The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-26
SALARY LIMIT OF$2,7O0
FOURTEEN PLAYERS TO BE CAR-
 REED BY EACH CLUB.
kavanauEh, by Unanimous Sose, He- Elected President, secretary
 snd Treasurer-Mr. Amer inc is Made . Director.
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Memphis. Nov. zo.-toPtc.0oI.. Ira.st an ominous beginning, presagins almost an open rupture, the Soptnedn Leasue today settled the knotty salary limit problem in a most amlcaoie manner, fixing the limit at $1''oo nioh'n Ao'
 Judee W. M. Kavanaugh of Little Rock was unanimously reelected Pres
 ident. Secretary ana Ireasusp f Massr,I1ie Gi was @ selected as Vice-President and the Ioi- l lowing directors were named: James
 Palmer, Nashxiile; G;rawfard MSbrl sbreYepors SsT and E P Amerine, Montgomery. When the meeting was called to l order Judge Kavanaugh submitted his | annual report, which showed that the past season had been a good one con sidering the difficu1ties encountered in | the way ot quarantines,
 l Jugde Kavanaugh said that he had given the salary limit question close study, and 1t was his opinion that a resolution in line with his views should oiution so strong that any club break ing the agreement should forfeit US When the magnates gathered this tion on every face. and the members realized that the salary limit problem had to be TSlyed oSIe Sns Way ssIves CT the Before the end of this meeting it was solved. and the outcome was a victory for President E. F.. Amerine of the
 
 Baugh of the Birmingham association Harry Vaughn manager of the Birming.- ham team; Capt. W. T. Crawford, of nnusseepreif manaser of % the Atlanta & % team. ~ ~ During the morning session, while the routine business was being tram
 sacted. groups of men were gathered Idy arguing the salary question; Presi- dent Amerine had figured the thing out as completely as possible and the small haf No ar q next year was s2,750. Harry Vaughn had arrived at the same figures. and he
 and MT. Baugh decided to stick to | the low figure of ss.4oo which was sup ported by Newt Fisher, Palmer of Nashville: Aaron Frank. formerly of
 Little Rock club, President Kavanaugh Just before adjournment for the morning session President Kavanaugh
 as ysws fa Sn the hse sasTg ant adjournment being then taken until l 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
 The first thing brought up at the
 afternoon session was the salary ques., | ton. Aaron Frank proposing limit Of | 2,400. with a limit of thirteen men. Amerine Proposes $3O0O. President Amerine jumped to his feet and proposed a salary limit Of $3,O0O, with fourteen men.
 After a lengthy discussion, in which every man in the room took part, Cap
 mise ra f1mGro limit of pESse ssseoe Mr. M BaugR of | Birmingham then proposed $2.7o0 for | fourteen men, and vote being taken,
 1t was passed. to 3, Montgomery, Sir, Atlanta voting for, Memphis, Little Rock and Nashville against.
 On motion of Charley Frank the sal
 ary limit will take. effect May l. The clubs paying what they please until that time The season will open April II, the same 40 game schedule to be adopted, the President to select the schedule committee as he did last year. President Kavanaugh was reelected
 President, Secretary and Treasurer by
 a unanimous vote, Mir. Palmer of Nash
 reelected Vice President and the only change in officers was in the election of
 the board of directors of the League
 of Nashville, Crawford of Shreveport and B. l.. Holt of Montgomery were
 the directors last year. Charlie Frank President Amerine as member of the board in place so6 of MT MT closely in touch with baseball affairs than MT. Holt, Mir Amerine. was pnani- mously elected.
 Protest Against Montgomery.
 Just before the close of the meeting this evening. Smith of Atlanta, who was representing that club, filed protest against the Montgomery club When the last three games were played
 by Atlanta in Montgomery, a fourth game had been ordered by President Kavanaugh. President Amerine was willing for it to be played. but Durret jokingly said that he had promised his team a fishing torp and could not play. The Atlanta team left that night for Nashville. a wire coming to Mont gomery from kavanaugh the next day ordering Montgomery to play the game.
 Atlanta claimed the guarantee of $75 as forfeit, but President Kavanaugh and the Board of Directors held that the Atlanta team had left Montgomery and was not on the field to claim the forfeit, so it could not get anything.
 Shreveport Sill be in the Southern League next year, Captain Crawford gave Mobile an option on $13,000 for the franchise, but AS Mobile did not make good, the option expired, and Captain Crawford will have the fran chise as formerly. He closed this morning with Bob Gilks, who will again be the manager of the Pirates. Newt Fisher is back again with the Nash vile Club. Mike Finn will be the 1906 manager, and Newt will be the finan- cial man, owning most of the stock of the club. :s..
 Charles Babb, formerly with the New York Nationals. will manage Mem- phis, vice Lew Whistler. resigned.
 The pennant for 1905 was formally awarded to New Orleans.
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