The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-11-16
BASEBALL LEAGUE FORMED
At WAYCR0SS YESTERDAY;
TO INCLUDE BRUNSWICK
LOCAL FANS TO MEET AT CITY
HALL THIS MORNING AT
10 O'CLOCK.

AT well attended meeting of rep
resentatiyes from four of the six
towns that will have berths in the
league new baseball association to
De known as the Empire State Lea
sue' was organized at Waycross yes
terday.
May 18th OF next year was the
date fixed for the leagues opening
and a salary limit of $1,000 was
agreed upon.
Twelve was fixed as the player linn
it, to include the manager, and Glass
ID is the classification under which
the league will operate.
The officers of the league will be
a president secretary and a board
OF directors, consisting of six mem
bers. Each city n the league will
have one director on the board.
Pending the permanent organization
James Sinclair of Waycross, will act
as chairman, and c. Fort Andrews
as secretary The leagues organi-
zatlon will be perfected on Or short
ly after December 10.
Those attending the meeting were
Harry Dodd of the Morning News,
Savannah ]. G. Weatherly. l.. Lud-
4 wig, and G. A. Faber of Brunswick;
G. S. Gardner of Americus and l..
! H. Gessent of Valdosta. Positive in
formation was received that Cordele
will come into the new league. The
sixth team of the league Is as yet
an uncertain quantity, but will prob
ably rest between Thomasville, Tiff
ton and Fitzgerald.
The schedule will be worked out
by an expert as soon as the cities
of the league are positively known.
This will be early in December, The
directors will be called together in
that month by Chairman Sinclair and
final plans made fer opening the sea-
! son IN May.
4 All teams entering the league must
file $500 guarantee bond that the
salary limit of $1.600 will not be vfo,
lated and in addition, the meeting
fixed an entrance fee of 500. and a
$500 cash forfeit in the event any
team that starts on May Is does not
complete the season. 1t was thought
hnst to have only 75 games for the
.-rst season and to increase this IN
future seasons if the directors thought
i advisable.
To prevent the possibility of an
outsider getting a franchise the meet
ing especially stipulated that each
team in the league must be CONTROL
ed by home people. Other precau-
lions were thrown around the sal
a,y and player limits to make sure
the league will not go to the wall as
many Glass ID organizations have
do,.e when such limits were disre-
scrded
NJ poin; vas fixed for the Deem
ber meeting, but it is quite likely
that Chairman Sinclair will request
the directors to meet in Waycross.
President N. P. Corish, of the South
Atlantic league, will be asked to at
tend the next meeting and assist the
directors to complete the necessary
details.
Meeting Today
Much enthusiasm developed at the
meeting and it is certain that with
the results of past experience as a
guide the new league will avoid the
pitfalls and be success from the
start.
The fans of Brunswick will meet
at the city hall this morning at 10
o'clock to complete plans, for the. or
| ganization of stock company to han
die the Brunswick franchise A gen
eral invitation is extended to every
citizen to attend this meeting, which
will be held in the board of trade
rooms.