The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-27
STAG PILE NOTES.

STAG PILE NOTES.
Atlanta is said to have refused an offer
to deliver Fox, Archer and Zeer immed-
lately for $500 OF this total, $1,000 was
offered for each Fox and Zeler, and $500
for Archer.
Atlanta also claims to have offered $1,000
for Brady and Douglas in order to
strengthen the team In the home stretch,
and 1t is claimed that thinner Is con-
sidering the Offer Its odds on that the
offer is not accepted, or even considered
for a very long time
There were no games in the American
league yesterday. Owing to the two
games dropped by Chicago Saturday to
Washington, the race has again assumed
very interesting aspect and 1t may be
that the Windy City will not have the
honor of flying two flags this year. 1t
seems to be a certainty that the Ma
tional league flag will wave over the
Chicago grand stand.
The loss yesterday In New Orleans re-
duced the Barons seven points and Mem
phis picked up several points, making
the race eleven points closer than 1t was
Sunday morning.
Ed Hickey, third baseman for the Lit
tie Rock team, has been suspended for
the remainder of the season. His work
on the third sack did not exactly suit
Chief thinner and he decided to let
Hickey rest and play DeArmond instead.
An interesting bit of dope is sent from
Little Rock to the Georgian by Percy
/ ic
follows:
1.-The Atlanta Baseball association has
made a. lot of charges against the South
ern league and against me personally,
and. by God. they've got to prove them"
Such was the statement of Judge Kava-
naugh made in Little Rock Thursday
1.-The Atlanta club has withdrawn its
charges and wants to quit. but the rub
Der ball charges will be heard at the an
nual Southern league meeting.
More will be heard from me on the
charges made that Charley Frank has
/ undue influence In league affairs don't
! care to make a statment now, but I have
written Lowry Arnold a letter which l
/ think will interest him.
! II have tried to conduct the leagues
affairs in fair manner, and have given
i Atlanta square deal. But II they want
a fight they will get 1t and If they want
/ to conduct it on a high plane that is
4 tumble, though, they will get that.
IT am sick and tired of the squabbling,
but I will never retire from the Southern
league under fire"
This last statement may be taken
positive declaration that the Judge Is a
4 candidate for reelection as league presi-
+ dent.
President Kavanaugh is extremely Bit
/ ter toward Billy Smith. He says he is a
! man out of his class in the Southern
I league, and that he is trouble-maker.
| The Judge is also out for Lowry Ar
nold's scalp. He characterizes Mr.. Ar
nold's recent letter to him as a stump
| speech" and declares 1t is full of glar-
! ing misstatements.
President Kavanaugh cites his connec-
! ton with the St. Vrain matter-which
was mentioned in Mr. Arnods letter
and states that he did not enter the
league until it was utterly disrupted
over the trouble. and at a time when the
Little Rock and Shrev eport clubs were
about the only ones which were left
in the organization He states that he
compromised the matter as satisfactorily
as 1t could be compromised and with
! out giving any undue advantage to Frank
or to anyone else He mentions also the
! fact that in the fall of 1904 he forced
Frank-over that Duchman's most Wig
orous protest'-to accept Arlie Latham
for umpire in Atlanta when Frank and
! the New Orleans club were making a
1 most vigorous fight against that official,
and he states that because he had sched-
uled Latham for the closing series In
| New Orleans he sent him <.,ere. Frank
had said he would not allow Latham to
enter the park.
All fans who were following baseball
at that time will well remember that
! Franks refusal to allow Latham in the
park resulted in the games being forfeit
ed to Montgomery and cost Frank the
pennant and even second place in the
| race At the finish--as a result of Judge
Kavanaugh's firmness in the Latham
matter-the clubs stood:4 Memphis, At
lanta, New Orleans And 1t may be add
ed that Frank lost the $4,000 which the
| New Orleans association offered him IL
| he won the pennant that year.
Judge Kavanaugh also touched on the
Atz matter and called attention to the
| fact that Frank brought Jakey to New
| Orleans and announced that he was go
| ing to play him whether or no. This the
league president refused to allow and he
finally carried his point and made Frank
secure Atzs release In a manner which
was satisfactory to the men who for
merly owned the call on his services.
These facts in regard to Frank. Judge
! Kavanaugh mentioned, as showing that
/ he had not given the New Orleans man.
| ager any undue advantage at any time
during his connection with the league.
1.-The Atlanta association did the baby
act in connection with the rubber ball
| investigation" said the Judge. They
wanted to name the time and the place
where the investigation should be held
| and then quit because they could not.
/ thought that as New Orleans was
the place where the incident happened,
the investigation should be held there.
! Atlanta wanted it in Montgomery, but
| could not see that that was any more
| a neutral point than New Orleans.
THAT matter will be gone over" added
j II. laa