The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-22
Manager Vaughan Finds Sum-
day Work Necessary
EXPECTSGOODN NEWS TODAY
Forecast of Important Work to Be
Done at the Meeting of the
League In New Orleans
Next Month.

baseball season that he was down at his
office IN the Wilson building yesterday,
his coat Off. answering letters and sending
notes or kilograms to a hundred or so of
ball players scattered over the country.
A number of his official advisers, and
two or three who were advisers but not
officially acknowledged as such, dropped
in to tell him just what he ought to do in
order TO bring a bunch of champions to
slagtown. and to all of these he extended
the glad hand and the open ear.
II guess this looks like the season is
about to OPEN" remarked Daddy, as he
fumbled a list of the new uniforms he
was about to order for the players THE
uniforms will be of the same color as
last year. white for the home games and
grey for the road dates. The bunch will
be "gowned' just like last seasons
crowd and the fans will have no diff
flculty picking them out in crowd.
II look for some very important mail
tomorrow" he continued, putting a lot
of stamps on sealed envelopes. IT expect
to get some tips on few sure things
but not of the race track variety. 1 am
getting old a bit, but I still have been
active enough this past winter to keep
In touch with few friends in the bust
ness to have somebody tell me thing or
two once in a while.
Maybe l will get a letter from Pat
Newman If the postman feels real nice
and kind after his Sunday holiday" and
Harry grinned appreciatively. having had
no such holiday himself. Newman will
most likely write me at once, and his let
ter is due now. 1 am anxious to see this
fellow. I signed him just before some
other manager accepted his terms, and l
sort er feel way down in my heart that he
must be it. with a big eye-for the ball.
That's joke, but I mean it,"
The League Meeting.
Several matters of quite important sig
nificance to the players and managers, not
to mention the fans, will come up for de-
cision by the league magnates at their
session in New Orleans February % and
"a. The schedule which. it is whispered.
by little bird, has been arranged and Is
lying in President Kavanaugh's desk. will
tract for the official ball of the league
will be awarded
OF course nobody knows, or is supposed
to know, anything about the schedule
until it is presented to the meeting. At
the last meeting of the league 1t was de-
cided TO leave the schedule in the hands of
President Kavanaugh and two OF more
members as he desired, and up to this
time 1t is not even known who was called
upon to help him arrange the dates.
SO far as the selection of the league
ball is concerned, however, the Reech ball
will probably carry off the palm. 1t is
known that five of the clubs favor this
ball and the other three clubs have not
been called upon to express their views
The contract for the ball last used
by the league was for three years. and the
managers. players and everybody con-
nected with the game made so many
complaints they finally became tired and
stopped. The Reach ball is now used
by the American and other leagues and
is said to have given general satisfac-
ton everywhere.
President Kavanaugh will announce his
appointment of umpires at the meeting,
If he does not do so before that time
He met Daddy Vaughan in Cincinnati
some time ago and stated then that he
had not appointed any indicator-holder
yet but had seven or eight men recon-
mended to him by baseball critics and
judges.
More Appointments.
The league executive has not yet APP
son, but will do so within the next few
weeks, so that the officials selected can
obtain their blanks and be ready for
duty when the first game is started.
If the league decides upon the appoint
ment of an auditor in each of the towns,
the president will have eight more jobs
open, and will be called upon to make
those appointments somewhat hurriedly
because of the short time before the
opening of the season.
Really, with all these apopintive jobs,
President Kavanaugh will soon find Little
Rock becoming the mecca of office-seek-
ers and he may be called upon to in
stitute an official bouncer service in
emulation of the National President
should the wife of some oft-criticised
umpire or some disgrunted scorer want
to visit him.
The Auditor System.
Just what President Kavanaugh has in
view In his proposed auditor system is
not clearly understood here. He did not
go into any details at the last meeting
of the league, merely making the sugges
ton that money could be saved by the
use of these auditors.
One of the league magnates believes
ii is the intention of the league presi-
dent to select one man in each town for
the position, and allow this man to issue
the tickets make the returns, give each
club its share of the proceeds, and make
a report, in triplicate, to the league and
to each of the clubs playing.
This appears to be the idea and II 1t
is, the league should save neat sum
annually The auditors could be paid
something like s. per game, amounting
to about $780, at the maximum, for the
league season II each club has sec
rotary, it would cost s75 monthly each,
a total of 5000. not counting expenses OF
travelling with the club.
The whole matter will be threshed
out at the meeting In New Orleans and
Judging from expressions heard among
the league managers. there should be
eight nice pickup jobs floating around
somewhat loosely about the first OF the
month following the gathering