The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-29
Protests Are Withdrawn and
No Charges Are
Pending
THE QUIETEST MEETING
IN LEAGUES HISTORY
Banquet Last Night at the Country
CIub-President kavanaugh Says
Outlaws viii Be Organized.
Those Present.

They have come the magnates, the
managers and the sporting writers, and
with them, probably for the first time
in the history of the league, has come
the white dove of peace.
In truth, the indications are that there
will be nothing to cause a deep furrow
across the brow of a single man. All
charges and counter-charges are being
forgotten, and each man is grasping the
hand of his neighbor.
They are all looking like a fresh pea
from the pod. Judge Kavanaugh is bub-
bling over with happiness. He never
looked better. Clark Miller, with the
winter has grown as fat as whistle on
a peanut parcher, and his hearty laugh
ter rings loud and true blue Charlie
Frank is the same old Charlie, who
has more troubles and fatter pouch
than any other. He threw up his hands
on arriving in Birmingham, and his first
statement was: Il have no charges to
prefer" Charlie Babb has drifted down
from Memphis looking stouter and strong
er than ever. With him has come Tom
Mccullough, the genial secretary, who ad-
vertises Memphis, setting thereby a good
example President Coleman, of Mem
phis, has registered his name in broad
fist which trembles not at the approach
of ripening age. Tom Fisher the gen.
tlemanly ball player, who recently was
made manager of Shreveport's Pirates,
succeeding Bobbie Gilks, whose absence is
missed little, and President Crawford of
the same club, have arrived with their
r'howdy does"
President Amerine has become wide
awake since leaving the little old burg
on the muddy Alabama, and he is as
spick and span as when he last heard the
grind of street cars, and the cries OF
newsboys. The Atlanta delegation ar
rived last night. There came President
Dickinson. Chief Joiner, who, when he
was nominated mayor, shed tear and
left baseball, Lowery Arnold, and Billy
Smith, who strung last season out of the
brush league of the South Atlantic. Pres
ident Palmer, the level-headed director
from Nashville, will arrive this morning,
as will Manager Dobbs from the same
camp. Mique Finn, the only and original
schedule-fxer, who managed Nashville
without a cent of money last season. and
cation for Little Rock for the approach
Ing year, will blow in this morning. With
Mique comes the only disioner of the
peace-bone.
Trains were running badly yesterday,
and the first meeting of the directorate,
scheduled for 10 o'clock, was not held
until the coming of the afternoon Then,
there was little formality. Shreveport
announced that its protests against games
won by Birmingham when Castro was
playing in the shortfield, would be
dropped, and Charlie Frank declared that
if he ever had cause for sorrow at the
hands of Memphis, that cause was buried
with the things forgotten. Everything
was running very smoothly at that time.
Then it was announced that Mique Finn
desired a re-opening of the old protest
of the game which Birmingham won
from Nashville with Gordon Hickman in
the box. This old trouble is well remem-
bered, as is the fact that when first
opened in Birmingham Hast July, Br-
mingham came out with colors flying.
This request for a re-opening of the old
chestnut, even in case it is granted, will
amount to nothing. If Finn insists Br-
mingham could well say: "After you,
old Alphonso, keep the change"
1t is certainty that peace will pre-
vail. Birmingham will be awarded the
pennant without so much as a single
little kick from the most mulsh mem
bers. The rubber ball matter will not
be pushed, for Charlie Frank got away
with the little stunt. and hurrah for
Charlie. Last night, it was evident that
there were few if any sore heads. Bir-
mingham, In the language of the honest