The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-31

The Birmingham Baseball association has not yet announced what is to be done with reference to Billie Campbell. The fans think that the association should not hesitate one moment to pay seven or eight hundred dollars for the release of the popular little southpaw. 
 Certain sporting editors around the circuit pick either Birmingham or Shreve- port to finish second in the Southern league standing. With Billie Campbell and one or two fast new men the Barons have a great chance for second place. One thousand dollars will probably do the work.
 It looks as though the Southern league will finish the season with New Orleans in first place, and Shreveport or Bir- mingham in second and third places, with Memphis bringing up the last of the first division. Atlanta will at least have the satisfaction of bringing up the ad- vance guard of the second divson.-New Orleans States.
 Scouts have commenced to Invade the south looking out for timber for the majors. This is an annual event. Acting
 in behalf of National and American
 league teams, 1t is known that scouts have been in Birmingham, New Orleans, Atlanta. Shreveport and other cities in the circuit recently. They only watch the individual work of the players. When the
 drafting season Is on they are heard | from.
 1 In addition to being a great little | pitcher, Billie Campbell is just about as
 smooth a fielder as ever struck the 1 Southern league The Birmingham as-
 sociation should buy his release, if pos
 sble, immediately.
 ;, Jordan. Gear Finn and other managers
 in the Southern league are securing new i men every week. Good ones. too. The | Birmingham association says that it will I investigate the record of any good player
 who con possibly be secured The fans
 offer Billie Campbell as the first one. | Jacksonville, in the South Atlantic league, has signed Bandeln. former cen 1 ter fielder and pitcher on the Nashville
 team. He will join the team immediately The magnates of the Tri-State league, l at a meeting held in Harrisburg Pa, re-
 gently failed to take action on the prop | osition to enter the National association
 as was expected. The president of the ] Tri-State says there is absolutely noth- 1 Ing to the report that the league was
 seeking national protection
 | Jack Ely, recently signed by Manager Finn has joined the squad. He got in l Saturday from Atlanta and was out on
 the field in the afternoon. Ely is in good | shape and should make Nashville a val
 uable man.-Nashville American. i The local enthusiasts do not relish the l thought of seeing no more baseball in l Pirateville this season, and the news of
 the transfer of the Shreveport games
 caused a stir and disappointment in base i ball circles. Owing to the rigid quaran- l tine now being enforced in Shreveport
 there is likelihood of the ban against i this city being raised, in which event
 there is a strong probability of the Pi- rates finishing the season at home as per
 the original schedule, The Shreveport 1 team were not scheduled to return to
 this city until August IA. and there is ev- cry reason in the world to believe that
 ere then travel will be uninterrupted be- tween Shreveport and all other cities of
 the league except New Orleans,-Shreve- | port Times.
 l Joe Burke yesterday received a tele- gram from President Kavanaugh instruct ing him to report at Montgomery today. Burke will leave this morning. It seems
 that Burke was only temporarily suspend ! ed by the president ot the league. He of l ficiated with the indicator at most all l of the games plaVed at SlagVille last