The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-14
MOGULS
WILL MEET TO-DAY
AN INTERESTING SESSION.
MUCH IMPORTANT BUSINESS FOR
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

In Addition to winding Up the At
fairs of the League for the Sea
son just Passed. President Boyer's
Successor viii he Named-BOOks
of the Leasue VIII BE Audited,
sinking Fund Divided and Mat
ters Pertinent TO the Interest of
the Organization viii Be Discuss
eA.
Much interest is attached to the first
annual meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the South Atlantic Baseball
League. which will be held in the office
of President Boyer in the Germania
Bank building to-day
Savannah will be represented at the
meeting by President Boyer, Jackson
vile will be represented by Col. Max
Myerson and ]. B. Lucy, Charleston by
Ed NJ. Ashenhack, Augusta by George
Barnes and H. w. Wingard, Macon by
Felix Kohler and W. E. Smith, and
Columbia by W. Christie Benet, Jr.
At the annual meeting each club in
the league is entitled to have two rep
resentatives present, and to have in
addition thereto any of its officers or
ex-officers. No club shall be allowed,
however. to have more than one vote.
The order of business as prescribed
by the constitution is $ follows: Read
ing of minutes; report of board; report
of committee; election of new men,
bers; amendments of the constitution;
election Of officers; miscellaneous bus
mess.
Reserve Fund to Re Divided.
The directors will meet this morning
at 10 o'clock At the morning ses-
sion the books will be audited. These
books are kept by the president, as
he is treasurer and secretary of the
league, and all of the 10 per cent. sink
ing fund is handled by him. Out of
this money the umpires have been
paid, and all league expenses discharg-
ed. AS a monthly statement of this
account has been made to each of the
clubs it will take only a short while
to wind up this part of the business.
The money remaining in the treasury
will be divided after Macon, Augusta
and Columbia have each received 500
for extra transportation, which their
schedules entailed.
A resolution will be adopted favoring
the retention of the forfeit money by
the trustees until next season. Each
club now has up $500, and it is pro-
posed to keep this money on deposit in
some reliable bank at interest. The
board of trustees is composed of Mr..
w c. West. of Jacksonville; Mr.. Felix
Kohler, of Macon, and Mr.. L. S. Mat
tiSon, of Columbia. Mr.. West is chair
nf ma ~. -
fund is on deposit in Jacksonville.
1t is hoped that the work of audit
ing the books will be completed at the
morning session, and the afternoon will
be confined to the election of officers
and discussion as to the advisa bilty
of asking for a higher class and in
creasing the circuit to an eight club
league.
Judging from the sentiment of the
present members of the league, it is
hardly probable that the circuit will
be increased to eight cities. Both Co
lumbus, Ga, and Tampa, Fla, stand
ready to come in. Both cities would
put ample backing in the event they
are taken in. Augusta, Jacksonville,
Macon and Savannah are avowedly OPP
posed to the enlargement, which will
be sufficient to overcome any attempt
to increase to eight clubs.
Who Will BE President.
At the afternoon session, after the
books have been audited and approved,
President Boyer will tender his resig-
nation, and will probably nominate
some one to succeed him. Just who
this will be is not yet known.
w. Fl. Lucas. president of the Pa
cific National League, has been spok-
en- of, but doubt is entertained as to
his willingness to accept the presi-
dency of a league where the salary is
| necessarily small. Grantland Rice of
the Atlanta Journal has been spoken
of prominently as the next president.