The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-26

try out from Connie Mack, and John sens the fast outfielder of the cotton states and South Atlantic leagues. were mem Ders of the Madisons
 Last season Ref played short for MO bile. He fielded unusually we'll ran the bases in Rckert style and hit the oaii like house afire until the last few weeks Of the season, when he became dissatls- ned and played in half-hearted manner finally obtaining his unconditional re lease Relf told me he was very anxious for a chance to play in Birmingham ana promised to mind his DIS and as II gwen an opportunity to wear Baron uhllorhl
 Players to Report Soon.
 Just a week remains to pass belore players will be gathering at the slag pile As soon as Manager Vaughan returns home he will arrange for his players to get transportation. so they can be in Bir- mingham by March or thereabouts- Ihe New York Americans will reach Birming- ham Sunday night or Monday and Vaughan wants the Barons to start tram ing with them. so the teams will be more evenly matched.
 The swing of the bat. the whizz of the ball as 1t speeds through the air. the shout of the delighted fan, will be here again by the end of next week, and life will be easily worth the living again
  just about existed through the winter
 It Is pretty well decided now that next year New Orleans and Birmingham will have an agreement whereby Gomskey's Chicago club and Griffth's New York bunch will divide their spring training dates between the two best Southern league towns. Each club will spend two weeks in each of the cities named ac- cording to the informal arrangements, and re tba fo, of tI7t munities will be the gainer because of less monotony during the spring of the year.
 Managers Ball. Frank and Vaughan have devoted considerable time here to contests of ball throwing-and they were not highbals There Is a certain place here where for cents you have the priv ilege of throwing three baseballs at row of heads. The three moguls fought for the honors several times, Babb finish ing first. Vaughan second and Frank third. Tom Mccullough and Ginger" Fox were the scorekeepers.
 Babb has several game cocks and brags about them. Frank promised to arrange a main during the summer side at traction will be an eating match between Match. the bear, and Beauty the white pig. mascots of the Memphis club. Vaughan and President Kavanaugh will be the referees
 Frank is best known as the Dutch man." Babb is the Boy Manager and the New York Kid" Finn Is Hand some Mickey" Durrett is the Sphinx" Gilks Is the leagues official doorkeeper Heinemann is official speechmaker for the New Orleans club.
 Vaughan on First.
 Vaughan may cover first himself again this year. Reports about Newman are not altogether reassurng. and Eseys tryout may not result favorably The big manager is not worrying much, how ever, as his injured leg Is giving him no trouble now.
 ''I guess I am all right for first" he said, "and if nothing else turns up I'll cover that position myself. I can hit and field up to the rest in this league and I suppose the results will be satisfactory"
 Powell Out of Game.
 Abner Powell entered the meeting room after the first session and was given the glad hand all around.
 Just dropped around for the sake of old times and to say 'howdy.'" he said.
 Powell told me he was not in the game this year.
 ''I do not own a single solitary share of stock in any baseball club" he said, and do not want any this summer Next summer may show things differently, but l am in business here now and if that continues satisfactory I shall no more be an owner of a baseball club"
 l have never known Powell to deceive me and it Is safe to say he is actually without financial interest in the game this summer