The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-27
SLAGPILE NOTES

By consent of both managers, Joe Burke formerly umpire in the South ern League was called on so umpire the second game yesterday, and hIs decisions seemed to give satisfaction. :. !. .egular umpire does not arrive in time for the remaining games this week Burke should be called on again Anything IS better than the player system of umpiring. The players are III tight until close and important decision has to be made, and then they will invariably give it to their teammates.
 Wilkie Clark has denied the charge that he was taken from the game in New Orleans for Slistless playing as the Daily States said. The catcher claims that he was sick before he entered the game and that he asked Vaughan to substitute Matthews, as he was unable to play longer Possibly the fact that Wilkie was sick made 1t appear as though he was quitting"
 Roy Montgomery showed some of his much heralded hitting ability yesterday. In the first game he connected for a single and d two-bagger. and in the sec ond game he Is given credit for one hit. Matthews should have by all means re- trained from hitting Fritz in the game yesterday afternoon. The fans go out 10 see a game and not one continuous wrangle The incident yesterday detracted greatly from the enjoyment of what would otherwise have been an interesting game.
 There are several ways in which the repetition of such an occurrance can be avoided One of them Is by Vaughan s positively prohibiting his men from going on the field and engaging in wrangle, and another is by impressing them with their duty to the patrons 10 play ball and eliminate useless wrangle.
 il should be said to Delehanty's credit that he took no part whatever in the mx-up. As soon as Fritz called it foul the fielder left the base without saying a word, whatever his feelings might have been He was the one most concerned, and it was he that was done the greatest wrong If be could restrain his feelings the other plays should certainly be ex- pected to do so.
 
 Young Jim Dygert. the spit-ball artist of the Pelican staff and silver-haired Bill Phillips of the same team. are taking off all pitching honor of the Southern league. Dygert has suffered only two defeats and Phillips has met only three Together they have won thirty games.
 Phillips Is also leading the league in letting. his average being well up in the
 class.
 as Atlanta club took no action in re- gard to Bob Stafford leaving the team in the yellow fever burg The big first base man was simply scared out of his iuls- ment.
 Only three Southern league towns have kept up a good attendance at league games this year. Birmingham. Atlanta and New Orleans being the villages in which the best support was given. Shreve- port, Little Rock, Memphis. Montgomery and Nashville have had poor patronage and the prophecy that the circuit of 1so6 will show several changes from this year will doubtless be fulfilled.
 It has been rumored that Shreveport and Little Rock will withdraw and en- ter brush league. while 1t Is possible that other teams will do the same thing. IA The Atlanta Journal calls attention to he fact that this is the first runaway
 ce that Dixie has experienced since the
 organization in 1901. That year Nash