The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-30
THE DOPE SHEET.

HTetzelS To-Day.
Clark will open.
Null we are after you
The strenuous time approaches fast.
The crisis has come. Win them all.
Let the rain be good. J. P, old fellow
Get busy little boys, and take them all
Steady consistent ball playing will land
the rag.
Squeezed" home is common in Biz
mingham.
Three more games at home, then to the
road for three.
In the east for a while, then to the
wild and uncouth.
Maxwell will be trotted to the slab by
the visiting manager.
Oyler's illness may handicap the Barons
more than is thought at present.
The Barons will begin the scrap for
those hats offered by The Hat Box.
Johnston got three hits out of four time
up yesterday down in New Orleans.
Look at the long list of Pretzel twirlers.
Null doesn't know which to release.
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The season is on the wane. Its sun has
crossed the meridian. Night comes.
Maxwell cannot again hold the Barons
to the narrow edge of two little hits
thinner denies that Savannah or any
other has obtained clutches on Bert Mob
lett.
All the fans come out this afternoon,
and aid the locals in sannexing the first
game.
Birmingham had but two pitchers when
the only pennant was flown from local
flag pole.
New Orleans crept closer yesterday, but
the Barons are still thirty-seven points to
the good.
Gear pitched several nice games for
little Rock last season. Haven't thought
of that possibility have you?
No National league games yesterday.
The Cotton States and the South Atlantic
also kept the Sabbath holy.
Billy Smith intimates that he han't
played his trumps In the rubber ball con-
troversy as yet. Will he ever play?
After holding st. Louis for seven in
nings, Tannehill was batted from the box
and Boston added another knot on it's
long string of defeats.
Brady allowed fewer hits than did Moxie
Manuel yesterday, but lost his game just
the same. Manuel won his own battle in
the run that counted.
The Barons have a bigger lead than
any other team has had this season, that
is, of course, with the exception of the
first of this years sport.
Latest reports from Bill Phillips are
to the effect that the ball which struck
him on the Uranium in Atlanta the other
day, did little serious damage.
Every sporting writer about the circuit
prophesies a subway pilgrimage for the
Barons. And still, no series has been lost
since the 25th day of May. There you
are.
Frank admitted to Bob Moran of the
Atlanta Constitution that he hardly ever
failed to get the man he went after. He
gave as a reason for this that he was
liberal with the money.
Hickman and Stockdale tied up again
yesterday in beautiful game. Hickman
was invincible after the second inning. but
came near losing in that round. The ''old
fox" landed safe by the use of his long
and steady head.
The suggestion that the next league
meeting be held in the open. is taking
throughout the south. and is a good one.
However, the whitewashing will be be-
hind closed doors "It is a CUSTOM" will
be the ''bushwa'' handed out to the press.
Beck, recently obtained by Nashville
from New Orleans. has been released
says a special last evening, and Dusty
Miller substituted on first. The special
said that Miller was signed up for a
good big salary. but this is questioned.
IIe failed To hit safe in Saturday 8