The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-16
EAST ALABAMA LEAGUE
LATEST ONE TO GET IN THE LIME
 LIGHT.
Proposed League Composed of Selma, DOthan, Union Springs, Troy, OpelIEa, Columbus or Eufaula-WiH Be
 Eight Clubs If Mont
 ROmery Goes In.

Selma, May 15.-(special.)-A movement to form what may be termed the East Ala bama League was started in this city today. The cities which it is proposed to form this new organization are all close together, and as there will be big jumps and as every one of them seems to be good base ball towns there Is apparently reason why the new league should not prove success from the very start if 1t is once organized.
 The idea of the new organization was ad- vanced to members of the Selma Base Ball Association this morning by President Rosendorf of that body. The projected league as advanced by him met with their approval and they all expressed the opinion that they thought that 1t would be even more compact and a better league than the Tri-State which was formed in Chatta- nooga last week and in which this city was left out on account of Anniston not going into 1t. While the cities that 1t is proposed with which to form the new league are not large. nearly all of them at present have independent teams.
 With the cities 1t is desired to form the league already having teams it Is thought that it will not be hard matter for them to be induced to come into the organiza- ton. In this way they would have or ganized base ball and a schedule whereby a game could be played every day without any long jumps that would eat up half of the receipts in railroad fares The present teams that these cities already have no doubt would be strong enough and all of the clubs of the IeaGue would be evenly matched. and the race for first in the per centage column would be a pretty one,
 Six clubs, 1t is thought will be enough with which to form the league, but again the Idea Is advanced that it should be eight-club organization. At first 1t thought that Montgomery might probably put a club in the league, that is, if the schedule did not conflict with that of the Southern League 4 club in Montgomery, which would be kind of a half way sta ton of the league would break the longest iump which would he from Selma to Co., lumbus Ga. or Dothan If the league is formed and Montgomery should put in a club the league would be all the stronger.
 The cities from which it Is proposed to pick the six clubs that will form the new organization for base ball honors are Selma, Dothan. Union Springs, Opelika. Troy and Eufaula in this State and Columbus. Ga. But if anyone in Montgomery was to put in club the league would be made eight-club one. President Rosendorf of the Selma Base Ball Association began the work of writing letters to the different managers in the cities named to see what their opinions were the subject If they are favorable a meeting will be called in a few days and the actual work of organizing the league will be pushed forward
 If the new league is formed 1t is hoped that 1t will be ready to start the season by the first of June. That would give the leagu season of about three and one half months, and from start to finish 1t should prove to be a very nice paying one