesterday, and
when it was learned here that he had
gone to Augusta Manager LaRocque
was very much surprised.
When asked what ne would do about
the matter President Boyer said that
he would not decide the dispute, as he
was interested in the Savannah club,
and he did not think he was in a
position to make decision. IT is
probable that the matter will be sub
mitted either to the vice president, Fee
Xix Kohler, or the board of directors
Of the league.
AS the matter stands now 1t looks
very much like Savannah will get
Edmonds. Last December he signed
a contract with Strouthers. and little
later received an offer from LaRocque.
1t was then discovered that he had
never been released by Paducah. and
they put in a claim for him. Under
those conditions the contract he sign
ed with Strouthers would not hold
good, and he so wrote LaRocque, and
said he had decided to accept his
proposition. AS soon as he was re-
leased by Paducah LaRocque forward
ed him a contract. which he signed,
and LaRocque now has that in his
possession.
In speaking Of the matter, Edmonds
is quoted In the Augusta Chronicle as
follows:
Il think I'll play the season out in
Augusta" said Dave, referring to the
efforts of Savannah to pull him their
way, 4 came uOWH IOI Tie puIpV5S. ~
looks like Con has the string tied hard
and fast--and Barkus is willing"
Savannah is a little previous in
their claim" continued the backstop.
They do not know how to read let
tiers. You see, wrote them in reply
to an offer that it looked good, and
that / would consider 1t, even limiting
at the time that / was favorably in
clined their way, but never once
agreeing positively to sign or asking
for a contract. In the meantime / Sc
cured my release from Pine Bluff, de-
cided that Augusta was good enough
for me, and notified Manager Strouth-
ers that 1t was a go, TO change the
date of contract previously signed,
conditioned on my getting my release
and here ! am, ready for the seasons
work.
1T know good many of the men
on the Augusta team and know that
we have a fast set" continued the
genial Davie. "You watch, and when
our push begin the use of the stick.
something VIII be doing in this neck
of the woods. That's one reason why
1 wanted to come to Augusta; l knew
Con Strouthers and the crowd he had
signed to represent Augusta. / love
to be in fast company--and here I
am"
The players that have reported at
Augusta are as follows: Catcher Dave
Edmonds, Shortstop Young, Pitcher
Durham, Fielder McMillin, Inflelder
Thornton, Fielder Cobb. Pitcher Brown.