The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-17
THE BASEBALL MEETING
PRESIDENT AMERINE TO TAKE AN
 ACTIVE PART.
The Salary Question and Other Import ant Matters are to Be Consfd- ered-D0pe of the

e
 One week from tomorrow the Faii
 meeting of the Southern League Vii
 be neid in Mempnls, and lt VIII possl-
 bly be the most interesting one ever
 held with the exception or .has ssoIny and memorable gathering III DHAe
 Of course, that uid salary limit pons asinorum will bring forth the usual flow of soul. if not feast or reason. Without this feature, soutneIn League neeLng would bear close ie, sempiance to the play of Hamlet witn the Danish Prince left out. President F, :, F Amerine; aInh wanta hG to see see a limit of s2,700, exclusive or the manager, and only fourteen men 70 pe carried by a team. If this Is adopted fer the knotty problem will have been solved in a most satisfactory manner 1 if is absurd to argue for $l.ZVy or
 even $1.4oo team New hea Or.eans, .owns n in i the circuit would not stand Tor u q minute A limit of $1,10o If rigidly adhered to, would simpnfy matters of the different teams a chance to live LID to the high standard nf the Soutn- ern League which has been set for
 the past two years mansgomnrv nsre navo New Orleans and Memphis have gone way over s2,700, but with good man. agement the above figures can put
  league teams in the country. Numer. ous other plans will be advanced ana quite an interesting time will De held in the oratorical arena. one tnins r;S, ID ulously low and an attempt made to enforce it, 1t will be the beginning pr the disin tegration of the fastest minor Another resolution that will be in- troduced by MT. Amerine will be one dealing with the manner of sending out the batting. and fielding averages Tn the American and National Leagues, as soon as the averages for the past season are complied in the omces or
 Presidents Johnson ana rus.a syarw n.ney Toig il the circuit. Mir. Amerfne's resolution will be that the Secretary of the League be instructed to mall a copy of the oi- Southern Circuit as soon as they are complied. .
 Not the least important matter that
 is aPs Sppnans Sp Of the en trance gates by visiting teams. Dur ing the past summer considerable com plaint was induiged in by teams on be introduced urging the adoption of resolution which win bring about the appointment of eight travelling auoi-
 tors These men a W'sl 9,tss nsvs anS nSia as there | will be only four games played at | time there will always be two men at
 each park. In this way, , tne Ssn Gondsa tSs | money. and the League will be held I for a correct accounting of the, tickets | taken The box office will be run by
 as sse usnai. .Th The result viii be that | the cities will save the salary a1d l trave'ing expenses of these men | through the increased returns at the gates, and the clubs can dispense with l the carrying of so many men, for at I present it takes two men from ca | visiting club to see that the count IS under this rule to dispense with the | service of one man the cost of the ena- | ployment of this League official VIII | be covered.
 President Amerine received letter | yesterday morning from the Boston Americans asking for March 2eth in
 Montgomery; connls Mack, Mack will lrob bring Ts | and If the 29th is satisfactory to him | 1t will be given to .Collins's team. | Mack will represent the Reach ball at | the meeting.J Last year and the year | before the Victor ball was used by ttie' | Southern League, but next year an en.. | tirely new ball will have to be used | the coming meeting. though that mat | ter may be postponed until the Febru- I ary meeting in New Orleans.
 A letter was received from Charlie | Schwartz yesterday morning In which | he said that he would report to Tus-
 caloosa in February and begin the work | University. It would have been hard i for the Alabama boys to get.sa more | capable coach than Charlie Schwartz l and his friends here predict that he | will turn out a winning team.
 The question of a ball park will con- | front tho local association at the end l of the 1906 season, the lease on Attn
 letic Park expiring at the, end of next l leased to the Montgomery Traction Company for term of five years. One | of the handsomest plants in the South | ern circuit was built. It Is very prob able, however that the lease will be | renewed, for while 1t Is a bit too far l out. still Athletic Park has the prettiest 1 in and outfield of any ball grounds in | the League.
 At the beginning of last season the l center and right field fences were nov: | ed back twenty feet, and before next
 feet more. As 1t iS now. 1t is almost
 bagger on the grounds, for if ball l gets by a fielder 1t hits the fence and
 can be returned before the runner can l get beyond second base. With the fifty | feet additional. runner can easily l make third base on a long hit and if l he puts 1t in the right place a fast run | ner can make a home run before the | fielder ovart lkes the ball and returns | 1t. It will not only cause better base running but the outfeld will have to | work harder tran 1t ever did before.