The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-02
SLAGPILE NOTES

1t looks like Fitzpatrick is good enough
for the third pitcher on the Baron staff,
and with the addition of one more first
class twirler the Team of Royalty should
be as we'll fixed as any in the league.
Ginger Clarke will easily win a majority
of his games, Raglan can do the same
when he stays in condition. and with one
more pitcher of equal ability the Stag
town defenders should get away with a
nice majority of the games.
F'itz had almost perfect control yester-
day. He allowed only one man a free
passage and did not hit any one. He
made one wild throw, however and it
was responsible for one of the ISns.
Without errors yesterday. the score
would have stood l to at the end of the
ninth. With perfect support Fitzpatrick
would have pitched a better game, but
such support as he received yesterday
was enough to discourage a young pitch
er just breaking into fast company.
In the three games with Atlanta the
Barons have made a total of 10 errors, all
of which came in the first and third
games. The second game was errorless
on the Baron side.
McGrew made one of the errors yester-
day and did nothing at the bat His
long fly brought In the only score. when
hit would have made a couple of runs
for the Barons The fans would very
much like to see Moore back at short and
are hoping that his arm will get in con-
dition for today's game. Hafford did the
unusal thing of making two errors, one
of which was costly.
Rip Ragan will face c. Smith this after
noon in all probability. If Raglan is not
In pitching trim. Manager Vaughan may
have to fall back on Ginger Clarke, who
always takes good care of himself.
After Atlanta this afternoon, the Ba-
rons move to Montgomery for a series of
four games. and then return to the
shadow of Mount Stag for three games
with Atlanta. After that no games will
be seen in Baronville until the last part
of this month, as the Coal Men take a.
swing around almost the entire circuit.
1t is unusual for Hennessy to make n
couple of errors. especially on fy balls.
He is not the best in the world on ground
ers but on flies there are few that can
pull down more of them than he can.
He had two chances yesterday and made
two errors.
Umpire Bassett seems to have it in for
the Barons. Yesterday afternoon in At
lanta he put Dusty Miller out of the
game, which materially weakened the
llne-up. Players on other teams seem to
be allowed to kick at will. but a Birming-
nam player must not open his mouth or
he Will be sent to the bench
However, a little self-control might help
the Barons. 1t always weakens a team to
nave a man taken out of the game. es-
pecially in tight game such as yester-
days.
President Pulliam of the National league
has announced the release of Otto Will
iams to New Orleans by Chicago.
speaking of big Frank Smith, who used
to wear Baron uniform. the Chicago
Journal says
Jenrieskiller Smith got even with st.
Louis Yesterday. He had to go some to
do 1T. for the Browns were in a fighting
mood 1t took thirteen Industrious innings
TO pun out the victory, but Smith fin
ally arrived. This feat puts the pitcher
IN good humor with himself. raises the
standing in the percentage column, and is.
all In all, remarkably good thing. Smith
is one or the characters of the pitching
stan. He Is husky fellow. although the
talk OF MS pugilstic ambitious is one of
Jim Cailahan's playful jests He pitched
sood enough ball in the south two years
ago, ana was drafted by Con,isi.ey. Quite
I snarl followed before he was in the
coop, and his standing with the team was
most. uncertain, it being generally sup
posed that he was only a raw minor