The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-23
STAG PILE STRINGS.

BIB Harry Vaughan, mogul and first
baseman for the Birmingham team,
writes from far off Cincinnati that he is
getting ready to take the trip to Baron
VILE and that the sooner the better. He
will be here just as soon as he gets
few matters pertaining to the team set
tied up, and when he does arrive spring
practice will follow shortly.
II worked hard to land Woodruff"
writes the manager, but Tabeau would
not listen. l offered fancy prices for him,
but Tabeau said No. and so he will not
be Baron. The Bono case Is still umde-
cided, but / think we may get him. The
vote was tie.
II am well and hearty. a 4 little over
weight, which is a good sign of heahh.
1t will not take long for me- to get in
shape, for there will be some hard work
done this spring in the shape, of training,
and when it is time to light the gas, the
boys will be ready to tumble In to their
downy couches. l cannot tell Just when
/ will wander towards Baronvile but
want to be down as soon as possible. Give
my regards to all the boys and myifrlends
| on the side"
Before his umpship makes the first
spring announcement of the batteries for
| this afternoon, there will be some
changes, and decided changes. in the line
up of the various teams in the Southern
league but at present they lool1yabout as
| follows:
Atlanta-Abbott and Shea, cabchers;
Ely Smith, Dexter. McMakin and Sparks,
pitchers; Stafford. Mccoy Krug, Morse
| and Nobett, nfielders; Crozier and Win
| tiers, outfielders
| MISUNDERSTANDING and Hurlburt catch
| ers; Stultz, Brown, Ehret STREET and
Stockdale, pitchers; Whistler, Tamsett,
Keenan,. Walters and O'Brien, infelders;
Miller DUNCAN and Duffy. outfelders
Kew Orleans-Sullivan, catcher Brett
ensten, Whittredge, pitchers; Law. Hol-
ly. Beck, inhelders; Genins. outfielder.
notwithstanding Fisher, catchers;
Adams, Herman, Frickle, Bruner, pitch
ers; Bussey, Bennett. lansing, Andrews.
inaelders: RUSSELL Norcum, Feldhaus.
outfelders.
Observation-Disclosures, Clarke, CATCH
ers; Bono, Reagan. Clarke. Pylant. pitch
ers; Hennessy. Smith. outhelders; Moore.
short or third Vaughan. first; Ward,
second.
hreveport-Grafflus. catcher; BARLEY.
| Abell Feye pitchers; Weikart, Absten.
Evans. Morris. inieders Kennedy Alex
ander Hanley outhelders.
Montgomery-M illerick. Manners. catch
ers; Gardner, Lee, Brandt. pitchers; Null
laney, Lowney. Busch Schwartz. infield-
ers; Wordsworth Deiehanty. outfelders.
Little Rock-Garvin. purchased from st.
Jo catcher Bolin. Guese. Mekerson. from
| the Burlington club, Becker, from the
Oklahoma league. Arthur Myers. from
Hannibal. Mo, pitchers: Blake of Macon.
Hurley and Fillman of Joplin, Mo. have
| been secured for the infield, with Dale
Gear. Mccain and Hartman in the out
field.
The long haired sons of the gridiron at
the University of Georgia are weeping
and mourning over a report that there
viii be no team next fall unless the
francnal matters are settled. A seri-
GUS profile mis- facing the students
who form the athletic association, the
problem of no football in the college.
Nearly every manager for the past
eight or ten years has ended the season
In the hole financially. and the past sea-
son the association wound up badly in
debt. 1t now looks like football must be