The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-29
Local Directors Feel Dis
couraged.
ATTENDANCE MOI GOOD
AND MAY LOSE TEAM
Baseball Magnates Discuss a New
Offer.
This Season May BE Last In Glass 4
Company, Uniess Men who Pet
Up Money are
Supported.

The future Of baseball In Montgom.
cry depends on the patronage that Is
given the game for the next two
months.
a called meeting OF the directors OF
the Baseball Association was held In
the office of President Chambers yes-
terday evening for the purpose OF con-
sloering a cash cffer that has been
maze FOR the Montgomery franchiss.
boar nsre orS was a full meeting OF the
tors being out OF the city The unani-
nous vote Of the meeting was to I'm
isn the present season and at the end
1s me baseball year. unless the at
II has been for the past three rnonths.
to sell the franchise.
Local people viii be given the nrst
case the present company decides 10
sell but IL local people do not want 1t.
then IL will be sold to the city that
mas made the cash offer.
The name Of the city or parties maxi
Ing the offer was not given out. but il
is supposed to be ChattanooRa. as
that town is doing everything possi-
PIE to get back in the Southern
Some nine years ago the chattanoo-
League was transferred to Montgoln-
In chattsnooga. AZ p every ' meetins
Of the southern League since then.
chattanooga has had representatives
trying trying to get 2 franchise: They were
when their hand was called II was
shown that they were biuffing But II
seems now that they are not satisfied
with the south Atlantic berth. but
want to get In the Southern and Class
The directors of the local club say
that the attendance this year Is fully
and that they are tired Of Toinx down
going in Montgomery.
made q proposition to one of the
lover Of Baseball" said vics-presidens
Bernard Frank last night, "that IL hs
would put UP $1,000 to help the game.
I. would put up saoo-and he has doll
the proposition and that is Just about
the situation in Montgomery. They
all want baseball. but few are willing
to put any money In 4. All Of US
year. until We are sick and tired OF
Il BECAUSE Of the misrepresentation of
the Montgomery people"
member Of the Board Of Directors.
President Chambers has given his tins
ana labor to the cause OF baseball In
Montgomery without, one cent OF re-
I'D areminger has right now the
fastest team that ever represented
Montgomery, and day by day the at
tendance has fallen OF.
1t will be a hard blow to MontgoEa-
cry II the. franchise Is lost. There u
no question as to the ADVANTAGES OF q
city with league team. II e one
OF the greatest advertising mediums
in the world. From Maine to Mexico
the name Of Montgomery e printed N
the daily newspapers OF thousands OF
towns every morning. For nearly ten
years Montgomery has been known
the live members of the Southern
League and to, drop out now would
be a long step backward.
Some talk was made at the meeting
yesterday OF buying franchise in 9
lower league than the Southern with
a smaller salary limit. The people OF
Montgomery have had Glass A ball
for SO long that they would not stand
for anything else.
And now It is up to the fans OF Mont
gomery and especially to the business
men, to say whether Montgomery shall
continue TO hold her place as one Of
the live towns of the Southern League
or not.