The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-19
MANAGER VAUGHAN
MAKES STATEMENT
SAYS AT PRESENT HE is NOT A
PLAYING MANAGER, BUT A MAN.
AGER PURE AND SIMPLE.

The following interview in the New Or
leans Picayune is the first authentic state
ment from Manager Vaughan In regard to
the charges made by Manager Frank:
In reply to the announcement that Bir-
mingham is travelling with fifteen men,
Manager Vaughan yesterday afternoon
made his position very clear. and defied
any one to show where he Is violating
the rule, or any other rule of the league.
Vaughan began his statement with the
announcement that he was the first of the
eight managers to come down to the limit.
This was prompted by the fact that Bir-
mingham took the road early and he let
everyone go whom he did not need.
While in Atlanta it was necessary to re-
lease the first baseman, and Vaughan
went In and played that position until he
could sign Try. He also caught for a
couple of weeks, occasionally, rather than
sign man for that time to take the place
Of Garvin. then sick In Little Rock.
Vaughan holds that he is not a ball
player of the Birmingham team now. He
has but fourteen men on his rolls. and is
the manager. If man should become so
badly injured that he would be out of the
game, he might get into the game pend
ing the recovery of the player He claims
that under Che rules he would have the
right to go out and hire man to fill this
place pending the return of the original
playler to the active ranks, and there
would be no difference between this and
his filing the place himself. He realized
that he would have to get out of the
game and stay out after the man returned
in order that the fourteen limit might be
lived up to.
At present he Is not playing manager,
but a manager pure and simple, and does
not intend to return to the active ranks
unless some unlooked-for accident or sick
ness puts a man out of the game for some
length Of time. and then he might cover
first and switch the team around until
the sick orr injured man RECEIVERS. This,
he claims, would not be a violation of the
rules. The fact thai the games played
here were protested did not worry him
bit, for he was sure his position was well
taken and within the rules.
The fact that he covered first when he
had no one else to do so, and less than
him a player until the end of the season.
He would not have to resign his position
after helping out his team when they were
below the required limit.
The ruling made by President Kav-
anaugh, in which ne warns the managers
that half of the salary will be included
in the salary limit of the team. if they
go on the coaching line in uniform, he
considered was beyond the jurisdiction Of
the president. He did not want it under
stood that he was trying to violate any
of the rulings of President Kavanaugh
or any of the rules of the league, but
he did want 1t understood that he did not
believe that the president was authorized
to issue any such ruling. This is a matter
that will have to come before the league
for action. and up to the present time
there has never been any motion or reso-
luton which even touched the question.
Manager Vaughan holds that If he sees
fit to wear a uniform and get out on the
coaching line, it is private matter, and
matter over which the league has no
Jurisdiction as long as he conducts him
self properly. The fact that he is on the
COdcnlnB llne Ill ullllOTH Will
the president ruling that so per cent of
the managers salary shall be included in
the salary of the team he manages. There
is no such rule in existence, and the
president is not authorized, under his
power, to issue such a ruling. This Is a
matter for the league to settle, and until
the league does act on it, managers can
do as thew see fit,
This Is the position taken by Manager
Vaughan. He admits that he has two
catchers. four pitchers, utility man,
three outfielders and four infielders, maxi
ing fourteen men besides himself. He
claims no one can show where he Is
playing manager at present, and if his
men become injured sick he has the
right to hire outside assistance, and why
has he not the right to play himself. and
thus reduce the extra expense?
The point is, rather unique one and
will no doubt, call for some consideration
by the league ITSELF