The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-11
LEAGUE MEETING FRIDAY AFTERNOON Convention Held In Atlanta
 This Week WHAT WILL HAPPEN Dropping of Shreveport and substitu- ton of Mobile Feature-About
 Little Rock and Chat
 tanooga.

In Atlanta on Friday afternoon and Southern league.
 These meetings are annual affairs, and always attract the owners, direc- tors, and managers of the clubs of the Southern league. together with the sporting writers of the circuit.
 The meetings in Atlanta promise to be out of the ordinary, because for the first time in several years certain changes will be made in the member ship of the league. Shreveport will drop out on it's own accord, and there is just a chance of the league losing Little Rock.
 R. H. Baugh president of the local club, will attend from Birmingham and Mana ger Vaughn will meet him in Atlanta from Cincinnati. The local vote will not be cast for the busting of Little Rock. unless there is every assurance that if Little Rock goes, President Eavanaugh will remain. The fact that <avanaugh might be lost to- gether with Little Rock has caused the discussion of that member falling out to lose the enthusiasm to which, Tor other reasons, it is entitled.
 However, Chattanooga is still eX- eeedinglv ambitious. It is learned through press dispatches that Little Rock will part with it's franchise for s12,0OO instead of $1S,000. the original price. This reduction of $6OOO has given the Chattanooga contingency re- newed courage. and it is reported that the effort to raise the money is well underway.
 In reference to Mobile the league will decide whether it will furnish the money with which Mobile will get out of the Cotton States league. It seems certain that the s2500 demanded by the Cotton States will be forthcoming. Whether the league will advance the money. or whether each club will ad- vance it's prorata share seems to be the live question.
 Judge Kavanaugh will, to certain ty, be elected president. A new vice president will have to be chosen on account of the resignation or Low cry Arnold of Atlanta. Just what man the league will settle on is unknown. No nominations have been even sug- gested by the press, so keen 10 make sucn In addition, there is a great deal of routine business to be disposed If. It is rumored that there will be certain changes in the constitution of the league. 1t is almost certainty that some change or some amendment will be made in reference to- the waiv- CTS plan in vogue last season, which was viola ted so promiscuously and so easily.
 The sch efule for next season will be discussed, and schedule committee appointed- The sch edule, will be adopted in the spring meeting, as usual this meeting to be held in some city other than Atlanta.
 Bat the social feature will be the most prominent. after all. There will be the intermingling of the managers who have waged such ceaseless war fare on each other. There will be the retelling of old stories. and the re- playing of old games There Will be discussions, prophecies, stories and anecdotes. It is a practical certainty that the Atlanta club will entertain at a banquet. Everyone will be in good spirits for the simple reason that pros poets everywhere are good. The drop ping of Shreveport and substitution of Mobile means much for the better ment of the. league.