The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-05
THE EKAVAVAUGH DESJ1ISSAL AND
 SCAVDAL LCHARGESPROA AND CON

eriminates against Birmingham and Att lanta. Of course, the insinuations that President KaVanaugh owns stock in the western clubs Is unfounded. Other changes, many Is unfounded. Other founded, and all own the same percentage -Kavanaugh is biased in favor of the western clubs.
 Now, as a matter of fact is President Kavanaugh biased in favor of any club? Is President Kavanaugh opposed to any one club, or clubs in the league? Of course, the personal views of the president are unknown. What man judges by Is the evidence at hand.
 When President Kavanaugh was in Bir- mingham last, a rumor was floated to the effect that he would not again be the i president of the league. President Kava- naugh has denied that rumor. However the possibility of his not again serving. gave a chance for the thought: Sup pose another man is elected" Then, there was a wish to elect that man. Then followed a close scrutiny of the presidents every action. Then followed published criticisms, many of them of an unfounded or questionable character.
 Why does the opposition to the presl- dent declare him partial to New Orleans? Because it was said that he would not investigate thu rubber ball" matter, because he hesitated in the suspension of Theodore Breitenstein; because 1t was said that he would transfer games from Little Rock to New Orleans. Why does the opposition contend that he discrimi- mates against Birmingham and Atlanta? Because he suspended Smith immediately for assaulting or attempting to assault an umpire, after his hesitancy in sus- pending Breitenstein; because he has no- tihed the local management and the At lanta management that Harry vaughn and Billy Smith are not to return to the game.
 This sizes the matter up fin nut shell, The fan who has read so much will ex- claim: 'Is that all2" That is all.
 Every man will make errors. May there never be born another who never errs. May Birmingham never enroll a ball play CT who makes no errors. A four-flusher, like MT Cooley, former second baseman of the Memphis team, Is not desired.
 It is believed that Judge Kavanaugh was in error when he noihed the local management that Harry Vaughn could not return to the game. However this decision amounts to nothing. If Vaughn wanted to- he would get again into the game. and then allow the league direc- tors to uphold him. Probably the same is true in the case of Billy Smith.
 However it is believed that Kavanaugh did act properly in the Breitensteln ana Smith cases He did not suspend Breiten- stein Why? Because Manager Bapp, In charge of the team in which the assaulted player held membership, notified the pres ident that Breitensteln was not to blame. However, when President KaVanaugh learned officially through an umpires telegram that Smith, a manager, had assaulted a field director, then he im- mediately ordered his suspension, which was exactly proper. The president Is not to blame for any undue influence tnat Frank may exercise over Manager Babp, or any other manager. It is matter Of record that the president did subsequently write Frank for a fuller statement Of the affair and informed him that 1T Brett enstein had been a regular umpire on +ba occasion of the assault, his services would be no longer needed.
 As for the transferred games It Is ad- mitted everywhere. even by the Atlanta ! writers, who fathered the report that