The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-23
.BARONS DRAFT
 PITCHER TURNER South Atlantic Star Wanted by
 Harry Vaughn STOCKHOLDERS MEETING Gossip as to New Ball Park-League Meeting December 15-Roy
 Montgomery
 Returns.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

South Atlantic league.
 President Robert IT. Baugh of the local association. wired Secretary Farrell of the national commission, yerterday' con- corning the draft, stating that the re- auired check for $500 had been drawn President Baugh took this step after re- ceiving a telegram yesterday morning from Manager Harry Vaughn, who Is "wintering" in Cincinnati. The manager gave the intimation that it would be nec- essary to use haste, and President Baugh acted immediately.
 Turner was one of the best pitchers in the South Atlantic league last season. Manager Vaughn believes that with the proper coaching he will be able to make good in Birmingham. He considers him worthy, at any rate, of a trial.
 Since the conclusion of last season, the local management sees the necessity ot having another splendid pitching staff, and is fortifying itself in advance. Three of last season's pitching staff will be re- turned, Wilhelm, Ragan and Clark. Sal lee, as is known, is the property of the New York Highlanders. In case he fails to make good with New York, he will be returned. In addition, the local manage ment will return Bruner, the Cotton States pitcher who reported during the last week of last season. In case 1t IS found that Birmingham will be repre- sented by good staff without Turner and Bruner they can be given berths in other leagues without trouble.
 Stockholders Meeting.
 R. M. Brown, secretary of the local as- sociation, has called a meeting of the stockholders of the club for the 9th of December At this meeting officers Will be elected. R. H. Baugh will be chosen president for another term, and Secretary Brown will be reelected Manager Vaughn was elected last year for term of two years. so the form of voting upon him will not be necessary. It is believed that the old board of directors will be reelected without change.
 The directors of the club have already held their meeting and declared a divi- dend.
 The management is on the outlook for new and more favorable grounds, but so far has found none which 1t deems suitable Certain advances have been made from the owners of the fair grounds property, but nothing definite in this | direction has been done. The ground is advantageous for the reason that 1t is l nearly midway between Bessemer, Bir- mingham, Pratt City and Ensley, and | five cent fare could be had from each | of these places. On the other hand, 1t Is quite a distance from Birmingham and | the eastern suburbs. Much grading wo' Id | have to be done, and bleachers would have to be erected across the track. For | these reasons it is not considered proba D. | ble that the management will select e fair grounds. It is learned after a con- sultation with President Baugh, that the same ground at West End park probably will be employed for another season.
 The League Meeting.
 The directors of the Southern league are scheduled to hold their annual meeting in | Birmingham on December 10.
 The purpose of this meeting is to award the pennant of the league to Birmingham, | to elect president. and other officers, and to present the annual financial state ment as to the condition of the league as whole.
 Incidentally, other features not in- cluded in the routine programme. will l probably present themselves.
 It is practically certain that the an- | nual meeting of the league will be a | rather tame affair. In the first place, l the rumored fight on Birmingham as a | of mt xyi out As is remembered some talk was current at one time to the effect that be- cause Birmingham procured Castro from Nashville towards the end of the sea- son. Charlie Frank and others would endeavor to have the games in which that player participated thrown out.
 In the second place, the much talked of opposition to the reelection of Will liam Kavanaugh, president of the league, will hardly be found. The chances are that he will be reelected with the drec- tors voting as one voice.
 It is evident, too, that no fight on the membership of Shreveport and Little Rock will be made this season.
 Montgomery Returns.
 Roy Montgomery, the third baseman of the Birmingham team returned to Bir- mingham yesterday after an absence of a few weeks Montgomery, after the close of the season, wandered into Texas, but returned to spend the winter in Birming- ham.
 The Barons in Birmingham at present are Henry Meeks, Shortstop Castro, Roy Montgomery and Charlton Molesworth.
 Manager Harry Vaughn is expected to return within the next month. He is al present in Cincinnati, the winter home of hundreds of baseball players. where he formerly starred with the Reds, and