The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-20


said that II the stock is purchased Hugh
management
Hennessy led tho team in batting yes
terday IN both games In the nrst game,
the little fielder with the invisible wings
on his pedal extremeties, laid up against
one of Mr.. Fishers curves for three
sacks. In the second he secured two
beautiful singles
The Barons left Shreveport last night
after having made only little better
impression with the worthy fans of that
WALLACE than they had in New Orleans
or Memphis. Up to date, the Barons have
won only two games on the last road
trip having dropped ten, giving them a
percentage. as far as the western trip Is
concerned, OF 1855
Today Harry Vaughan and his bunch of
False Alarms" will chase the balls on
the village green of Little Rock Fans
refrain from making any predictions in
regard to the number of games that will
probably be won or lost in that burg"
as they dislike to be termed knockers
and such suffering souls a welcome
WRONGS" and yet they would regret ex-
tremely TO raise the hopes of the readers
of the baseball column. to cause them
to think for one brief moment that there
liz a POSSIBILITY of our winning a game
there.
Fitzpatrick got his bumps again yes
terday, and Mr. Dessau also got hts n"
although the handsome youth from the
Cotton States. yielded only three meagre
| swats "Fitz." however, is getting beat
distressingly often of late. IT seenls. snd
| 1t is beginning TO look as II the hard
working son of Ireland is net worthy Of
| berth In the Southern league.
7 Just how many times Mr.. Heinie Krug,
formerly custodian of the third sack for
| the F'recrackers has changed his mind
in regard to playing with the Barons is
not known exactly, although it is esti-
mated that he has decided each way an
| even half dozen times. The last dispatch
received at late hour last night stated
that the machinery In his dome Of
| thought had reached the conclusion that
he might accept the position with the
Barons Probably the statement made re-
Gently in this column to the effect that
the remarkable occurrence NJ Eini;ng-
ham actually corralling a game, would
be an incentive for "Dutchie" to come to
Slagtown, was true, for the fast inielder
will doubtless join Inc battered rri,n bs
OF vaughan's buncn In Little Rock.
It seems that Krug had been offered a
!, ell-paying position with an insurance
| firm In California. and was on the verge
| of retiring from the national game and
| living a quiet life. However, according
! to his statement made to a reporter for
| an Atlanta paper he thinks it good OPP
portunity to pick up a little money with
| Birmingham for the rest of this season
| ,'Heine will not play ball in the south
| after this year, he says, as Dixie lanc
| was never intended for him.
| The New Orleans Daily States is dis
posed to make Krug the unsraic''l -cc'p'-
ent of choice selection Of brick bats
They say that he will get in his class
when he joins the Beefers (meaning evil
IDENTIFY by that name the Coal Barons.]
| They go on wasting lot OF baseball
rhetoric in the endeavor to express thelr
! opinion that Krug is one of the toughest
and rowdiest ball players that ever played
In the southern diamond.
The Atlanta papers, however, do justice
| to the player, when they make the state
ment that as for this seasons record he
has been as gentlemanly a ball player as
| %. Anf nd
! Inst now the papers around the circuit
are needlessly devoting a goodly portion
of their dope sheets to the Barons' In
the effort TO make public their disapproval
| of the tactics employed by the Slagtown
! team. especially Moore, Vaughan and
| Matthews.
+, II their statements arc half way true,
| the harsh criticism is fully Justified. Tor
| II ia stated by the New Orleans states
| that Matty openely attempted to inJure
| Stanleys leg by bearing his full weight
unon the fielder, and only removing II
! after the fans expressed their disgust.
later Moore after making an unsuccess-
f,, efyort to block Stanley In a run from
| second TO third. according to New Or
| leans papers. deliberately tripped the
same fielder, very nearly causing nm
| serious injury. They also state that Mat
thews expressed his opinion Of Raglan In
profane terms that were plainly audible in
the grand stand.
! Just how much of these statements
should be credited is Il. known, but II
they are true in any measure, the guilty
players cannot receive to much censure.