The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-05-20
DIRECTORS OF NEW CIRCUIT
HELD INTERESTING MEET
ING HERE YESTERDAY.
RULES TO Be ENFORCED
Bylaws Were Adopted and All the
Clubs Must Live Strictly Up to
Them or Heavy Fines viii Surely
Be imposed.

The directors Of the Empire State
leaguS met in Brunswick yesterday
and the session was decidedly the
businest and most important since
the organization of the league. The
/ first meeting was held in the city hall
at noon and the directors then adj
journed to meet again at o'clock
at the Oglethorpe hotel, the latter
session lasting until 10 o'clocA
! The most important matter handled
Of course, was the election OF a pres
ident to succeed c. c. Vaughn, resign
ed, and Oscar Grooyer, of Thomas
vile, was elected to the position Mr..
Groover, i'll accepting the office. made
a short talk, in which he thanked the
ieaene for the honor bestowed upon
him. He promised to conduct the
affairs Of the league to the best Of
his ability, and, he said, with the as
slstance of the directors and all 9th
ers connected with the league, he felt
certain that the new organization
would go through the season without
any great difficulty.
H. &. Mitchell, of Amerieus, was
elected vice president, succeeding
Mr. Grooyer.
The attendance trophy question
came up FOR considerable discussion
OF course Brunswick and Waycross
were the two contenders. none Of the
, other cities being interested. Dr. q.
VI. Btanton, tite local director made
{ a short talk, giving Brunswick's side
OF the question. lie stated that 1t
was his belief and his information
that Brunswick really had the largest
, attendance on the opening date; that
| Waycross had ascertained the num-
/ Der OF paid admissions in Brunswick
( and then. aftef heir opening game,
6 their attendant falling short Of
Z Brunswiok's by Vwo or three hunded
/ they wanted pay for some four
0 hundred more SCHOOL childrens tick
i cts in order 10 overcome the attend
ance in Brunswick.
d F'red Brewer, the Waycross direc-
Z tor, made a talk in behalf of his city,
Q in which he stated that Waycross had
: acted fairly and squarely in the mat
G ter that sufficient sum to purchase
+ l,00G school ehildren's tickets had
= been raised, and, while he was not in
position to state that the full number
5 OF children were present, still the
| tickets were paid for and the money
{ had been accepted by the league.
: 1t developed that, as matter OF
{ fact 10 accurate count had been kept
of the number of children attending
+ the game either in Brunswick or
, Waycross, therefore the directors
could only 90 by the amount of cash
sent in for the opening, and. as Way
, cross had sent in ten or twelve dol
! lars more than Brunswick, the tro-
t ply was awarded to that city. AS
/ to which city really had the largest
crowd, 10 one will ever know.
Night Meeting.
After the attendance trophy ques-
tion was settled the directors adj
journed until o'clock, when another
meeting was held at the Oglethorpe
hotel. At this session the bylaws
: were adopted and various charges Of
/ teams being over the salary limit
r were investigated.
+ A provision was made that no play
T. er in the league, except the player
manager, shall receive more than $125
/ per month; that each team in the
e ie&sue be limited to play not more
/ than three men who have had better
han class d experience. If any
club is found to be exceeding the sal
airy limit fine of 500 will be impos-
h ed for the first offense and in the
G event a second is found, then the
k club will be liable 10 the league rules
t OF forfeiting its franchise.
# 1t was the sense of the meeting
i that every precaution possible be TAX
Il en- to make all clubs remain within
J. both the salary and player limit, and
o President Grooyer announced that he
l. would do everything possible to see
e that all Of these rules were strictly
adhered to
a large number of other matters
came up during the meeting A board
n Of trustees was appointed to handle
d the suaraiaee money, the president
appo Rted on 4 committee G. w
( Blanten, of Btinswicls !, Fred Brewer
: of Wagcross, and H CMitchell. OF
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