The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-02

This formally became a fact yesterday when President Robert H. Baugh of the Southern association announced the com plete plans for the series. The arrange ments have been completed by a com mittee. consisting of President Baugh, as chairman. and three league directors. Clyde Shropshire, Tom Watkins and Frank Parker.
 Details of the series are simple The pennant winning team will play a pick of all-stars by the sporting scr1bes in the circuit in a series, the winning team to be tho first club to register four vic tories The aIl-star team will be selected by a composite vote. That is tiie play CT receiving the most votes for any par. ticular position will be the selection.
 SCRIBES TO SELECT
 No limited amount of players will be selected from each club. Each sporting editor will select 15 men and his selec- ton will count as one vote in favor 0, each player he named. The manager for the team will be selected in like man. Ter, as will the umpires.
 Play in the series will start Sunday September 16 The exact location of tha games has not been definitely decided upon yet as the pennanu has not been clinched. However, d game is certain to be played in each Birmingham, Atlanta, New Orleans and Memphis, the four lar 5est cities in the circuit.
 Admission will be charged to the games and the proceeds will so in the larger part to the players. The league and all eight clubs will receive their share, how ever. Regular rules will prevail.
 SELECTIONS DELAYED
 The selection of the all-star team can not be made for several days. The se- ections of the scribes will be sent 70 President Baugh and the winners for ~aeh position formally announced.
 The attempt to stage the series has been hanging fire for several weeks and only recently was it definitely agree. upon to hold the series. It will be the first time in the history of the Southern league that such a series has been held but there is little doubt but that it viii prove a decided success.
 Although play Will probably continue until late in September, should the se- res necessitate the playing of seven games to decide the winner, the weather is not expected to fore any handicap The Southern league season closes Sat urday, September 15 the series starting the next day, either in New Orleans or Memphis.
 LOCAL DATE DECIDED
 Birminghams Nate has been definitely decided upon The two teams will play at Fleetwood on Wednesday, September i9 It will be the second game of the series and should be one of the best C be played.
 Complete plans of the committee, as announced by President Baugh yesterday are as follows:
 No. l. The series to consist of seven games between the pennant winning club and an all-star club. When one club wins four games, said club Is declared winner and series closed.
 No. ?. The players and managers of the ali-star club to be picked from the other seven clubs by a group of sporting writ CTS of each city the official scorers to be chairmen, and report the selections to this office. There shall be no restric- tions imposed as to the number of play CTS selected from each club. They are 10 pick 15 players, which in their judg- mcnt will go to make up the strongest possible team.
 TO APPOINT UMPIRES
 No g. The committee to appoint three umpires from the staff of officials at all games.
 No. 4. Ten per cent d0 per cent is first to be deducted from the gross receipts of all games and this to go to the league fund. After this 10 per cent deduction all expenses, such as hotel, transporta- tion, park and other expenses incident to such series. are to be taken out of the receipts and the balance divided as fol- lows Seventy per cent GO per cenD to go to the ball players and managers, and