The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-05
MPROVEMENTS ID BE MADE AT PARK Harry Vaughan Wants Bir- mingham to be in Fine Shape NO NEW PLAYERS SIGNED Big Manager still In City, But Expects to Return to Cincinnati After
 Some Men Within
 Day or Two.

Big Harry Vaughan, the third bagman and manager of the Bluebird Barons is still in tue city prospecting around try ing to locate the old familiar haunts again, and to listen tc the welcome rumb- ling of Old Mount slag. unuer whose crest he is trying to collect rag winning aggregation of satellites in the baseball Armament.
 Harry has travelled to West End. al- though the slush and mud were ankle deep, and he took a peep over the Ice laden grandstand and the white field frozen stin He is planning the improve ments that he will make in the bath and dressing room so that the boys may have better quarters this season.
 To Enlarge Quarters.
 The rooms will be enlarged and stove will be rigged up for them to warm their mits by, the latter suggested by the weather that Manager Vaughan found waiting for him in Baronville. Lockers will be built for the members of the team, and the bath facilities will be im- proved by a larger feed pipe from the water main in the street, giving two or three good showers.
 There is one thing that is cinch. There will be no men on the team that cannot find the ball said Harry yester- day. q have no intention of having a 4I.,+ "A T am looking for more than anything else. A team can field poorly and win games if it slugs the ball, but banish any idea in your head that I will not have hit ters.
 Other Promises.
 "I have had letter or two. and more than one telegram since I came to Bir- mingham regarding more players and I will have one or two signed within a few days. You see this is the idea have some old men on the team, steady, heady players, and then a bunch of colts, and the old men will steady the colts and the colts will put ginger into the older fellows. There is nothing like mixing things up little, and then they help each other.
 MT. Sheppard has been ill for two or three days and we have not been able to attend to all the business we desired to transact, but I have done a good deal anyway. Contracts are being sent to the men. am planning. the improve ments at the park, which will be made before March B. when the men are to re- port, and then have my eye on several men in the south who may prove likely youngsters.
 Several Letters.
 'T have promises from several of the big league managers that they will hand me a good man or two as soon as they tryout what they lave in stock, and that is as good as want. There Is more than one man who is just a little off for the two big leagues, but who will be star ir the south, and will get them if every thing goes right
 ''When the time comes to play ball. I really think that Birmingham will be able to hold it's place with any other team in the league"
 The Nashville American says:
 Manager Newt Fisher "uncorked" real good piece of news for fandom Wednesday. when announcement was made that Charley Elsey, -ls st year with Butte, Mont, in the Western League, was slated for an infield position on the locals for the next campaign. The se- curing of this man came as surprise to Newt. A message was received at headquarters early in the day from Wal ter Wilmot stating that Elsey could be had for a certain sum, which, by the way, was pretty stiff providing Nashville wanted a good man. MT. Fisher was not long in Investigating Elseys record.s He pulled out his dope and on discovering that the westerner had batted .2SS and fielded .962, he quickly sent a message to Wilmot that terms were satisfactory. Also Secretary Farrell, of the National association, and President Kavanaugh were informed that terms had been &C., cepted.
 The Atlanta Journal says:
 Outside of baggng a mogul the new directorate Is now in full swing. At the first called meeting held Wednesday af- ternoon the board was formed and offi- cial gaps we'll filled Chief Joyner is the clubs president; Lowry Arnold, secre- tary and John Dickinson, treasurer. For business manager, Bernard Broyles was ce1actad and the choice was a fitting one