The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-30
DIRECTORS HEARD
REPORT OF TRIP
Manager Vaughan Tells of the
Teams Work Out West
RECORD WAS NOT BAD
Team Had a Streak of Bad Luck,
Batting Slump and the Umpires
In Several Places Hurt Its
Chances Of Winning.
RECORD WAS NOT BAD

A meeting of the board of directors
of the Birmingham Baseball association
was held yesterday morning and reports
of the trip by Manager Vaughan and
Secretary Sheppard were made. These
reports were anything but discouraging,
as the team won six out of the fourteen
decisive contests and tied two others.
The report of Secretary Sheppard
showed that the Barons drew good
crowds on the trip, in fact better crowds
than any other team. The attendance
in Little Rock was worse than any
where else in the league, while in Mem
phis the team drew larger crowds than
any other team has drawn
About New Players.
Regarding new players, Manager
Vaughan and Secretary Sheppard both
stated that efforts had been made to
strengthen the team, but that they had
not been successful. A large number of
kilograms were sent to players In the
big leagues and other leagues, but in
several instances the kilograms were not
even answered.
1.-THE team will be strengthened if pos
sible," was the statement of both the
manager and secretary. AS result of
the meeting Manager Vaughan was told
that his hands were free to secure any
players that he thought the team needed,
and he was told that the management
wanted team that would certainly fin
ish in the first division, and in second
or third place if possible.
The directors and officers of the asso-
citation were well pleased with the re-
ports of the trip. They were shown
facts and figures regarding the teams
playing. They were very well satisfied
with the record of the team in the games
lost, as nearly every one of them was
lost by a close score.
Think Barons Strong.
The reports of the manager were to
the effect that the papers in New Or
leans Shreveport, Memphis and Little
Rock figured the Barons as the strong
est of the eastern teams Shreveport
figured the Barons as the strongest team
that has played there. The opinion
around the circuit, except possibly in
Nashville was that the Barons We're
due to land in the first division with the
present team and that by strengthening
IN one or two places the team is due to
give any other team in the league race
for first or second place.
Regarding our pitchers the manager
reported to the directors, II am satisfied
that we have some that are as good as
there are in the league. They outpitched
the other pitchers in nearly every game,
and an even break with luck would have
won a couple of more games at least.
Raglan. both the Clarkes, Fitzpatrick and
Butler pitched some excellent ball, and |
don't think that our slab staff has to
take off its hat to any other.
1T was unfortunate that 1 had to get
out of the game. My leg was pretty badly
sprained, and panied me great deal
Dusty did his best at first and played
hard ball was hitting pretty we'll when
l had to get out of the game. / will
be back again this week.
Luck Was Bad.
"In Shreveport luck was all against
us and the umpring went the other way.
Even after Burke was struck by Gilks,
the umpire turned around and gave
Shreveport the best of the divisions, caus-
ing us to loose the game. In one game l
was called out when | was safe, and
lust after that Deehanry MT for three
bags. This would have won the game for
us. If we had an even break on the de-
cision.
Ao1 sin
Hafford hit in hard luck. He smashed the
ball good and hard but it looked as if
it seldow fell safe for him. He will get his
stride back again. and do good stick
work. Delehanty improved considerably
towards the last of the trips and has his
hitting eye back again In New Or
leans a lot of punk balls were worked
In on us, and we could not hit them at
all. The Pelicans hunted and won the
games. They play a bunting game a
great deal. The balls could not be hit
out of the diamond. They appeared to be
water-soaked and were all out of pro-
portion.
I'VE have protested to President Kav-
anaugh against these balls. We madeN an
excellent showing against New Orleans
and Shreveport which l consider the best
teams in the league, and instead of these
teams making life miserable for the Ba-
rons, we gave them the hardest battles
they have had this season.
Secretary Sheppard said that ne had
given Manager Vaughan every assistance
in trying to get players to strengthen the
team, and would continue 10 do so. The
directors and officers stated that they
were in favor of giving Birmingham
winning team, and that the manager
would be given every assistance in get
ting team that could finish well up in
the column.
The directors complimented Manager
Vaughan on the trip. They told him that
In their opinion he had gotten all thera
was out of the team, and that they did
not believe that any other manager would
nave made as good a record.