The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-26
NEW LEAGUE IS BORN
MONTGOMERY TO HAVE TEAM IN
 THE EAST ALABAMA.
It VIII Consist of Six or Eight Clubs and Organization VIII Be
 Perfected Next Tues

At an enthusiastic meeting held in one of the rooms of the Glenmore Ho- tel yesterday afternoon the East Ala bama. Baseball League, was formally were not definitely settled matters were left in such shape that at a sec ond meeting to be held in Montgom- cry next Tuesday the schedule will be adopted and the league will be organ ized. . league, which will consist of either six cry, Dothan, Selma. Union Springs, Flu faula, Opelika. Troy and Columbus, Ga. The local games will be played at High land Oval and the schedule will be ar ranged SO as not to conflict with South ern League dates.
 Baseball experts believe that the pro- posed league will be an m unanaitneo tlaa t@o months long; there will be no umpires to pay; the league will start the. season with $1,5o0 in the treasury If there fixed at s700. This maximum figure should be rigidly adhered to.
 l. l.. Rosendorf of Selma and Ed NIX of Dothan were instrumental in pro of the Montgomery Street Railway was an interested attendant on the meeting yesterday and stated that while Tor interest in the Montgomery team he would furnish free transportation to the team to and from Highland Oval. furnish the grounds free and keep them in good condition.
 Ed Mahoney of this city will have charge of the local team.
 l. L. Rosendorf of Selma called the meeting to order and the following were present: I: L. Rosendorf of Selma, Ed Nix of Dothan, Tom Moore of Eufaula, c. l.. Gholstan of Union P D. Springer of Columbus. S. H. Bailey of opelika (by proxy). Troy was not
 Messrs. Rosendorf. Nix and Mahoney late plans to submit to the various clubs for approval.
 The committee submitted the follow
 "That this league shall be known as the East Alabama League.
 We herewith submit the following proposition for the approval of each club. to report back to the chairman of this committee. MT. Ed Nix of Dothan by Monday, the 29th of this month, and all clubs are requested to meet nent oreanfaztion at II a. m. on Tues day, May 30th, at the Glenmore Hotel, Montgomery. Ala.
 Each club shall deposit with the president of this association the sum of $25O as a forfeit to finish the season in this league.
 "This league shall be composed of
 'The guarantee for the visiting team shall be $40 each game except when prevented by rain or some unforeseen cause, and in case of the latter the guarantee shall be $25 each day, with the privilege of 60 and 40 per cent, of gate receipts; the winning team 50 per cent and the losing team 40.
 "The season shall begin on June 9th and close on August 18th. The sched- ule to be submitted at the next meet ing of the league on May 3Oth.
 The home team is to furnish an um- pire at their own expense. The pro test from three or more clubs shall be sufficient cause to bar the umpire from further services.
 "Each club must bind itself not to engage player from another club un- less released in writing by the man. ager of that club.
 "The salary limit for each club shall not exceed $700 per month.
 There shall be appointed at the next meeting an Executive Committee con sisting of three managers from differ ent clubs."
 The report of the committee was adopted and the meeting adjourned.
 Mir. Nix of Dothan said that semi professional ball teams are already supported by Dothan. Selma. Union Springs and Opelika. The necessity for a regular schedule of games caused the birth of the league idea,
 we want Montgomery in the league" said MT. Nix, "to break the jumps. We do not propose to conflict in any way with Southern League games"