The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-23
STOCEDALE REINSTATED
 AFTER ABJECT APOLOGY
Control of Bulletins on Baseball Games Will Be Entirely In the Hands of President of Each
 Club.
By HUGH w. ROBERTS.

Birmingham did not succeed in landing an opening date. However, there are num- erous features which favor Birmingham, and in view of the fact that to the win ner goes the spells, it is probable that the people at home have no serious kick to register
 Birmingham draws three opening dates, that in Atlanta. Montgomery and Bir- mingham; plays in Memphis during the Confederate reunion, and will be the first eastern team to appear in New Orleans. In addition. Birmingham is favored in the way of Sunday games in Memphis and New Orleans. Mr. Baugh made strenu- ous efforts to gain an opening for Br- mingham but without effect.
 Those Present.
 Those who attended the meeting today were; W. M. Kavanaugh, president, and Clark Miller, secretary, of Little Rock: Capt. W. T. Crawford, vice president. of Shreveport; Manager Mique Finn of Little Rock, President J. w. Hesman and Manager Billy Smith of Atlanta, Presi- dent R. H. Baugh and Manager Carlton Molesworth of Birmingham, President R. J. Chambers, Manager Ed Greminger and Secretary Bill stickney of Montgomery; Manager Charlie Frank of New Orleans, President Coleman and Manager Charles Babb of Memphis, President Kuhn of Nashville and President Inge and Secre- tary J. z. Colsson of Mobile.
 With the exception of the writer, H. T. Mcdaniel of the New Orleans Times. Democrat was the only visiting represen- tative of the southern press in attend ance.
 Mileage of Clubs.
 In reference to the schedule which was adopted it is interesting to note the mile age which each club will have to cover. The figures follow: >Atlanta 6252, Mobile 7419, Little Rock Sl27, Birmingham S465 Nashville s722 Montgomery 94S7 Memphis 10079, New Orleans 10, 466
 President Kavanaugh's schedule was adopted, and on motion of the Mobile rep resentatives the Mobile schedule was withdrawn. This is true in spite of the fact that the Kavanaugh schedule pro- vides for more mileage than any previous document, and the Mobile schedule pro- vided for less. However, the Mobile schedule had Memphis on the road dur ing the Confederate reunion, had Atlanta on the road Memorial Day, Atlanta's big day, and did not include many of the other excellent features contained in the Kavanaugh document. This season, for instance, no game in the league will have to be called earlier than scheduled to all low team catch a with one exception no one team will play the other a succession of series. This one exception was brought about by the re- quest of Atlanta and Mobile for the trans ference of a series.
 Birmingham's Jumps.
 By the schedule, too, Birmingham is required to make two jumps to the west and immediate returns. but it was fig ured that the Sunday games would fully repay for the expense entailed, especially as President Baugh perfected arrange ments whereby the western clubs glaran- tee the expenses of Birmingham in case of rain or other causes which should make the playing of the game impos- sble.
 Otis Stockdale, as the Age-Herald in- dicated this morning, was reinstated The abject apology of Stockdale served to give the meeting a dramatic aspect. The veteran twirler. who has made innum- erable batsmen bend the knee before his prowess. humbled himself in the dust and confessed to things which those who heard did not believe were actually the facts in the case To such straits pow erty had reduced him. And Babb and Coleman granted his restorat ton with very poor grace. After his reinstatement Stock dale without 1t being necessary offered to make a public apology to Coleman and Babb. This he did and when he offered his hand to the Memphis man. ager, that individual after a lengthy pause, accepted it without looking into the pitchers face.
 Stockdale's Apology
 Stockdale's apology, which the Age Herald alone is able to present in full, the veteran requesting that the Age-Her- aid, his only friend, be given that priv ilege, follows:
 "Gentlemen:-I thank you individually and collectively for reopening my case and giving me this opportunity of truth fully explaining my position in the prem ises
 T. I wish to acknowledge with all sin cerity the charges of loose talking rel ative to the conduct of Manager Babb in not wishing to win the 1907 pen nant.
 "2. After having made these charges and same were published in the news papers. ] denied having made them, own ing to the fact that l had been incor- restly quoted.
 ] / However, l wish to acknowledge hav-