The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-29
EGYPTIAN GOSSIP
LOTS OF NEW FACES FOR THE 1908
 SEASON.
Duffy and Tamsett VIII Probably Be With Birmingham Again-Whis- Itler's Future to Be Decided.
 Club Lost Biz Money

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 2S.-(SpeciaL) )-- The first authentic announcement oi the makeup of the Memphis Southern League team for another season snows that few of the members of the cham pion teams of 1903 and 1904 will draw salaries here in 1906. A majority oi the men who disappointed the local the first division of clubs in the race just ended, will also be missing. III fact, a new manager, new 1aces,f new pitchers and almost an entirely ,t nem Y" set of in and outfelders, IS thought to be in store for the makeup 0I 'he Memphii in another eight months;
 The announcement is made ron Jimmy Tamsett and Johnny Dumy ,nrn, they will not wear the local uniform under any consideration. HaVihg sish ed contracts early last spring wI.h e tie reserve clause stricken thereiroIu' .n.s news coming from the looheof1 of1e;si in nature. Tamsett and Duny are now at their New York homes near the capital of the State and are oaopllns times. Their side of controversy with the local association is that they were not treated in the proper manner py being dropped from the salary iist championship season. They have de, cided to play elsewhere in 1905, ana there are many here, remembering the fight that Birmingham made TOT une  that Duffy and Tamsett will play next season in the same yard they started out in several seasons since.
 The Memphis officials are not Iosins much sleep over the proclamation IS sued by Duffy and Tamsett In iact; preparations may have already started to fill their places. Public oplni1n here based on information oInc,ay G,tes. embrace about the biggest hanolGaP to be found by any minor league cluo desiring to declare dividend.
 In other words, the New .o IorKers s.iac dao accused of drawing major league saia- ries during the past season; ana .rs Memphis oficials have had enough of 1t. .,.ba,aors and directors will be held at an early date. No dividends will be deciare1: Tn fact. the season proved unprohtapIe as did the season of ls04, when IilviJ sI than s3,OO0 was lost in the successIul effort to land the pennant. The losses this year are admitted by officials to be even greater and the paying or an amount close to s6.o00 for services or three players during the season ls thought to be one of the primary causes for the deficit in profits
 President Coan. whose administra- tion since the sale of the club carry in June. has been voted to be in the most popular of any recent day Presidenr of a baseball club. will not resign the office. The local mogul will continue fn head the ticket, ana Secfetat TT. Treasurer Mccullough will proDaoiy succeed himself. Manager Whistler contract recently expired, and wnetn;S,r ,;,, he will succeed himself or not VIII probably be decided at the meeting or Stockholders and directors.
 Lease for another year has been se- cured on Red Elm Park from the estate " mich is in control. which insures pase. hall at the old headquarters Tor at least another year. Red Elm Park nas served the present Southern League TOT TOT clashes since the organization or tne circuit, The Memphis Baseball Park Association owns valuable property opposite the present site which can pc converted into home for clubs on
 Arrangements are pending for the New York Giants to train here next spring, Manager McGraw Of the VIC torious National Leaguers. has selected Red Elm as a spring home. and Presl- dent Coan says that the Giants VIII pc welcomed. Nothing remains to ciinch matters except formal exchange or let ters between the two. The coming or the Giants will mark the first time team from the majors has trained here. McGraw and his aggregation put in few days here last spring after nov ing from Birmingham.