The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-28
LoWly Gulls Win Opener
MOBILE TO RETAIN FRANCHISE
IN SOUTHERN LEAGUE IN 1917
Gull Pilot Says There Is No
Truth to Statement That
Franchise Will Be Sold.
Cavet Will Not Be Sold
Until Close of Season

There is absolutely no truth
in the rumor that the Mobile
franchise of the S o u t h e r n
league will be transferred to
Knoxville at the close Of the
present season, according to an
announcement by NJ a n a G e +
Charley Schmidt of the Gulls
y S + d a y. Schmidt an
nounced at the same time that
neither would Pug Cavet, the
star southpaw and hitter Of the
team, be sold during the pres
ent season.
Reports have been freely circulated
of late from very reliable sources that
the Gulls we're playing their last year
in the Southern league, The report
! gained ground following the visit of
| President T. K. Jackson of the Gulls
to New Orleans recently to confer with
| President Heinemann of the New Or
ever, that Jackson was only travelling
with the team
Recently a movement was started along
the gulf cities by a combination of in
terests in Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs
and Pass Christian to purchase the Gull
franchise, and have baseball on the Gulf
coast. No action has been reported for
sometime, but following the failure of the
Gull owners to make a reply to their
attitude in selling the club, the idea was
given up.
Mobile will be a member of the South
ern league next year. said Charley
Schmidt yesterday, according to the in
formation 1 have gathered from the own
srs. Although there is some talk of the
franchise being sold, there is absolutely
no truth to the matter.
ITO be sure that Mobile was to have
baseball again in 1917 [ asked President
jackson and he told me that there was
to Knoxville" Plans are already being
formulated for next season, and L be-
lieve we will have a winner"
NEW MANAGER TALKS
Schmidt also said that he had heard
nothing of the report that he was to be
deplaced as manager of the Gulls next
season. There is report of Bob Higgins,
the Pei captain and catcher, being offered
the job, but nothing definite has been
announced as yet. change, however,
would not be surprising.
Mobile reports indicate that Jackson
Inge & Co believed to be the heaviest
stockholders in the club, will operate an
other season at least, inasmuch as they
are recalling youngsters for tryouts and
do not expect to lose more than $1,000 on
the season.
Selling the Gull franchise is one of
the favorite sports among Southern
league scribes. 1t has probably been
sold more frequently than any three
clubs in the league, but somehow or
another they continue to answer the gong
ey cry season.
The recent visit of Jackson and Inge
to New Orleans according to Mobile
fans was for the purpose of discussing
trade with President Henemann.
The proposed swapping of players, how
ever, is said not to have gone beyond
the conversational stage.
Schmidt also took the opportunity to
deny that Pug Cavet would be sold Ac-
cording to Schmidt, every club in the
league has made an attractive offer to
the Mobile club for the outright sale of
the Gull southpaw. Some of the clubs
offered us a big sum for a loan for the
remainder of the season." said Schmidt.
"Cavet will not be sold this season, al
though he may be sold at the close of the
season. l don't think it is right to help
another in the race, and that's the rea-
son were not going to release him to
some other club