The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-29
TWO TOWNS WILLING
TO ENTER LEAGUE
spartanburg and Augusta Are
po.A Pipe Fer Formation OF
New Association

Either the sport writer's Ia every
one of the towns proposed for the
new Georgia-Carolina baseball lea
que are monumental prevaricators or
the new league Is now practically as
sured. From every one of the towns
mentioned for membership in the new
association comes ID that the fans
are ready for the 4niEation of such
league and that will be willing
to back the new at n with their
money. depending :. IL the popular
subscription plan for financing the
various teams.
The truth Of the matter is that An
derson seems to be the least anxious
OF any town mentioned. Greenville
and Spartanburg are both ready to
enter, Augusta is clamoring for the
league, while 1t is q certainty that
Columbia-always game for baseball
will BE- one of the first to come
across
The following rticles, which ap-
reared yesterday in the Spartanburg
Herald and the Augusta Chronicle
show the sentiment in these two
two towns:
What Spartanburg Says.
Interest Is beginning 20 wax warm
in the project OF Spartanburg enter.
ing the proposed Georgia Carolina
league, and the fans of this city are
becoming more and more convinced
TINT such league will lhe paying
proposition. There IS some. uoubt as
to the way the team should be financ-
ed; but the majority are of the opin-
ion that money should be raised by
public subscription, Many of the
fans like the idea advanced by T. C.
Williams, of Columbia, that the pro-
posed league be an outlaw, closely
affiliated with the Federal associa.
ton. Others, however, scout this
scheme and advocate allegiance with
the national commission.
Other cities of the proposed league
heard from are enthusiastic over the
idea of a league. lColumIbia fans are
pulling strong for the six-eity circuit,
as II IS almost certain now that they
will not be .reinstated in the South
Atlantic league. The writer cav some
Of ths capital city fans Sunday. and
they like the idea OF an outlaw league,
as they opine it will be cheaper to
run and the material will be better
than that secured If the proposed cir
cuit Is governed by the laws of the
national commission. Anderson, one
of the towns spoken. of for q berth
in the circuit, Is advocating tToiisy
league, composed OF Spttrtafbuft,
Greenville, Anderson and Greenwood,
and some of the fans OF this city coin
eide with this view, but the maiority
would prefer SEEING larger circuit.
In speaking Of the proposed league
lionel d.. Dawson, of this city, said
yesterday:
II certainly hope slpartarburg will
secure a place in the Georgia Caro-
hEa league, asS. IL she does, will
do my part attending the games as
often as possible.
'As to the financial part, why not
Sell 30 many shares at, say, $40 a
share, and in that way nearly ever!
person could Cbe able to help some
and, at the same time. be aiding a
goe5 Cause, c2e which Is d, fiae al
verttsement for any town? Green's
boro. l think it was raised $4,000 in
that way.
'I hope ali true citizens will get
behind the movement"
hir. Law'son's solution, Is q, logical
one, one which has been worked in
ether towns. Few lovers Of the great
national sport will be unable to buy
at least one snare. and, II the league
ts q paying proposition. which It
ought TO be. they Will get their money
back and the town will be directly
benefited by having thegright kind OF
advertising. a,s
The sports writer Of The Herald In
vftes other fans Of the eityyto express
their views on the feasibility OF Spar
60, Noa
The Augusta View,
II ann better than ever SAITH Ted with
the prospect of organizing tbs Geor-
gia-Carolina Baseball League said
President e. G. tKaibheisch yesterday.
'tSlnce this thing was started Il hasI
been really wonderful the way people,
all oyer the proposed territory have
taken on to it, and here In Augusta It
hns created more enthusiasm than I
have seen in the good old town In ten
years. 4
"0ne Augusta man, who is q lover
OF the sport and at the same time
represents one OF the largest business
interests in the city, or IN the whole
county, told me yesterday that the
people oS Augusta ought TO make It
their business to get right In behind
1t and see that the League IS formed
He seems TO have digest ted tine .possi-
hiltties OF the proposition pretty thor.
oughly, and it,sN his idea that the orr
ganization OF q league which - VII! ~
bring Sparta1burG. GrsenyiIie. An.
derson and Columbia into close touch
with Augusta Will be 81 business In.
vestment for Augusta This man rep.
resents away up yonder IN. dollars IN
big investments here. and gie ssyB the
formation OF this league will, in the
course OF q snort time, mean the hot
test kind OF friendly rivalry nekWasnI