The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-26

If the dope sheets are to be believed,
Rirmingh ham should take two games from
the Fishermen here this afternoon. If
the dope is followed out the same bunch
should lose a game tomorrow and one
Wednesday to the Barons, total of four
games that should be added TO the Stag
pile percentage.
The Yaughanites and the Fisheries
came down together from Nashville yes
terday, reaching this town about o'clock.
The various players on the two teams
mixed and were friendly, but friendship
ceases this afternoon when the two clash
Under the shadow of the mount and the
Barons will try to climb couple more
pegs after the Pelcans
Apropos to this matter of climbing the
team is climbing steadily and should con-
tnue to climb. AT home 1t will climb
and there seems no doubt of that. On
the road the chances are greatly reduced.
Golden Opportunity.
Lest 1t be forgotten there is a golden
opportunity for the Barons just now
The rag" is in sight, almost within
grasp and only one thing is needed to
enable the Barons to get a hold on that
flag pole. Everyone knows what thai
one thing is.
Other teams are strengthening. Other
teams are securing pitchers and helders.
The Barons need no pitchers, the out
field is guarded By as good a trio as
there is in Dixie, but the inhed falls
below the average.
If some such fellow as Joe Delahanty,
heavy hitting player with a good head
and fast on his feet were guarding the
keystone sack there is no telling what
these same Barons might do on the road.
With the pitching STAFF outpitching any
thing in the league with the two best
receivers in the leage, with the outfield
playing In rare form and three positions
in the infed well guarded, the Barons
might break almost even on the next
road trip. With a heavy hitting second
baseman the Barons might win a ma
iorlty of their games on the road
Not to Criticise.
What is said is not to criticise Schiap.
He does his best and that is all that
the average man could do. He would
make an amiable utility man for the
team, and utility infielder might not
be a bad thing to have In the face of the
forthcoming trip.
What is needed is that fast heavy
hitting second baseman. Manager Waugh
an should stretch every nerve towards
getting one. 1t is not impossible. for
money will do anything in this world
and the management says that he can
have the money.
There is "A piece of advice as old as
the hills: IF you first don't succeed,
try, try again" and IT admirably fits the,
attempts to secure a second baseman.
There is no doubt that the effort has
been made and that failure resulted
through no fault of Manager Vaughan.
but there is a world of opportunity re-
naming.
The team is playing great ball and the
public is showing its appreciation in no
indistinct manner Now that the team
is well up is the time to strengthen.
not after it is down lower in the per-
centage column week or two delay
and the crucial point will have passed
ana it will be too late to strengthen
sufficiently to win the pennant. Tf~
team was considered a second division
aggregation month ago, now 1t is being
figured as pennant winner and the
management should not let the oppor-
tunity pass