The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-27
CLEAR SKIES FOR BASEBALL Traction Company Sells Local Franchise. NEW COMPANY, s7o,OoO STOCK The Formal Transfer Took Place
 Yesterday. Traction Cos,pany win Pay Baseball Association . Stipulated sum
 Each Year for Five
 Years. &

The Montgomery Baseball Company will be Incorporated under the laws of the State of Alabama and County of Montgomery this morning. with a cap ttalization of $20,00O.
 The above statement means the ter- imitation of the troubles of base ball Tn Montgomery since the season of 1s04-O5. It means also that base ball is on the firInest foundation that it has ever occupied in Montgomery and pos- stbly any other city on the Southern League. All day yesterday 1t was q case of hustle by both the ofIicials of the Traction Company, and before night the local franchise was locked up in the safe of President R. J.. Cham. bers of the base ball company.
 Within the last few days the Traction take up note of $14,000 that 1t had made from year to year since 1904. I
 On the arrival of President R. n. Apperson of the Traction Company. Tuesday night. negotiations were be- gun for the transfer of the local base ball franchise, which became once mora the property of the Traction Company on the payment of the note mentioned bered that President Apperson wrote the Montgomery Baseball Company thai he would sell them the franchise for the sum of $1,250.
 SO yCotSEQAy AtdCtitnOEy W0o put in motion for the transfer of the baseball franchise from the Traction Company to the Baseball Company.
 A contract was framed by attorneys years, in which the Traction Company agreed to pay to the Montgomery Base ball Company the sum of $1,250 an- nually for five years and to keep the buildings at the ball grounds in perfect condition for that length of time.
 The Baseball Company agreed to pay to the Traetion Company the sum or year made the s2.50Ol. for the interest in the local baseball franchise held by the Traction Company.
 Another stipulation on the part of the Traction Company was that all Southern League games should be play ed by the Montgomery Baseball Club on the grounds at Capitol Heights.
 ager W. H. Ragland of the Traction Company, leased a tract of land from W. A. Safrold on the line of the Trae tion Company. just beyond Capitol
 The Traction Company then aban- doned the ball grounds at Athletic Park. near Pickett Springs, and built Heights. and for at least five years from now local fans will watch the league games at those grounds.
 When all the legal formalities nee essary in framing the contract. had been finished, check for S1,250 ws& handed President Apperson of the Trac. tion Company by President Chambers and verity the baseball franchise of Montgomery in the Southern League had passed from the hands of the Trac. tion Company Into the hends of local attached tc it whatsbevey,
 This morning articles sE incorpora- ton will be filed in the ofiee of the Judge of Probate of Montgomery Coun- | fV and tho local will be home institution. supported by Montgomery capital. The incorpor. ators include nine business and pro- fessional men of Montgomery and three prominent firms. as follows: D. P. Ann srine, Bernard Frank. A. StFassburger Company: B. L. L. Holt. A. H EuSanR. EsrIS
 anier ani F. JE Eaqser E s Hdexss h Dsn Rido1 G 4. phi s. L. L. Tyson. Bastiani &esssimUs sinus A. J. Kaufman. J. H. Clancy, T. J. Rey1olds: l. B. Farley. " N Teague. Forbes, Ava F1tzpatrick. Hoface Hood. IT,, W. F. vandiver, steinefs Lobman C Frank, Steiner, Crum s Well. A. B. Bellingrah, Emanuel Meertief S. J. @ohr. Sss c: 4. Knabe & Bro. end R. J.
 The oficsrs of the Baseball Company elected in January 1907. are; R. J. Chambers: President: Berhard Frank. urer; J. H. King, Secretary.
 The directors were: F. P. Amerine q. J. Reynolds Bernard Frank, R. J. Chambers, W. IT. Ragland. s. H. Dent Jr, c. A. Lanier Jr.. D. J. Mohr, A. B Belingrath. E. Meertief and B. Strass- burger.
 Within the next day or so the an- nual election of the baseball company will be held and it is pretty sure that the present officers will be reelected.
 Some days ago Messrs. Lanier, Amer inc and Dent resigned from the board of directors. E.. B Joseph being elect ed to succeed Mir. Lanier. At the com ing election two directors will have to be elected to succeed Messrs. Dent and Amerine. Vice President Frank also resigned last week but no action was taken on it and it is probable that he will serve on the 1908 organization as an officer and director.
 The future of baseball in Montgom- cry looks bright and promising. Ryan so far has proved to be unQuestion- ably the best manager tha4 ever had collected an aggregation that looks as fast as anything in the South.
 He will be in Montgomery early next week and an office will be fitted up for him in the building of the Mont gomery Light and Water Power Com pany, President Chambers office on Dexter avenue. From now until Sep tember he will have entire charge of the management of the team, Presi- dent Chambers and the officers of the baseball. company only looking after the financial end.