The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-07

west while the fourth claims the land of the sun as the spot of his nativity: These gentlemen, however, will arrange a document thoroughly satisfactory to all. or as nearly so as is possible. Of course, Birmingham and Atlanta will have to make long jumps which are unpleasant. and New Orleans and Shreveport. for the sake of complying with their natural bent, if nothing else, will have a certain series of strenuous kicks
 The schedule will be presented to the league in Atlanta where the spring meet ing will be held in February. All those them loud at that time. and incidentally, prior to that date, too.
 The official statement comes from Mont gomery that the capital stock of that club has been increased from 5000 to SIP, 900, and that in the camp of the Pretzels peace reigns. It is stated that the street car company even will take a portion of the stock. E. P. Amerine will, of course, be retained as president.
 The issuing of this statement is intend- ed to allay any supposition that the franchise will be removed from Mont gomery to Mobile, or elseyhere. It Is now almost positive that visiting clubs will be served at Montgomery tables, and that the winging of the Sea Gulls will not be observed in the Southern sky dur ing the coming season at any rate.
 However, the fact that Mobile, with it's right to play Sunday ball, and Chatta- nooga, with It's money and enthusiasm" :" stand, unlike opportunity, continually rap ping at the door of the Southern league, cannot be passed up as insignificant 1t is reasonable to suppose that in case one of the four rear-enders does not forge to the front during the coming season that the holders of the fran chises will not be content to turn down a sale, wherein large profits are possible.
 Sam Clifford states that Chattanooga is not trying to butt in." but that 1t will take advantage of the first opening, and that he stands for money in suffi- ciency and enthusiasm unbounded.
 It is simply because Atlanta will en- certain the delegates to the spring meet ing of the Southern league, but still that city of "self-sufficiency is already arraying itself in gala attire, and mak- ing serious drama of a musical com edy.
 It would be believed that no other city in the south could have got the chance to act as host, in spite of the fact that it was absolutely necessary to choose a southern city. How much greater Is the honor when a city compels the league to meet within it's doors than when it gains a point after much beseeching. Then, in addition. it is pointed out that while the annual meeting of the league is serious matter and the spring meeting partakes more of the nature of holiday
 President Kuhn of Nashville, voted in favor of a measure supported by Atlanta for the simple reason that President Dick enson admitted that the weather in the spring, if at no other time was somewhat inferior to that of some other southern cities. So surprised was the gentleman from Nashville that a citizen of Atlanta had made any such trifing concession, that he was swept from his feet, and be- fore he knew it cast a vote for Dicken- sons proposition.
 When the league was convened with laughter, Lowery Arnold earnestly be- sought the reporters to say nothing of the admission, declaring that if it were known that for diplomatic reasons, even, such statement had been made, neither MT. Dickenson nor he, himself. could again get within the sacred portals of the Gate City.
 It is difficult to believe, but still the statement has been made that Castro, be- fore he goes to Atlanta, will make de- mand for part of the money that Bir- mingham paid to Nashville for his ser-