The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
MOBILE MUST PAY MONEY Only Way to Get in Big League. MEETING OF THE MAGNATEs Tom Fisher Hikes Back to Shfeye- rort. Player, Limit Increased Bat Salary Limit stays where 1t is--Mr. Chambers swaps off l walsa,
 

ern Rasebaii Iearue meeting held in 1 the convention hall of the Piedmont Hotel this sftsrnSoa Wepe the tbat the league pay s2.5Oo for that city's re. I lease from the Cotton States League l and the increase of the play limit iroiD
 Ii IS now up to Mobile If it wishes | to be into the Southern Circuit the re- | lease money named by the Cotton | States must come from Mobiles own Secretary coisson of the Mobile club l stated after the meeting that at tnis | time he could not say what would pe done, that Mobile would take action on the matter at the meeting of the | Cotton States to be held soon, How tssa | ever. it is practically certain that the coin will be forthcoming.
 Don't talk to me about this mud l dle I am going to hike 70 SnreveT port Sunday and see where l stand. went through like a flash. As the salary limit remains the same. accora, | ing to the league rules. to add a man will bring a little cheapening s9me anns where but of course this VIII pc oone | as the teams see fit. s. | q The playing, manager rule was. dis cussed but no change was made Tn ~, Judge Kavanaugh empnasizlns ,ne ,suers | that a manager, not under piayers l contract. could do no coaching. | scaptain W. T. Crawford of Shreve- port was elected vice-president ana ex- tors to fiji the vacancy caused by the N resignation of Lowry Arnold oI Asi1n ta. All elections were unanimous. l. Next in Little Rock.
 1 The spring meeting of the league viii be held in Little Rock = I \ When the meeting was calie9 ,to order President Kavanaugh read ms ,,s renas isssst 'G He ns deeIsrsd the salary rule and player limit would be en- I forced and DO more horse play on . waivers would be permieteu. tn~r rnsn it would have to put up the money ana
 E He congratulated the League on the the absence of rowdyism durlns .ne rs' rs' 4 season, also on the fact that it was
 The contract with the western Union Telegraph Company for running wires into the different parks was fehe"e al TSn S,up motion of Mayor Joyner to raise the waiver price from $400 to S5o l was considered Mfr Fisher Of snrsVe. sSs0. C. Frank talked on the subject and said he didn't see how man coui1 c,, be let go for $500; s4oo was small enough he said
 had three men he could send to Class
 MT. Baugh presented 2 .;w,na1 substitute n,,se se 1 the motion that tbe sOfA6ihoA P@NS
 stand and 1t was carried.
 Schedule is Adopted.
 No amendments to the constitution were adopted. . Mayor Joyner moved that the sched- d- uie of 14O games be used in 1905 It was carried.
 Tom Fisher moved that 1t be ar, closing to be the same. the east open. |. l ing with the east playing east. west in west and west to close in the east; President Kavanaugh was authorizeo to prepare the. schedule
 It was decided to appoint commit tee to confer with the railroais en rates necessary the snS S0mmfoee nsfoee Ta, ih. Interstate Commerce Commission. Messrs. Chambers. Joyner and Rather were named on the committee.
 ment for holiday games, allowing the clubs to play either morning games, or double headers. on Labor Day. but forenoon and afternoon battles must be ing receipts will be continued. April 15 was selected as League opening day.
 Election of OHicers.
 The election of officers followed. W. M. Kavanaugh of Little Rock was re- W. T. Crawford of Shreveport was member of the Board of Directors with out opposition:. Mayor Joyner, H. c. Rather of Little Rock. MT. Coleman of Memphis and R. H. Baugh of Bir- minghan were chosen directors. The trustees selected are R. J. Chambers of Montgomery, F. P. Kuhn of Nash | vile, A. B. Heineman of New Orleans Capt. ". T. Crawford was named offi-
 cial auditor.
 The Atlanta. Club gave the visitors
 a banquet tonight.
 Pitcher Walsh of Montgomery will be member of the Cracker team, Rily Smith having arranged a deal with President Chambers of Montgomery whereby the Senator will be traded tc Atlanta for either Schopp or l3urkctt The latter is a new nan. 10th arc l. pitchers. A third pitcher was named D in the deal but his name was not giv. k en out. MT. Chambers was after ? southpaws. Nothing but left handler. ] were considered by him in the deal. Dobbs and strang Busy.
 Nashville, Dec. 14.-Johnnie Dobbs
 the old Brooklyn player. who managed
 the Nashville Southern League team last season. has resigned. He anC Sammy tStrang) Nicklin are in At
 Ianta today making an affort fo so