The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-01
SLAGPILE NOTES.

Atlanta Scribe: Seven megaphones
were passed around among the bleach
critics, but there wasn't any chance to
use them. The game seemed easy from
the snap of the barrier to the tanning
of HenneSsy.
That was Fridays gd;nn. After Satur-
days game the following did not appear:
Atlanta Scribe: Seventy seven choice
collections of soothing syrups were passed
around among the sick fans. The game
seemed lost from the time Crozier faced
the .peppery twirler until the last one
flew out to the outfeld, ana there was
plenty of chance to take the medicine"
When Otto Jordan gets on the road,
watch him wake up. He's been dream
ing the dreams of a dopist at the top
of the column. He says that 1t Is just
as easy to take games OH the road as at
home. Not wishing you any fall in your
sumbers. but a prediction is freely made
that you won't be anywhere near the
top when you get home, May 30. An even
break on the road is as much as you
need expect. and If you get that you VIII
be a lucky cuss.
Aaron Frank is in St Louis looking for
PLAYERS for Little Rock. The Travellers
came out of obscurity when the season
opened. and they were called pennant-
winners around the circuit About half
of the team is getting the tin can degree
in tine initiation, and the management is
out after others. Getting new men at
this season is the thing to do. It's best
not to wait until too late. They are go
ing the right way also, sending good
man to the big league to buy, beg or bor-
row players.
Atlantas erstwhie baseball prophet
says the Barons are good in the "heaVy
going" calling the locals mud larks.
Here's hoping for fair track TO see
how we stack up under ideal conditions
with the Fireerackers.
Morse of the Firecrackers is sticking
the wood to the ball. but. oh. the errors
how nice they help out. When the ball
breaks bad to either side, Crozier in left
usually comes romping in to back the
short field.
Thomas O'Brien seems to be turning
men adrift in a hurry 1t is said Barry
who seemingly was his strongest player
in Birmingham. will get his ticket home.
o Brien, catcher. and Brandt. the pitch
er who the Barons sent TO the top OF the
tmbers, will both be released.
McPhillips. a youngster from New york.
is on hand IN Montgomery for try-out,
and Manners has reported TO assist Mil
lerick in catching.
Reading, first baseman from Mime
apols. has accepted Dale Gears terms
and is expected to report today in New
Orleans Second baseman Rotnermel and
Pitcher Meyers have been released by
Little Rock Taylor. the third baseman,
may also be realeased for not showing UP
at the grounds on one occasion. and II
| is said his work is very indifferent.
In the press box at Montgomery this
| year only a telegraph operator. the official
scorer and a representative of each paper
are admitted. and it has been found an
excellent change.
One of the Atlanta papers devotes a
whole page to an interview with DICK
Crozier on how to play the sunfield. II
was a little premature. Dickey allowed
Delehanty's grounder to get through him
Saturday and it resulted in ''how to get
home run by Frank Delehanty. Put
| little more time playing the field,
Dickey boy, and less to writing dope.