The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-20
VAUGHAN MAY MAKE BIRMINGHAM HOME MoguI is Thinking Seriously of Coming Here to Live SOME BASEBALL DOPE Manager Is Expected to Come to 6lr- mlneham About the Last of This
 Week and Remain for the
 Season.
SOME BASEBALL DOPE

Big Harry Vaughan, presiding mogul of ably make his home in Birmingham in the future The manager Is thinking very seriously of building him a little nest under the shadow of Mount Slag and there reposing in the future instead of migrating to the north each fall and re- I turning south each spring.
 If Harry produces a winning team in | Birmingham this season, and he bids fair to do that very thing, he has his berth in Baronville clnched for all baseball i time to come and he likes Birmingham The mogul says that he has never en- joyed playing baseball as much as he does in the south, and especially in Bir- mingham, so he would like to make this town his home.
 1 It will not be many years before Harry will quit playing ball and be nothing but manager He is still good for several I years as a first bagman. but after that he will want to rest on his laurels and manage a team. The national game in the south is now in better shape than ever before, and there is every indication of continued progress. So why shouldn't Harry camp in Birmingham and always be the mogul here. He is popular in Bir- mingham, has bunch of friends here, has given the town a good team, and will be able to do better every year.
 Might Buy Interest.
 So everything points to Harry building his home in Birmingham and staying here. It is possible that he might be able to buy some of the stock of the base ball association, and this would give him an added interest in the welfare of the club, although now he takes more inter est in the Barons than anything in the world
 1 Vaughan will turn his face southward in few days and the end of this week should see his burly form dlsmounting from train In the union passenger sta ton. He will com&A this time for keeps and no more migrations northward after players He has not written anything definite about signing men yet, but he expects to have three or four before he comes south.
 Letter From Harry.
 Secretary Sheppard received a letter from him Saturday, stating that he had several deals practically closed, but was not ready to give them out, but would close them In few days He also ex- poets the Giants and one or two other teams to give him a man or two while they are in Birmingham.
 It will be remembered that Minahan was secured In this way last year, and Manager McGraw has promised to leave a good man or two If he has them this year.
 The Giants spend a week or more in Birmingham. and they have many friends here Last year they camped In Br- mingham for a long time and they like the town a great deal and also think we'll of the baseball management here.
 When the left Birmingham last year all were enthusiastic over their stay, and promised to return again this season which promise they will carry out. It is probable that several of the New York baseball scribes will be with the team.
 George Reed has signed up to be man ager of the Greenville team in the cot ton States leaugue, and has ordered his men to report by March 30 for their spring practice.
 Reed has been mogul before and last year managed the pennant winning team at Pine Bluff in the Cotton States league He also managed the Southern league team for Shreveport, when the old league was in operating order.
 The umpires for the Southern league, as announced by President Kavanaugh, are w. B. Carpenter, Dan Pfeninger, Joe Burke. Robert W. Black and Frank Bassett.
 Jerry Wilson says: While I was south with the University of Maryland last spring I played against the Univer- sity of North Carolina at Durham. N C. Deacon Morrissey of the Manchesters was pitching for the former, and in the sixth inning North Carolina made two three-base hits and four singles off him, yet failed to score a run. The first two men up made triples and were thrown out at the rubber trying to make home runs. The next three men hit safely filling the bases and the next man hit toward right field. the ball taking a bound and hitting the runner going from first to second, retiring the side"
 Pine Bluff, Ark, February 19.--Mana- ger Guy Sample has signed Hugh Dugan, | formerly of the Texas league to play second base for the locals this year. This completes the team As soon as the weather will permit the men will begin spring practice. Dugan takes the place of Lee Dawkins. who will not play ball this season. Dawkins has gone into bus mess in Pine Bluff, and will be counted among the ''rooters." Sample has ar- ranged dates with the Memphis Hustlers and Little Rock of the Southern league. for games in April. Other ante-seasor games will be scheduled.
 Natchez Miss, February 19.-.A decided clarification of the baseball atmosphere occurred this week. when the local com mittee, composed of Messrs. Gene M Clarke president of the Natchez Base ball association; A. F. Jacobs, Fred J.