The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-16

the opinion that Frank will cast his vote in favor of a rookie rule. At the opening of the meeting the report of John D. Martin. president, | secretary and treasurer of the league, was read and was. in part: MARTIN MAKES REPORT 1 "rt is a real pleasure to submit my re- port as president of the Southern Asso- l riation of Baseball Clubs for the season of 1919. because the final summary or our seasons business shows that the league has completed a very successful season and is entirely solvent Startlng with a bank balance of s2S, the South- 1 ern association, at the end or the FISCAL wear. has all outstanding obligations pro- | vided for and a bank balance on deposit as shown by the detailed report submit | ted"
 The dispute between Charlie Frank of | Atlanta and John D. Logan of Mobile ever the services of Pitcher Keller Hasty, and which it was stated would be brouNht before the league, was not brought up to- day. but will likely be tomorrow. As cording to Logan, he is willing to leave the matter to the league directors Tor final settlement. He states he IS willing to appoint one man, Frank another and the two the third man to dispose Of the case. Frank has intimated that he does not see how he can consistently do that
  courts. At any rate, it is expected that the subject will be brought up today
 After a lengthy discussion regarding the part the Southern league will play in re-establishing relations with the majors next season the meeting adjourned.
 GUESTS OF PRESIDENT
 The visiting representatives were the guests of President Martin at a dinner tonight at the Peabody hotel.
 Around the stove."
 Bottle, bottle, who's got the bottle?
 Every club in the league is represented at the meeting.
 Charlie Frank has adopted sort of let Sammy y-Strang- g-Niczlin-do-it' attitude.
 Kid Elberfield, the Little Rock man. ager, offered a resolution on the Nasty case. The Kid stated that he would give a tuberculosis stamp for the pitcher.
 Eddie Mcdonald, who second based for Birmingham last season, may wear the managerial robe next summer. President Sohm of the Wichita club is attending the meeting. He is negotiating with Presi- dent Smith of the Birmingham club for services of Mcdonald, and it is under stood he would use Eddie as manager.
 Frank Manush, formerly with the Southern leagre will again take up the helm at Durham, N. C., next season, where he will return as manager. Frank managed the Dusham club in 1917. He
 
 magnates and managers.
 TRAIN AT BAY ST. LOUIS
 Charlie Frank announced that the Att 1anta team would train next season at Bay St. Louis, Miss. The Crackers, ac- cording to Frank, will make their sea- sons debut in Atlanta in the opening game of the Southern league season
 Judge w. D. Cherry, prominent attor- ney of Nashville, is attending the meet ing. President Martin named Judge Cherry as q member of the resolution and rules committee. Judge Cherry was given a vote of thanks and a gold pass to the Southern league for his assistance in the litigation over Sunday baseball in Tennessee.
 President Martin has already started building up his umpire staff for the 1920 season. Jack Kerin, a member of the staff in 1918, has been rendered a con- tract. Others who will be sent contracts are Dan Pfenninger, Harry Johnson, Will Hams, Bill Brennan, Billy Carpenter and Scotty Chestnut.
 President Smith and President Logan are Marathon baseballers. They voted for 16S-game scheduled, but were 'jewed' down. Charlie Frank hasn't signed ballplayer for next season, he says, but he says he isn't worried.