The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-22
PENSACOLAAND
GOTHAM WOULD
60 IN A LEAGUE
If THE TWO MAKE APPLICATION
TOGETHER PROSPECTS ARE
GOOD FOR THEIR ENTRY INTO
ONE OF TWO ORGANIZATIONS.

If Dothan and Pensacola both make
application to either the Georgia-Ala-
banna league or the Empire State
league the possibilities are good for
both receiving franchises, according
to an announcement which has come
prevented from entering the Empire
League for the reason that the pro-
motors could not secure another city
to go into the league to balance 1t,
giving an eight club circuit.
The Cotton States league is Off
cially dead, so far as this city is con-
cerned. An effort is being made to
revive the league and have 1t COM
posed only Of northeast Mississippi
cities, with possibly one Tennessee
town, and dropping all cities south Of
Meridian.
The Pensacola baseball club has
written to Dothan and as soon as
Pensacola is officially dropped from
the Cotton States circuit the matter
will be taken up further. The recent
issue Of the Dothan Journal contain
ed the following on this matter:
Hope for league baseball in Dot1an
this summer was absolutely revived
last night when T. \. Ward, who has
been working on the matter for sew
eral days, received i letter from Jno.
G Oliver president Of the Pensacola
baseball club, stating that though the
Cotton States league of which PEN
sacola was a member last year, had
not disbanded, the outlook for the
league holding together was not very
bright and that if that league did dis
band he would take the matter up
with Mr.. Ward at once in regard to
both cities entering the Georgia.
bama league.
cit will be recalled that local fans
made a determined effort to set a
franchise for Dothan in the Empire
league but did not succeed as all the
old towns in the league held their
franchises and Dothan could not get
no other town to go in with Dothan
in order for both to be admitted. Do
than's only chance was to obtain one
Of the old franchises or set some 9TH
er city to go in at the2same time as it
did as the league could not admit an
odd number Of cities TO it's circuit.
Should the Cotton Estates league
disband Dothan and -Pensaco could
apply for franchise at the same time,
thus keep the circuit we'll balanced
and have a good chance to be admit
ted. Dothan people would no doubt
like this arrangement better than an
amateur circuit with a regular sched-
ule. If Dothan and Pensacola cannot
get into the Georgia Alabama they
might get into the Empire State
league"
Revive Cotton States.
Vice President Flynn of the Cotton
States league has gwen out the fol-
lowing regarding the prospects of that
league, according to a special from
Columbus:
photographic information received
here this afternoon from Aberdeen
and Corinth state that those towns
will enter the Cotton Staes league and
a four town circuit is thus assured
There is q possibility two other en-
tries from either West Point, Tupelo
Greenwood or Jackson, Tenn. In the
event OF no further development, the
following cities will compose the 1914
circuit Of the Cotton Pickers: Co.
lunous, Meridian, Aberdeen and
Corinth. Immediate steps will be
taken to perfect arrangements for
the season, adopt a schedule and COM
plete other details Of organization