The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-10
TIPS FROM OTHERS.

TIPS FROM OTHERS.
 It is true that the luck element in base ball cuts great deal more ice than the average fan imagnes. Birmingham has had wonderful luck. and every other az gregation has. too. But it is a cinch that no man in this league this season has fared as dlsastrousy at the hands of this jade as Mique Finn In spite of the fact that Mique is not looked upon with great favor in Birmingham, this must be admitted. The following statement comes from the Nashville American: Tt has not been bad ball playing that is responsible for so many defeats. Luck is always with the other side, A record of the games will show this.'
 While it Is undoubtedly true that luck Is not responsible for the entire number lost by the Films some having gone up the spout as the result of bad playing, 1t. is a fact that Finn has had his share of hard luck, This fact is impressed on the local fans every time the Films ap- pear in Birmingham. Invariably after a series in Birmingham, this remark is heard:
 ''I can't see why it is that Nashville loses so regularly The team plays good ball" The team does play well.
 The statement in the New York Globe to the effect that Brush would not dis miss "Muggsy' McGraw from the leader ship of the Giants for ali the managers of the west. means that John J. will con- tinue to swing to the leadership of the erstwfile champions of the world as long as Brush himself has anything 10 do with the team.
 Recently, as is remembered, there was report leaking from New York to the effect that McGraw would be tn-canned. and that MeAleer of St. Louis would be this successor This report was the re- suit no doubt of the complaints and knocks of the fans on account of the losing streak that the big league boys have recently experienced McGraw. however. is one of the greatest baseball managers that the world has ever known and, in spite of his unpopularity in the south. that he has phenomenal ability IS admittedly true
 The Times Democrat. in gloating over the fact that Frank has added Arthur Brouthers to his lineup declares that the addition of this man will not cause the release of any one. as, counting me new recrdit the Pelcans number but fourteen. The Times Democrat. however. does not -state that the amount of salary paid Prouthers will run the financial limit to the underbrush. There Is not man in the south who believes that Frank Is paving his excellent team. especially since
  small an amount as S27O0. Still. Auditor Wormster, who went over the books of the different clubs of the league. found everything O. K. It is now time for that auditor to get busy again
 The exchange quoted above thinks that Brouthers will be played on third Atz at short Cargo at second and O'Brien at first This would make Beck gen eral utility man It looks from this camp that Kavanaugh should order second Investigation.
 The Montgomery Advertiser speaks of the race in six leagues as follows:
 The race in every one of the six leagues is red hot now, and one or two games in any of them will make big difference New Orleans IS onlS tnFee noints behind Shreveport for the lead of the Southern with Birmingham only twelve behind New Orleans New York ss tventy-one points behind the Athletics flor the lead of the American. with CleVe- land two points behind New York and Chicago twenty-nine points behind Cleve- land Chicago has good lead m the National forty-seven points ahead or New work and having the advantage of being at home while Pittsburg Is only twenty four points behind New York. and VIII easily pass :he Giants. who are on the road. Only one gamS separates Coum- n,us and Toledo In the American eAsso- citation. with Milwaukee thirteen ypoints hehind in third place. Columbia is hf- teen points behind Augusta in the South Atlantic with Savannah only two polnts hehind Columbis. Mobile is only thirty nine points behind Meridian in the Cot Ion states and Dusty Mller's bunch IS playing a game that will soon put them on top.
 Hugh Fullerton, in the Sunday Chicago Tribune. has this remarkable story;
 If is A fact that piece of chewing gum that "Dopes" Wolverton threw away once won a game for Chicago from Cin- cinnati. and an eleven inning game at that
 If was in the eleventh inning at Cncin- nati Chicago had scored in the first half ssof inc Inning. and with man on tplrd and one out Jake Beckley rolled a bunt toward third The bunt was fair by SIX snches. and BeclSley. having caught Vol serton asleep. was safe by yards, WoiVer- ion saw that it was useless to try to catch the runner al first and decided No 1et the ball roll, hoping against nope that 1t would roll foul. As he ran in Hyolverton spit out wad Of chewing gum snd as he stood over the pail' rvatching it roll he was astounded 10 see If strike against the wad Of gum ana with it's last gasp. roll across the lihe on to foul ground On the next enort Beckley popped up foul, the next man went out and Chicago won.
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