The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-27

baseball out of the slough of despon-, dency Into which a variety of causes have pushed 1t within the past few years.
 It is hardly probable that anything out of the ordinary will crop out at the meeting in Birmingham tomorrow, though vague rumors of trouble have been floating around the circuit for the past few weeks. One runnor is that sensations may develop in regard to the Atlanta-New sp-lean M0ltguIn- cry rubber ball mater. ana that some plain talk may be lndulged In with regard to the Atlanta and Birmingham accusations about Judge Kavanaugh. It Is to be hoped that these ruHIoIs HI prove unfounded and that eveIy~ thing will be peaeefri at :he neetin~
 Judge Kavanaugh will he reelected ---that Is pretty much of a certainty, The first thing on the rogram will be which will be held at 10 o'clock Fri day morning. At present there are four directors. with Judge Kavahaugh ex-officio. making five. They are ' P. Amerine, President of the Montgom- cry club, Captain Crawford President of the Shreveport club: Palmer. Presf- dent of the Nashville club, and Stein. President of the New Orleans club.
 An effort will probably be made by the Atlanta people to have a represent ativa of that club pLt on the Board of Directors. but Memphis. Birmingham and Little Rock would have as much right to be on the Board of Directors as Atlanta. and 1t Is not improbable that the Board of Directors may be in- creased from four to eight, giving ev- erv club in the 1eagne chance of rep resentatfon. MT. Palmer of Nashville, is at present Vice President of the League. and unless he retires from base ball. he will be reelected.
 The pennant will be officially award ed to Rirmingham. And if ever a man deserved 1t, Harry Vaughn most assur- An~ at hn t. talk of the Castro incident knocking out lots of the gamea that Birmingham won, It win be blot on the Southern League if anything sike this Is at- tempted. for Birmingham won the 1908 pennant by the shrewdest management and hardest. most Scsentifc kind of hall playing. and even though they are the natural enemies of the Montgomery fans. every man. woman and child in this town applaudss and admireR the pluck and grit of Harry Vaughn and his BaronR
 The question that will cause the Rreatest amount of forensic noises at the meeting will be that salary limit passed at the Memphis meeting--is $2,- FOO with fourteen men. including the manager. 4 hot fight was made. al Memphis to cut the salary limit down to $2.400. Memphis. New Orleans. I4lt- tie Rock and Shreveport standing for this limit Pr@sident AnnArine of Montgomery. made a fight for a limit of $3.000 and was hacked by Birmins- ham. Atlanta and Nashville Finally Captaln Crawford Of Shreveport swung into the $3n00 line and enmprnmfse of $2.700 being made carried the day.
 At the meeting tomorrow. the same fight will come up MontEnnevv will vote for the $2. 4nA limit which with Memphis. Little Rock. Shreveporf New Orleans. Montgomery and Nashville will be six clubs for. with possibly Rir- rningham and Atlanta against t. This will rut the salary limit at about $2.- 400. and if 1t Is made eauahle just as good ball can be had at with $500 more tackled on to the men who pay the freight