The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-13
BASEBALL MOGULS
 MEET IN MEMPHIS
Annual Meeting Will Take
 Place Thursday
LOCAL MEN WILL ATTEND
Question of Raising Salary Limit From S2ooo to $22oo Will Be Brought Up-tlarry Vaughan Work
 Ing For Good 1905 Team.

The annual meeting of the Southern Association of Baseball Clubs, which constitutes the Southern League, will be held in Memphis Thursday.
 F. c. Sheppard of the Birmingham Baseball association and others from here will probably attend the meeting It is given out from Cincinnati that Manager Harry Vaughan of the Birming- ham team will come south to attend the annual meeting.
 Only one or two matters are to be considered at the meeting, and the in dications are that it will be short and harmonious. Judge Kavanaugh of Lit tie Rock and James Palmer of Nashville will be reelected as president and vice president respectively, of the associa- ton.
 During the past summer when there was some trouble in the baseball world in Montgomery, there was some talk of dropping that town from the league and substituting another, but since new management has assumed charge, 1t Is
 probable the Montgomery franchise will
 be retained.
 No Changes Probable.
 There have been other changes in the
 circuit suggested but it is probable that nothing will be done in Memphis by the
 moguls Thursday. Everybody seems sat isfed now with the situation in the baseball world in the south, and the question of dropping or adding to the present list may not even be suggested again.
 ] The salary limit will be an important matter to look after at the annual meet ing. Charley Frank, manager of the , New Orleans team. and his packers art g said to be anxious to place the limit al f S22OO On the other hand, Manager New Fisher of Nashville and Manager Abnei : Powell of Atlanta, with others, will leat in the opposition. They want the limi to remain at 5000 per month e Billy Phyle's old case will be reopened ni but the chances are against him for re a instatement. Report has it that severa o of the managers have already taken { t stand on this subject, and they ar' against any move that will restore Phyl' a to good standing. Phyle was suspended . two years ago for making charges to tn { effect that certain clubs had throwi
 games to Memphis to enable the clu
 to win the pennant.
 The league is in the most 1ourishin
 condition. The past season was the mos successful in the history of the organ zation, every city excepting Montgom l cry and Shreveport having made nor
 than expenses. Indications for 1905 ar
 brighter than heretofore, and those in E terested in the sport predict a splendi' season.
 '' Takes Fnn's Place. l. The only change in the managers staf
 of the league will be the retirement o
 Mike Finn from Little Rock, his plac
 being taken by Dale Gear of Kansa
 City. Finn is experiencing some troub in landing this season. He thought unti : few days ago that he had a safe bertl U in the American association, but it is sait Il now that he has lost out altogether. n Announcement is also made that Gen d DeMontrevile will be with Abner Powel l. in Atlanta again this season. Manage L, Harry Vaughan writes to the local as
 sociation that he is on the still hunt fo
 good material for 1905, and expects t, land pennant winning team.