The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-19
SALLY MAClQATES
ARE TO DECIDE
6aitanoga's Fate Rests
With Them.
MUST HAVE PERMISSION
Chattanooga Desires 10 Break Into
Southern League.
Possesses Option % Littie Rock Frsn-
chise, hut Must Have se-sA At
laatic's Pernissis. to with
draw from Minor
LeaGue.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. ls.-(Spe-
ciai .)--whether Chattanooga will be
represented In the Southern League cir
cult during the season Of 1910 depends
entirely upon the action of the South
Atlantic League directors. who are
scheduled to hold their regular fail
meeting In Augusta tomorrow.
Before Chattanooga can leave the
South Atlantic League 1t must first OBJ
tain permission from the South ATTAIN
tic League. Newspaper reports during
the last week indicate that the South
Atlantic League will not give this per-
mission. but the men interested in the
local franchise claim to have assur-
ance otherwise.
What will be the outcome cannot be
foretold before the meeting In Au-
gusta. but 1t 10 expected that all the
facts will be known throughout the
South early tomorrow afternoon. The
Sally directors will meet at IL O'Clock
and the Chattanooga proposition will
be the first taken UP,
The Chattanooga Club, which is head
ed by o. B Andrews, has an option on
the Little Rock franchise which does
not expire until December Is. The
amount involved in the purchase Is said
to be $12.50o.
Soon after the close of last season.
which, by the way. was marked with
many disagreeable features, the owners
of the local club decided they would,
IL possible. secure a berth In the South
ern League. About the same time sew
eral OF the South Atlantic directors
said they were disappointed In the ac-
tion of the Chattanooga club in one or
two cases and expressed the hope that
Chattanooga would drop out OF the
League. There was even some talk of
disrupting the League for the sole pur-
pose Of reorganizing without the Chat
tanooga club.
Owners Take Actisn.
The Chattanooga owners feared that
some steps In this direction might be
taken, and in order to protect their
interests and the large number Of base
ball fans In the city, they opened me-
gotiations with several of the South
ern League directors. These arrange
ments ended In Chattanooga securing
the option on the Little Rock fran
chise. The amount for the purchase
of the club has been subscribed and
paid in. and the only thing that IL now
holding the deal Is the South Atlantic
directors. What they do remains TO be
seen.
Chattanooga enjoyed professional
baseball last year for the FIRST time
In six years. It was In 1903 that the
| southern League franchise was taker
1 rom this city and transferred to Mont.
yomery. Since 1908 Chattanooga hai
grown from town with less than 90
| 100 Inhabitants 10 a city OF about 1907
| 900. including the close suburbs. Last
years attendance to the games played
here was slightly In excess Of i.l0c
| for the season. This Is considerably
better than the record made by several
| Of the Southern League cities.
Baseball was money maker for the
owners here last year. The local club
owners sold three OF SITS players 20 the
majors for q total consideration OF
$4,000. The three mon to so up were
Pitcher Jim Baskette to the Cleveland
Americans, First Baseman Johnston to
the Cincinnati Reds. and Third Base
man Alcock to Brooklyn. Also. Pitch
ers Helm and Demaree and Catcher
Meek were drafted BY Southern League
teams.
The Chattanooga bali park is stu.
ated between Oak and Vine Streets
four blocks from the Court House and
the center OF the city. II is the very
best residence section Of the city. The
park 10 owned by the University OF
Chattanooga and is In FIRST class con-
dition. Before next season there will
be additional grand stand and bleach.
ers erected, private boxes with ca
pacity OF $50 persons. This will be
completed by April !. The diamond Ia
sod. The right field fence has been ex-
tended so that II lacks but a few feet
of being the regulation distance from
home plate, and altogether the park
is one OF the best appointed in the
South.