The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23
Southern League Directors Are Coming
To birmingham for the Annual Meeting
Manages Snake DeBraze
Wilhelm Writes Letter. Use Old Park AganThe GochBeal ouStVande-
bOt AoNer Under DefeaAaner Makes A-Ameican Team

Before the dawning of another Sunday
morning. the annual meeting of the di-
rectors of the Southern league will be "a
thing of the past.
The directors come together next FRI
day morning and adjourn Saturday even
ing. 1t looks as If the meeting will con-
sist chiefly of routine matters. Birming-
ham will be awarded the pennant, the
schedule for another season will be ar
ranged, there will be a few stiff argu-
ments, some minor auarrels and much
gossip concerning those things which
have made Southern league history.
The indications are that the meeting
will be excellently attended, that not only
will all the directors be present, but that
an the managers, many stockholders and
writer's of baseball history throughout
Dixie will be on hand. President Kav-
anaugh and Secretary Miller will come
from Little Rock as will Manager Finn,
and probably exManager thinner, who
Is slated for an umpires berth for the
ensuing season. From Atlanta will come
President Joyner, Manager Billy Smith,
Lowery Arnold, whose fame as a base
writer's; probably Captain Otto Jordan
and numerous sporting writer's From
Memphis, Manager Babb, President Cole
man, that invaluable secretary who has
furnished hundreds of news stories, sport
ing writer's and others From Nashville
will come President Kuhn, Manager
Dobbs, VIII Ewing, sporting writer. and
others. From Montgomery, President Am
crime and others will come. 1t is prob
able that there will be manager CHOSEN
for that camp before the directors meet
ing, too. From Shreveport, Manager Fish
Ell will be on hand, and from New Orleans
Charlie Frank and numerous others. Man
ager Vaughn will have arrived In the
meantime, and he with President Baugh
and all the other local magnates will well
come the visitors.
In connection with the league meeting,
President Kavanaugh recently wired
President Baugh asking If he had place
wherein the meeting could be held. Presi-
dent Baugh wired back that the cotton
convention would find adequate quarters
here, and that there was no danger but
that the league directors could be suitably
entertained. 1t is probable that the meet
ing will be held in the home of the Biz
bingham Athletic club.
The announcement was made last week
that Bobby Gilks, formerly manager OF
the Pirates of Shreveport, would manage
the Cotton States league team stationed
at Gulfport next season.
This is a case of the mighty falling
mighty low. Gilks has always Jared well
IN the Southern league. but never was he
able to win the pennant. He was contin-
ually in the wake of quarrels and fuses,
and this high temper of his is probably
the cause of his downfall.
Gilks leaves the league with a final
snarl. He suggests that Charlie Frank
will finish the season In the second di-
vision unless he materially strengthens
the batting of his team. 1t is remembered
that the Pelicans last season were weak
with the stick, and as Frank has stated
that he would go through the ensuing
season with the same aggregation, there
might be something in Gilks' prophecy.
However, 1t Is remembered that Gilks pre-
dicted the same ending for the pennant
winners last season.
Another interesting matter occurring
last week was the special from Mobile
to the effect that the chances of obtain
ing the Montgomery franchise were en-
ceedlngly good II is generally believed
everywhere that the alleged willingness
on the part of the Montgomery owners
to sell to Mobile Is simply "A bluff.
Charlie Frank Is having trouble about
getting a ball park next season. He and
the city council of the Crescent City can
not agree it seems. But Charlie will get
a park all right enough. He generally
gets what he goes after.
Manager Vaughn is certainly saying
nothing, but it Is probable that ne is
saving wood quietly just the same The
sporting News has a story to the effect
that he has signed go hitter out Of the
west answering to the name Of Dusty
Miller He Is not the old Dusty" lie
is an out fielder The Cincinnati En-
auirer recently contained a story to the
effect that Vaughn had made a PROPOSE
ton for "Snake" Deal first baseman. It
has not been learned whether or not the