The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-26


uonular in Birmingham, are accountable
for tie first victory.
Connie Mack announces that Dygert
may be obtained by Southern league
manager. He would be invaluable to any
man.
The greeting Of Otto Jordan to Manager
Frank will probably not be too cordiai.
Jordan is not very demonstrative, 1t Is
said
If Bird could hit. he would be in the
big leagues. He is weak at the bat, and
that's the reason he lost out with the
Pelicans.
They are after Buckley. The umpire
should demand an investigation, prove
his innocence, and by SO doing show up
Fisher and Frank
1t is reported that James A. Hart.
president of the Chicago Nationals. VIII
be made the president of the National
league to succeed Pulliam.
stockdale has pitched three games since
his return to the league, and two of them
have been victories. The other was
1Ileen lnulHB Tie WIN oAi cfSPOAs'
Garyin surprised the fans by hitting
safe three time in succession. He re-
marked that if he remained in the league
three more years he would lead it.
Robbie Gilks has been quoted as say
that the salary limit in the south was
farce. A stout remark this, coming
from one of the managers of the league.
Wilhelm. at the end of the season, will
have more assists than any other pitcher
in the Southern league. Breitenstein is a
rival in the matter of fielding his posi-
ton.
The Memphis fans are sore They have
| right to be- When a player deliber-
| ately throws game he is robbing the
public as much as If he took gold from
| the pocket
The ball that Meeks hit TO right in the
last game fell on top of the fence, and
rolled back into the field. Not few
thought that the big fellow had got an
other home run.
| Duggan pitched an excellent game
| against the Pelcans yesterday but lost
Breitensten, who also pitched splendidly,
won his own game by hitting double
/ in the ninth inning.
/ The rumor concerning transferred
games, which caused the entire south to
stand on it's eyebrow, was farce, ac-
cordng to letter received yesterday from
President Kavanaugh.
| Two Southern league games yesterday
| were won in the ninth inning by single
49, H. Dali Low
! and Archer, who was sent in to bat for
Childs, hit safe for Atlanta.
| The Pirates are in Birmingham this
/ afternoon Sallee might open the series
| against Fritz or Hickman. il is prob
| able however, that Vaughn will see nj
to send Raglan to the slab.
The visit of Frank to Atlanta is await
ed with interest The Journal advises
the fans to treat the visitors well, II is
safe TO say that the fans will take out
their revenge in groans and misses
New York fnally landed a game of the
Pittsburg serses. Mathewson was back
in form. and while he yielded eight hits
he kept them so badly scattered tnat
third was reached but three times.
The sympathy expressed by the ex
changes for the Barons after their first
defeat and only defeat at the hands of
the Travellers is not needed at ALL The
three last gaines were victories, and all
is we'll
The Montgomery Journal thinks the
local writer's have nerve to even inti-
mate that the Barons will have Houtz
next year. This may be true, but still il
is fact that this season the Barons have
enrolled the best man OF the last year
Pretzel aggregation.