The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-16
MEETING OF LEAGUE
MAGNATEs TO GATHER IN NEW 0R-
 LEANS NEXT WEEK.
Other Managers Have Their Troubles, But Ike Durreft Hna All of His Plans For the Season
 Fixed.

One week from this morning there will be a gathering of the clans in New Orleans, the Royal City of His Majesty. of helping Judge William Kavanaugh shape up the schedule of the souths ern league.
 schedule for the season of 1906 that will be presented at the meeting and the adoption of an official ball and the names of the umpire staff nothing else of importance wlll be transacted. most
 of last years business having been fin
 ihshed at the Memphis meeting in December.
 and the new officials. New Orleans; President Amerine and ps,, possibly lks
 Birmingham: IrniGsnl D Msssrs sa Paimsr. Fischer and Finn. Nashyille; Manager Babb, Memphis. and Trimmer and Aaron
 After the close of the meeting. the 1906 season of the Southern league will
 be on in earnest and the different man
 agers will berin to shape up their
 Harry Vaughn and Mike. Finn seem
 to have struck pretty hard going Tn
 Birmingham and Nashville. and things
 1t turns out that Finn is going to have
 some trouble in landing Bob Stanord
 for Nashville. The Savannah people
 Sa tha onsy snsy ssSsd hSd for S
 fore the Nashville deal was put
 through. Finn paid his money for
 Stafford, and it was announced t tnat the big first baseman was to be with
 Nashville this season Whether the dispute will be settled between Savan- : nah and Nashville or whether Secretary Farrell of the National Association VIII have to decide 1t will come out in me next few days. The merits and demer- 1 its of the case will possibly be thresh ed over during the meeting in New or-
 Harry Vaughn is also having bunch of troubles. A few days age it Wa | announced that he had bought Els,ey ,s l from the Nashville people and the Bir- 1 n1ingham fans were having mysteries l over the fact that Elsey was to play | first base for the Barons this summer; Now comes statement from Finn ana Fischer to the effect that they have not sold Elsey and that the player ts wanted in the city by the CumoeTlano Q this season. This matter Will prooa,oiy as 1t is purely family fuss.
 Charley Babb seems to have thlngs going all right over. in Memphis as
 aIns siily smith Tnft over in Atlanta is ,satis- | fled from all accounts, the last tnlng eo
 worry him being the. fact that Deaver
 will be unable to pitcn tnas sban he was in Montgomery two years ago smith should not lose much sleep over
 Bob Giiks has never given even a | suspicion of what the Pirates VIII looK K | like this year. The only thing known IS IS \ that he intends playing King on nrst | in place of Frank Wefkart who, mas stated that he will not play ball s tnis | summer, King, however, was awardeo | fo Montpomery and absolutely nothing l is known of the probable makeup or | the Shreveport team. Unless there Is a very radical chanxi ,,i xiss 7 between now and March lst Chariie 1 Frank will have an ugly looking nole | knocked in his Pelican prospects hone, | Williams and Stanley are all nGntlng | a against being ordered back to New | Orleans. Rohe was cstensibly sold 10 I inc Chicago Americans during the lat- | ter part of last sesson. and the Iact | tf1at he Is to be returned to New Or leans proves it to be q case. of cover