The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

simply said: "Heisman voted yes" Evi- dently. and properly, too, he considered that answer sufficient.
 | President Hirsg of Nashville voted yes The correspondent sent no req sons. We venture the assertion that the Correspondent considered it unnecessary | to ask for a reason inasmuch as 1t is hardly to be supposed that there could be one save that Mobile is poverty stricken.
 As concerns President Andrews of Chattanooga, we missed our guess. | He followed suit and voted in | favor of the transfer. No req sons for | his vote were given. The correspondent wired simply: Andrews voted yes" It is pitiable that at least one of those who hold the destiny of the league in hand did not protest against the unsports- manlike effort of New Orleans and Mo bile. No. They voted in bunch | Naturally, New Orleans and Mobile de- sired the transfer. Frank had two req sons for suggesting the move. In the first place, he knew that his chances of defeating Mobile would be enhanced by meeting the Guls in Peicanville. His second reason was based on the fact that he, too, will make more money by playing in New Orleans. President Her vey had one reason. His was a purely | financial reason.
 | President Baugh did not cast his bal lot. Had we been in his place we would have cried "No" But as the series will not be played until September IA, and as President Kavanaugh, in his bulletin, asked that the votes be cast by mail as soon as convenient, the local mogul thought there remained time sufficient | for his negative vote.
 | Tn this connection it is interesting to note that the presidents, though there were oceans of time--if such a term Is l permissible-fell over each other in their efforts to do the bidding of Manager Frank.
 | The sporting editor of The Age-Herald appreciates the part which money plays in baseball. But he is firmly convinced that sentiment is the bigger factor. Sen timent is based entirely on sportsman ship. When that basic plank is removed sentiment will tumble like timent tumbles prepare the grave
 for baseballe. Once let the fans believe that the presidents Of the league are operating clubs for money and mon- l ey only, and the fans, with righteous | disgust, will lose their interest. And what is baseballv with the interest of | the fans a negative factor?- The best answer Is found in another question = What is horse racing?"
 1 The precedent has been established | Therefore, why can't we transfer the games we have in Mobile this week to Birmingham? There is the all powerful financial reason. If. as MT. Hervey says
 he can hardly draw enough people to pay expenses, will he deny that there
 will be money for him. if the Mobile games are played in Birmingham? And
 again-if the presidents have voted all most unanimously for the Mobile New Orleans transfer can these gentlemen, 3 characteristics of whom is consistency fail to vote in the affirmative a second time?
 And President Jones should vote for the transfer of those Baron Billiker
 games to Birmingham. The local asso.
 citation will guarantee that he will make
 money in Birmingham. The local asso
 ciation, we believe, will guarantee tha
 he will make a third greater profit. Il
 would be good scheme And the ex cuse of the Mobile president could b,
 given as reference.
 From a monetary consideration, ther,
 Is absolutely no reason why a Southeri league game of baseball should ever b, played in Mobile or Montgomery. The, are the dead limbs of the trunk which d, not thrive through love but through tol erance. H. w R.