The age-herald., 1902-05-12
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 Manager Frank Haller will leave this morning for Chattanooga to join the team, which will play there for the com Ing three days He will hold down first base, Ballentyne having been suspended indefinitely for leaving the game Friday afternoon. With Haller in the game it is expected the team will show material improv ement.
 Fans will have the opportunity of hear ing the details of the first game with Chattanooga this afternoon at the Ap- polo billiard hall In Twentieth street. Every play will be reported just as 1t is made on the diamond, and the score by innings of other Southern League games will be received
 The University High School and the Birmingham High School will play a game Tuesday afternoon at 3:3O o'clock at West End Park. The two teams have some very fast amat CUTS in their line-ups and the game will be hotly contested from beginning to end. An admission of 15 cents will be charged.
 hCJNSIilld- lile llllle iSll-ndlu pllCH6T who was signed for Birmingham this sea son. has recently added his name to contract with the Lake Charles Grays and will pitch down in Louisiana during the season.
 MT. w. J. Brazeal is with the team looking after the financial end of the game. He joined the boys the second day out in Atlanta and will not return until Thursday, when the players come home to open with Atlanta and remain here for fifteen games.
 The suspension of George Leidy, At lanta's centerfielder, is expected to have good effect on the team from the Gate City. which has started out in . way to secure reputation as the roWd st set of players Ill the league Leioy has de- vcloped this kicking habit sorcewhat un- der the management of M. Fatsf for whGa he was on the Birmingha1u team he only kicked when declsi jns affecting nim trsor ally were made
 The laying out of the game on account of sickness of "Sox" Sorber has affected the playing of the team no little. Sorber is fast fielder and good with the stick. He will probably round into condition in & few days.
 Frank Smith Is developing into one of the best hitters in the league It Is pos sible Managere Haller will make a deci- sion about him similar to that made by Fisher in regard to Hill-"he Is too good an all-around player and batter to pitch and place Smitty in the field for good and keeps sending him in the box only when 1t becomes necessary to relieve another pitcher. This has been suggested to the management by number of fans who have watched his work
 Billie Smith Is also getting his eve square on the ball. He Is hitting like A fiend, and if he rounds into condition in his field work he will again become one of the local heroes.
 Longley is fast making good in the field. He played in each of the three gam es at Nashville and was always found ready when 1t came to swinging the bat and getting a high fly. His sale by president Peter made 1t necessary for Bailey to gc into center Saturday when Leidy was sent to the bench by President of the League Nicklin.
 Dad LaRocque continues to play star | game at second. He is moving so fas, In that position he will be lost when he returns to first in case Veitch returns to his old place.
 Wilhelm will be In the game by the time the team returns here Much sym. pathy has been expressed for the pitcher | on account of the death of his mother He has many friends in Birmingham made by his earnest, quiet work 
 Birmingham fans will be interested to know that Cleveland has lost her star pitcher. Dummy Taylor. He has jumped to New York, where he was playing be- fore joining the American league bunch.