The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-27
SHEPPARD PLEASED WITH 50, SCHEDULE Birmingham Received All That Was Wanled and is Satisfied FOXY NEWT HAD 10 KICK Moeuls Pass Through En Route home-All Seemed Satisfied
 With Result of the Mont
 gomery Meeting.
FOXY NEWT HAD TO KICK

Secretary Sheppard of the Birmingham Baseball association is ticlSled to death with the schedule adopted by the South ern League Saturday at Montgomery. Birmingham received all she wanted in the shape of holiday games. saturday games and short mileage. Everyone else seemed pleased with what they received, and even Dear Old Foxy Newt of Nash vile fame. passed through Birmingham with smile on his face and not kick coming.
 Of course Newt was chewing the rag a little about salary limit, but no one was paying any attention to him. They were all however listening to him wnes. he told them that he was satisfied with the schedule and thought Nashville had her share It was one of the few times that Foxy was ever pleased and it was good to listen 10 his song of happiness Every mogul that passed through Br- mingham Saturday night and yesterday had a good word on the end of his tongue for the schedule adopted. Bobby Gilks from Shreveville, was satisfied, and Lew Whistler was not grumbling a particle In fact, he seemed to think that Mem phis was well fixed with dates.
 kavanaugh Pleased.
 President Kavanaugh was satisfied with the few changes made in the schedule he submitted and which was adopted, and Secretary Miller wore the smile that won't come off. Dale Gear, who has re- gently burst into Southern League fame, was pleased with the kindly treatment he had received and the cordiality with which he was treated.
 The Atlanta and New Orleans aggrega- tions of moguls did not come via Birming- ham, but when they parted with the bunch that did come this route, they had a glad hand of happiness to give and expressions of pleasure as they bid fare welll'
 Secretary Sheppard was probably the happiest of the party which was in Mont- gomery Friday and Saturday. His face was wreathed in smiles and there was a glad note in his voice which made 1t ring as he told of Birmingham's bright spots in the schedule.
 Sheppard Talks.
 T am greatly pleased over the show
 
 schedule" he said q have less mileage than any other team, and that is saying a great deal. We open here with Mont gomery and our dates at home and abroad l are all satisfactory
 Birmingham gets a good bunch of the Saturday games in good cities. and fine showing of Saturday games at home. We have good Sunday engage ments and are we'll fixed for the holidays. We are at home on July 4 and we will be in Little Rock on Labor Day. which 1 is always a big day in that city. 1 We had some hard work Friday strengthening out the schedule to suit Newt Fisher but We finally arranged it ty making half dozen changes. Newt had to kick a little and 90 we smoothed his feathers the right way and 1t was all right.
 T believe that every one of the man. agers was pleased with the schedule, as everyone seems to have received fair play.
 About the Team.
 Harry will be here Wednesday, and the rest of the boys will begin dropping in by the last of the week. Only one of them has come so far. and that is Req | gan. Catcher Clarke is in Nashville coaching the University of Nashville, and Matthews is still in Atlanta. The others will receive their tickets this week and commence reporting.
 We have not signed any new men. but we are still figuring with two or three and we may yet land two craek-a- jacks for the infield and one for the out field. Harry and myself both feel that we are pretty well fixed when it comes to players but we will keep on trying to strengthen the team. We are not claiming the rag, like half dozen other teams, but we are claiming that we will finish in the first division, and probably | second or third