The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-15
Salary Limit May Come Up at Meeting
STARRING FOR PLACE
Birmingham Hopes to Be Able to Open at Home This Season-Very Unique Rivalry Between At
 lanta and Chattanooga
By JACK BETHEA

tating the minds of the managers around the circuit. At this meeting the sched- ule for the 1911 season of the Southern league will be adopted, which will prob ably be the only thing considered un- less some effort Is made to tamper with tine salary limit
 There are various opinions in regard to this Charlie Frank is quoted as say ing that he will fight any change in the salary limit, but that was expected Billy Smith of Chattanooga will also probably oppose any change. It is pos sitle that Billy may vote for an increase as he has a number of high salaried players on his team.
 R. H. Baugh, president of the local club. was of the opinion that a strenu- ous effort would be made at the meeting to allow but half of a playing managers salary to count in the club salary as it WAS last season. Of course. all the clubs whc have playing managers will favor this, but in order to pass it 1t would be nee essary to have unanimous vote. This is hardly possible as Charlie Frank has voiced his disapproval of any such ao- ton and Billy Smith will probably vote against it.
 There are about six clubs in the cir cult that desire a change" stated MT. Baugh yesterday, 'and I am of the opin- ion that strenuous effort will be made to have but half of the salary of a play ing manager listed in the club salary. It would require a unanimous vote to pass this and I do not believe that such would be possible"
 However, MT. Baugh will probably make fight for it at the spring meeting. He and Manager Molesworth will be in New Orleans at the spring meeting.
 Birmingham must open at home" This cry is already being heard and number less thousands of bugs would be disap- pointed were the Barons to open the sea- soli on foreign ground. If Birmingham doesn't open at Redwood somebody will have to know the reason why.
 For the past three seasons Birrning- ham has had the hot end of the open ing game schedule. Last year the Barons played three games in Birmingham and then went on a long trip. In 1909 the team opened away from home as they did in 1908. In 1907 the Barons were graci- ously permitted to play one game in Bir- mir gham because they won the pennant the season before. on the condition. how ever, that they jump to Atlanta the fol- lowing day.
 , There is absolutely no reason why Br- n.ingham should not open at home. Bir- nlingham Is undeniably the best baseball town in the south and the attendance record will be pushed hard If the opening game is seen at Redwood.
 The management of the Birmingham team will protest if other arrangements arc made. President Baugh has written letter to Judge Kavanaugh requesting that Birmingham be allowed the privilege of opening at home and If the request ia rot granted MT. Baugh will make strong protest at the New Orleans meet ! ing.
 As yet MT. Baugh has received no of- ficial notification of the meeting, nor ules usually sent out some time before the spring meeting.
 Birmingham has been favored in re- gard to holiday games and will play both the Fourth of July and Labor Day games at Redwood.
 If anybody should happen to ask you , there's going to be some tall scrapplng when Billy Smith, head of the Lookouts ard former leader of the Crackers, ties up with Otto Jordan and his Atlanta bunch.
 At the end of the 1909 season, Will liam Andrew was released by the Atlanta club and Otto Jordan took over the man. agerial reins, much to the horror of a large number of Cracker fans. Now naturally Smith will go some in the at tempt to put 1t over his former employers while Jordan will not rest on any flow : cry bed of ease. Sol When Chatta- nocga plays in Atlanta or Atlanta in Chat tanooga there will be an immense crowd !, to see the two scrap it out. Billy is not Overlooking any best bets in an effort to put one over Up to date he las spent some s600O or sS000 for as many players from the big league. He , has Covaleskle. Rube Benton, Hulswitt Za cher and Paul Sentelle, the former New Orleans player
 i; And in the words of the poet, there are others. Bill Bernhardt former man. ? aser of Nashville, will be the Turtle pilot this year and will tear~up the ground try ing to defeat the Volunteers. William Andrew will have another inter-city series , on his hands with Johnny Dobbs of the Climbers. Johnny managed the Look : outs last year and-but what's the use? "The Southern League roster of eliei- ble performers for the 1911 season in- c.udes 1S2 diamond artists of known and unknown qualities" says the Memphis News-Scimitar Embraced in the number of diamond pastimers are II pitchers, l7 catchers. 45 inhelders. and 39 outfielders.
 When the exhibition season starts at least many new faces will greet the Dixie fan family. as some clubs have athletes lined up who heretofore have never per- formed in the warmer climes of the southland The Nashville Volunteers head , list for the most players corraled to v dete. with an even 30."
 2 When the Southern league moguls as- ! semble here March 1, Manager Frank
 will give them souvenirs in shape of magnificent enlarged pictures of the 1910
 champions" states the New Orleans Item.
 ''Tt ese pictures are about three by five
 feet in size and are said to be the best
 of their character ever made in the
 south"
 PURSE SNATCHED ON