The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-20

last season, won his third straight game from Toledo Wednesday. If Piatt can only remain on the water wagon he may find himself back with the big league next year.
 The question has now again begun to be agtated in the major league as to a world series between the pennant winners of the National and American leagues. That the New York Nationals will figure in 1t for their league Is almost a. fore gone conclusion and since they evaded a championship series last year, rumors are in the air that they are now vigor- ously seeking some way to avoid series this year. special to the Sporting News says that this time 1t will be avoided by the players refusing to play for less than SO per cent of the gate receipts. This, the correspondent declares, was got up by Brush and McGraw of the New York club. and 1t is understood that the magnates will refuse to play under such a condition as the usual custom is to only give the players 40 per cent. This xhe players will not stand for, as they will not play at all, and in this way the game will be called off.
 The disbandment of the Kitty league has at last taken place, and the little organization. which has struggled sue
 
 crises, has been compelled to give up the fight That the league will be on hand next year doing business at the same old stand is positively stated Many of the players have secured better places than they held in the Kitty and the breaking up of the league will cause them no harm, Financial embarrassment was the cause of the disbandment.
 Says an Atlanta dispatch to the Mem phis Commercia1-A Atlanta play CTS returning from Birmingham say that the strikers there are still obdurate. There are others beside the players ob- durate-the owners of the local franchise In fact nearly all the ''obduracy" Is on the part of the Birmingham magnates.
 
 Manager Vaughan didn't land Oscar Stret, but if he gets Leo the fans will be reconciled. Lee Is a very fair twirler and is 'lucker'' pitcher than Streit
 Francis Rostell Donahue, pitcher. his- trion and humorist, has done his best to keep the Napoleons from succumbing en- tirely to the gloom and despair which have accompanied their numerous defeats
 A few mornings ago Red ordered toast as part of his frugal breakfast. It ar rived.
 This toast has been to breakfast some two or three llIneS tHls nloInliBt bhS 1t not?" Red politely inquired of the waiter. noticing that the article In ques- ton was bent and withered with agt
 The waiter, as was his duty, opined that the toast was quite fresh, but Francis still eyed it doubtfully.
 How has 1t stood the wear and tear of hotel life, Red?" Inquired one of the other Maps at the table
 Barring a few finger marks here and there it has survived passing we'll" an- swered Red, as he reached for the bread plate.
 No doubt of the fact now that Jordan landed a corker in MT. Raymond, says the Atlanta News The large gent has spun out six games for the home guard winning three, dropping two. and tieing up one. But the best part of 1t all Is that as a rule he has been steady and held the hitting at low tide. He seems to be a. first-class performer in every re- spect and when 1t comes to fielding his job he has no superior In this league.
 If the team Vaughan has now could hit as well as they field they would make somebody hustle Two fast doubles were made yesterday and that catch of Ad- kins was worth going long way to see. In spite of their hard luck they putting I'D a plucky fight, says the Mont gomery Advertiser.