The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-10
OLIVER LEAVES
FOR MEETING Of
COTTON STATES
WILL ELECT A PRESI-
DENT, DETERMINE THE NUM-
Der OF CLUBS AND LENGTH OF
THE SEASON..

Directors of the Cotton States
league will assemble in session today
at Meridian for the purpose of electing
a president to succeed J. f ReduS, de-
termining the number of clubs that
shall compose the league and the
length of the playing season. If the
wiser heads prevail in their contention
the season will not open as soon as It
did last year and q schedule also will
be adopted by which the clubs win
not be forced to pay over all Of their
money to the railroads and hotels Of
the circuit. John G. Oliver of the Pen
sacola club left last night to attend
the meeting.
It is understood that several cities
are DESTROYS of getting franchises in
the league and if two can be found
that can be added without materially
increasing the MILEAGE and the club
owners have sufficient financial back
ing, they viii be added and the league
increased to eight clubs which would
be better for all concerned. If the
league is to remain of six clubs Pen
saeola will insist upon retaining her
franchise and so will Selma PensaC cola
will also cast her vote for J. f. Redus
as president in preference to Arthur
Lewis of Jackson, who has been nom
mated by the Jackson club owner. Re
garding the meeting the following spe-
cial from Meridian will be read with
interest in this section:
"All eyes in the Cotton States circuit
are Centered on the coming directors
meeting of the Cotton States league
in this city on January 10. The circuit
will be formed at this meeting and a
president elected to succeed President
]. E Redus, who declares that he has
had enough and will not accept reelec-
ton under any consideration whatso-
ever.
"The only two candidates for the
presidency is former President Arthur
Lewis of Jackson and G. NJ. Flynn of
Columbus.
"At the last meeting of the directors
IN this city Mr.. Redus announced his
withdrawal from the presidency and
refused to be entertained for reelec-
ton. Arthur Lewis was nominated for
the presidency by NJ. A Lewis, presi-
dent of the Jackson club, and received
&. second by Howard S. Williams OF
Jackson, representing C1arksdale.
Arthur Lewis headed the Cotton
States league for one season. and made
many friends, and also some enemies.
lie VIII probably have the support Of
Jackson and Clarl1sdale. If the latter
is in the league next year, which is
extremely doubtful.
Mr. Flynn was non comnitta1 as to
whether or not he was a candidate for
the presidency. preferring the reelec-
ton of Mr.. Redus- Mr.. Redus's refusal
however leaves Flynn with a majority
vote, as the matter now stands.
viii Surely Have League.
THE horizon is badly clouded when
the horoscope of the Cotton States APP
pears Dopfsts are unable to figure at
this time just exactly where TO get off.
In fact. opinion is almost unanimous
that there is going to be no Cotton
states 1eague, and If there is a league
1t will he composed of not mere than
four towns
The prospects so far are Meridian,
Jackson, Columbus and Selma. Pensa-
cola and ClarksdaIe are doubtful
These teams composed the circuit last
year and without an exception came
out at the wrong end of the financial
horn.
The main troubles last season were
mileage and managers. Mileage ate up
the coin, While the managers in several
towns in the circuit aided to make the
game unpopular through disgracefuI
baseball tactics and ENVIRONMENTS in
derogat1ry personal affairs.
From the very beginning Of the sea-
son changes were made in managers
and 1t seemed as If the changes only
made matters worse instead of better.
The game got rotten and patronage. IS
a matter of course, fell away to prac-
ticaily nothing.
Then began the introduction Of
town lot players, mixed with q few
college youths who believed that thew
had the n1ahngs of worlds stars in