The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-27
VAUGHAN RETURNS FROM TIE MEETING Local Manager Well Pleased With Results Obtained THE SCORE CARD MATTER Interesting Gossip Gathered From the Big Moguls as They Carried On
 the Business of the
 Association.
THE SCORE CARD MATTER

Manager Harry Vaughan returned yes terday from New Orleans where he was in attendance upon the spring meeting of the Southern league. President Baugh remained in New Orleans for the purpose of making arrangements for the coming tourney of the Southern Golf association, which will be held in the Crescent City late in April.
 Manager Vaughan remained at his home the greater part of yesterday, opening and answering the many letters which ar- rived during his absence from the city, and in other ways catching up with his work. Some Of the letters received con- tained cheering news, and all in all the big mogul went to bed last night feeling that he had won a victory at the meeting and had obtained what looked to be string or two on a couple of good in- fieders.
 Meeting Most Successful.
 Tt was as successful and harmonious a baseball league meeting as l have ever attended or expect to attend. said Vaughan last night. "rhere was no dis senslon no trouble about anything. The schedule was not perfectly satisfactory to all the clubs, but everybody gave little to the others, and in this way the matter was suitably arranged for all"
 All things considered. the league did very little work of any kind. At the ses- sion held Friday, the Reach ball was selected and a five-year contract was made for that sphere. It was decided that all the tickets be uniform, that the passbooks be all alike and that all printed matter of the league carry the label of the Typographical union. The Phyle case came up and in a few moments was closed by the reinstatement of the player. 1 The meeting then adjourned.
 The first business to come up the sec ond day was the new constitution, which was discussed at some length and adopted. 1 The only change of any importance was to give the president greater power to l enforce the rule relative to the salary l limit Then the schedule came up and after several minor changes were made, it was adopted, almost without debate.
 The Score Card Matter.
 Much has been said about the argument over the printing of the score card for l the Birmingham club by Manager 1 Vaughan and Thirdbaseman Montgomery, as personal venture The matter seem ed settled, however, by q resolution by l President Amerine Of the Montgomery club, to the effect that all the clubs be | allowed to have their prayers purchase 1 the several privileges. This failed of passage, however, and it was finally de- cided that players could not do anything for any club except to play baseball as i 1t would lead to the use of subterfugeS ] for greater salary than the league limit | allowed.
 l Charley Frank was the man to bring the 1 thing up primarily as he registered kick about the action of the Birmingham club in allowing it's players to make this ex- tra money. If Birmingham was allowed to do this he said, he would let his play CTS buy all the privileges at his park, so l that they could make as much money as any player in the league. He wanted the i salary limit upheld in every way, he said and the fire of sincerity flashed in his eye as he spoke.
 The regretable feature of the matter is that 1t was not fought out to finish ] Nobody on the outside really believes the clubs are going to remain within the | salary limit Subterfuges will be adopted some are already inC operation. There ar- pears no reason why player should be allowed to hold stock in his club if an- other player cannot obtain an addition l to his income by investing savings or sur- plus moneys in park privileges. The only | difference Is the amount of money invol- ed, as in both cases the player gets addi tional revenue from or through the club.
 The Seasons Mileage,
 Secretary Tom Mccullough of the Mem phis club has figured out the number of miles to be travelled by each club this season to keep the scheduled dates. The
 Club ,31 Miles. |