Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-18
Pine Bluff aequire1 to Pay After Be-

The announcement that Pine Bluff
has been ousred from =rha Cotton
States league is followed BY the fur
-her announcement than an Arkansas
league. composed Of a six-team circuit.
VII - organized next year. It is 100
la-- = organize such a league this sea
son ami besides. -wo of the cities to
~ laetHdetf n It are now members Of
ne Southern Iaague and could not
cone n AZ his time.
When President White of the local
7eeiarion was seen BY a representa-
tive Of rha Graphic at his private Of
fees This afternoon. he confirmed the
report thar an effort TO organize such
a league would be made.
We could have organized this
league this year. bur some Of the di-
feet0rs chose 70 Join the Cotton
S5at4s league aud the others We're in
ducd 10 do so Our representatives
however. were instructed % refuse
positively to join the Cotton States
league unless We were given he same
terms and treatment accorded tha OH
er assr Citations composing the league.
Instead of doing this. hey imposed
HDon rs tho nocassisv Of paving a guar
antee of $50 whereas the others only
paid 500 We endorsed this finally.
and became affiliated with h. rotton
States: but personally was never
in favor of it.
The new league. it i proposed.
shall be comnosed ef Little Rock.
Shreveport Pine Bluff. Hot Springs
Fort Smith and Taxarkana Both
Little Roc'l and ShrAvenor- ara now
affiliated with the Southern bnt il is
said that they can both be readilv in
dneed 10 come into the new league
next year
The ousting Of Pine Bluff from The
Cotton States brings on several COM
plications that are yet to be solved
While the local association is keeping
mum. and the directors decline 70 say
much about the matter. If Is Under
stood that they feel that they have
plenty Of cause for complaining at
the treatment hey have received from
the Cotton States Some Of The nlae
ers with the Pine Bluff team had been
signed up for period of two wears.
and this places the local association
in an embarrassing position. Besides.
the Pine Bluff team is required TO play
games after the association had been
ousted. and the local association feels
that the league should bear the ex-
Denses incident to these games. In
fact. it is reported that an effort will
be made to require the league TO bear
this expense When asked about the
matter. Major White said
I'VE are investigating the status of
our association. and if found that We
IidNt' any lttOuI ST villa SOt'NFF W. VIII
endeavor to get our rights in the ma
ter 7 can not say fer certain just
what We will do for I am nor in po-
sition to say just what We can do in
the matter. hardly think We have
cen fairly treated and We want only
what is due us
The majority of the local players
will have no trouble in signing with
other teams as soon as released from
Pine Bluff but if found that the LEGAL
association has any right to do so
some payment may be demanded for
them OF course, before this could
be done. the local association world
have to assume the responsibility Of
continuing to pay their salaries, and
as this would entail quite a response
+ ility upon the shoulders Of the local
people with no returns whatever, he
project may be abandoned
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