The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
G. A. LEAGUE OPENS ON NEXT THURSDAY Six Teams Make Up Organi- Zation This Season-Out-
 look Is Bright

Talladega, May 1-(Specal)-On next Thursday, May 6, the Georgia-Alabama league will open it's third consecutive season with Rome playing in Anniston, Talladega in LaGrange and Newman inl Griffin. Then on Monday, Anniston opens in Talladega, Griffin in Rome and La Grange in Newman.
 The league consists of six clubs this sea son, Talladega and Anniston in Ala ana and LaGrange, Newman, Griffin and Rome in Georgia.
 Many changes have been made since last season. Gadsden and Opelika have withdrawn from the league and the Sell ma franchise has been transferred to Griffin, Ga.
 c. L. Bruner of Talladega has been made president to succeed W. J. Boykin, who resigned when Gadsden withdrew from the league.
 The salary limit has been reduced to s75O per month and the player limit to 12 men.
 The "G. A. L." league has had a rather stormy career since its organization in the spring of 1913, but it has always fin- ished the season out.
 Anniston, Gadsden, Opelika, Talladega LaGrance and Newman composed the cir cult in 1913 The season was a success, and it was decided to admit Rome and Selma, and make 1t an eight-club league. The salary limit was also raised. The
 ncreas sed salary limit and the added mile age proved too much for Gadsden, and she surrendered her franchise to the league. bn leap ed Q through the season. opelika was barely able to finish the season and this spring when ef- forts were being made to reorganize the circuit neither Gadsden nor Opelika were represented. This meant that the "G. A. L' of 1915 would be a six-club league. But the other clubs were unwilling to support the league until the mileage was reduced. Then Griffin, Ga, acquired the Selma franchise and the circuit was com ! plete for 1915.
 If the clubs will stay within the salary limit there Is no doubt but that the l league will finish the season and be ready
 to enter the field again in 1916.
 , When the salary limit was reduced It
 was thought that the class of ball this year would be inferior to that of other seasons but present indications are that
 the league will be faster this year than
 ever before. Anniston and Talladega have
 stronger teams now than they had at any
 time last season. Little is known of the
 Georgia towns. but they are sure to be
 in the fight. Anniston has Bernice Love,
 who tried out with Birmingham this spring, and Tisdale. the old Howard col
 lege catcher and Ragsdale. another Bir-
 mingham boy. Taladega has Rietta, the
 hard hitting City leaguer; Brown, a Bes- semer boy.
 ) The Georgia Alabama league has sent ) quite a number of men to higher leagues. ) Farmer, this season regular in the ) Nashville outfed. played with Selma ) last season. Rodgers, pitcher with the ] Vols, was a member of the Talladega
 team in 1914. Waldron, utility infielder
 with Atlanta, played third base for La Grange last year Dannie Clark, second sacker of the Barons, played with Gads- den in 1913. Cantley, who tried out with
 the Barons this spring, was a member of
 the Opelika team in 1914. Fry, with Bir- mingham part of 1914 also played with ) Opelika.
 Pop Boy Smith or New Orleans and Larry Brown of Mobile played with An niston in 1912 in the Southeastern league. , Teuhrson and Malnes of Little Rock were } with Talladega in 1912 in the same league.