The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-21
STAG PILE SIFTINGS.

Thomas o. Brien, the former Baron mo-
gul, is out hunting some for man to
occupy the ground around the third bag
but as yet the Pretzels are shy in that
locality However Jack Lee. slabman
who did some good work for Atlanta last
year, has been booked Tor the coming
season and will be a Pretzel.
There is a rumor that Birmingham and
1.-THE Pretzels may swap a man. Mont
lgomery, or rather Sir Thomas. would like
to have the contract of Lynch, who plays
either infield or outfield, in his pocket,
ana 1t is stated that Delehanty would
look well in a Baron costume. The latter
played some good ball last year, and
fans believe that he would add some
strength to the outfeld, as he hits good
and hard Anyway the rumor is being
circulated.
John T. Bush is now the majority owner
of the Giants although denials have been
made more than once recently. Ashley
Lloyd, formerly secretary of the Cincin-
natl club, has issued a statement signed
and sworn to, that he was present when
MIR. Bush received a block of stock from
Mr.. Freedman, which gave the former
nice margin over a majority of the stock.
journal is figuring out the three leading
remnant chasers for this season, and he
has given Memphis, New Orleans and At
Ianta the best of it. He may be right,
but Just like he says, that typewriter
team Is but poor comparison with the
real article when tie umpire says play
ball" and they are off. We cannot help
but hope that Mr.. Rice is right in one
place, that Atlanta will be we'll up the
tn
ham, If possible.
But he has not figured just like he
might He seemed to rorget that Harry
Vaughan is treading the streets of Gin
cinnati, the Mecca of many heavy slug
ger, and that the initial bagman OF the
Barons is looking for good things and is
more than apt to land them.
of would be interesting to know how
many games Mig Cuppy ever won for
Cleveland by sheer GOODNESS, says Chiet
Zimmer, ''but / never saw him give the
slightest indication of nervousness, no
matter how critical the situation. At Bal
timore, one day in 1885, we had the Orioles
beaten 2 to / in the first half OF the
eleventh inning. In their half the Balti-
mores got three men on bases, with TWO
out. Then came up HuGhey jennings
who generally managed to get hit with
a
bat
orrwo strikes were called and then three
halls the crowd meanwhile going into
ldelirium of delight. Then suppy beck
oned to- me and / started IN to meet him.
Naturally thought he wanted to discuss
the kind of a ball to serve Hughey next,
but all he said was this
"'Give me a chew of tobacco and be
H. quick about IT.
II handed him a bis handful of fine
cut and then went back to my position
Jennings was fairly bending, over the
,plate. hoping to be hit with the ball and
force In the tieing run Cuppy. cool and
Icollected, looked for my signal and
called for a waist high ball. straight
across.
..The smack of the ball in my glove
was simultaneous with Umpire Tim
Hurst incisive Three strikesr and the
game was over.
".That's fine tobacco, Chief said Mig,
as he came in. Where do you buy IT.? ="
Chicago, January 2O.-When the Ameri-
ran association magnates meet In Chicago
next week a new deal will be handed
out. Those now in control will be rele-
gated to the rear, which includes j. Ed
Csrillo, the present head Of the organ
ization-
j
mresident Of the new combine. unless
Owner Lennon of st. Paul should kick
over the traces at the last minute, in
which case there would still be a chance
for the incumbent
George Tebeau, the leader of the new
combination, was in Chicago Wednesday,
and in so many words admitted that
Crillo was an impossible candidate.
Ben milford says. In the Cincinnati
Post:
The philosopher WHO has advanced the
theory that the big mitt is chiefly re-
lapousible for the decline In base-running
came nearer the bulls eye than all other
theorists in mass meeting assembled. The
lcatchers of today who are a menace to
lbase-stealing land their victims by the
smallest fraction of a second-not any
more than that-while 1t is argued that
the advent of the stuffed pillow enables
the backstop to save just hat much time
In handling a ball. Tpke the big mitt
away from the catcher and the stolen
base accounts would swell up like peck
10. dried apples in tub of water.
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