The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-06
LEAGUE WANTS
$1,000 TOPLACE
BALL TEAM HERE
BRUNSWICK OFFERED THE Au-
GusTA FRANCHISE FOR
THAT AMOUNT.
Fans, Of Course, Realizing it Is Too
Much But Wire President JOyner
to Come Down and Talk over the
Situation With Them,


Brunswick will secure that South
Augusta ball club opening up in
Aus1sta franchise, opening up in
this city with Columbia on Monday.
June 10, provided that the directors
and the local fans can agree on a
price 10 be paid for the franchise.
This is the only thing which now pre-
vents the coming of the league team,
and 1t is expected that something
definite will be known by tomorrow
night.
A telegram was received in the
city yesterdy from President Joyner,
OF the league, announcing that it had
practically been decided not to let
athe club remain in Augusta. 1t was
stated that three other cities besides
Aanswick were bidding for the fran,
Re, but that this city was favor
8royided the necessary amount of
b. could be raised
soon as the telegram was re-
ned several Of the fans, who have
4ken tde initiative in the movement
~ discussed the situation. and they de-
cided that the price asked for the
franchise, s2500 was entirely too
much. and a telegram to this effect
was later sent to President Joyner.
He was, however, requested to come
to Brunswick as soon as possible and
personally look into the situation and
then see if some agreement could
not be reached. No reply was receiv-
ed to this telegram, hut it is expected
that the league president will reDly
today and he may be in the city to-
morrow.
Local fans. while anxious to secure
the franchise, are not willing 10 oily
$1,000 back salary, due the team
by Augusta, and which has been paid
by the league; in fact, it is entire
ly out of the question. They are will
ing to pay fair price for the fran
chise and pay to the league dollar sor
dollar for what they have on hand.
such as uniforms, balls, bats, etc. and
this is the proposition that will lie
submitted to President Joyner when
he visits the city.
1t was learned in the city last
night that both Charlotte, N c.. and
Dublin, Ga, had sent delegations to
Aapa in an effort to secure the
fri Aise, while Waycross had kept
the4&Nres busy. Brunswick has every
A advantage over these three cities,
ACharlotte, owing to its location, is al
%most out of the question, as it would
bankrupt the league to make that
jump. Dublin, while enterprising
enough, is also out of the way, and
is entirely too small for a berth in
the league. Waycross has no ball
park, no street car line and is no
nearer TO a majority of the cities Of
the league than Brunswick. With
ali ADVANTAGES in favor of this city
it would appear that the league would
be willing to place the Augusta team
here without asking any such price.
Every city now composing the league
expressed an opinion in favor of
Brunswick; every director of the
league has likewise announced that
he favored this city, and everyth i1g
taken into consideration it appears
that President Joyner should be glad
for Brunswick to take the club. rut
up the necessary guarantee with s
surances that the team will be sup
ported here during the remainder Of
the season.
The Augusta team is now PLAYING
in Jacknosville. It is booked for
u games on the road and at the ox3i-
ration Of that time will return to it's
new home-whereye it may be-and
open with Columbia. The club is
acknowledged to be one of the strong
est in the league and it will remain
intact until it is turned over to some
other city.
It is expected that a telegram will
be received from President Joyner
this morning, stating whether or not
he will come to the city, and before
the end of the week it will he def
nitely known whether or not Bruins
wick is to occupy placee in the Sal
1y league during the remainder of the
season.
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