The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-11-17
BRUNSWICK IS SURE Of
FRANCHISE IN. THE NEW
EMPIRE STATE LEAGUE
STOCK COMPANY ORGANIZED TO
HANDLE THE LOCAL
BALL CLUB.

Local fans, behind the movement
to obtain a franchise for Brunswick,
in the new Empire State league, met
at the board of trade rooms with Sec
retary Weatherly yestei day moFnins
to discuss details of the plan to or
ganize a stock company, which will
finance the Brunswick club.
l.. Ludwig. DR.. J. W. Simmons, G.
A. Faber and Others behind the
movement state that majority of
the business men favor the project
and that there is no doubt of Bruins
wick having a team next season, and
by the next meeting of the league the
necessary. 10 per cent of the capital
stock of $4,000 will have been paid
in. 1t is purposed to have the en-
re amount of the capital stock paid
in by March Is next so that the COM
pany will be in a position to handle
Al; emergency that may arise, and
also tc insure Brunswick a team that
will he in the race all the time AMI
Gar. that will be a credit to the city.
Harry Dodd of the Savannah Morn
ing Ntws, had the following to say,
j., yart, about the Waycross meet
ing:
"A more enthusiastic meeting of a
lot of baseball men would be hard to
imagine. While the vim and vigor
with which the thousand and one
trying problems that turned up were
met augured we'll for the success. of
the new born organization. Not the
slightest disagreement arose to mar
the harmony of the first formal gath
ering. and unless all signs. fail in
the hustling little South Georgia cir
cult the South Atlantic league is
going to have worthy rival for base
ball popularity in this state during
the 1913 campaign,
Those present were G. S. Garoner
of Americus, L. H. Bessent of Valdos-
ta, J. G. Weatherly, DR.. ]. ". Sim
mons, G. A. Faber and L Ludwig OF
brunswick, James Sinclair and Fort
Andrews of Waycross, and R. o.
Chapel and H. NJ Dodd of Savannah.
While the above were the authorized
delegates to the meeting, the board
Of trade quarters in which the meet
ing was held were filled to overflow
ing with dozens of Waycross fans
who simply dropped in to be pres
ent at the birth Of the new organl-
zation.
THAT the proposed organization
had been worked up in true business
like fashion was made evident from
the very start, especially as concern
ed the delegations representing Way
cross and Brunswick. These came
prepared with data not oif.y from the
old Georgia State league, but also
from several of the class G and ID
organizations now operating south OF
the Mason and Dixon line, and by
their ready advancement of point at
ter point the session assumed from
the very start an aspect of industry
and determination which the trying
hours toward its close failed to les
sen.
Particularly interesting to the out
slider was the unanimity of feeling on
the salary limit question, which COM
manded the chief interest of the or
ganizers. There was none but whom
appeared more than usually well
versed on this phase of the game, as
the strong measures which were.
adopted best testify. 1t was pointed
out by first one and then another
that the success of the project de-
pended almost solely upon the regard
of the magnates in general for this
feature of the game. and the action
taken would seem to indicate that
the cooperative plan followed In this
respect by the Sally moguls during
the past season will be fully as close
ly adhered to by the club owners in
the new league"